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****OCTOBER 2017***** OUTLAND SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP OUTSIDE OF CANADA

canadian2002

Star Member
Nov 18, 2017
120
125
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Vienna
App. Filed.......
11-10-2017
AOR Received.
22-11-2018
File Transfer...
04-12-2017
Med's Request
27-11-2017
Med's Done....
29-11-2017
Passport Req..
01-06-2018
VISA ISSUED...
18-06-2018
LANDED..........
20-06-2018
Thank you for your useful response!

Sponsor (Also unpaid representative) had submit the IRCC form for making the correction. Actually I (PA) am living in Bangladesh and in ECAS they have made the mistake (Didn't put street name & no.) in my mailing address. Hope they will make the correction at soonest possible time.

So, to whom VO will send the hard copy of medical request? Did they send the hard copy of medical request in your case? I heard that VO will send the hard copy of medical request to the PA's mailing address, is it right? Please share your experience.
My husband got the medical request through GCkey, and printed out the form and brought it to the exam. Then the physician submitted everything through e-medical. From what I understand everyone gets the medical request through gckey, they would only mail it to you I suppose if you opted to be contacted by mail only and didn’t link your account.
 
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canadian2002

Star Member
Nov 18, 2017
120
125
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Vienna
App. Filed.......
11-10-2017
AOR Received.
22-11-2018
File Transfer...
04-12-2017
Med's Request
27-11-2017
Med's Done....
29-11-2017
Passport Req..
01-06-2018
VISA ISSUED...
18-06-2018
LANDED..........
20-06-2018
Hello everyone!

We received the "pre-arrival services" letter today. Can anyone tell me what this means?

Our background check is also in process as of yesterday.

Thank you so much!
Congrats that’s great news! So I know of three Oct applicants with BGC in progress. The two of us and one person in the whatsapp group. Hopefully the next couple of months stay busy for everyone and more BGC news keeps coming for others! Best of luck with the rest of the process :)
 

Sebeck

Star Member
Aug 11, 2017
71
24
Hi everyone,

My sponsor has been notified that our application has been transferred to the Singapore visa office and that background check has commenced. BUT I have still not received any medical request! Doesn't that request usually come from Canada before being sent on?

And does anyone know if the Singapore office will communicate requests to me through the online thing (cic) or email?

Thanks
 

Alex54321

Hero Member
Jul 28, 2017
513
127
USA
Category........
FAM
App. Filed.......
20-10-2017
AOR Received.
01-12-2017
Any change on sponsor's ECAS since? I would imagine they are slowing down during holidays. According to spreadsheet NO ONE got SA since Dec.22, so hopefully they are simply delayed due to holiday, but nothing wrong on your part. Sending you good vibes!
Still nothing, total silence as far as Sponsor approval or otherwise.
Do I need to contact them somehow or just sit tight and wait? If contact them - how do I do it from outside of Canada?
 

yukkiRN

Star Member
Nov 30, 2017
58
66
Nova Scotia
Category........
FAM
App. Filed.......
19-10-2017
Med's Done....
22-12-2017
Still nothing, total silence as far as Sponsor approval or otherwise.
Do I need to contact them somehow or just sit tight and wait? If contact them - how do I do it from outside of Canada?
@Alex54321 , this is the number we can call from outside of Canada. 613-944-4000. I guess you have option to use webform thougu, but my husband asked a question on December 13 through webform and they did not respond until now. So who knows how long it will take for them to reach you if you use webform.
 
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WeegieInOttawa

Champion Member
Jun 11, 2017
1,126
372
Ottawa
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
London (UK)
App. Filed.......
24-10-2017
AOR Received.
08-12-2017
File Transfer...
24-01-2018
Med's Request
11-12-2017
Med's Done....
02-01-2018
Yes checked sponsor ECAS and it says DM but the official letter isnt there yet. And that worrying me.
I have seen this happen a lot...ECAS being more accurate than GCKey.
 

canuser

Hero Member
Dec 7, 2017
210
132
Congrats that’s great news! So I know of three Oct applicants with BGC in progress. The two of us and one person in the whatsapp group. Hopefully the next couple of months stay busy for everyone and more BGC news keeps coming for others! Best of luck with the rest of the process :)
Thank you so much @canadian2002 :) I hope the October group is a lucky one! Im still curious about how the time line might work. In the excel sheet it completely varies doesnt it? Anywhere from a few days to a month or so for a DM or PPR.

Did you get the pre arrival letter too??
 

canadian2002

Star Member
Nov 18, 2017
120
125
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Vienna
App. Filed.......
11-10-2017
AOR Received.
22-11-2018
File Transfer...
04-12-2017
Med's Request
27-11-2017
Med's Done....
29-11-2017
Passport Req..
01-06-2018
VISA ISSUED...
18-06-2018
LANDED..........
20-06-2018
Thank you so much @canadian2002 :) I hope the October group is a lucky one! Im still curious about how the time line might work. In the excel sheet it completely varies doesnt it? Anywhere from a few days to a month or so for a DM or PPR.

Did you get the pre arrival letter too??
No we didn’t get the pre arrival services letter yet! I agree it’s all over the map. Some people also seem to get pre arrival letter along with PPR others almost a month before, it’s hard to understand where you are for most of the process but I guess that’s part of it! We’re all getting a lesson in patience that’s for sure.
 
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kmood

Star Member
Nov 30, 2017
54
16
Hi everyone,

My sponsor has been notified that our application has been transferred to the Singapore visa office and that background check has commenced. BUT I have still not received any medical request! Doesn't that request usually come from Canada before being sent on?

And does anyone know if the Singapore office will communicate requests to me through the online thing (cic) or email?

Thanks
A question for you since the sponsor is receiving emails and mails on your behalf did you put his name down as a representative as well and fill out the representative form?
I am asking this question as ME the Sponsor have not submitted the "use of representative" form since we did not have a person representing us like a lawyer or something. Although according to my watsapp group people are in the impression that if you want to deal with all the communication on behalf of the PA u should submit that form.

Have you done that or not?
 

rikta92

Star Member
Nov 29, 2017
77
29
Bosnia
Category........
FAM
App. Filed.......
18.20.2017
Congrats that’s great news! So I know of three Oct applicants with BGC in progress. The two of us and one person in the whatsapp group. Hopefully the next couple of months stay busy for everyone and more BGC news keeps coming for others! Best of luck with the rest of the process :)
How to know that BGC is in progress?
 

ehab2222

Hero Member
Jan 15, 2017
261
90
October 23rd applicant, I get some update review of additional documents change “the additional documents you have provided have been uploaded” to “We do not need additional documents”.Paris VO
 

canadian2002

Star Member
Nov 18, 2017
120
125
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Vienna
App. Filed.......
11-10-2017
AOR Received.
22-11-2018
File Transfer...
04-12-2017
Med's Request
27-11-2017
Med's Done....
29-11-2017
Passport Req..
01-06-2018
VISA ISSUED...
18-06-2018
LANDED..........
20-06-2018
How to know that BGC is in progress?
In your GC key, the status for background check will change to “we are processing your background check”
 
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