| Speaking from 8-9 years ago when I'd been transferred to HK and was curious about progress of friends' apps, I've known of a fair number of cases of visa apps of whole family being handled and granted in one lot, instead of being done sequentially. Employer is sponsor of the primary applicant who is the sponsor of the spouse. The company letter supporting the primary applicant can say things like - we urge you to grant an employment visa to Mr. xyz and dependant visas for his family consisting of...... , all at an early date so they can move here and Mr. xyz can come on board with us asap (employer is not really the sponsor of the spouse but it's just a letter of support) - Immigration Dept knows how to handle these. |