Thread for Acrra Ghana applicants

[kwacha]

Congratulations Teni...

 

[Agyeson]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, so excited guys, finally

Dear .........................................

YOUR IMMIGRANT VISA(S) APPEAR READY TO BE ISSUED, IF THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN YOUR FAMILY CONFIGURATON. IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY CHANGES, PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE BEFORE PROCEEDING.

You are asked to submit your passport(s) and documentation BY COURIER within 30 days. We would strongly recommend by DHL courier using a pre-paid return envelope, which is reliable and avoids the inconvenience of waiting in line outside the High Commission of Canada in Accra.

Alternately, you may also appear IN PERSON within 30 days at the Canadian High Commission in Accra from Monday to Thursday, at 8:00 a.m, for visa collection. You must bring this letter with you. If collected in person, the visa will be issued the same day.

Please note that our office is closed for public holidays, which include some Canadian and some Ghanaian holidays. Please verify the list of holidays on our website, to ensure that our office is open on the day you intend to visit:
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/ghana/contact-contactez

The visa(s) will be valid until the expiry of your medical results on 5th, July 2013 or until the expiry of your passports, whichever is earliest.

As the validity of your visa(s) has been already established and is limited to a fixed date, it CANNOT be extended under any circumstances. We therefore urge you to read and follow carefully the instructions below without delay:

PLEASE NOTE:
Failure to provide the required travel document(s) within 30 days from the date of this letter will lead us to conclude that you are no longer interested in immigrating to Canada and your application will be refused based the information that is available in your file. Once the application is refused, you would be able to reapply, but you would be required to submit a new application and pay a new processing fee. The new application would be assessed according to the Canadian Immigration legislations in force at the time that the new application was filed.

Please note that we will strive to meet the foregoing service standards. There may, however, be occasions when we cannot issue your visas within these standards. Accordingly, you are advised not to commit to any travel plans, purchase tickets, or take any irrevocable action such as selling property, or resign employment until you have received your immigrant visas..

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE YOUR VISA:

PASSPORT

An updated Police Clearance

An updated Additional Family Information form (IMM5406)

An updated schedule A IMM5669 background information form. Please do not leave any gaps in months or years. For questions 8(personal history) and 12(addresses), please start from when you turned 18 years

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Updated family information: you must advise us of any change in your marital status or family composition. All family members must be listed on your IMM8 application form. Failure to comply may result in a delay in the issuance of your visa.

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PASSPORTS. Check that:

There is an individual passport for each family member accompanying you to Canada. Children must have their own passport.

Each passport is valid for at least 6 months from the time you come for the visa.

Each passport has sufficient free pages (two required for our visa, plus pages for any transit visa)

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TWO (2) PHOTOS FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBER These photographs must be taken with a WHITE BACKGROUND, not be stapled, glued or pinned (you can paperclip or attach them using an envelope). The photographs must be unblemished as they will be used to produce your Permanent Resident Card once you are in Canada. Photograph specifications are included with this letter.

REMEMBER TO BRING THIS LETTER WITH YOU.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CITIZENS OF NIGERIA

E-Passport: We will only accept applications that include an e-passport. The Government of Nigeria has informed us that effective Dec 31, 2010 the older style of Nigerian Passport is no longer valid, regardless of the validity date on the passport. As we will only insert a visa in a passport with at least 6 months validity, we have stopped accepting the older style passport and require applicants to submit the new e-passport.

Thank you for the interest you have shown in Canada.

Regards,

Immigration Section (SSA)

imagine this mail has been sent since 14th of last month, it was in my spam mail and my hubby just saw it,
Guys wld like to go to Accra myslf, what n what do i take along? asper the document listed ? am i still going 2 have an interview? and what flight goes to Accra pls

Wow so exciting!!! can you submit your timeline so we know how long it took in total?

 

[bbccanada]

thanks guys, am so overwhelmed, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 8)

CONGRATULATION TINE, ENJOY THE MOMENT AND GOOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY WITH THE HAPPINESS OF BEING TOGATHER IN CANADA.

