One of the frequent questions that I am asked is whether an interview is necessary for all sponsorship applications involving immigration applications concerning marriages or common law relationships. The answer is – no. Generally interviews are not conducted on spousal sponsorship interviews so long as enough documentation is provided that shows a real and on-going[…]
The posted processing times for spousal applications reflect generally the time taken to process about 80% of the files received by CIC. The remaining 20% are considered “non-routine” and the delayed processing times can be attributed to a number of reasons. Here are some reasons CIC cites as to why cases can take longer to[…]
Although officers are told generally to waive interviews wherever possible, occasionally applicants and their spouses will be asked to attend an interview where a marriage of convenience is suspected or facts appear inconsistent in the presentation of the application or if there has been a third party report on the credibility of the relationship. If[…]