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PPR Ottawa ?

Rose2D2

Star Member
Aug 9, 2012
77
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-03-2012
File Transfer...
22-06-2012
Passport Req..
19-10-2012
Still in process. Never got a response from Ottawa about the status of my copr. I wasn't expecting to be waiting this long for this part of the process :-/
 

Janna3D

Full Member
May 17, 2012
26
0
Kanata, ON
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-05-2012
AOR Received.
24-08-2012
File Transfer...
24-08-2012
Med's Done....
18-05-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
21-11-2012
VISA ISSUED...
05-12-2012
LANDED..........
09-12-2012
Rose2D2 said:
Still in process. Never got a response from Ottawa about the status of my copr. I wasn't expecting to be waiting this long for this part of the process :-/
Oh, Im so sorry! Did you send the ppr back the same day as requested? I'm waiting for my copr too but I just sent mine a week ago. I keep hearing the Ottawa office takes longer but just how long? I hope they get caught up soon.
 

Rose2D2

Star Member
Aug 9, 2012
77
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-03-2012
File Transfer...
22-06-2012
Passport Req..
19-10-2012
Janna3D said:
Oh, Im so sorry! Did you send the ppr back the same day as requested? I'm waiting for my copr too but I just sent mine a week ago. I keep hearing the Ottawa office takes longer but just how long? I hope they get caught up soon.
Yeah, I sent it back same day. I know I shouldn't complain; this is just the first time I've really been frustrated with the process.
 

kafkaesque

Star Member
Aug 30, 2012
68
0
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O / Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15 May 12
AOR Received.
none!
File Transfer...
15 Sept 12
Med's Done....
30 April 12
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
22 Oct 12
VISA ISSUED...
(DM 26 Nov)
Rose2D2 said:
Still in process. Never got a response from Ottawa about the status of my copr. I wasn't expecting to be waiting this long for this part of the process :-/
I see you sent your passport copies the same time as me (and a few others on here). I think they did a mass PPR emailing and are still getting through the files.

As far as emailing CIC, I've had decent luck getting responses. I use the subject "Status Inquiry for Application: ******* " and list my file number, name, birth date, UCI in the first lines of the email and then state my question.

I am also obscenely polite, but I am sure you've got that covered :)

I think it's possible they use filtering system (they must with only one email address!), so I think that subject gets routed to a person.

Good luck, I bet you're almost done!!
 

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
Well, until November 21, 2012, CPP-O wasn't authorized to issue COPRs: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2012/ob481.asp

They've been doing PPRs since early October. I suspect that getting the OB published took longer than expected, so now they have to catch up on their own internal backlog.
 

kafkaesque

Star Member
Aug 30, 2012
68
0
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O / Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15 May 12
AOR Received.
none!
File Transfer...
15 Sept 12
Med's Done....
30 April 12
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
22 Oct 12
VISA ISSUED...
(DM 26 Nov)
computergeek said:
Well, until November 21, 2012, CPP-O wasn't authorized to issue COPRs: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2012/ob481.asp

They've been doing PPRs since early October. I suspect that getting the OB published took longer than expected, so now they have to catch up on their own internal backlog.
WTF!!!!

First of all, thank you computergeek for that insight.

So when I emailed CIC asking if I should get my temporary work permit two weeks ago or wait for my copr and I was told it was on its way the week of Nov. 19- that was just not possible. Awesome.

Also, I was told my document has been printed and will be mailed by the end of the week (when I wrote again). But mailed from Ottawa, which means not "definitely by next week at the latest" in fact. Doesn't Canada Post take a while to get to US addresses?

Seriously guys, it's harder to be a good resident when you put my job in jeopardy...
 

lunas

Champion Member
Apr 10, 2012
1,349
25
USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09/07/2012
AOR Received.
11/07/2012
Med's Done....
8/15/2012
Passport Req..
03/14/2013
LANDED..........
04/19/2013
kafkaesque said:
WTF!!!!

First of all, thank you computergeek for that insight.

So when I emailed CIC asking if I should get my temporary work permit two weeks ago or wait for my copr and I was told it was on its way the week of Nov. 19- that was just not possible. Awesome.

Also, I was told my document has been printed and will be mailed by the end of the week (when I wrote again). But mailed from Ottawa, which means not "definitely by next week at the latest" in fact. Doesn't Canada Post take a while to get to US addresses?

