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APRIL 2014 OUTLAND APPLICANTS

rhcohen2014

VIP Member
Apr 6, 2014
4,935
185
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
March 17, 2014
Doc's Request.
April 11, 2014
AOR Received.
May 8, 2014
File Transfer...
May 9, 2014
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
Nov 15, 2013
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
July 15, 2014
VISA ISSUED...
July 25, 2014/ received August 1, 2014
LANDED..........
August 29, 2014
stamps in each other's passports for trips you went to see each other. yes, for sure travel tickets and more pictures, preferably with other people present.
 

JessNess

Star Member
Apr 24, 2014
109
3
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottowa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 7, 2014
AOR Received.
May 24, 2014
File Transfer...
May 29, 2014
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
January 28, 2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
waived
VISA ISSUED...
July 31, 2014 COPR Received
LANDED..........
August 3, 2014
We didn't send any photos of us with any other people except two pics of the wedding day with our two witnesses. I would send in chat logs, emails, internet communication and travel ticket copies if you can. If you don't have the original airline tickets from visits, you can print out your email confirmation flight itinerary instead. So far, we haven't gotten asked to provide more proof of relationship, so I don't think the photo with other people thing is that important.
 

maulikinjal

Star Member
Oct 30, 2013
139
1
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
June 23, 2014
AOR Received.
SA Recieved: August 19th 2014
Med's Request
IN PROCESS: January 2nd 2015
Med's Done....
June 15th, 2014
Interview........
DM: February 17th, 2015
Passport Req..
February 13th, 2015
VISA ISSUED...
February 23rd,2015
JessNess said:
We didn't send any photos of us with any other people except two pics of the wedding day with our two witnesses. I would send in chat logs, emails, internet communication and travel ticket copies if you can. If you don't have the original airline tickets from visits, you can print out your email confirmation flight itinerary instead. So far, we haven't gotten asked to provide more proof of relationship, so I don't think the photo with other people thing is that important.
Those photographs with other people are indeed necessary. to let them understand how wedding was happen. if you haven't submitted enough photograps of wedding then I am afraid you have higher chance of getting an interview. hope not though. :(
 

JessNess

Star Member
Apr 24, 2014
109
3
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottowa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 7, 2014
AOR Received.
May 24, 2014
File Transfer...
May 29, 2014
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
January 28, 2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
waived
VISA ISSUED...
July 31, 2014 COPR Received
LANDED..........
August 3, 2014
Not everyone has a big wedding with tons of photos. What's important is that you provide enough supplemental information if you don't have many wedding pics. We had 4 wedding pics of our civil ceremony with two witnesses, so we provided hundreds of pages of skype chats, emails, facetime, beneficiary agreements, financial information, letters, vacation photos, phone bills, shared insurance info, etc to make up for not having wedding pictures.
 

JessNess

Star Member
Apr 24, 2014
109
3
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottowa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 7, 2014
AOR Received.
May 24, 2014
File Transfer...
May 29, 2014
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
January 28, 2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
waived
VISA ISSUED...
July 31, 2014 COPR Received
LANDED..........
August 3, 2014
UPDATE: DECISION MADE!!!!!! My status in ECAS went from "In Process" to "Decision Made" tonight.

I have had zero contact with CIC since my SA..... no request emails, no post mail, no phone calls.... I hope this is a good thing?
 

sweet_cute

Star Member
Mar 28, 2014
108
0
India
Category........
Visa Office......
Delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
1-April-2014
AOR Received.
16-May-2014
File Transfer...
28-May-2014
Med's Done....
30-Dec-2013
Interview........
IP from 1st oct ..
Passport Req..
14th oct 2014
VISA ISSUED...
got passport back on 24th oct ...going canada on 8th Nov
LANDED..........
will be landed 8th Nov 2014 .
yeah that's good news for you.
 

Chevy23

Hero Member
May 1, 2014
333
45
Vancouver Island
maulikinjal said:
if you haven't submitted enough photograps of wedding then I am afraid you have higher chance of getting an interview. hope not though. :(
No this is not true, well of course it depends on what visa office your applying to

For me, I only submitted 2 pictures of my wedding, everything else was of trips out together, pictures with family and evidence of living together etc

And I have decision made, just waiting for my copr to come in the mail

Its not the quantity of wedding pictures you submit that counts but the quality of all the evidence you submit, you need to show them that you have a genuine relationship and you have made a commitment to each other
 

Chevy23

Hero Member
May 1, 2014
333
45
Vancouver Island
JessNess said:
UPDATE: DECISION MADE!!!!!! My status in ECAS went from "In Process" to "Decision Made" tonight.

