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April 2012 applicants, join here.

truesmile

Champion Member
Jun 7, 2012
2,622
94
Category........
Visa Office......
MNL
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-05-2012
AOR Received.
18-07-2012
File Transfer...
24-07-2012
Med's Done....
18-05-2012
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
05-12-2012
VISA ISSUED...
08-01-2013
LANDED..........
02-02-2013
No way Steph, can't be LONG. You're bound to be right up there with us. In fact, AHEAD of us based on your theory (which I happen to agree with your observation). I figure our PPR is in the mail (of the Helix variety - that's "snail") and we only have yet to receive it . . . tomorrow or Friday maybe?!
 

bubblebee

Hero Member
May 29, 2012
379
3
Philippines
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 6, 2012
AOR Received.
/sponsorship approval: July 11, 2012
File Transfer...
July 17, 2012
Med's Done....
March 21, 2012
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
/Date issued: Sept. 13,2012/recvd:Oct. 3,2012
VISA ISSUED...
Oct. 24, 2012 /received: Nov. 17, 2012
LANDED..........
DECEMBER :) :) :) :)
Hello Everyone, I got my PPr yesterday. I found out that my ppr has been sitting there for 12 days already and I asked the postman why didnt he deliver it to me and he said he was having a sick leave, Maybe he takes home all the letter. :D :D :D Date issued: Sept. 13,2012 Date recvd: Oct 3,2012 :D :D
 

Steph C

VIP Member
Nov 11, 2009
3,052
71
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 30 2012
Doc's Request.
N/A
File Transfer...
Sep 27 2012
Med's Request
April 15 2013 (re-med)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
March 18 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 22 2013
LANDED..........
June 6 2013
bubblebee said:
Hello Everyone, I got my PPr yesterday. I found out that my ppr has been sitting there for 12 days already and I asked the postman why didnt he deliver it to me and he said he was having a sick leave, Maybe he takes home all the letter. :D :D :D Date issued: Sept. 13,2012 Date recvd: Oct 3,2012 :D :D
Awesome news! Oh my gosh the mail service there.. I don't think I have ever seen a post man in our Davao Subdivision. ???Maybe theres too many dogs
 

Steph C

VIP Member
Nov 11, 2009
3,052
71
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 30 2012
Doc's Request.
N/A
File Transfer...
Sep 27 2012
Med's Request
April 15 2013 (re-med)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
March 18 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 22 2013
LANDED..........
June 6 2013
truesmile said:
No way Steph, can't be LONG. You're bound to be right up there with us. In fact, AHEAD of us based on your theory (which I happen to agree with your observation). I figure our PPR is in the mail (of the Helix variety - that's "snail") and we only have yet to receive it . . . tomorrow or Friday maybe?!
I don't know.. we're Conjugal. So for sure they will ask for more proof of separation with his ex which will cost time and money.. and also our Med is 1 year and 4 months old already.. so we will need another.. probably another 4 months before we are looking at anything, and not even sure if we will be accepted. Anyways we're still doing all we can to process through the old Annulment even if it is futile we at least one day can have our plan of marriage.
 

truesmile

Champion Member
Jun 7, 2012
2,622
94
Category........
Visa Office......
MNL
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-05-2012
AOR Received.
18-07-2012
File Transfer...
24-07-2012
Med's Done....
18-05-2012
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
05-12-2012
VISA ISSUED...
08-01-2013
LANDED..........
02-02-2013
Oh! I see . . . "yuckers"!
 

Steph C

VIP Member
Nov 11, 2009
3,052
71
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 30 2012
Doc's Request.
N/A
File Transfer...
Sep 27 2012
Med's Request
April 15 2013 (re-med)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
March 18 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 22 2013
LANDED..........
June 6 2013
truesmile said:
Oh! I see . . . "yuckers"!
It's ok! Because I'm going to visit him next week and am staying for a month :p Then we can last a while longer. Day by day..
 

BCgirl2012

Hero Member
May 15, 2012
716
26
Category........
Visa Office......
Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2012
AOR Received.
03-07-2012
File Transfer...
04-07-2012
Med's Done....
16-12-2011
Passport Req..
18-04-2013
VISA ISSUED...
01-05-2013
Steph C said:
It's ok! Because I'm going to visit him next week and am staying for a month :p Then we can last a while longer. Day by day..
That's great! Enjoy your visit. This long distance thing really sucks! I totally understand what you mean by day by day. I really hope for this process to be over soon for us all. You also had a super difficult time with the first step which doesn't make it easier whatsoever.

Right now, I'm thinking when all is done and over with, I'm not gonna look back ever again. But then again I think that I will actually look back to remember what we had to go through to be together. Some days, I look at the couples walking together or going the restaurant together etc with amazement. I wonder if they realize that someone (i.e. I) would give anything to be able to have what they already have.
 

