ccunnington
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Posts: 547
Ratings: +6
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Bogota
App. Filed.......: 01-03-2012
AOR Received.: 19-06-2012 (Mississauga). 06-11-2012 (Bogota).
File Transfer...: 11-07-2012
Med's Done....: 10-09-2012
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: 13-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...: 21-02-2013
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« Reply #2055 on: July 09, 2012, 09:49:14 am » |
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Morning everyone. Does anyone have any experience with the Bogota office? Just wondering about transfer times from Mississauga, and how long it generally takes to receive a request to get the medicals and police checks done. CIC website says 16 months processing time, however I notice on the Trackitt website that some apps in Bogota have been processed very fast, some in under 200 days for both step 1 and step 2 processing. Our application should be very straightforward as this is the first marriage for both of us, no dependants of any kind, and we live together. There doesn't appear to be any recent activity on this site from the Bogota office, so if anyone has some info, that would be great!
Cheers
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chickie72
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Posts: 2281
Ratings: +27
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Kingston, JA
App. Filed.......: 27-02-12
Doc's Request.: 24-06-12/03-28-13
AOR Received.: 20-06-12
File Transfer...: 04-10-12
Med's Request: 20-06-12
Med's Done....: 07-09-12
Interview........: Eligibility passed. No interview!
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« Reply #2056 on: July 09, 2012, 11:20:10 am » |
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Morning everyone. Does anyone have any experience with the Bogota office? Just wondering about transfer times from Mississauga, and how long it generally takes to receive a request to get the medicals and police checks done. CIC website says 16 months processing time, however I notice on the Trackitt website that some apps in Bogota have been processed very fast, some in under 200 days for both step 1 and step 2 processing. Our application should be very straightforward as this is the first marriage for both of us, no dependants of any kind, and we live together. There doesn't appear to be any recent activity on this site from the Bogota office, so if anyone has some info, that would be great!
Cheers
Did you not submit your medicals and police checks with your app? If you didn't, FYI, they will send your application back to you, believe me I know this because it has happened to me. |
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ccunnington
Hero Member
Posts: 547
Ratings: +6
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Bogota
App. Filed.......: 01-03-2012
AOR Received.: 19-06-2012 (Mississauga). 06-11-2012 (Bogota).
File Transfer...: 11-07-2012
Med's Done....: 10-09-2012
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: 13-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...: 21-02-2013
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« Reply #2057 on: July 09, 2012, 11:25:55 am » |
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Did you not submit your medicals and police checks with your app? If you didn't, FYI, they will send your application back to you, believe me I know this because it has happened to me.
We've been approved for sponsorship, but in the region specific guide it said for Colombia, NOT to do the medical or the police certificate until you receive instructions from the visa office. We verified this by calling some of the DMP's here, and they wouldn't do the medical until we get an order from the visa office. We wanted to do both before so the application would be totally complete, but this is what we found out...and since the DMP's wouldn't do the medical without an order from the Bogota VO, we didn't have a choice! |
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chickie72
Champion Member
Posts: 2281
Ratings: +27
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Kingston, JA
App. Filed.......: 27-02-12
Doc's Request.: 24-06-12/03-28-13
AOR Received.: 20-06-12
File Transfer...: 04-10-12
Med's Request: 20-06-12
Med's Done....: 07-09-12
Interview........: Eligibility passed. No interview!
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« Reply #2058 on: July 09, 2012, 11:28:22 am » |
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ohhhhh ok sorry. I just had to make sure but I guess it is specific to different countries. Phew, now I feel better for you. Usually it can take a week to 2 weeks for the applications to get from Mississauga to VO office but lately it seems they are getting there quicker.
Sorry about that.
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KJG
Champion Member
Posts: 2810
Ratings: +27
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Havana
App. Filed.......: Feb 28, 2012
AOR Received.: June 14, 2012
File Transfer...: June 20, 2012
Med's Done....: Jan 3, 2012
Interview........: Oct 4, 2012 9:00am
VISA ISSUED...: Oct 4, 2012
LANDED..........: Nov 9, 2012
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« Reply #2059 on: July 09, 2012, 11:29:59 am » |
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ohhhhh ok sorry. I just had to make sure but I guess it is specific to different countries. Phew, now I feel better for you. Usually it can take a week to 2 weeks for the applications to get from Mississauga to VO office but lately it seems they are getting there quicker.
Sorry about that.
I hope you are right chickie72....I had visions of my file taking the boat to Cuba and taking a month!!!! |
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ccunnington
Hero Member
Posts: 547
Ratings: +6
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Bogota
App. Filed.......: 01-03-2012
AOR Received.: 19-06-2012 (Mississauga). 06-11-2012 (Bogota).
File Transfer...: 11-07-2012
Med's Done....: 10-09-2012
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: 13-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...: 21-02-2013
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« Reply #2060 on: July 09, 2012, 11:32:23 am » |
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ohhhhh ok sorry. I just had to make sure but I guess it is specific to different countries. Phew, now I feel better for you. Usually it can take a week to 2 weeks for the applications to get from Mississauga to VO office but lately it seems they are getting there quicker.
Sorry about that.
I know, we've been worried about it too! We're just hoping we can get these done quickly so we can be back north for ski season! |
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ccunnington
Hero Member
Posts: 547
Ratings: +6
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Bogota
App. Filed.......: 01-03-2012
AOR Received.: 19-06-2012 (Mississauga). 06-11-2012 (Bogota).
