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medellinguy

Hero Member
Jul 20, 2010
418
4
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-10-2010
Doc's Request.
Everything in order I guess
AOR Received.
07-04-2011
File Transfer...
03-12-2010
Med's Done....
15-09-2010
Passport Req..
07-07-2011
VISA ISSUED...
01-08-2011
LANDED..........
07-09-2011
Hello there,

When my wife received her AOR from Bogota, it states to not contact them before 10 months since they received the documents. They received them on december 3rd 2010. So, does that mean that after 10 months, the MP can tell them to actually speed up and put some kind of priority? 3 more months to go without being able to know anything...

it's so hard today.........
 

CharlieD10

VIP Member
Sep 5, 2010
5,849
185
123
Northern Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
KGN
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-02-2011
File Transfer...
09-05-2011
Med's Done....
17-01-2011, 08-03-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
30-3-2012
VISA ISSUED...
13-04-2012
LANDED..........
06-06-2012
The AOR is supposed to give you some idea of the average processing time for the application. It's not a hard and fast thing, but basically it reduces the amount of contact they have with people wanting to know what is happening with their application.

It is hard to sit and wait for months on end without hearing anything. In the case of the office in Kingston, that I am going through, the official timeline from CIC is 17 months now, and even where people have received AOR's stating 6 months (last year) processing time, MPs have been refusing to get involved if the case is not past the 17 months official timeline.

If you've ordered the CAIPS notes, and nothing has been helpful, you're going to have to assume that processing is continuing as normal and keep waiting. I know it's hard, but look at it this way - you are 7 months in, the worst of the wait is over, the 3 months left will go by just like the 7 months did.
 

wes786

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Sep 6, 2010
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medellinguy said:
Hello there,

When my wife received her AOR from Bogota, it states to not contact them before 10 months since they received the documents. They received them on december 3rd 2010. So, does that mean that after 10 months, the MP can tell them to actually speed up and put some kind of priority? 3 more months to go without being able to know anything...

it's so hard today.........
No one can do anything to make the process faster, it will be done when its time for your case to be done. On my wife's AOR it mentioned 9 months(back in March 2010), it has been 15+ months and still no VISA the timeline on CIC website has increased to 23 months now for my VISA office in the last 15 months so I know exactly how you feel. Hang in there...
 

medellinguy

Hero Member
Jul 20, 2010
418
4
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-10-2010
Doc's Request.
Everything in order I guess
AOR Received.
07-04-2011
File Transfer...
03-12-2010
Med's Done....
15-09-2010
Passport Req..
07-07-2011
VISA ISSUED...
01-08-2011
LANDED..........
07-09-2011
Oh god, the official timeline is 15 months...it just states 10 months in the AOR....oh god...just halfway :(
 

CharlieD10

VIP Member
Sep 5, 2010
5,849
185
123
Northern Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
KGN
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-02-2011
File Transfer...
09-05-2011
Med's Done....
17-01-2011, 08-03-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
30-3-2012
VISA ISSUED...
13-04-2012
LANDED..........
06-06-2012
medellinguy said:
Oh god, the official timeline is 15 months...it just states 10 months in the AOR....oh god...just halfway :(
Hang in there, amigo. In time, this will just be another phase you guys went through, and a story to tell the grandkids. In their day everything will be done electronically in a matter of days and weeks, and you will shake your head and say 'In my day, we did it the hard way' and your grandkids will roll their eyes and wonder what granddad is on about, how can things have taken so long to get done, it's just not possible! You'll call them young whippersnappers, and everyone will laugh. This too shall pass. :)
 

margrey

Full Member
Mar 27, 2011
41
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Guatemala
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-02-2011
Doc's Request.
e-mail 26-05-2011, sent doc 07-06-2011
AOR Received.
15-04-2011
File Transfer...
14-03-2011
Med's Done....
15-01-2011
Passport Req..
E-mail 26-05-2011, sent pastport on 07-06-2011
VISA ISSUED...
DM July 07, 2011, PP to pick it up on July 19, 2011
LANDED..........
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
medellinguy,
As CharlieD10 said, hang in there amigo, yo estoy tambien esperando impaciente, (I am too waiting impacient), but our time will come, we need a little more pacient.
 

