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Cutie101

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May 28, 2017
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I'm just wondering. For those who have travelled with Ethiopian Airlines, would you recommend them or would you fly them again in future?
I flew from Canada to Ghana
experience was interesting.
Poor performance with the aircraft team and employees
plane was delayed for hours we were to depart 7am we did not leave Canada until 2pm by the time we left the connecting flight had left Addis Ababa.
we had to sleep in Ethiopia for the night and the horror with organization for the hotel stay let me not start.
we had a bus collect the passengers around 6am then we boarded and went to Accra that flight was abt 5 hrs
so my normal 14 hours flight and just 1 transit with other international flights went into like a 3 day event
so if this is the first time for your partner who has never flown with international flights I will not recommend I rather recommend KLM much easier for first timer.

Rating for Air Ethiopia rated out of 10
-Clean plane and comfortable - 9/10
-food out of 1/10- I did not bother to eat as the container food was in ..slightly open
-schedule (NEVER ONTIME) 1-10
baggage claim 6-10
 
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Ugoswife

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Jan 7, 2017
388
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Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
3rd October2016
AOR Received.
26th October 2016
File Transfer...
3rd November, 2016 ; 15th November In process in Accra
Med's Done....
2nd April, 2016
I flew from Canada to Ghana
experience was interesting.
Poor performance with the aircraft team and employees
plane was delayed for hours we were to depart 7am we did not leave Canada until 2pm by the time we left the connecting flight had left Addis Ababa.
we had to sleep in Ethiopia for the night and the horror with organization for the hotel stay let me not start.
we had a bus collect the passengers around 6am then we boarded and went to Accra that flight was abt 5 hrs
so my normal 14 hours flight and just 1 transit with other international flights went into like a 3 day event
so if this is the first time for your partner who has never flown with international flights I will not recommend I rather recommend KLM much easier for first timer.

Rating for Air Ethiopia rated out of 10
-Clean plane and comfortable - 9/10
-food out of 1/10- I did not bother to eat as the container food was in ..slightly open
-schedule (NEVER ONTIME) 1-10
baggage claim 6-10
Sounds awful! They have a lot of bad reviews but I guess it's expected for their pricing.
 

Cutie101

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May 28, 2017
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Sounds awful! They have a lot of bad reviews but I guess it's expected for their pricing.
Honestly the price that time 1500 CAD the reason I even took that flight was there was no other flight for the day I wanted t leave for a lower flight.
Ethiopia and British airways will not fly with again
I will stick with KLM / Delta /Brussels so far best experience especially with KLM highly recommended.
 
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Ugoswife

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Jan 7, 2017
388
298
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
3rd October2016
AOR Received.
26th October 2016
File Transfer...
3rd November, 2016 ; 15th November In process in Accra
Med's Done....
2nd April, 2016
Honestly the price that time 1500 CAD the reason I even took that flight was there was no other flight for the day I wanted t leave for a lower flight.
Ethiopia and British airways will not fly with again
I will stick with KLM / Delta /Brussels so far best experience especially with KLM highly recommended.
Turkish airlines is super too!
 
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Kwamtin

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What we did after receiving our request for Police Clearance, Medical and PPR all at the same time:
My husband did his Medical then went in for police clearance. The police report we didn't get right away, we were told it would take a few days. However in an effort not miss our deadline (15 days). We did the following:
In our online account- CIC- under 'view submitted application' - that section has all documents they (AVO) requested and the due date. There is also an option to upload them online. - (Medical, Police Clearance & Other optional documents)
So we uploaded the Medical confirmation (under that section) then a copy of the Police Clearance request confirmation under optional documents with a letter explaining that as soon as its available we would submit it. We packaged all and also couriered it the AVO.
Then later, after receiving the Police Clearance we uploaded a copy of the actual certificate online 'under that section'-(view submitted application) Police clearance then couriered it to AVO.
This we hoped would give them enough proof and some leeway for them to continue working on our file while actual documents are in transit.
Our police certificate is still in transit, but our account now says background check in progress ( I guess they are using what we uploaded).
I would advise any one in this situation to be pro-active and utilize the website as much as possible to expedite your file.

Hoping for PUM next week (prayers!!)
Good luck to us all.
I just checked on DHL website and my document has been signed for sic hopefully by next week they will look into it, but of course I'm gonna upload it on my CIC account as well to be on the safe side. Good luck to us all!!!
 

colmiz

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Oct 6, 2016
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Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
accra
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-09-2016
AOR Received.
13-10-2016
File Transfer...
28-10-2016
Med's Done....
02-11-2016
On a lighter note, I am January 25th applicant, I got a somewhat good news from avo few hours ago. A lady called me and asked if I could be able to travel before 7th of December. I suppose as my medical expires on the 5th or that 6th. Don't know if I should be happy or sad considering all the news from yesterday. Please I need advice, what is the cheapest fare one can get from lagos to Winnipeg at this point? Desperate times calls for desperate measures.
Delta is having a sale....
 

