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SEPTEMBER 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS >>>>>>>

danawhitaker

Hero Member
Aug 4, 2016
702
34
United States
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-09-2016
AOR Received.
21-10-2016
File Transfer...
28-10-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
22-07-2016
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
14-02-2017
VISA ISSUED...
02-03-2017
LANDED..........
05-03-2017
Landagirl said:
Hopefully it comes soon for the rest of you that are waiting :). I was hoping there would be some more DMs come through this weekend. My hubby and I live apart not sure if that plays into or not? Who knows with CIC is all I think anyone can honestly answer
I distracted myself this weekend by packing more boxes. I'd been avoiding starting the areas that were actively being used until the background check started. Now we're basically living out of suitcases so DM and PPR need to come soon. :D
 

eaforster

Star Member
May 16, 2016
99
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-09-2016
AOR Received.
01-10-2016
File Transfer...
15-10-2016 (SA)
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
12-07-2016
Passport Req..
ECAS DM: 02/07/2017 PPR: 02/15/2017
VISA ISSUED...
02/27/2017
LANDED..........
03/04/2017
OMG!!!!! Background check in progress!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAYYYYYY!!!! I complained too soon!!!

I'm not sure when it changed, but I checked on Friday around 1pm and nothing changed and just checked this morning and it was updated to "in progress"!!!

Thank you guys for making me feel better, I just had to be one more weekend patient!
 

sweethunkUSman

Hero Member
Sep 20, 2016
212
5
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-09-2016
AOR Received.
18-10-2016
File Transfer...
24-10-2016
Med's Request
passed
Med's Done....
September 2nd 2016
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Background check: Nov 29 2016; DM (ECAS): Jan 15 2017; passport photocopy/2 photos email request Jan 23 2017; Received in Ottawa Feb 1 2017; COPR mailed Feb 8 2017
VISA ISSUED...
CoPR on Feb 8 2017
LANDED..........
Feb 20 2017
eaforster said:
OMG!!!!! Background check in progress!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAYYYYYY!!!! I complained too soon!!!

I'm not sure when it changed, but I checked on Friday around 1pm and nothing changed and just checked this morning and it was updated to "in progress"!!!

Thank you guys for making me feel better, I just had to be one more weekend patient!
wonderful wonderful wonderful!
 

stankadank

Full Member
Sep 29, 2015
21
2
I got a request for an additional police clearance December 13 and submitted it a week later.

Does anyone know if that usually delays things?

I am in a hard spot at the moment as there is an important family health issue that has come up back in Australia so I want to go home for that in a couple of weeks, but I am afraid that I will get an interview request (although our application is solid and we have lived together for almost 3 years now).

Does anyone know if it delays the process longer if they request additional docs? eg. do they request the docs then wait the full time period before they check them again?

Also- if someone could explain how the passport request works, if I am in Australia can I mail it to them from Australia even though I reside in Toronto?
 

AnnaandJer

Full Member
Dec 1, 2015
20
0
September 7 Applicant here...Ottawa visa office. No movement since medicals were passed back in the Fall. Anyone else stuck? Someone...anybody tell me my timeline is similar.

Seeing so much progress with applications submitted after ours is making us antsy. :(
 

eaforster

Star Member
May 16, 2016
99
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-09-2016
AOR Received.
01-10-2016
File Transfer...
15-10-2016 (SA)
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
12-07-2016
Passport Req..
ECAS DM: 02/07/2017 PPR: 02/15/2017
VISA ISSUED...
02/27/2017
LANDED..........
03/04/2017
I'm a September 7th applicant as well and my background check just started on Monday! Maybe we have the same officer and yours will start any day now!!
 

stankadank

Full Member
Sep 29, 2015
21
2
eaforster said:
I'm a September 7th applicant as well and my background check just started on Monday! Maybe we have the same officer and yours will start any day now!!
if the background check is 'in progress' does that mean it is unlikely that I will have to have an interview?
 

