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asbereth

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Feb 17, 2012
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CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
4012
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Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-02-2012<br>PR Fee Charged: 05-03-2012<br>PER Received..: 21-03-2012
Doc's Request.
26-02-2013<br>In process.....: 21-03-2013
Med's Request
22-03-2013
Med's Done....
26-03-2013 <br>Med's Received: 15-04-2013 <br>Decision Made: 15-04-2013
Passport Req..
16-04-2013
VISA ISSUED...
29-04-2013 <br>COPR ISSUED..: 15-05-2013<br>VISA RECEIVED: 16-05-2013
LANDED..........
16-05-2013
aililia said:
Undoubtedly sending a complete application is the best way to save time but not the only way to succeed.

Every opinion we post here is either our interpretation of regulations or obtained experiences as we are not immigration lawyer. Even a lawyer might believe in an idea which a cic officer doesn't and takes the case to federal court.
As all we see from a case to another, officers make completely different decisions.
Like you guys my suggestion is to send an application as complete as possible to avoid extra delay but it doesn't mean that the application will fail if one doesn't include some particular docs.
Ya, I've heard stories of people getting bank statement request after not submitting it the first time. It may actually work, but obviously you're taking a risk by not sending a complete application and it may be returned (it is clear from the checklist that you do need to include bank statement, and your money needs to be above a certain threshold).

Bank statement history, however, is a completely different matter. It is not explicitly required, but it is part of the checks that CIC may perform IF they think that the money is not yours. As was the case with hamoon, they do not require that you have the money for the whole period, just that they need to be convinced that the money is yours. The most important indicator that they are looking for is probably whether you have much less money than required at the time of the request.

This was the reason why MASOUD2011 was rejected, because at the time of the request, his balance was close to zero, and several large deposits were made to meet the threshold. They unfortunately were not convinced that the money was his, even though at the time of rejection, he already had the money for more than 6 months :(
 

AST

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Feb 21, 2012
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Buffalo
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4122
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Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 9, 2012
Doc's Request.
Jan 29, 2013
Nomination.....
PER: April 10, 2012
Med's Request
Feb 21, 2013
Med's Done....
Feb 26, 2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
May 10, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 31, 2013
LANDED..........
June 27, 2013
jutos said:
Hi Guys

One question. CIC is asking for POF history, should I send by replying the email or mail to their office??
Thanks,

Jutos
Do you mind sharing your timeline with us?
 

websphereguy

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Mar 28, 2012
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Singapore
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
2173
App. Filed.......
17 Jan 2014
Doc's Request.
send altogether during filing
Nomination.....
17 Apr 2014
Med's Request
23 Jun 2014
Med's Done....
02 Oct 2014
Interview........
none
Passport Req..
08 Apr 2015
VISA ISSUED...
27 Apr 2015
LANDED..........
02 May 2015
AST said:
Do you mind sharing your timeline with us?
AST,
You are up next. Hoping for good news for you....
 

AST

Star Member
Feb 21, 2012
105
1
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Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
4122
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 9, 2012
Doc's Request.
Jan 29, 2013
Nomination.....
PER: April 10, 2012
Med's Request
Feb 21, 2013
Med's Done....
Feb 26, 2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
May 10, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 31, 2013
LANDED..........
June 27, 2013
websphereguy said:
AST,
You are up next. Hoping for good news for you....
Thanks websphereguy... let's hope for the best.... and prepare for the worst!!!
 
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BakerMan

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Hi everybody,
One of my friends got another line in his Ecas saying that " We started processing your application on XXXX".
Do you guys have any thoughts on its meaning. He was recently asked for Last 6 month bank activity.

Does it mean that they are happy with his statement.
 

TyrusX

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Feb 8, 2012
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Buffalo
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sent with application
AOR Received.
First: -03-2012
IELTS Request
sent with application
BakerMan said:
Hi everybody,
One of my friends got another line in his Ecas saying that " We started processing your application on XXXX".
Do you guys have any thoughts on its meaning. He was recently asked for Last 6 month bank activity.

Does it mean that they are happy with his statement.
That means his application is now been evaluated. But it is good news
 
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BakerMan

Guest
Thanks TyrusX for your response and being helpful as always.
Does it mean that they have accepted the bank history ?

TyrusX said:
That means his application is now been evaluated. But it is good news
 

TyrusX

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Feb 8, 2012
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Buffalo
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Doc's Request.
sent with application
AOR Received.
First: -03-2012
IELTS Request
sent with application
BakerMan said:
Thanks TyrusX for your response and being helpful as always.
Does it mean that they have accepted the bank history ?
You are welcome.
I can't say that for sure, they may still request an updated one at any time.
 

MarMar20

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Jul 5, 2012
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Hi,
Could you please share his timeline with us?


BakerMan said:
Hi everybody,
One of my friends got another line in his Ecas saying that " We started processing your application on XXXX".
Do you guys have any thoughts on its meaning. He was recently asked for Last 6 month bank activity.

Does it mean that they are happy with his statement.
 

jutos

Newbie
Jan 28, 2013
9
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MarMar20 said:
Hi,
Could you please share his timeline with us?
Application received on July 03, 2012
PER, Aug 23, 2012
Documents(POF) requested on Jan 17, 2013
RA, TA included, totally equal to 1.5 years full time work experience.
2 people included

will send documents in Feb, 2013 :p

Good luck! Guys.
 

MarMar20

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Jul 5, 2012
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So, they have started processing of July applications before February and March applicants!!! It's weird

jutos said:
Application received on July 03, 2012
PER, Aug 23, 2012
Documents(POF) requested on Jan 17, 2013
RA, TA included, totally equal to 1.5 years full time work experience.
2 people included

will send documents in Feb, 2013 :p

Good luck! Guys.
 

anjuku

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Mar 6, 2012
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Visa Office......
Buffalo (now transferred to Ottawa)
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4011 and 4012
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Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-04-2012
Doc's Request.
16-05-2013
Nomination.....
25-04-2012 (PER)
IELTS Request
SENT WITH APPLICATION (OVERALL BAND SCORE 8.5)
Med's Request
17-05-2013
Med's Done....
23-05-2013
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
04-06-2013; Passports sent in on 22-06- 2013; Passports received by ottawa on 25-06-2013
VISA ISSUED...
visas received on July 9, 2013
LANDED..........
July 10, 2013
MarMar20 said:
So, they have started processing of July applications before February and March applicants!!! It's weird
very weird!!! ::)
 
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BakerMan

Guest
Hi MarMar20
His application was received on December 25th 2011, and he got his PER sometime in March.
He was asked to submit bank statement on early January 2013 and he has submitted bank statement
but he has not heard from them yet. But his ECAS has changed to " We started processing your application"


MarMar20 said:
Hi,
Could you please share his timeline with us?
 

mehroonir

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Jul 16, 2012
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MarMar20 said:
So, they have started processing of July applications before February and March applicants!!! It's weird
It seems they have considered Feb., Mar., Apr., and May applicants as "backlog". So they are processing June and July applicants on time. Canada Immigration has done this several times before. I don't call it weird. It's the pinnacle of stupidity....