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Indo-Canadian businessman Greg Kular is breathing a sigh of relief after hearing about the speeding up of spousal visa processing announced this week. He’s thankful to local MP Sukh Dhaliwal, who has been pushing the Immigration Minister Marco E. L. Mendicino to speed up the spousal visa processing so people like Kular can be with their loved one.
By DESIBUZZCanada Staff
SURREY – Retired Indo-Canadian businessman Greg Kular is breathing a sigh of relief after hearing about the speeding up of spousal visa processing announced this week.
Kular, who got married last year, was due to bring back his wife with him earlier this year but then COVID-19 hit and the whole process stopped.
He’s thankful to local MP Sukh Dhaliwal, who has been pushing the Immigration Minister Marco E. L. Mendicino to speed up the spousal visa processing so people like Kular can be with their loved one.
“I’m thankful to Sukh Dhaliwal as their office has been active in getting this done for us. It’s good to have a guy like Sukh working for the small guy,” Kular said
“COVID-19 has caused everyone a huge amount of stress, disrupted all physical processes it has also made us aware that old processes are broken and need to be fixed. I am glad that the Government is looking at technology to clear up the backlog in spousal application unifications,” Kular added.
Mendicino announced this week that government is taking action to speed up spousal application processing and help families build their lives together in Canada.
“We understand that the last few months have not been easy for those who are far from their loved ones in these difficult times. This is why we are accelerating the approval of spousal applications as much as possible. Our government will continue to find new ways to keep families together,” Mendicino said.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has increased the number of decision makers on spousal applications in Canada by 66%, to process spousal applications more quickly and reduce couples’ wait times.
IRCC is leveraging new technology in a pilot to digitize paper applications so they can be processed more efficiently by IRCC employees working remotely and at various worksites. In addition to implementing facilitative biometrics measures, IRCC will be piloting, in the upcoming weeks, technology to conduct interviews with applicants remotely, in adherence with public health protocols.
With these initiatives, IRCC aims to accelerate, prioritize and finalize approximately 6,000 spousal applications each month from October until December 2020. Combined with processing to date, this rate will lead to about 49,000 decisions by the end of this year.
COVID-19 has created uncertainty for Canadians who are sponsoring spouses for permanent residence. We will continue to search for innovative and compassionate ways to reunite families, while following the advice of our public health experts to protect the health and safety of Canadians.
