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Re: FSW 2014 Applicants Timeline- Lets Network Here.

vsai

Star Member
Nov 26, 2014
97
11
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO
NOC Code......
2173
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
July28 2014
Nomination.....
Nov 28 2014
File Transfer...
Jan 20 2015
Med's Request
Jan 29 2015
Med's Done....
Feb 3 2015
Interview........
Scheduled on May 25,2015
Passport Req..
May 25, 2015
VISA ISSUED...
June 4, 2015
LANDED..........
aug 9,2015
Dear friends happy to inform its Decision Made for us and i have doubt and need an advise from our friends.

We have been called for interview after medicals and third line update, and our interview held in may last week and it went successfully, at the end of our interview the Visa Officer asked us to submit the original passports and said they will dispatch to our mailing address, and yesterday after decision made we also got a PPR request mail, so now except passports if i want to submit the recent photographs and other details doc the vfs wont accept only docs without passports. i feel its a system generated mail which triggers after DM and hopefully in our case as the passports are already with the VO they will send us shortly.. Appreciate your help and dialogue on the situation please.

And wish you all the best for all the forum members .. Good luck.
 

v2014

Hero Member
Dec 24, 2014
347
5
App. Filed.......
29/12/2014
Nomination.....
PER: 26/3/2015
Guys i am trying to send the email with requested scanned documents to visa office but the size of the attachments is too big to be sent.

Please any advice? Someone once advised on this issue but i can't seem to find the post.
 

arkscan

Champion Member
May 30, 2014
1,022
202
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-06-2014
Doc's Request.
CC Charge- 10-Oct-2014
Nomination.....
22-10-2014
IELTS Request
Sent with application
File Transfer...
2nd line- 17-12-2014
Med's Request
02-01-2015
Med's Done....
15-01-2015; Meds received line in Ecas: 23-01-2015
Passport Req..
DM: 24-03-2015; PPR: 31-03-2015; PP Sent: 1-04-2015
VISA ISSUED...
20-03-2015; Received PP Stamped with Visa: 23-04-2015
Dev_06 said:
Dear stallion123,

Its not something that I hide knowingly. I know the importance of facts as I have gone through visa processing multiple times. Its the ignorance from my side due to which I skipped while filing the application.

Thanks for the suggestions.
Auto_art has already given u the template...The important thing is to convince them now..Just tell them the truth abt. why u made the mistake in ur letter- be polite, and humble, attach documentary evidence of ur US Visa rejection and pray & hope for the best....

Good luck!!!
 

Giftsmas

Hero Member
Sep 14, 2014
564
66
Casablanca
Category........
Visa Office......
Rabat Morocco
NOC Code......
NOC 0121
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24/09/2014
Nomination.....
08.01.2015
Med's Request
30.03.2015
Med's Done....
09.04.2015, TLU and DM on May 27th 2015
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
09.06.2015
VISA ISSUED...
10.06.2015
LANDED..........
Hopefully buy a flight ticket soon!
Jaxon911 said:
Congrats, Giftmas! It's time for an early Christmas party ;)
Thank you Jaxon911 and I wish as well a happy landing and good luck in Canada. Yes, most probably I will be spending a snowy christmas in Toronto.
 

Giftsmas

Hero Member
Sep 14, 2014
564
66
Casablanca
Category........
Visa Office......
Rabat Morocco
NOC Code......
NOC 0121
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24/09/2014
Nomination.....
08.01.2015
Med's Request
30.03.2015
Med's Done....
09.04.2015, TLU and DM on May 27th 2015
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
09.06.2015
VISA ISSUED...
10.06.2015
LANDED..........
Hopefully buy a flight ticket soon!
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Thank you sk1984indian. I wish you all the best in Canada
 

arkscan

Champion Member
May 30, 2014
1,022
202
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-06-2014
Doc's Request.
CC Charge- 10-Oct-2014
Nomination.....
22-10-2014
IELTS Request
Sent with application
File Transfer...
2nd line- 17-12-2014
Med's Request
02-01-2015
Med's Done....
15-01-2015; Meds received line in Ecas: 23-01-2015
Passport Req..
DM: 24-03-2015; PPR: 31-03-2015; PP Sent: 1-04-2015
VISA ISSUED...
20-03-2015; Received PP Stamped with Visa: 23-04-2015
v2014 said:
Guys i am trying to send the email with requested scanned documents to visa office but the size of the attachments is too big to be sent.

