Pakistan Application Forum................

[Umair]

"If an interview is required it would be conducted in Abu Dhabi "

why abu dhabi when they have an embassy here in islamabad, seems very strange.

No my cousin's interview was conducted in Islamabad Embassy last December.

[Achaudry]

i m an august 2009 applicants and since somehwre in 2011 my status went to In Process with RBVO inside,but yesterday when i checked my status it turns out to "Decision Made" and one line which is new inside is
"Your application was reviewed and we started processing on February 16, 2012. "

How come in just 5 or 6 days,they have completed the processing.

can u please share if same thing happened to anyone one else here.
Should i treat it as refusal or..........?

[imran01]

can any body share that in recent refusal cases...is chc also offer refund of fee or not ?

[cocknbull]

can any body share that in recent refusal cases...is chc also offer refund of fee or not ?

Yes offered.

[Usman799]

i m an august 2009 applicants and since somehwre in 2011 my status went to In Process with RBVO inside,but yesterday when i checked my status it turns out to "Decision Made" and one line which is new inside is
"Your application was reviewed and we started processing on February 16, 2012. "

How come in just 5 or 6 days,they have completed the processing.

can u please share if same thing happened to anyone one else here.
Should i treat it as refusal or..........?

sorry to hear this. My time is almost similar to you and NOC as well, see my signature for details. Does you address is still there or disappeared with change of status. some people got the "Decision Made" status prior to IP date or with IP date but unfortunately got refusal letter.   

[asmama]

Hello All
I am 2004 applicant from Islamabad. 
File was transferred to London on 20 April 2011. 
Medical received 17 August 2011. 
Medical send 17 September 2011. 

I have also hired a Canadian Immigration consultant on 18 April 2011.

My eCAS still says "In Process".  If I click on "In Process" there are only two lines displayed.
We started processing your case on August 11, 2004
Your File was transferred to London on 20, April 2011

I have heard that for Pakistani applicants it can take 3 - 5 or may be 6 months to go thru background checks. 

My case has been in process for over 91 months


Please advice what can i do?

Thanks

[muneer01]

for people from pakistan interview will be conducted at islamabad. thanks

Not necessary. One of my friend was interviewed at Abu Dhabi on Feb 2, 2012 and was refused.

He lives in Islamabad.

[ammaartahir]

Hi All
Hope below information will help all forum member in understanding work patern of Visa Office London during the yaer 2012-13. This is an email  sent by VO London to a consultant.

According to Mr. Cochrance, steps are being taken to enhance the efficiency and to reduce the processing times. This was crucial and important for this particular office in view of transfer of 14,000+ files from Pakistan that exerted an extra burden on a already heavily backlogged office. There are currently 95 support staff of which 14 are Canadian and 10 locally engaged designated immigration officers authorized to make decisions of files. It appears that resources continue to be a major challenge for the office in London as they grapple with the huge inventory of files. However, the Program Manager was optimistic that they will be able to manage the inventory bring the processing times down by hiring more staff on contract basis. Also, due to the stringent criteria in place now, the intake of new cases has already gone down considerably resulting in more resources allocated to the backlog. Currently, London is receiving only 150 cases per month in the new criteria (Ministerial Instructions # 3) in comparison with 3000 cases month in Ministerial Instructions # 2. He indicated that the files of Pakistani applicants have been integrated into the system.

Finalization of Cases:

According to the Immigrant Processing Unit Supervisor Mr. Robert Stevenson, all Ministerial Instruction cases will be finalized (filed between February 28, 2008 and June 26, 2010). The visa officers are being pushed real hard to accomplish this task and this is becoming more realistic due to the reduced intake under the new criteria. He was also hopeful that cases file after June 26, 2010 will also see the light of the day during the course of 2012. Approximately half of the cases will receive a decision in first half of 2012 and the rest in later part of 2012 and early 2013. If an interview is required it would be conducted in Abu Dhabi though these quality assurance interviews are very few but important to attend. The Skilled Worker cases filed before February 28, 2008 still will not be reviewed until at least 2013.

The Federal Investor cases will be reviewed in 2013 which is still quicker than the Quebec Investor class.
All in all it appears that the steps taken by the Canadian government to reduce the backlog are finally yielding some results and we can anticipate finalization of most of the pending cases under skilled worker class during the course of 2012/early 2013.

We look forward to keep you informed about the processing trends and changes in immigration policies as and when announced by the Canadian government.
Sincerely,

Thank you very much for a good information sibbi!

[khalidcivil]

Its a normal pattern for every applicant. The processing started on 16th February. The general trend is that you will receive a request for updated forms and MR within a couple of months

i m an august 2009 applicants and since somehwre in 2011 my status went to In Process with RBVO inside,but yesterday when i checked my status it turns out to "Decision Made" and one line which is new inside is
"Your application was reviewed and we started processing on February 16, 2012. "

How come in just 5 or 6 days,they have completed the processing.

can u please share if same thing happened to anyone one else here.
Should i treat it as refusal or..........?

[ahirani]

Its a normal pattern for every applicant. The processing started on 16th February. The general trend is that you will receive a request for updated forms and MR within a couple of months

Why they have been asked for new updated forms?
Even sent all those earlier. Isn't to verify the information which has sent before.

Thanks

[khalid h]

Why they have been asked for new updated forms?
Even sent all those earlier. Isn't to verify the information which has sent before.

Thanks

I think now they are asking updated forms together with medical requests, earlier they were asking updated forms and then send medicals.

[zee10]

What is the difference between b/m 3 scenarios:

1) "In Process" with status inside "We have reviewed your application and its under process" with address also disappears.

2) "In Process" with same RBVO details.

3) "Decision Made" with status inside "A decision has been made regarding you case and our office will contact you regarding it".

[khalid h]

What is the difference between b/m 3 scenarios:

1) "In Process" with status inside "We have reviewed your application and its under process" with address also disappears. Hopefuly will be getting medicals soon
2) "In Process" with same RBVO details. They have not yet decided to issuse medicals , sometimes people got medicals on this status
3) "Decision Made" with status inside "A decision has been made regarding you case and our office will contact you regarding it". Most likely refused

But nothing is sure with CIC, This is what i feel after reading forum posts

[zee10]

Usually if a interview is called, is it before medical or after?

But nothing is sure with CIC, This is what i feel after reading forum posts

[khalid h]

Usually if a interview is called, is it before medical or after?

We have both examples available on the forum