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NicAnn

Hero Member
Oct 9, 2012
525
7
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
App. Filed.......
March 24 2013
AOR Received.
April 17 2013
File Transfer...
April 22 2013
Med's Request
extended 1 yr
Med's Done....
Dec 15 2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
Oct 10, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
COPR Jan 21, 2014
LANDED..........
Feb 2nd, 2014 EH! :-D
Canuckluvus said:
Hoooray! We got our COPR in mail today and plan to flagpole on Saturday. Buffy can you update the spreadsheet. Thank you! We are so excited!!
Congratulations Canuckluvus!

Question: did your ECAS ever change to DM?
 

NicAnn

Hero Member
Oct 9, 2012
525
7
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
App. Filed.......
March 24 2013
AOR Received.
April 17 2013
File Transfer...
April 22 2013
Med's Request
extended 1 yr
Med's Done....
Dec 15 2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
Oct 10, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
COPR Jan 21, 2014
LANDED..........
Feb 2nd, 2014 EH! :-D
timelady said:
Hooray! My ECAS status changed from "Application Received" to "In Process"!

The details state they started processing it on December 6th. Not sure what this means in terms of waiting time from here on in, but I'm THRILLED to see some movement!

Could someone please update the spreadsheet to reflect the change in my ECAS status? Thanks!
Congratulations timelady! Looks like things are beginning to move again. :) ;D
 

Canuckluvus

Star Member
Jan 26, 2013
141
0
Vancouver
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-03-2013
AOR Received.
20-03-2013
Med's Done....
05-02-2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
25-09-2013
VISA ISSUED...
15-10-2013
LANDED..........
14-12-2013
NicAnn said:
Congratulations Canuckluvus!

Question: did your ECAS ever change to DM?
Yes it did shortly after we got In Process which was Oct 15th. I think we saw it on there on Oct 18th. You will be soon
 

NicAnn

Hero Member
Oct 9, 2012
525
7
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
App. Filed.......
March 24 2013
AOR Received.
April 17 2013
File Transfer...
April 22 2013
Med's Request
extended 1 yr
Med's Done....
Dec 15 2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
Oct 10, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
COPR Jan 21, 2014
LANDED..........
Feb 2nd, 2014 EH! :-D
Our ECAS has never changed since application received. Sigh. Ok, you've been updated :)
 

Canuckluvus

Star Member
Jan 26, 2013
141
0
Vancouver
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-03-2013
AOR Received.
20-03-2013
Med's Done....
05-02-2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
25-09-2013
VISA ISSUED...
15-10-2013
LANDED..........
14-12-2013
NicAnn said:
Our ECAS has never changed since application received. Sigh. Ok, you've been updated :)
don't despair. We got our PPR Sept 26 so it was a month b4 it changed to In Process. I bet you get DM any day!
 

computergeek

VIP Member
Jan 31, 2012
5,143
277
124
Vancouver BC
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O/LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-03-2012
AOR Received.
21-06-2012
File Transfer...
21-6-2012
Med's Done....
11-02-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
26-09-2012
VISA ISSUED...
10-10-2012
LANDED..........
13-10-2012
timelady said:
Hooray! My ECAS status changed from "Application Received" to "In Process"!

The details state they started processing it on December 6th. Not sure what this means in terms of waiting time from here on in, but I'm THRILLED to see some movement!

Could someone please update the spreadsheet to reflect the change in my ECAS status? Thanks!
In process means that an officer actually reviewed your file. You will receive a request for something from the office: evidence the RPRF has been paid, the passport (copies usually), an RCMP fingerprint based report, etc. Ideally, it would be the PPR, because that means you're all but finished.
 

Canadavisa_Apr2013

Full Member
Aug 27, 2013
23
0
timelady said:
Hooray! My ECAS status changed from "Application Received" to "In Process"!

The details state they started processing it on December 6th. Not sure what this means in terms of waiting time from here on in, but I'm THRILLED to see some movement!

Could someone please update the spreadsheet to reflect the change in my ECAS status? Thanks!
Congratulations timelady!

Question - What does it mean that they started processing on December 6th? If they already sent you PPR in Oct, doesn't this mean that they started the process back in October?
 

timelady

Full Member
Dec 7, 2012
45
0
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-05-2013
AOR Received.
Stage 1: 17-05-2013
File Transfer...
24-05-2013
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
17-10-2013
VISA ISSUED...
13-01-2014
LANDED..........
02-03-2014
Canadavisa_Apr2013 said:
Congratulations timelady!