Please any advice? Someone once advised on this issue but i can't seem to find the post.
Use this->

Staind said:
I had the same problem: Take photocopies of the passports, in black and white and 4 pages per sheer (eg..page 1 and 2 on top, 3 and 4 at the bottom of the sheet), now scan this and convert it to PDF using any free software. I was able to send 3 passports (60, 30 and 30 pages) and the total size was about 3.5 MB.
 

arkscan

Champion Member
May 30, 2014
1,022
202
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-06-2014
Doc's Request.
CC Charge- 10-Oct-2014
Nomination.....
22-10-2014
IELTS Request
Sent with application
File Transfer...
2nd line- 17-12-2014
Med's Request
02-01-2015
Med's Done....
15-01-2015; Meds received line in Ecas: 23-01-2015
Passport Req..
DM: 24-03-2015; PPR: 31-03-2015; PP Sent: 1-04-2015
VISA ISSUED...
20-03-2015; Received PP Stamped with Visa: 23-04-2015
vsai said:
Dear friends happy to inform its Decision Made for us and i have doubt and need an advise from our friends.

We have been called for interview after medicals and third line update, and our interview held in may last week and it went successfully, at the end of our interview the Visa Officer asked us to submit the original passports and said they will dispatch to our mailing address, and yesterday after decision made we also got a PPR request mail, so now except passports if i want to submit the recent photographs and other details doc the vfs wont accept only docs without passports. i feel its a system generated mail which triggers after DM and hopefully in our case as the passports are already with the VO they will send us shortly.. Appreciate your help and dialogue on the situation please.

And wish you all the best for all the forum members .. Good luck.
You should reply to that PPR mail informing them of ur earlier PP submission at the Embassy...Plus raise a CSE..Mark as 'Urgent'

And possibly send the photos to NDVO via courier..no other option....

they need your recent photos to print the COPR...
 

v2014

Hero Member
Dec 24, 2014
347
5
App. Filed.......
29/12/2014
Nomination.....
PER: 26/3/2015
arkscan said:
Use this->
Thank you dear,but i have much more papers to send.. So not sure if this will work.. i wish they gave me the option of srnding them.by courrier..
 

canadavisa1986

Star Member
Aug 1, 2014
171
14
124
new delhi
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-05-2016
AOR Received.
Aor1: 31st may 2016
File Transfer...
AOR2/ File transferred to NDVO: July 18th 2016
Med's Done....
upfront in Jan 2016
Interview........
BG check in progress: 10th dec 2016/ DM on 15th Dec 2016
shah2014 said:
@ canadavisa1986
Congratulations!!! and all the best for future endeavours

B4 is main form, and B4a is annexure.
Note: B4a specifically mentions that accompanying goods and to goods to follow shud be seperate, but B4 has not such restriction.


Another major difference is B4 can be saved for future editing, while b4a can not be saved. So never close it (u can open more instances for additional use) till u have finalized or simply fill it by hand.

How to fill them

B4 has 8 lines (if i remember correctly) divide all ur stuff in 8 categories (1 [or more] for accompanying goods and 7 [or less] for goods to follow). Actually, customs is only interest in goods to follow but still as it is required so dedicate one row to it.

How to fill them

Categorize ur stuff as Jewelry, electronics, books, clothes, kitchen items, Wooden items etc etc as per ur requirement.

on B4 form just write

Category 1 (As annexed form "Category 1") CAD XXX (u can use ur own currency but its better to report in CAD)
...
...
Category 8 (As annexed form "Category 1") CAD XXX


on form B4a for Category 1 (lets assume its clothes to follow)

Item 1 (e.g. 1 box of male formal clothes) CAD XXX
Item 2 (e.g. 1 box of female formal clothes) CAD XXX
Item 3 (e.g. 1 box of kids clothes) CAD XXX

Total CAD YYY (goes to b4 form)

For Jewelry and other expensive items u have to have pictures (for both accompanying and to follow) in set of 2 (1 for their record and 1 for ur)........ if u don't take picture of accompanying jewelry... u wud have to get it appraised (after paying some fee) inside Canada before u leave with tht piece of Jewelry for first time to prove to customs on ur return tht u had it before leaving, else u will have to pay tax.

