Libyan467 said:
Hello Guys
My husband is from Libya and I am canadian. We are now in the 10th month of our application. He had an interview on June 23rd 2009 to prove our relationship is genuine and he was approved. At that point I thought My husbands file would go to CSIS and a backround check would be done on him. Canadian Immigration keeps asking for more information about my husband. We have sent more docementation 3 times and they still want more. I am very fustrated because from June 23rd until now October 11, 2009 nothing further has happened with our case. My husband is a refugee living in sweden so all of the ordinary docementation that others could provide he cant (rentaL contracts, bank statements, credit card, addresses). We have provided quite a lot of information but at this point we have nothing else to send. I am so fustrated and my poor husband is really stressed. Does anyone else have any issues with CSIS? I know that your husbands are from Morocco but i think it would be the same difficulty level.
The processing is different in your case because your husband has lived in more than one country and it will take CSIS longer to do the security check. Also, Morocco is very cooperative with Canada when it comes to the security checks but Libya is not known to be as cooperative. They are probably looking into the facts of his refugee claim as well. Sorry, but with CSIS, it takes as long as it takes and there's not much you can do but wait. Wish I had better news for you than that.
Indermir, stay strong. I know you've been through a difficult time. Hopefully your full hearing will produce positive results.
Faicals Girl, even though the letter your husband received stated 6 months (ours stated 7) it does not mean that processing will be completed in that time frame. IF an interview is required, it can take much longer. My husband was interviewed at 10 months! I would definitely send them your medical reports or at least provide certified true copies of them for your husband to provide at his interview if it is required. Don't send them proof by email. If it's just a couple of pages, you can fax it to them at the fax number provided on the embassy website. Make sure you CLEARLY identify who's file to attach this information to. You must write the file number, name, date of birth and your name and status as the sponsor on the cover page. But as indimer said, do not count on this as being considered absolute proof of a genuine marriage. And you didn't respond to Stealth's question about if you are from Quebec. The reason we ask is that "usually" we see faster processing times if the spouse is from Quebec. Getting in touch with them at the 5 month mark is not going to produce much in the way of results but you can try. It won't hurt. You might want to order the CAIPS notes on the file. There is a description of how to do this on the previous page of this thread. Good luck!
