Middle East Application Forum

[Biblo]

Hey,
I wish to start a forum for all friends who applied from Middle East to London CIC office.
This is applicable to applicants applied under new rules of Feb 2008. All expatriates working in Middle East including Dubai, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Masqat can participate.
Can we discuss our Timelines? And updates we receive from CIC london.

[trinatocanada]

hi biblo, you can see my timeline below. and you can also access trackitt.com to look at timelines.

[k1940b]

My timeline:
Initial application: 7-1-09  NS
Approval AOR       16-1-09 NS
documents sent:   17-5-09 London
In Process: 25-6-09 E-Cas Status
No AOR or letter from London

[mjm]

NOC = 0213
Applied = May 2008
AOR = Aug 2008
Docs Requested = Jan 2009
Docs Submitted = Mar 2009

No News since then... Waiting for Medical Request... I do not know how long it will take more

[aspire]

Please count me in,

Place- KSA
Initial application to Sydney- Feb 22, 2009
AOR received- March 10, 2009
Submitted full application to London- June 22, 2009
current e cas status-In Process started processing on July 31, 2009

[Biblo]

Thanks guys for your response. My time line is also on the trackitt.com and it seems we are riding the same boat. As per simple calcs mjm should be the fist one to offload the waiting boat.

I believe the 12-15 months count as claimed by CIC should start from E-Status file processing date. You guys can put a good guess by calculating your schedule backward.

For example ABC states that his/her E-Status file processing starts in June 2009. So 15 months from June will be Aug 2010. We can safely assume that ABC receive his/her passport stamped by Aug 2010, that means CIC must request medicals from ABC at least 2-3 months prior to passport stamp i-e May-June 2010. The updated document/additional document request should be at least two months prior to it i-e March 2010. So the original set of Document request could be 4 months prior to it i-e Dec 2009. The AOR could be 2-3 months before submission of Original Document set i-e Sep 2009.

With my calculation anyone who received AOR in Aug/Sep 2008 should receive their Medical request (the latest)in Aug/Sep 2009.

What do you think? Please throw in your comments and logic.

Do you guys agree with my backward schedule estimates...?

[aspire]

Hi Biblio,

AS far as I know, CIC promised 6-12 months processing for the new applicants under the new rules. My consultant's estimate is that medicals will be requested 3 months after submitting full application, and 3 months after submitting the medicals, you will receive PPR. This timeline is based from the experiences of their other clients who applied ahead of me. This is at least the time line of applicants submitting to London CIC.

[pammi]

hi,
I am from india presently in kuwait.my timeline is as follows-
Initial application -25-11-2008
approved from nova scotia-17-06-2009
noc-3143
I am preparing papers now and I think will able to send them in end of july.
But got to know from different forums that london office is very slow now .dont know why?
All the best to all of u.
regards

[Biblo]

Pammi,
Usually applicants from all over the Middle East apply directly to London Office, how come your response came from Nova Scotia?
Have they asked you to submit all documents or you are submitting of your own?

By the way its seems true that the new FSW applicant system is also sluggish and as i stated the estimate in this forum most of applicants from Middle East should receive their Medical request by now, otherwise CIC may not catch up with clearance of applicants in 12-15 months.

I can only wish that our applications do not fell in second generation of backlog.

[nimmiboy]

If anyone applied from KSA pls confirm that Employment Contract and Reference letter from Current employer both are need to be chamber of commerce or only EC?

Is it necessary that documents need to be attested by Chamber of Commerce only? or any other authority in Saudi Arabia can also do the same. Pls answer if anyone gone through this procedure.

Regards

[Biblo]

Gentlemen, Another very important news for applicants to London CIC office.

Mr. Lili40 and Mohitarora1979 both have received their medicals and are in similar time line as ours. I'm pasting their time line here;

Lili40
Medical received after 11 months
Applied to London office last June 2008.
AOR October 2008
Documents requested Jan 2009
Document sent March 2009
Medical Requested 17th July

Mohitarora1979
AOR recieved 28 Aug 2008 cic london
doc req        22 Dec 2008
doc sent       19 March 2009
medical req    28 May    2009
medical done   19 June   2009
medical reci     22 June   2009

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/recieved-medicals-t22186.0.html

[pammi]

hi biblo,
Actually I have send my initial application to london office but since my occupation is in new list 3143 they have transferred my file to nova scotia and this is how I have got reply from nova scotia.
I am trying my best for preparing papers.They r taking around 3 months for medical requests.
best of luck for ur application.
regards

[Biblo]

Hey Middle East forum,
Also let me know if you are facing the same problem. I receive the Documents or request from CIC London after a month. The envelop and post reaches me almost after one month from their date of letter issued.

So if they ask me for any documents within 60 days, the 30 days are already passed and i have to arrange it in balance 30 days.

Are you guys facing the same problem?

[alice_chained]

Dear Bilbo,

I had the same situation, got an document update letter from London, had to submit within 60 days.

my Timeline:

Applied Feb 09 NS

Got AOR Mar 09

Sent completed docs to london April 09

Got AOR from London May 09

Ecas changed to Started Processing on June 12

Got a updated documentation request on June 16.

Kind regards,

Alice.

[alice_chained]

You have to send the docs from the date of the letter.. If your falling behind then write to them and request an extension via email, explaining that you received the letter 30 days late of smgth..