Seriously guys, it's harder to be a good resident when you put my job in jeopardy...
I'm assuming it takes at least 2 weeks :-X
 

santoki

Star Member
Aug 29, 2012
175
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-03-2012
AOR Received.
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
02-02-2012
Passport Req..
19-10-2012
VISA ISSUED...
26-11-2012
LANDED..........
17-12-2012
There was someone in here who received PPR on the 18th and had the COPR mailed directly from Ottawa on the 20th of November. It arrived in the mail for him/her on the 23rd of November. So, all you can hope for is the mail doesn't take that long. Obviously sending to a Canadian address will be more ideal than a US address. My only worry is that I'm traveling on the 11th and need the COPR before that time because my wife is coming up to wait out the rest of the process. We were unsure when COPR would arrive so we booked tickets long ago to have her come up on that date. If the COPR comes on like...the 13th, I'll be pissed. Come on CIC, get that COPR to me in the next 10 days!!!
 

kafkaesque

Star Member
Aug 30, 2012
68
0
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O / Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15 May 12
AOR Received.
none!
File Transfer...
15 Sept 12
Med's Done....
30 April 12
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
22 Oct 12
VISA ISSUED...
(DM 26 Nov)
I am trying to find them on here, because I remember them too. But what I thought he/she said was that the copr had come from the US, so it would seem like the actual copr was issued in NY maybe?

According to the link posted by computergeek (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2012/ob481.asp), Ottawa wasn't authorized to even print COPRs before Nov. 27.
 

santoki

Star Member
Aug 29, 2012
175
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-03-2012
AOR Received.
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
02-02-2012
Passport Req..
19-10-2012
VISA ISSUED...
26-11-2012
LANDED..........
17-12-2012
Quote from: John_D416 on November 20, 2012, 12:12:25 pm
I received my ppr by email and scanned it back to them on the 18th of Oct.
My ecas changed to decision made last Friday and I emailed them and got this response today.
Ottawa E-mailed me
This case has been finalized yesterday and the CoPR was sent by mail to your mailing address on file:

I received the copr today in the mail.
It came directly from Ottawa regular mail.


Apr.16,2012 - Application received
Jul.27,2012 - Sponsorship approval
Oct.18,2912 - Request for Passport
Nov.16,2012 decision made
Nov.20,2012 copr in the mail
Nov.23,2012 recived the copr


This was the guy.
 

kafkaesque

Star Member
Aug 30, 2012
68
0
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O / Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15 May 12
AOR Received.
none!
File Transfer...
15 Sept 12
Med's Done....
30 April 12
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
22 Oct 12
VISA ISSUED...
(DM 26 Nov)
santoki said:
Nov.20,2012 copr in the mail
Nov.23,2012 recived the copr
Cool, good find. So I don't know what that means for the Bulletin, but hopefully that means that I may get to work before xmas after all.
 

WaterDad

Star Member
Mar 31, 2012
52
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo/Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-04-2012
AOR Received.
31-07-2012
Med's Done....
21-03-2012
Passport Req..
19-10-2012
VISA ISSUED...
Decision Made-- 01/12/2012
computergeek said:
Well, until November 21, 2012, CPP-O wasn't authorized to issue COPRs: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2012/ob481.asp

They've been doing PPRs since early October. I suspect that getting the OB published took longer than expected, so now they have to catch up on their own internal backlog.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...is whennnnn I'lll get the COPRrrrrrrrrr.
 

sariss

Hero Member
Jan 18, 2011
385
4
Collingwood Ontario Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
May 13, 2012
AOR Received.
August 22, 2012
File Transfer...
August 22, 2012
Med's Done....
April 4, 2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
November 29, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
December 10, 2012
LANDED..........
December 12, 2012
PPR today. I will be emailing his scans to Ottawa Saturday. I was expecting to MAYBE be at this stage by the spring, so I am very excited. I just hope we can get through it quick - hubby has been living here since May and its been rough trying to live.
 

mameelynn

Hero Member
Oct 22, 2011
465
17
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo... I mean CPP Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27/02/2012
Doc's Request.
06/06/2012
File Transfer...
03/07/2012
Med's Done....
16/12/2011
Passport Req..
12/12/12
VISA ISSUED...
31/01/2013
LANDED..........
04/2013
sariss said:
PPR today. I will be emailing his scans to Ottawa Saturday. I was expecting to MAYBE be at this stage by the spring, so I am very excited. I just hope we can get through it quick - hubby has been living here since May and its been rough trying to live.
Congrats!
 

Rose2D2

Star Member
Aug 9, 2012
77
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-03-2012
File Transfer...
22-06-2012
Passport Req..
19-10-2012
kafkaesque said:
I see you sent your passport copies the same time as me (and a few others on here). I think they did a mass PPR emailing and are still getting through the files.

As far as emailing CIC, I've had decent luck getting responses. I use the subject "Status Inquiry for Application: ******* " and list my file number, name, birth date, UCI in the first lines of the email and then state my question.

I am also obscenely polite, but I am sure you've got that covered :)

I think it's possible they use filtering system (they must with only one email address!), so I think that subject gets routed to a person.

Good luck, I bet you're almost done!!
Yeah, I was pretty polite, but I'm afraid to send any more emails. I really don't have any room to complain because I got a study permit to be able to go up to Canada at the end of December (we applied for it when things with Ottawa's processing times were much more uncertain). I just hope that the timing works out that I get the copr before going up on the study permit, because I'll have to resend my passport due to the additional notation of the study permit. Right now, I'm just complaining.