Thread for July 2011 applicants

[Quiet Storm]

Great
Now i can check my application status online
So happy 

[ghausia50]

Thats good.... I called CIC today and the agent confuse me totally. I asked him how long will it take for my file to get transferred to London and he said 90 days and london will take a month to work on it :S. and he told me its not all the time possible to see the online status ... i am confused i think its better not rely on the call agent.

[Maid_Marian]

Thats good.... I called CIC today and the agent confuse me totally. I asked him how long will it take for my file to get transferred to London and he said 90 days and london will take a month to work on it :S. and he told me its not all the time possible to see the online status ... i am confused i think its better not rely on the call agent.

Hey Ghausia! Yeah, I wouldn't rely on the call agent. The lady I spoke to told me that it could take 30 days for the file to be transferred to London - but she said that was just the official line they're meant to tell people. 90 days doesn't seem right at all!

And I'm not looking at ecas, it seems like it's REALLY unreliable. Best just to sit and wait for that AOR email from London - that's the way you'll know they've got it.

[ghausia50]

Hey Ghausia! Yeah, I wouldn't rely on the call agent. The lady I spoke to told me that it could take 30 days for the file to be transferred to London - but she said that was just the official line they're meant to tell people. 90 days doesn't seem right at all!

And I'm not looking at ecas, it seems like it's REALLY unreliable. Best just to sit and wait for that AOR email from London - that's the way you'll know they've got it.

Agree with you i think this is best to do.... but at the same time i think its so unfair as they keep telling different things :S :S

[MandyUK]

thats eems weird that they would tell you on the email that it has now been transfered to the VO tending to your application and then take 30 days to do it, doesnt make sense to me. Plus if you ook at the spreadsheets, it shows on there that they recieved peoples applications at the london office within days of them getting sponsor approval.
I dont believe what they say anyway, i phoned up 2 days after I had sponsor approval and they said it hadnt been approved yet, then hubby calls and they say it has and an email was sent 2 days before.

I think they work from a script like most call centres, but its not always updated with the correct info.

[pinklady]

And I'm not looking at ecas, it seems like it's REALLY unreliable. Best just to sit and wait for that AOR email from London - that's the way you'll know they've got it.

Hey, you don't actually get an AOR email from London, just an update on ecas saying "we received your application to sponsor xxx on xxx"
And its best not to rely on the call centre agents. Even ecas can be very unreliable. Some CIC agents don't seem to bother to update it.

[ghausia50]

thats eems weird that they would tell you on the email that it has now been transfered to the VO tending to your application and then take 30 days to do it, doesnt make sense to me. Plus if you ook at the spreadsheets, it shows on there that they recieved peoples applications at the london office within days of them getting sponsor approval.
I dont believe what they say anyway, i phoned up 2 days after I had sponsor approval and they said it hadnt been approved yet, then hubby calls and they say it has and an email was sent 2 days before.

I think they work from a script like most call centres, but its not always updated with the correct info.

tis what mine said...
Dear XXXXX,
 
This refers to the Application to Sponsor a Member of the Family Class you
submitted to this office on behalf of XXXXXXX.
 
You have met the requirements for eligibility as a sponsor. Accordingly, the
Application for Permanent Residence for your relative(s) has been forwarded
to a visa office abroad for further processing.
 
Should you need to submit additional information or make any further
enquiries regarding the Application for Permanent Residence for your
relative(s), you may contact the visa office by e-mail, fax, or in writing
as follows:
 
LONDON
High Commission of Canada
Visa Section
38 Grosvenor Street
London
W1K 4AA, United Kingdom
 
E-mail:
www.canadainternational.gc.ca/united_kingdom-royaume_uni/visas/contact_visa_
contactez.aspx
Fax number:
 
This visa office was selected based on your relative's home address and the
requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

[ghausia50]

The email does not mention 30 days... so call to find out how long it will take to transfer??? and he said 90 days :S :S :S plus before he told me i was not approved then when i told him i received an email he went to check again and say yes you are.... i think doesnt worth to call them :S

[kuku]

they are the stupidest guys on this earth and getting paid for nothing !!!!!

[suva]

when called (29th september) the agent said they started processing the application on 26th september and it was still in process and it might take 30 days to complete the processing. but the approval letter says it was issued on 26th september. it means the agents are there to make us confused.

[kuku]

they just want us to stay away from calling them !!!! and that is what their duties are I believe ...

[emwen11]

Hi! Another update for our spreadsheet. I had my sponsorship email approval today. Hooray!

I can't log on to the online status thing yet but will give it a few days and then check.

Em

[Kedeisha]

  when. Did u apply so we know

CONGRATS

Hi! Another update for our spreadsheet. I had my sponsorship email approval today. Hooray!

I can't log on to the online status thing yet but will give it a few days and then check.

Em

[MandyUK]

when. Did u apply so we know

CONGRATS

I believe their applicatio got to the Missa office on July 26th from a previous post they made 

[awor]

Hi! Another update for our spreadsheet. I had my sponsorship email approval today. Hooray!

I can't log on to the online status thing yet but will give it a few days and then check.

Em

Congrats!

Aneyshar, any word at all yet?