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Old 24th January 2012, 11:29 AM
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Been about 8 weeks waiting for the spouse visa for my Canadian wife. Did anyone else's take this long? Surprising to see that the average is apparently 4 days..
Ive been waiting since december 2, 2011

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Ive been waiting since december 2, 2011

that wait would have driven me crazy... my application for FIANCE visa from the US to the UK (processed in New York) was approved in 5 days - in September. Perhaps they treat a spouse different than a fiance??

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no its been the same for most Spouse visa's some with as little as a few hours its just mine was a bit complicated

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oh and yes the wait has been torture lol

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no its been the same for most Spouse visa's some with as little as a few hours its just mine was a bit complicated
we probably overdid ours... the final app weighed almost 8 pounds... LOL

of course two copies of everything and even a photo album I made of her visit to me...

left no stone unturned.

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we probably overdid ours... the final app weighed almost 8 pounds... LOL

of course two copies of everything and even a photo album I made of her visit to me...

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hahaha yea we did the same exact thing... ours weighed 9 pounds 6 ounces lol

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hahaha yea we did the same exact thing... ours weighed 9 pounds 6 ounces lol


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i have been refused

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i have been refused


oh my....

does it include instructions for appeal??

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yes we have 28 days to do so

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