Louman64

Hero Member
Sep 22, 2016
519
104
scarborough toronto
Category........
FAM
App. Filed.......
10-04-2019
Doc's Request.
No news yet
stankadank said:
if the background check is 'in progress' does that mean it is unlikely that I will have to have an interview?
most lkely ...if BC did not change for weeks they might ask for interview
 

Charl00Char

Full Member
Mar 14, 2016
43
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29/09/2016
AOR Received.
AOR 1: 07/10/2016 & SA: 13/10/2016 & AOR 2: 20/10/2016
File Transfer...
13/10/2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
27/06/2016
Passport Req..
07/02/2017
VISA ISSUED...
14/03/2017
LANDED..........
18/05/2017
Louman64 said:
most lkely ...if BC did not change for weeks they might ask for interview
I don't think this is entirely true. CIC seem to have slowed down with processing applications. I didn't get my BC until recently. I would hope if they have any doubts that they'd ask for information instead of an interview.
 

knowledge101

Hero Member
Aug 23, 2016
215
9
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-08-2016
AOR Received.
11-08-2016
File Transfer...
22-08-2016
Med's Done....
Upfront, 04-08-2016
Interview........
N/A, Background check In-Process: 23-11-2016
Passport Req..
DM on ECAS: 12-01-2017; PPR Email: 23-01-2017; DM on MyCIC: 06-02-2017
VISA ISSUED...
COPR sent: 06-02-2017
LANDED..........
11-02-2017
Louman64 said:
most lkely ...if BC did not change for weeks they might ask for interview
I don't think the length of time has anything to do with it. Many of us Ottawa applicants had a 8+ week BC and none of us have had to do an interview before case closed (BC back in November and DM in January).
 

ejac09

Hero Member
Sep 13, 2016
257
0
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
26-09-2016
AOR Received.
20-10-2016; AOR2 03-11-2016
File Transfer...
24-10-2016 and SA
Med's Request
Upfront-Passed 19-01-17
Med's Done....
05-09-2016 :BC in Progress Feb 17 2017 :DM in ecas Feb 17, 2017
Passport Req..
Feb 21, 2017
eaforster said:
I'm a September 7th applicant as well and my background check just started on Monday! Maybe we have the same officer and yours will start any day now!!
Cno po VO nyo?
 

ticky

Full Member
Jul 1, 2013
30
0
Toronto, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-09-2016
AOR Received.
18-10-2016
File Transfer...
29-10-2016
Med's Done....
Upfront
Interview........
Not requested
Got an email from CIC on Friday afternoon confirmed my address to send my passport back to and then Saturday night got an email saying my CIC status has been updated which confirms my PR has been approved.
 

enggvirdi

Hero Member
Dec 2, 2014
242
19
New Delhi
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO
NOC Code......
2133
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-09-2014
Doc's Request.
Pending
Nomination.....
22-12-2014
AOR Received.
NDVO does not send AORs
IELTS Request
Submitted
File Transfer...
2nd line on 21st March 2015
Med's Request
07-04-2015
Med's Done....
18-04-2015; Third line on 28-04-2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
02-06-2015
Hi Guys, I just wanted to know if my wife and I need to open a joint bank account in India. I am a Canadian PR. Will it be a benefit?

Also, my wife has my name in her passport but her parental home address instead of mine. Will that be a problem? Do we need to have common Indian address in her all ID proofs? Her's is the parental address for Aadhar card and Passport.
 

featherine

Full Member
May 18, 2014
24
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-09-2016
Doc's Request.
22-11-2016
AOR Received.
18-10-2016
File Transfer...
28-10-2016
Med's Request
22-11-2016
Med's Done....
15-12-2016
Interview........
Not needed
Passport Req..
23-01-2017
VISA ISSUED...
21-02-2017
LANDED..........
26-02-2017
I have a question about the COPR process, but I'm not sure if anybody can help me out.

We're about to send my husband's new photos and a passport photocopy to CIC, and the email said to include a prepaid envelope that they'll use for the COPR. It's being sent to his US address, and we didn't want to spend a fortune on the envelope, so we just bought the appropriate stamps for a regular envelope. Does anyone know if that will suffice? Furthermore, do we really need to send a prepaid envelope when we aren't required to send an actual passport? I found the email they sent us pretty confusing, honestly...
 

enggvirdi

Hero Member
Dec 2, 2014
242
19
New Delhi
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO
NOC Code......
2133
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-09-2014
Doc's Request.
Pending
Nomination.....
22-12-2014
AOR Received.
NDVO does not send AORs
IELTS Request
Submitted
File Transfer...
2nd line on 21st March 2015
Med's Request
07-04-2015
Med's Done....
18-04-2015; Third line on 28-04-2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
02-06-2015
Hi Guys, I just wanted to know if my wife and I need to open a joint bank account in India. I am a Canadian PR. Will it be a benefit?

Also, my wife has my name in her passport but her parental home address instead of mine. Will that be a problem? Do we need to have common Indian address in her all ID proofs? Her's is the parental address for Aadhar card and Passport.