Thread for Acrra Ghana applicants

[Mylove4God2017]

Just to clarify.

Anyone who gets a medical request who applied before Dec 2016 should be aware that they are at the end of the process and should be expecting PPR right after submitting the medical.

If you applied after Dec 2016 and you're getting a medical request, that does not mean you're at the end. It's just a step in the process. As the whole process changed in Dec 2016.

So those getting medical requests who applied in August and Sept 2016 make sure you let us know. Also let us know if you get asked for additional docs. We want to know that AVO is working.

Good luck everyone.

So u mean those who applied in February 2017 and has got the medical request shouldn't be expecting ppr any time soon?

 

[Pake]

I think everyone gets one when they apply. I think we have the same one from when we did TRV.

@becos when u apply for the TVR have u got accepted ?

 

[becos]

So u mean those who applied in February 2017 and has got the medical request shouldn't be expecting ppr any time soon?

Unfortunately no you should not be expecting it soon. It's a First In First Out process. The visa offices process (80%) of applicants in the order in which they applied. That's why we all pay so much attention to when each other applied because it matters which month AVO is working on. They finished July 2016 applicants a few months ago and have moved to August apps. They have also promised to process those of us who applied prior to Dec 2016 before Dec 2017. We all did medical stuff prior to our applications being submitted or at sponsor approval. And from a long experience on this forum and others it shows that for those who applied prior to Dec 2016, when their medical expired and they are asked for a new one they get PPR within the week if they complete their medical. Your applications will probably take fewer months then ours have but AVO still has to work in order and through the backlog. Hope that helps clarify things.

 

[senaghana]

Just to clarify.

Anyone who gets a medical request who applied before Dec 2016 should be aware that they are at the end of the process and should be expecting PPR right after submitting the medical.

If you applied after Dec 2016 and you're getting a medical request, that does not mean you're at the end. It's just a step in the process. As the whole process changed in Dec 2016.

So those getting medical requests who applied in August and Sept 2016 make sure you let us know. Also let us know if you get asked for additional docs. We want to know that AVO is working.

Good luck everyone.

 

[senaghana]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=983&top=4
I think this could help clarify issues

 

[becos]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=983&top=4
I think this could help clarify issues

Good point. And for those of us who applied before Dec 2016 we're getting medical requests for the 2nd time so it doesn't have to be processed in the same way as if it were the first one, like those who applied after Dec 2016. It's just so we can travel because your medical is only valid for a year and has to be valid when you get your visa and want to travel. Your visa is only valid as long as your medical hasn't expired. There are some exceptions, but rare.

 

[becos]

@becos when u apply for the TVR have u got accepted ?

Nope, denied both times unfortunately. That was before we applied for spousal. It's so common to be denied so we didn't sweat it.

 

[Pake]

Nope, denied both times unfortunately. That was before we applied for spousal. It's so common to be denied so we didn't sweat it.

Ok thanks for ur replied.we wanted to do it too but since they rarely accept it we decided not to waste your money

 

[Lagos babe]

Unfortunately no you should not be expecting it soon. It's a First In First Out process. The visa offices process (80%) of applicants in the order in which they applied. That's why we all pay so much attention to when each other applied because it matters which month AVO is working on. They finished July 2016 applicants a few months ago and have moved to August apps. They have also promised to process those of us who applied prior to Dec 2016 before Dec 2017. We all did medical stuff prior to our applications being submitted or at sponsor approval. And from a long experience on this forum and others it shows that for those who applied prior to Dec 2016, when their medical expired and they are asked for a new one they get PPR within the week if they complete their medical. Your applications will probably take fewer months then ours have but AVO still has to work in order and through the backlog. Hope that helps clarify things.

On the contrary No.
FIFO doesn't work in this case, though you would not agree.
For those that applied after 2016, it is run separately from the previous scheme, and might get PPRs before the previous scheme.
Have you ever wondered why there are two different timelines, if FIFO, would have been in place?
Please check other VOs, that are going on fast, they still have a backlog with the old system.
It's sad, but that is the way AVO rolls, ejirostephen gave an example yesterday, which I was shocked, most elders didn't react to.
In 2014, Canada changed the skilled worker application form paper to express entry, I got my visa in six months from AVO, and those that applied at the later end of 2014, are just getting PRs in 2017.
You know what happened, AVO started treating express entry, and it took a lot of petitions for them to be looked into.

