Sponsorship of spouse (and children) is given the highest priority and usually takes under six months. However, there are several factors that can delay the processing. Some of them are:
- suspicion by visa officers that the marriage was entered into primarily for gaining entry into Canada [therefore, not a genuine marriage].
- Visa officer wanting to interview the spouse being sponsored
- incomplete forms and lack of or wrong documents
- whether the spouse is in Canada or overseas
- past criminal conviction or charges of spouse
- health issues [of sponsored spouse]
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