 

[Jermiah29_11]

Congratulations Teni!! What wonderful news, especially after some of the nerve-wrecking hiccups you hit along the way. Glad it has worked out for you.

All the best in this next part of your journey as you get everything together and make traveling plans to move to Canada and be with your husband!!

 

[chenny]

congratulations Teni,try to get the necessary documents,its better you let you spouse travell to accra to collect the visa with the documents,so as to prevent further delays.all the best

 

[Teni]

Thanks so much guys, appr8t, i submitted July 4th, got approved Sep, was contacted in Nov abt my marriage issue, i got advise from every1 in the house and acted just as(canadawoman a.nd others) submitted my new marriage Cert in January and was contacted March 14, i was on the rig and only got to know/ see the mail when i got back during the Easter break........................., Thanks so much Canada woman, i must say i realli appr8t, av opened the door for April, every1 would receive good news this month IJN

 

[chenny]

@bbccanada,have you gotten back the GMCS note,what did they say?

 

[canadianwoman]

Thanks so much Canada woman, i must say i realli appr8t, av opened the door for April, every1 would receive good news this month IJN

You're welcome. I'm glad they reconsidered your case after you submitted the new marriage certificate.

 

[egrace62]

Félicitations Teni... Congrats

 

[egrace62]

@ MRS. did u send a copy of ur CSQ to Accra? just wondering just wondering cos i cant see it in ur time line.

BTW i got my spouse's CSQ last weeek. it was delivered to me exactly on d 20th day after applying. meanwhile i had two copies of the csq of which the one with the marking immigration canada is to be sent to Accra. it got delivered today in Accra due to d 2days brake for Easter.

 

[rabu]

Hello guys I am back.

still waiting for the immigration to send my husband an email to request his passport and issue him a visa. they have sent him an email last week asking for him to do his meds again because they have expired. so my husband did them right away. in nigeria. my concern is that his bring forward date is may 8th!!! is this enough time for the meds to be delivered to ghana? how long do meds usually take?

 

[inlimbo]

Hello guys I am back.

still waiting for the immigration to send my husband an email to request his passport and issue him a visa. they have sent him an email last week asking for him to do his meds again because they have expired. so my husband did them right away. in nigeria. my concern is that his bring forward date is may 8th!!! is this enough time for the meds to be delivered to ghana? how long do meds usually take?

I believe my husband did his Jan 21 and they left Nigeria 10 days later for authentication or whatever happens in Paris. Then, I noticed ecas noted 'medicals results have been received' three weeks ago this past Monday.

 

[rabu]

I believe my husband did his Jan 21 and they left Nigeria 10 days later for authentication or whatever happens in Paris. Then, I noticed ecas noted 'medicals results have been received' three weeks ago this past Monday.

so about 3 months?? its been a year and a half now and our MP said his final review is may 8th ! what happens if they dont recieve his medicals by then?

 

[inlimbo]

so about 3 months?? its been a year and a half now and our MP said his final review is may 8th ! what happens if they dont recieve his medicals by then?

I've never heard of knowing when a final review will be done. That's interesting. I will inquire about that with my MPs office. I heard news this week; I'm gutted that they're still doing background checks.

Receipt of the medicals took 7 weeks in our case.
I suggest that you send a case specific inquiry noting when the medicals were done. I don't think they will do a final review without the results...
However, whatever I've thought about this ordeal has never been bang on.

Best of luck. You will be ok!

 

[Mrs.]

@ MRS. did u send a copy of ur CSQ to Accra? just wondering just wondering cos i cant see it in ur time line.

BTW i got my spouse's CSQ last weeek. it was delivered to me exactly on d 20th day after applying. meanwhile i had two copies of the csq of which the one with the marking immigration canada is to be sent to Accra. it got delivered today in Accra due to d 2days brake for Easter.

The CSQ is sent directly to the visa office by the MICC. Apparently they will not issue the visa without the CSQ because your spouse intends to reside in Qc. upon landing in Canada.

The one they sent me, I sent to my husband. He must have this original document, with his CoPR, to complete the landing process at the airport in Montreal.