Steph C

VIP Member
Nov 11, 2009
3,052
71
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 30 2012
Doc's Request.
N/A
File Transfer...
Sep 27 2012
Med's Request
April 15 2013 (re-med)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
March 18 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 22 2013
LANDED..........
June 6 2013
BCgirl2012 said:
That's great! Enjoy your visit. This long distance thing really sucks! I totally understand what you mean by day by day. I really hope for this process to be over soon for us all. You also had a super difficult time with the first step which doesn't make it easier whatsoever.

Right now, I'm thinking when all is done and over with, I'm not gonna look back ever again. But then again I think that I will actually look back to remember what we had to go through to be together. Some days, I look at the couples walking together or going the restaurant together etc with amazement. I wonder if they realize that someone (i.e. I) would give anything to be able to have what they already have.
It's gonna be awesome. We're going to the beach in Boracay 8) Google it! :D
 

Rosie Lee

Hero Member
Mar 1, 2012
260
5
United Kingdom
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-04-2012
File Transfer...
9-07-2012
Med's Done....
27-03-2012
Interview........
Doubt it
LANDED..........
Feb 2013??
The postman left a card this morning, for a letter that needed signing for, so I checked Ecas and ..........
~~~~ DECISION MADE ~~~~
Started processing on 1 October and the letter is already here on the 4. :eek:
:p :p :p
 

Sunshine87

Hero Member
Apr 13, 2011
316
6
124
Calgary
Category........
Visa Office......
LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 3, 2012
AOR Received.
July 5, 2012
File Transfer...
July 6, 2012
Med's Done....
Dec 10, 2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
Oct 25, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
Nov 30, 2012
LANDED..........
Dec 30, 2012
Rosie Lee said:
The postman left a card this morning, for a letter that needed signing for, so I checked Ecas and ..........
~~~~ DECISION MADE ~~~~
Started processing on 1 October and the letter is already here on the 4. :eek:
:p :p :p
Wow, Rosie! That was a quick decision made!! 8)
 

Rosie Lee

Hero Member
Mar 1, 2012
260
5
United Kingdom
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-04-2012
File Transfer...
9-07-2012
Med's Done....
27-03-2012
Interview........
Doubt it
LANDED..........
Feb 2013??
Sunshine87 said:
Wow, Rosie! That was a quick decision made!! 8)
Thanks, ;D it came as a real shock!
 

Sweden

VIP Member
Mar 31, 2012
4,186
178
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12/04/2012
File Transfer...
13/07/2012
Med's Done....
02/02/2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
05/11/12, received in Canada 19/11/12
LANDED..........
24/11/12, PR card received 30/01/12
mobeyk said:
My wife got a call today from Hong Kong visa office. She had sent in her passport and another document requested last week. Her medical expires on the 15th of November. They said her Visa is approved and they asked her if she can land before the expiry date. She would have to redo medical if not and they would extend the visa for another 2 months in such case. She told them she will discuss it with me and they told her to send a email to the visa office with the decision. Of course we decided to have her land before the 15th of November.
So I guess our case is done. Visa issue date verbally today but officially within next few days, landing on Nov. 14th

We are among top 20% in processing time for Hong Kong and it is all because we did a good job putting our application together. We had 13 lbs of material, forms, photos, correspondences and evidence for our relationship and it showed that the more you can proof and show that the love relationship is genuine, the better.
Thanks all for the support, encouragement and well wishes. Every application will get a decision sooner or later and its worth every day of waiting.
Good luck to all.
I will stick around here and update if anything else important happens. I know how it feels to wait and maybe I can help the one or the other. :)
Congratulations, great to hear!
Sweden
 

Fencesitter

Champion Member
Sep 29, 2011
1,761
52
Category........
Visa Office......
Hong Kong
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 13, 2012
AOR Received.
AOR2 July 25, 2012
File Transfer...
July 13, 2012
Med's Done....
Mar 1, 2012
Interview........
WAIVED!
Passport Req..
Aug 28, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
Sept 24, 2012
LANDED..........
Jan 30, 2013
Congratulations Rosie and mobeyk!!!

Rosie, does e-cas show your future Canadian address?

It seems as though the visa offices are processing a lot faster than expected. This is definitely positive for those still waiting...your time will come, and hopefully like us, it will be faster than you think!!

FS
 

Steph C

VIP Member
Nov 11, 2009
3,052
71
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 30 2012
Doc's Request.
N/A
File Transfer...
Sep 27 2012
Med's Request
April 15 2013 (re-med)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
March 18 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 22 2013
LANDED..........
June 6 2013
Congrats, Rosie!
 

aarongpasha

Star Member
Jul 18, 2012
64
7
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
June 2012
AOR Received.
N/A
File Transfer...
August 2012
Med's Request
July 24 2013 re-medical
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
soon coming
VISA ISSUED...
soon happening
LANDED..........
soon will happen
Hi Mobeyk: RE photos (immigration photos): Does the applicant need to write name and DOB at the back of the photos that were required to submit with the application. Like 09/08 number of recent photos. What did you do in your case? Thanks in advance for your time.