Thus, the only important thing in accompanying goods is Jewelry and expensive items tht u may travel with in future. for all other items u can simply mention 6 bags of clothes, utensils, electronics, etc etc amounting to CAD ZZZ.

If u r looking for focused discussion / planning for landing and settling issues, u r welcome to join whatsapp group of applicants who have landed or landing soon, Inbox/PM ur number.

U can download b4a from here http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/b4a.pdf

If u r using it for goods to follow CHECK MARK the box in FIRST ROW, if for accompanying goods DO NOT CHECK MARK.

Thank u for the detailed response shah2014. this really helped in understanding the entire process.
 

arkscan

Champion Member
May 30, 2014
1,022
202
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-06-2014
Doc's Request.
CC Charge- 10-Oct-2014
Nomination.....
22-10-2014
IELTS Request
Sent with application
File Transfer...
2nd line- 17-12-2014
Med's Request
02-01-2015
Med's Done....
15-01-2015; Meds received line in Ecas: 23-01-2015
Passport Req..
DM: 24-03-2015; PPR: 31-03-2015; PP Sent: 1-04-2015
VISA ISSUED...
20-03-2015; Received PP Stamped with Visa: 23-04-2015
v2014 said:
Thank you dear,but i have much more papers to send.. So not sure if this will work.. i wish they gave me the option of srnding them.by courrier..
Try it dear...and use jpeg images with lower resolution if necessary to scan the docs...And look @ Winrar to create zip files if necessary :)
 

Staind

Hero Member
Sep 21, 2014
318
24
Bangalore, India
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO/WVO
NOC Code......
1114
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-11-2014
AOR Received.
26-02-2015
IELTS Request
Submitted
Med's Request
09-05-2015
Med's Done....
23-05-2015
Interview........
05/06/2015 (TLU)
Passport Req..
DM: 14-08-2015 PPR: 21-08-2015
VISA ISSUED...
Yet to submit PP
LANDED..........
Oct/Nov
arkscan said:
Use this->
One small correction: Scan the B&W photocopies, two sided scan!
 

Dev_06

Star Member
Jun 2, 2014
59
1
Thanks arkscan.

arkscan said:
Auto_art has already given u the template...The important thing is to convince them now..Just tell them the truth abt. why u made the mistake in ur letter- be polite, and humble, attach documentary evidence of ur US Visa rejection and pray & hope for the best....

Good luck!!!
 

canadavisa1986

Star Member
Aug 1, 2014
171
14
124
new delhi
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-05-2016
AOR Received.
Aor1: 31st may 2016
File Transfer...
AOR2/ File transferred to NDVO: July 18th 2016
Med's Done....
upfront in Jan 2016
Interview........
BG check in progress: 10th dec 2016/ DM on 15th Dec 2016
sk1984indian said:
B4 form - http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/b4-eng.pdf

B4a form - http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/b4a.pdf
Thanks agn bro.. god bless u..
 

arkscan

Champion Member
May 30, 2014
1,022
202
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-06-2014
Doc's Request.
CC Charge- 10-Oct-2014
Nomination.....
22-10-2014
IELTS Request
Sent with application
File Transfer...
2nd line- 17-12-2014
Med's Request
02-01-2015
Med's Done....
15-01-2015; Meds received line in Ecas: 23-01-2015
Passport Req..
DM: 24-03-2015; PPR: 31-03-2015; PP Sent: 1-04-2015
VISA ISSUED...
20-03-2015; Received PP Stamped with Visa: 23-04-2015
canadavisa1986 said:
Thank u for the detailed response shah2014. this really helped in understanding the entire process.
In addition to shah's informative post, go through this one->

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/form-b4-goods-to-followaccompanying-list-how-to-t44793.0.html

All ur queries would be solved with these 2 sources i think :)
 

v2014

Hero Member
Dec 24, 2014
347
5
App. Filed.......
29/12/2014
Nomination.....
PER: 26/3/2015
arkscan said:
Try it dear...and use jpeg images with lower resolution if necessary to scan the docs...And look @ Winrar to create zip files if necessary :)
Thanks a million will try that for sure