Question - What does it mean that they started processing on December 6th? If they already sent you PPR in Oct, doesn't this mean that they started the process back in October?
That is a good question, and I don't know. If, as computergeek stated above, "In Process" means they'll be asking for something, maybe they need something else from me? (Gosh I hope not! That would likely mean they lost something we already sent.) Perhaps they're just very late in changing the ECAS status? *crossing fingers*
 

nortena

Star Member
Dec 14, 2011
72
0
Texas
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08/07/2013
AOR Received.
25-07-13
Med's Done....
08/03/2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Waived
LANDED..........
22-03-2014
Canuckluvus said:
Hoooray! We got our COPR in mail today and plan to flagpole on Saturday. Buffy can you update the spreadsheet. Thank you! We are so excited!!
Congratulations..!!! It was about time!
 

nortena

Star Member
Dec 14, 2011
72
0
Texas
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08/07/2013
AOR Received.
25-07-13
Med's Done....
08/03/2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Waived
LANDED..........
22-03-2014
timelady said:
Hooray! My ECAS status changed from "Application Received" to "In Process"!

The details state they started processing it on December 6th. Not sure what this means in terms of waiting time from here on in, but I'm THRILLED to see some movement!

Could someone please update the spreadsheet to reflect the change in my ECAS status? Thanks!
Congratulations..!!!! Ottawa sure knows how to keep people waiting....
 

Canadavisa_Apr2013

Full Member
Aug 27, 2013
23
0
timelady said:
That is a good question, and I don't know. If, as computergeek stated above, "In Process" means they'll be asking for something, maybe they need something else from me? (Gosh I hope not! That would likely mean they lost something we already sent.) Perhaps they're just very late in changing the ECAS status? *crossing fingers*
Thanks for clarifying. We applied on April 5, 2013. Unfortunately have not received a Passport request yet. GCMS notes look good, but it seems that they just havent started our Security/Criminal piece. So wasn't sure how the "In Process" ties to the Passport Request.

Btw, did you send them a copy of your passport, or the actual passport itself?
 

ladybugclh

Full Member
Oct 13, 2013
38
1
NicAnn said:
Our ECAS has never changed since application received. Sigh. Ok, you've been updated :)
Neither has ours..we still say application received and we got PPR Aug 12th...husband had to redo medicals and they got them Oct 28th...and we are still waiting...I ordered gcms notes again last week to see if it tells us anything...hoping it was a waste of $5.00..lol
 

Canuckluvus

Star Member
Jan 26, 2013
141
0
Vancouver
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-03-2013
AOR Received.
20-03-2013
Med's Done....
05-02-2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
25-09-2013
VISA ISSUED...
15-10-2013
LANDED..........
14-12-2013
Canadavisa_Apr2013 said:
Thanks for clarifying. We applied on April 5, 2013. Unfortunately have not received a Passport request yet. GCMS notes look good, but it seems that they just havent started our Security/Criminal piece. So wasn't sure how the "In Process" ties to the Passport Request.

Btw, did you send them a copy of your passport, or the actual passport itself?
If they want the actual passport they will request it. If only a copy is needed, they will request a copy and tell you which pages they want. Someone from a Visa Exempt country like the US only needs to send a copy of picture page and various pages that have been stamped for entry and exist. They will tell u what to send.
 

chala

Hero Member
Mar 17, 2013
275
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa - LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-04-2013
AOR Received.
15-04-2013
File Transfer...
25-04-2013
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
09-01-2013 ext till 2015
Interview........
Aug 5-2014 passed
Passport Req..
21-10-2013
VISA ISSUED...
25-11-2014
LANDED..........
Dec 8, 2014
Canuckluvus said:
don't despair. We got our PPR Sept 26 so it was a month b4 it changed to In Process. I bet you get DM any day!
I have noticed that the time period between PPR and receipt of COPR is steadily increasing as time passes for those of us who are being processed at CPP-OTTAWA and now they are posting the processing time as 15 months.
 

Canuckluvus

Star Member
Jan 26, 2013
141
0
Vancouver
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-03-2013
AOR Received.
20-03-2013
Med's Done....
05-02-2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
25-09-2013
VISA ISSUED...
15-10-2013
LANDED..........
14-12-2013
chala said:
I have noticed that the time period between PPR and receipt of COPR is steadily increasing as time passes for those of us who are being processed at CPP-OTTAWA and now they are posting the processing time as 15 months.
ours was longer than most because we forgot to submit immigration photos with our application. They didn't notice or request until after our PPR .