margrey

Full Member
Mar 27, 2011
41
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Guatemala
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-02-2011
Doc's Request.
e-mail 26-05-2011, sent doc 07-06-2011
AOR Received.
15-04-2011
File Transfer...
14-03-2011
Med's Done....
15-01-2011
Passport Req..
E-mail 26-05-2011, sent pastport on 07-06-2011
VISA ISSUED...
DM July 07, 2011, PP to pick it up on July 19, 2011
LANDED..........
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
It is our price that we have to pay for our everlasting happiness, is worthed every second, every instant, I only think in the love that my wife and me have, and I am all for, wait is the price, is painful, but I dream in the hapiness and future together with my wife, HANG IN THERE, YOU CAN DO IT, SOON WILL BE PART OF THE PAST.
 

medellinguy

Hero Member
Jul 20, 2010
418
4
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-10-2010
Doc's Request.
Everything in order I guess
AOR Received.
07-04-2011
File Transfer...
03-12-2010
Med's Done....
15-09-2010
Passport Req..
07-07-2011
VISA ISSUED...
01-08-2011
LANDED..........
07-09-2011
margrey said:
It is our price that we have to pay for our everlasting happiness, is worthed every second, every instant, I only think in the love that my wife and me have, and I am all for, wait is the price, is painful, but I dream in the hapiness and future together with my wife, HANG IN THERE, YOU CAN DO IT, SOON WILL BE PART OF THE PAST.

ojala que si, pero sabes, hoy no creo en nada :(
hopefully, but you know, i don't believe in anything today :(
 

margrey

Full Member
Mar 27, 2011
41
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Guatemala
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-02-2011
Doc's Request.
e-mail 26-05-2011, sent doc 07-06-2011
AOR Received.
15-04-2011
File Transfer...
14-03-2011
Med's Done....
15-01-2011
Passport Req..
E-mail 26-05-2011, sent pastport on 07-06-2011
VISA ISSUED...
DM July 07, 2011, PP to pick it up on July 19, 2011
LANDED..........
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
medellinguy,
It is ok, always will be tomorrow, just hang in today, creemelo ya pronto pasara.
 

wes786

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Sep 6, 2010
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margrey said:
It is our price that we have to pay for our everlasting happiness, is worthed every second, every instant, I only think in the love that my wife and me have, and I am all for, wait is the price, is painful, but I dream in the hapiness and future together with my wife, HANG IN THERE, YOU CAN DO IT, SOON WILL BE PART OF THE PAST.
Well said!!!
 

Huron

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Oct 14, 2010
262
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Category........
Job Offer........
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margrey said:
It is our price that we have to pay for our everlasting happiness, is worthed every second, every instant, I only think in the love that my wife and me have, and I am all for, wait is the price, is painful, but I dream in the hapiness and future together with my wife, HANG IN THERE, YOU CAN DO IT, SOON WILL BE PART OF THE PAST.
I thought the price we paid for everlasting happiness was $1040..............
 

dakonej

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May 26, 2011
204
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Huron said:
I thought the price we paid for everlasting happiness was $1040..............
$1278 to be exact when you convert it to USD. :(
 

Kelly0891

Full Member
Jul 7, 2011
25
0
Toronto, Canada.
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota, Colombia.
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
I feel you! I have sponsored my husband from Ecuador and have been waiting since May 2010.... it is sooo hard , specially when you feel it is not in your hands to speed things up. But hang in there , I also can't wait to have him here , but just remember you're not the only one who's waiting impatiently for so long!!
 

Alex121

Star Member
Apr 15, 2011
188
0
Costa Rica
Category........
Visa Office......
Guatemala
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
September 2010
Doc's Request.
Febuary 2011
AOR Received.
October 2010
Med's Request
september 2 2011
Med's Done....
August 2010, redo september 6 2011
Passport Req..
Febuary 2011, again on september 2 2011
VISA ISSUED...
October 5 2011
LANDED..........
October 19 2011 -Si Dios quiere :)
Well am sponsoring my husband from costa rica and in march we sent in his passport and till today no news nothing I am guessing they will contact us soon because his medicals will expire in august of this year thats what we hope for, I am tired of waiting and going through the guatemala office sucks because its slow, but o well what can I do wait like how everyone else does :) I hope that for you and everyone else in this forum gets there pr or there spouses pr asap so they can be reuntied with there loved ones :)
 

medellinguy

Hero Member
Jul 20, 2010
418
4
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-10-2010
Doc's Request.
Everything in order I guess
AOR Received.
07-04-2011
File Transfer...
03-12-2010
Med's Done....
15-09-2010
Passport Req..
07-07-2011
VISA ISSUED...
01-08-2011
LANDED..........
07-09-2011
my wife just received PPR today...let's hope she gets it back before her meds go unvalid on september 15th...