For the new stream, getting a MR from AVO is a good sign that PPR is knocking, you know why, other applicants get MR from CPC, before being transferred to their respective VOs, we get ours late, Because of the peculiar nature of AVO.
Go check Dakar VO, the new applicants are getting PPR, while the old ones are still waiting with their timeline.
For the old applicants, start raising CSEs, especially if your medical has expired, gentle reminder about your medical status, hence one can get forgotten.
For the new applicants, the MRs have come to stay, PPRs should roll soon

 

[senaghana]

I have never been a believer of this first in first out stuff trust me, all i believe in is when your time is up, it's up cus i have not even checked my emails in a long while and just got the feeling to do that this evening, and surprisingly the request for medicals came 30mins just before i opened my email.
Secondly i know of someone who applied last year and traveled in the same year, the time between his application and the time of him having his visa issued was 6 months so hey luck may also be a factor remember?

 

[RoamingSpirit]

Unfortunately no you should not be expecting it soon. It's a First In First Out process. The visa offices process (80%) of applicants in the order in which they applied. That's why we all pay so much attention to when each other applied because it matters which month AVO is working on. They finished July 2016 applicants a few months ago and have moved to August apps. They have also promised to process those of us who applied prior to Dec 2016 before Dec 2017. We all did medical stuff prior to our applications being submitted or at sponsor approval. And from a long experience on this forum and others it shows that for those who applied prior to Dec 2016, when their medical expired and they are asked for a new one they get PPR within the week if they complete their medical. Your applications will probably take fewer months then ours have but AVO still has to work in order and through the backlog. Hope that helps clarify things.

While it would seem only fair that those who applied before December 2016 be processed first, a few posts in the thread are suggesting this isn't totally the case. It looks like at least three people who applied after December 2016 have not only been asked to do their medicals, but also completed the process. Unless I am misunderstanding what I was reading.

 

[becos]

While it would seem only fair that those who applied before December 2016 be processed first, a few posts in the thread are suggesting this isn't totally the case. It looks like at least three people who applied after December 2016 have not only been asked to do their medicals, but also completed the process. Unless I am misunderstanding what I was reading.

No one who applied after dec 2016 in this forum has gotten PPR. It's FiFO 80% of the time, according to our MP and More than two lawyers I spoke to, and a former immigration officer. Anyways, I'm going with what I've seen to be true being a member of this forum for over a year. And to reiterate, if you applied before dec 2016 your app should be processed within 16 months and or before dec 2017. If you look at the two different time lines for apps they actually add up. It's not two different scenarios.

 

[colmiz]

So u mean those who applied in February 2017 and has got the medical request shouldn't be expecting ppr any time soon?

Nope. It's a FIFO process with avo. I know it depends on an individual application but there is no way they will service those after Dec 2016 before those applicants who applied before Dec 2016

 

[AnneMariee]

On the contrary No.
FIFO doesn't work in this case, though you would not agree.
For those that applied after 2016, it is run separately from the previous scheme, and might get PPRs before the previous scheme.
Have you ever wondered why there are two different timelines, if FIFO, would have been in place?
Please check other VOs, that are going on fast, they still have a backlog with the old system.
It's sad, but that is the way AVO rolls, ejirostephen gave an example yesterday, which I was shocked, most elders didn't react to.
In 2014, Canada changed the skilled worker application form paper to express entry, I got my visa in six months from AVO, and those that applied at the later end of 2014, are just getting PRs in 2017.
You know what happened, AVO started treating express entry, and it took a lot of petitions for them to be looked into.

For the new stream, getting a MR from AVO is a good sign that PPR is knocking, you know why, other applicants get MR from CPC, before being transferred to their respective VOs, we get ours late, Because of the peculiar nature of AVO.
Go check Dakar VO, the new applicants are getting PPR, while the old ones are still waiting with their timeline.
For the old applicants, start raising CSEs, especially if your medical has expired, gentle reminder about your medical status, hence one can get forgotten.
For the new applicants, the MRs have come to stay, PPRs should roll soon

I agree with you on this.
Other threads, those who applied after dec 2016 got their MR from Mississauga before file was transferred to VO. Only AVO was different.
So if you applied after dec 2016 and your file had been transferred a while now, and you got medical request, then anything is possible.
I also don't believe in the FIFO thing, but whatever makes everyone comfortable.
Don't get your hopes too high but at the same time, don't loose all hopes because people who applied well before you haven't received PPR. Cases are different

 

[RoamingSpirit]

A theory - so the government has committed to processing 80% of new applications within 12 months. Right or wrong, there is no commitment on processing times for old applications. If the visa offices process based on applications received first and need to clear the backlog before starting the new applications, they aren't going to meet their commitment for new applications. This would make them look like failures. So maybe (I reiterate that this is a theory and I don't necessarily think it's fair) there is pressure on caseworkers to get through the new applications to meet commitment.