The lengthening waiting periods and the advancing years of the sponsored exacerbate an already stressful family separation for no other reason than bureaucratic procedures. Special consideration should be given to cases where the sponsored parent is alone and where the sponsor is the sole child.
We respectfully request that the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration look into this situation with a view to reducing the processing timeframe to the stated standards on the application. Additionally, we ask all of our political representatives, and society at large, to make their voices heard on this growing concern.
To be continued