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All who got FILE MOVED/transferred to NDVO 2019 please join

DawEach

Star Member
Aug 19, 2018
87
30
What does Pre arrival mean ? Please explain
After the interview it basically indicates that the visa officers are convinced that the relation is genuine, the application is all good and next step is just stamping the passport and issuing COPR.
 

Confused2011

Hero Member
Jun 15, 2011
298
31
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
New Delhi
App. Filed.......
15-05-2019
Doc's Request.
14-11-2019
AOR Received.
05-07-2019
File Transfer...
05-10-2019
Med's Request
23-07-2019
Med's Done....
29-07-2019
Interview........
Not requested
Passport Req..
16-03-2020
VISA ISSUED...
20-03-2020
LANDED..........
14-06-2020
when were you all notified that your application was moved to NDVO? before SA or after SA? before biometrics or after?
 

Confused2011

Hero Member
Jun 15, 2011
298
31
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
New Delhi
App. Filed.......
15-05-2019
Doc's Request.
14-11-2019
AOR Received.
05-07-2019
File Transfer...
05-10-2019
Med's Request
23-07-2019
Med's Done....
29-07-2019
Interview........
Not requested
Passport Req..
16-03-2020
VISA ISSUED...
20-03-2020
LANDED..........
14-06-2020
Thank you :) I'm Canadian though, so it will be hubby on a plane - god willing
hey, do you know why they are requesting an interview?
 

DawEach

Star Member
Aug 19, 2018
87
30
Ohh thats good. So usually it will take 3 months then. Mine just got transfered to delhi on 26th july.
yeah looking at the trend i would say most people have been hearing from NDVO after 3 months of transfer. A bit over 3 months but that's the standard timeline.
 

DawEach

Star Member
Aug 19, 2018
87
30
when were you all notified that your application was moved to NDVO? before SA or after SA? before biometrics or after?
Sponsor eligibility is reviewed in Canada so the application would move to either Mississauga or if there's backlog or if the application needs additional reviewing then its moved to the home country VO. After they start working on applicants eligibility is when they would ask for biometrics so its either after its moved to mississauga or home vo, altough they might ask for biometrics payment even before SA because they figure out that the applicant needs it done when they just start reviewing the application.
So yeah everyone's app moves home country visa office after SA but biometrics, not really.
 

Confused2011

Hero Member
Jun 15, 2011
298
31
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
New Delhi
App. Filed.......
15-05-2019
Doc's Request.
14-11-2019
AOR Received.
05-07-2019
File Transfer...
05-10-2019
Med's Request
23-07-2019
Med's Done....
29-07-2019
Interview........
Not requested
Passport Req..
16-03-2020
VISA ISSUED...
20-03-2020
LANDED..........
14-06-2020
Sponsor eligibility is reviewed in Canada so the application would move to either Mississauga or if there's backlog or if the application needs additional reviewing then its moved to the home country VO. After they start working on applicants eligibility is when they would ask for biometrics so its either after its moved to mississauga or home vo, altough they might ask for biometrics payment even before SA because they figure out that the applicant needs it done when they just start reviewing the application.
So yeah everyone's app moves home country visa office after SA but biometrics, not really.
Thanks! there are some people in the May 2019 fourm, whose application only moved to Mississauga, and then had their DM within less than 3 months. so is it safe to say that once the biometrics/medical is requested, the file stays in Mississauga for some applicants? or does it always move to the PA's home country? because frankly, i do not believe NDVO works that quickly (less than 3 months) for the the entire process.
 

DawEach

Star Member
Aug 19, 2018
87
30
Thanks! there are some people in the May 2019 fourm, whose application only moved to Mississauga, and then had their DM within less than 3 months. so is it safe to say that once the biometrics/medical is requested, the file stays in Mississauga for some applicants? or does it always move to the PA's home country? because frankly, i do not believe NDVO works that quickly (less than 3 months) for the the entire process.
Yeah alot of the applicants get theirs processed at Mississauga, my application was initially transferred there but after two months it was transferred to NDVO. If they just processed it there i probably would've gotten my PPR by now tsh tsh
 
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Confused2011

Hero Member
Jun 15, 2011
298
31
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
New Delhi
App. Filed.......
15-05-2019
Doc's Request.
14-11-2019
AOR Received.
05-07-2019
File Transfer...
05-10-2019
Med's Request
23-07-2019
Med's Done....
29-07-2019
Interview........
Not requested
Passport Req..
16-03-2020
VISA ISSUED...
20-03-2020
LANDED..........
14-06-2020
Yeah alot of the applicants get theirs processed at Mississauga, my application was initially transferred there but after a two months it was transferred to NDVO. If they just processed it there i probably would've gotten my PPR now tsh tsh
so why do they transfer some to NDVO and process some at Mississauga?
 

tdsw26

Star Member
Feb 1, 2019
99
39
Toronto, ON
hey, do you know why they are requesting an interview?
They request an interview any time they want clarification on your application, they never expain the reason for requesting an interview. I can probably guess why, there are so many notes on this forum about "red flags" etc, but there's no way to confirm if I'm correct.
 

tdsw26

Star Member
Feb 1, 2019
99
39
Toronto, ON
so why do they transfer some to NDVO and process some at Mississauga?
It's not just some, all files eventually get transferred to a local VO, and the majority of files are processed in local VOs. Mississauga handles only very straight forward cases that can be closed quickly to help with overflow and too much volume at other offices. It may seem like a lot of lucky people get through quickly at Mississauga, that's because it's designed to be faster there. But that number is way WAY smaller than the amount that get sent out.
 

Confused2011

Hero Member
Jun 15, 2011
298
31
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
New Delhi
App. Filed.......
15-05-2019
Doc's Request.
14-11-2019
AOR Received.
05-07-2019
File Transfer...
05-10-2019
Med's Request
23-07-2019
Med's Done....
29-07-2019
Interview........
Not requested
Passport Req..
16-03-2020
VISA ISSUED...
20-03-2020
LANDED..........
14-06-2020
They request an interview any time they want clarification on your application, they never expain the reason for requesting an interview. I can probably guess why, there are so many notes on this forum about "red flags" etc, but there's no way to confirm if I'm correct.
Thanks! good luck :)
 

Manniya

Newbie
Jul 23, 2019
3
0
Finally a thread for this!

October 17 application received
January 10 medical done and same day file transferred to NDVO
January 18 ecas second line changes to we started processing

Been a month now..so don’t know how much longer. I heard ndvo releases in batches so hope to god hubby is on that batch!
Any update ?