File Transfer...: 11-07-2012
Med's Done....: 10-09-2012
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: 13-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...: 21-02-2013
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« Reply #2061 on: July 09, 2012, 11:33:21 am » |
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I hope you are right chickie72....I had visions of my file taking the boat to Cuba and taking a month!!!!
I heard that applications for Cuba get sent by diplomatic canoe! |
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chickie72
Champion Member
Posts: 2281
Ratings: +27
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Kingston, JA
App. Filed.......: 27-02-12
Doc's Request.: 24-06-12/03-28-13
AOR Received.: 20-06-12
File Transfer...: 04-10-12
Med's Request: 20-06-12
Med's Done....: 07-09-12
Interview........: Eligibility passed. No interview!
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« Reply #2062 on: July 09, 2012, 11:34:06 am » |
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I hope you are right chickie72....I had visions of my file taking the boat to Cuba and taking a month!!!!
Hopefully thats not the slow boat KJG! LOL |
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KJG
Champion Member
Posts: 2810
Ratings: +27
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Havana
App. Filed.......: Feb 28, 2012
AOR Received.: June 14, 2012
File Transfer...: June 20, 2012
Med's Done....: Jan 3, 2012
Interview........: Oct 4, 2012 9:00am
VISA ISSUED...: Oct 4, 2012
LANDED..........: Nov 9, 2012
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« Reply #2063 on: July 09, 2012, 11:36:49 am » |
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hahahaha.....not funny  ......well as long as my app does not get wet!!!!! |
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ccunnington
Hero Member
Posts: 547
Ratings: +6
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Bogota
App. Filed.......: 01-03-2012
AOR Received.: 19-06-2012 (Mississauga). 06-11-2012 (Bogota).
File Transfer...: 11-07-2012
Med's Done....: 10-09-2012
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: 13-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...: 21-02-2013
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« Reply #2064 on: July 09, 2012, 11:39:12 am » |
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hahahaha.....not funny ......well as long as my app does not get wet!!!!! Well if you used an inkjet printer, you could be in trouble if it gets wet!! Its the humour that keeps us going through this process, don't you think? |
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chickie72
Champion Member
Posts: 2281
Ratings: +27
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Kingston, JA
App. Filed.......: 27-02-12
Doc's Request.: 24-06-12/03-28-13
AOR Received.: 20-06-12
File Transfer...: 04-10-12
Med's Request: 20-06-12
Med's Done....: 07-09-12
Interview........: Eligibility passed. No interview!
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« Reply #2065 on: July 09, 2012, 11:41:16 am » |
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Well if you used an inkjet printer, you could be in trouble if it gets wet!! Its the humour that keeps us going through this process, don't you think?
a true that is, somedays all you can do is sit back and laugh. At least you aren't going to die of a heart attack from the stress of it all. Basically that is how I think, I can be stressed or I can take each day as it comes, which is the better for me, well you know that one! |
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KJG
Champion Member
Posts: 2810
Ratings: +27
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Havana
App. Filed.......: Feb 28, 2012
AOR Received.: June 14, 2012
File Transfer...: June 20, 2012
Med's Done....: Jan 3, 2012
Interview........: Oct 4, 2012 9:00am
VISA ISSUED...: Oct 4, 2012
LANDED..........: Nov 9, 2012
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« Reply #2066 on: July 09, 2012, 11:42:05 am » |
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Well if you used an inkjet printer, you could be in trouble if it gets wet!! Its the humour that keeps us going through this process, don't you think?
absolutely agree 100% on that.....and yes it was an inkjet printer!!!! |
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ccunnington
Hero Member
Posts: 547
Ratings: +6
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Bogota
App. Filed.......: 01-03-2012
AOR Received.: 19-06-2012 (Mississauga). 06-11-2012 (Bogota).
File Transfer...: 11-07-2012
Med's Done....: 10-09-2012
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: 13-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...: 21-02-2013
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« Reply #2067 on: July 09, 2012, 11:43:17 am » |
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absolutely agree 100% on that.....and yes it was an inkjet printer!!!!
Better hope they send it by Sea King helicopter then!! |
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KJG
Champion Member
Posts: 2810
Ratings: +27
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Havana
App. Filed.......: Feb 28, 2012
AOR Received.: June 14, 2012
File Transfer...: June 20, 2012
Med's Done....: Jan 3, 2012
Interview........: Oct 4, 2012 9:00am
VISA ISSUED...: Oct 4, 2012
LANDED..........: Nov 9, 2012
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« Reply #2068 on: July 09, 2012, 11:44:20 am » |
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Better hope they send it by Sea King helicopter then!!
I knew I should've duct taped the whole box and not just the corners!!!!  |
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ccunnington
Hero Member
Posts: 547
Ratings: +6
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Bogota
App. Filed.......: 01-03-2012
AOR Received.: 19-06-2012 (Mississauga). 06-11-2012 (Bogota).
File Transfer...: 11-07-2012
Med's Done....: 10-09-2012
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: 13-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...: 21-02-2013
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« Reply #2069 on: July 09, 2012, 11:47:29 am » |
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I knew I should've duct taped the whole box and not just the corners!!!! That stuff is great! Ever see the Mythbusters duct tape sailboat episode?!? |
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