Moscow Application Processing Office

[fazimy]

Our medical runs out on June 8 ,we got request for passport on May 23th , have to send by pony express( it must be  a real pony it takes 10 days to return!!!!!) . if everything is going OK we can have the passport back by June 6 Our travel agent promised he would have a ticket for my wife on the 7th if needed . We are keeping our fingers crossed.

Waiting, I would suggest you send for CAIPS notes it gives you a lot of information , and maybe send a mail telling them your concern. Our experience has been not bad. a friend of mine works for immigration in Toronto and told me Moscow is behind with the applications!! I am sure you will hear soon.

Good Luck Hanmar!!!

[Hanmar]

The people working in the Visa office in Moscow are very nice , I send a email intended for my wife by accident to Moscow, the reply came by returning the  I love you heart's to me, I guess the e mail was  taken home?? how thoughtful !!!!

[fazimy]

The people working in the Visa office in Moscow are very nice , I send a email intended for my wife by accident to Moscow, the reply came by returning the  I love you heart's to me, I guess the e mail was  taken home?? how thoughtful !!!!

This must have been an automatic response by computer. They normally might reply within 21 days.

[fazimy]

Hello Guys, I know that everyone is impatiently waiting finger crossed for a good news from the Visa Office. I cannot access the E-Cas with the file number they have provided my wife. My calls and e-mails go unnoticed so I am just wondering what is the average gap between AOR and POV? Thanks to the responder and best of luck for others 

[Hanmar]

Hi fazimy,
It was 7 months for us, but others go most of the time faster between 5 and 6 months. We had a delay ,we forgot to have her university diploma (translation) notarized , and the proof of her active work history, not in her workbook. She was given 30 day's to produce , although
she send it within 8 days, the file was sitting  idle for 30 days.Make sure you have your application complete!!!

[fazimy]

Thanks Hanmar, 5-6 months is still a long wait. As I see in Trackit, some lucky couples are rejoined after 150-200 days total precessing time... I will soon be visiting my wife and I deeply hope that I can be able to bring her back with me until September 

[fazimy]

Information you should provide in your enquiry

Please note that if this information is not contained in your message, it will not be replied to nor retained.

•     Complete Name
      Date of Birth
      File Number (Letter followed by a nine-digit number)
      Telephone number including area code
      Fax number including area code
      Mailing address
  

Also please indicate if you are:

   

• The Applicant
      An Authorised Representative. If you are and Authorized representative please complete and attache this form to your enquiry | PDF * (52 KB)
      A Designated Individual. If you are a Designated Individual please complete and attache this form to your enquiry| PDF * (38 KB)
      Canadian Member of Parliament
  

Service Standards

Our office is committed to respond to your enquiry within following service standards:

E-mail enquiries will receive a substantive reply within 10 days.
Fax enquiries will receive a substantive reply within 10 days.

http://canadainternational.gc.ca/russia-russie/visas/sending_enquiries-demandes_renseignements.aspx?lang=eng

[atethepaint]

I got a notice from CPC Mississauga that a signature on something is required, so they are returning my application.

[fazimy]

I got a notice from CPC Mississauga that a signature on something is required, so they are returning my application.

Oooooohhhh,that is sad but it's okay just sign it and send it back via courier.... Unless, it is your wife's signature. In that case, you can use DHL. It is very fast and after signing your wife can directly send it to CPC via DHL. Good Luck!

[shawngt2]

Congrats Hanmar! So happy that the process is over for you guys.  It's been great the first week of having my wife here.  Now she's starting to get the bug to find a job because she doesn't like staying at home to be a housewife   She already got SIN and bank account with MasterCard.  So her first credit card bill will be needed to apply for OHIP.  Also, we are getting degree equivelency from University of Toronto and also get her IELTS exam done.  Simultaneiously applying for jobs in her field too.  So things are planned for her to feel good about her life here.  My family loves her already and she feels the same.  Absolutely great it's over, as I'm sure you will feel very soon.  I was so exhausted for days afterwards because of cleaning and preparing my place prior to her arrival.  This week though my energy has returned.

I'm really glad I could help you, but I was not always positive during the process.  I think I even deleted messages on this forum because they were all complaints and I would rather avoid complaining and dragging people down

Good luck to your future lives and to everyone else that will finish the long process soon!

[fazimy]

Thank you Shawngt2. Your wife is adjusting well to her new country. Be happy with her and thank you once again for sharing your experience with all of us here on the forum. 

[fazimy]

Hello Guys, What do they do in the background check and how long does it normally take? Thanks 

[paul911]

Hey!
New to this forum. Just wanted to give some updates for all, to keep the info flowing. Especially for those with TRV issues. I'm a Canadian citizen living in Moscow with my wife who's a Kazakh citizen. My wife visited me in Canada before we got married on my invitation and TRV she got in Moscow. After that we got married, and I tried to get her another TRV for a visit. Got refused. Ordered CAIPS, saw among other things, that since we're married I can sponsor her, dual intent etc etc. That was last Feb. Fine. We applied for Sponsorship mid Nov 2010. Got Sponsorship approved on Dec 17, 2010. Got AOR on 15 February 2011. The ecas now says:
We received your application for permanent residence on December 29, 2010.
Medical results have been received.

Well, we're planning a trip to Canada now, so we're trying to get another TRV. I actually attached a copy of the CAIPS to the application and tried to address every concern the officer had before. Applied last tuesday, waiting to hear anything on the TRV at least. Will update once we get something.

[fazimy]

Welcome Paul and thank you for sharing your info...

[Wa1ting]

Update

Just found out we're awaiting the QUEUE FOR INTERVIEW - anyone had an interview in Moscow lately?

And can anybody tell me what`s the usual wait time to get an appointment date?