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April 2011 Applicants share their views here

uccemebug

Hero Member
Mar 17, 2011
291
4
124
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Tokyo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-04-2011
AOR Received.
17-05-2011
File Transfer...
10-05-2011
Med's Done....
03-28-2011
Passport Req..
09-12-2011
VISA ISSUED...
10-05-2011
LANDED..........
10-05-20
Sunshineee said:
Hi All!! :)
just wanna let you know that I just arrived in Canada 3days ago....
the landing process was very nice, fast, smooth...and the officer said Welcome to Canada :D
Success and speedy on all your application ;D
Thanks for stopping by! And indeed, "Welcome to Canada".
 

cbennett

Star Member
Jul 5, 2011
62
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
4.18.11
AOR Received.
8.06.11
File Transfer...
6.06.11
Med's Done....
3.30.11
Interview........
waived 9.30.11
Passport Req..
11.7.11
VISA ISSUED...
11.17.11
LANDED..........
11.17.11
uccemebug said:
Great news on the job offer. I'm amazed that they put in a request for a session of six months duration twenty years ago. Well, amazed probably isn't the right word. Annoyed? Good luck!

Whoo hoo!!! I received my clearance today in the mail from France!! That took only a week. Smiley I'm fedexing it tomorrow to Buffalo. Fingers crossed I'm near the end of this process.
 

cbennett

Star Member
Jul 5, 2011
62
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
4.18.11
AOR Received.
8.06.11
File Transfer...
6.06.11
Med's Done....
3.30.11
Interview........
waived 9.30.11
Passport Req..
11.7.11
VISA ISSUED...
11.17.11
LANDED..........
11.17.11

dyj2010

Star Member
Apr 24, 2011
167
2
Montreal
Category........
Visa Office......
Buenos Aires
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-04-2011 /CSQ received 08-07-2011
AOR Received.
21-06-2011
File Transfer...
30-05-2011
Med's Done....
30-03-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
17-11-2011
VISA ISSUED...
25-11-2011
LANDED..........
03-02-2012
Hopefully a new week with good news will start! ::)
 

baboo_2008

Star Member
Apr 13, 2011
74
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-04-2011
File Transfer...
25-05-2011
Med's Done....
10-02-2011
Passport Req..
26-08-2011
VISA ISSUED...
22-09-2011
LANDED..........
12-10-2011
just landed yesterday!!!
 

dyj2010

Star Member
Apr 24, 2011
167
2
Montreal
Category........
Visa Office......
Buenos Aires
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-04-2011 /CSQ received 08-07-2011
AOR Received.
21-06-2011
File Transfer...
30-05-2011
Med's Done....
30-03-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
17-11-2011
VISA ISSUED...
25-11-2011
LANDED..........
03-02-2012

uccemebug

Hero Member
Mar 17, 2011
291
4
124
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Tokyo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-04-2011
AOR Received.
17-05-2011
File Transfer...
10-05-2011
Med's Done....
03-28-2011
Passport Req..
09-12-2011
VISA ISSUED...
10-05-2011
LANDED..........
10-05-20
baboo_2008 said:
just landed yesterday!!!
Yay! Welcome to life in Canada.
 

uccemebug

Hero Member
Mar 17, 2011
291
4
124
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Tokyo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-04-2011
AOR Received.
17-05-2011
File Transfer...
10-05-2011
Med's Done....
03-28-2011
Passport Req..
09-12-2011
VISA ISSUED...
10-05-2011
LANDED..........
10-05-20
I've just heard back from CIC on the CAIPS/GCMS request from some weeks back. It confirms that my wife's application has been approved and that the file is closed.

In the notes, it states in support of our application:
"Photos and other evidence of relationship provided - detailed and credible narrative of relationship submitted."

I should hope so, it was about twenty pages long!

Now the drama continues .. my wife is pregnant though we hadn't planned on it since she doesn't have health care. If anyone knows a way of accelerating an OHIP application due to pregnancy I'd love to hear it.
 

dyj2010

Star Member
Apr 24, 2011
167
2
Montreal
Category........
Visa Office......
Buenos Aires
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-04-2011 /CSQ received 08-07-2011
AOR Received.
21-06-2011
File Transfer...
30-05-2011
Med's Done....
30-03-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
17-11-2011
VISA ISSUED...
25-11-2011
LANDED..........
03-02-2012
uccemebug said:
It confirms that my wife's application has been approved and that the file is closed.
How can the file be close and she doesnt have PR yet?
 

uccemebug

Hero Member
Mar 17, 2011
291
4
124
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Tokyo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-04-2011
AOR Received.
17-05-2011
File Transfer...
10-05-2011
Med's Done....
03-28-2011
Passport Req..
09-12-2011
VISA ISSUED...
10-05-2011
LANDED..........
10-05-20
dyj2010 said:
How can the file be close and she doesnt have PR yet?
The system is opaque to me. The documents (a scan of a printed hard copy, sadly) lists the Application # and the Status as "closed".
 

dyj2010

Star Member
Apr 24, 2011
167
2
Montreal
Category........
Visa Office......
Buenos Aires
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-04-2011 /CSQ received 08-07-2011
AOR Received.
21-06-2011
File Transfer...
30-05-2011
Med's Done....
30-03-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
17-11-2011
VISA ISSUED...
25-11-2011
LANDED..........
03-02-2012
uccemebug said:
The system is opaque to me. The documents (a scan of a printed hard copy, sadly) lists the Application # and the Status as "closed".
weird.. hope you hear something very soon!
 

cbennett

Star Member
Jul 5, 2011
62
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
4.18.11
AOR Received.
8.06.11
File Transfer...
6.06.11
Med's Done....
3.30.11
Interview........
waived 9.30.11
Passport Req..
11.7.11
VISA ISSUED...
11.17.11
LANDED..........
11.17.11
Whoo hoo!!! Medical results have been received!! I can't wait for PPR!!!
 

uccemebug

Hero Member
Mar 17, 2011
291
4
124
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Tokyo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-04-2011
AOR Received.
17-05-2011
File Transfer...
10-05-2011
Med's Done....
03-28-2011
Passport Req..
09-12-2011
VISA ISSUED...
10-05-2011
LANDED..........
10-05-20
cbennett said:
Whoo hoo!!! I received my clearance today in the mail from France!! That took only a week. Smiley I'm fedexing it tomorrow to Buffalo. Fingers crossed I'm near the end of this process.
You're on a roll, cbennett! Sounds like you'll be on this side of the 49th in no time.
 

uccemebug

Hero Member
Mar 17, 2011
291
4
124
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Tokyo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-04-2011
AOR Received.
17-05-2011
File Transfer...
10-05-2011
Med's Done....
03-28-2011
Passport Req..
09-12-2011
VISA ISSUED...
10-05-2011
LANDED..........
10-05-20
Today, I popped by my MP's office with the GCMS data and a form authorizing their access to our application.

They said that they'd follow up with the visa office, and according to the protocols the visa office would have to respond within two business days. I don't know if that'll help us get our passport back any quicker (applying when we received the request for the passport instead of waiting for two weeks would have helped! >_< ) but I thought I'd pass on word about that two day rule. Also, the MP's going to contact the MPP and see what they can learn about getting the OHIP application sped up, if anything.

So helpful!