nwaefulu_716

Star Member
Aug 7, 2017
94
51
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Accra
App. Filed.......
01-02-2017
Doc's Request.
02-03-2017 (schedule A)
AOR Received.
23-02-2017
File Transfer...
15-06-2017 (ECAS IP)
Med's Request
10-07-2017
Med's Done....
12-07-2017
Passport Req..
03-12-2018
VISA ISSUED...
06-02-2019
LANDED..........
20-02-2019
On a lighter note, I am January 25th applicant, I got a somewhat good news from avo few hours ago. A lady called me and asked if I could be able to travel before 7th of December. I suppose as my medical expires on the 5th or that 6th. Don't know if I should be happy or sad considering all the news from yesterday. Please I need advice, what is the cheapest fare one can get from lagos to Winnipeg at this point? Desperate times calls for desperate measures.
Awe... that’s the same journey my hubby will be making (Lagos to Winnipeg)... hopefully sooner than later
 

bbccanada

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Jul 19, 2012
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Visa Office......
Accra
App. Filed.......
05-01-2017
Doc's Request.
none
AOR Received.
18-01-2017
File Transfer...
20-01-2017 in process Accra 02-02-2017
Med's Request
upfront
Interview........
No interview
Passport Req..
21-11-2017
VISA ISSUED...
04-12-2017

Skod

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Jul 23, 2017
36
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Category........
Visa Office......
AVO
MyCIC account shows my application has been approved and counterfoil issued on my passport...I am yet to receive pickup mail..is this normal? Should I mail them in case they missed it ? I have a deadline of 20th December as issued by them when they requested for my passport...Biko my people tell me what to do
You can mail them ......
 

Kuako

Member
Nov 22, 2017
15
31
Nigeria
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Accra Visa Office
Quick question please!
How long does the VOA or CIC give before they say that Police Report is expired from the date of issuance?
 

waitingInTO

Hero Member
Nov 14, 2016
276
181
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
AVO
App. Filed.......
11-10-2016
AOR Received.
02-11-2016
File Transfer...
15-11-2016
Med's Request
24-10-2017
Med's Done....
Upfront - passed
Interview........
Not required
Passport Req..
24-10-2017 Submitted 01-12-2017
VISA ISSUED...
23-12-2017
LANDED..........
before end of the year
So, house members, I guess My MP is still doing or getting updates until my file is finalized.

  • We got PPR on the 24th, asked to submit medical, police clearance and updated forms withing 15 days.
  • Obtained permission to submit clearance late (23 days later)
  • Go permission to submit passport to country of residence rather than AVO. AVO agreed, so now waiting for final approval then we can submit passport

Now the interesting bits:

Got an email from the MP today and it tells a lot more than I saw on my GCMS notes and mycic:
Dear XXXXX
This is the response of IRCC on our request received yesterday:


`` We can provide you with the following details about the status of your constituent’s Application to sponsor a spouse living outside Canada:


• The application was received at the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga (CPC-M), Ontario, on October 11, 2016.

• The initial assessment to ensure your constituent meets the eligibility criteria and that the application is complete was finalized on November 4, 2016. - Nov 4, 2017 was showing up "Due Date" on my GCMS notes for medical and background and I didn't understand what it was about since my medical was expected to expire in September according to them. Now I know it's exactly 1 year from the first eligibility assessment.

• The assessment for the spouse is still in process at the Canadian visa office in Accra, Ghana .

• The eligibility requirements assessment has been finalized on October 24, 2017. - Mycic says reviewing even today

• The medical examination results are on file and valid until November 2, 2018 for your constituent’s spouse. - (Re-medical was done on October 30th)


• The criminality verifications are currently valid. - i hope valid means passed/complete

• The security verifications are currently valid. - i hope valid means passed/complete

• Processing times indicated on our website are approximate, and can vary with each individual case.



My GCMS note request has been held up since Sep 18th. They finally acknowledged my inquiry last week stating I'm in "priority for completion." Still, nothing in my inbox.


Update Day 34 since PPR:

Overall Status: Request for Passport, re-medical and police clearance completed as of Day 23 (Nov 14)

PPR Submission Day: Done on Nov 14th.

This is what our mycic account says:


Application status We are processing your application. We will send you a message when there is an update or if we need more information from you.
Review of eligibility We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements.
Review of medical results We are reviewing the results of your medical exam.
Review of additional documents We do not need additional documents.
Interview
You do not need an interview. We will send you a message if this changes.
Biometrics We do not need your fingerprints. We will send you a message if this changes.
Background check We are processing your background check. We will send you a message if we need more information.
Final decision Your application is in progress. We will send you a message once the final decision has been made.

Other: Also got an invitation on mycic for pre-arrival services

This is what our ECAS says:

  1. We received your application for permanent residence on October 11, 2016.
  2. We started processing your application on November 15, 2016.
  3. Medical results have been received.
  4. We sent you correspondence on October 24, 2017. If you have not yet provided the information or the requested documents, please do so as soon as possible. Please wait until you receive the correspondence before sending us additional information, as the correspondence will outline all information that is required.

Hope this helps someone.
 
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queenanetor

Star Member
Nov 28, 2016
112
90
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
AVO
App. Filed.......
30th August 2016
Doc's Request.
N/A
AOR Received.
30//2016
File Transfer...
November 7th 2016
Med's Done....
11/10/2017
Interview........
11th Oct 2017
Passport Req..
12/10/2017
VISA ISSUED...
8th November 2017
LANDED..........
23rd November 2017
Hello house am just here to say my final pleasantries, My husband landed on Thursday ,he said the whole process was roughly 10 mins n it was smooth he just showed the papers,he just asked three questions ,and they welcomed him to Canada.once again God bless you All am out✌✌✌✌✌✌✌