I have had zero contact with CIC since my SA..... no request emails, no post mail, no phone calls.... I hope this is a good thing?
I have Decision made and received no communication from CIC (except RPRF request)

I'm pretty sure its a good thing, if they needed anything more from you they would have asked

Congrats :)
 

Impresso

Champion Member
Jun 16, 2014
1,010
86
Ontario - Canada
Category........
Other
Visa Office......
Mississauga
JessNess said:
UPDATE: DECISION MADE!!!!!! My status in ECAS went from "In Process" to "Decision Made" tonight.

I have had zero contact with CIC since my SA..... no request emails, no post mail, no phone calls.... I hope this is a good thing?
Congrats JessNess
 

EricandLinda

Star Member
Nov 27, 2013
69
0
Category........
Visa Office......
London - UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-Apr-2014
AOR Received.
05-June-2014
File Transfer...
26-June-2014
Med's Done....
07-Mar-2014
Passport Req..
09-Oct-2014
VISA ISSUED...
13-Nov-2014
LANDED..........
29-Nov-2014
JessNess said:
UPDATE: DECISION MADE!!!!!! My status in ECAS went from "In Process" to "Decision Made" tonight.

I have had zero contact with CIC since my SA..... no request emails, no post mail, no phone calls.... I hope this is a good thing?
Congrats!! Hope your COPR follows very soon.
 

dcgroo

Full Member
Apr 6, 2014
24
2
Florida
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-04-2014
AOR Received.
06-06-2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
waived
VISA ISSUED...
30-07-2014
LANDED..........
25-08-2014
My wife and I got our COPR yesterday... I can not believe how fast that was!

According to ECAS they started reviewing our application on July 24 and COPR was received just 6 days later.

Good luck everyone, I wish all of you the same speedy and successful results.

110 days from application received in Missassauga.

Time to start planning the landing.
 

dcgroo

Full Member
Apr 6, 2014
24
2
Florida
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-04-2014
AOR Received.
06-06-2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
waived
VISA ISSUED...
30-07-2014
LANDED..........
25-08-2014
JessNess said:
UPDATE: DECISION MADE!!!!!! My status in ECAS went from "In Process" to "Decision Made" tonight.

I have had zero contact with CIC since my SA..... no request emails, no post mail, no phone calls.... I hope this is a good thing?
Congrats!

I was not even checking ECAS regularly because I figured any news was still months off and then my wife checks the mail and there is the COPR. They are really getting these applications done.

I hope you get your COPR before the weekend so you don't have to wait all weekend for it.
 

JessNess

Star Member
Apr 24, 2014
109
3
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottowa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 7, 2014
AOR Received.
May 24, 2014
File Transfer...
May 29, 2014
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
January 28, 2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
waived
VISA ISSUED...
July 31, 2014 COPR Received
LANDED..........
August 3, 2014
Congrats to you too! I was freaked out because I never got a passport request but I guess the COPR is in the mail :)
 

EricandLinda

Star Member
Nov 27, 2013
69
0
Category........
Visa Office......
London - UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-Apr-2014
AOR Received.
05-June-2014
File Transfer...
26-June-2014
Med's Done....
07-Mar-2014
Passport Req..
09-Oct-2014
VISA ISSUED...
13-Nov-2014
LANDED..........
29-Nov-2014
I'm glad you guys have gotten your decision made so soon after the "in progress"

We are still in progress since July 18th! :/
 

JessNess

Star Member
Apr 24, 2014
109
3
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottowa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 7, 2014
AOR Received.
May 24, 2014
File Transfer...
May 29, 2014
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
January 28, 2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
waived
VISA ISSUED...
July 31, 2014 COPR Received
LANDED..........
August 3, 2014
Got my COPR in the mail today via Canada Post… it came in a brown government envelope :) Going to land tomorrow :)

I am cheering for everyone in April to get theirs too ASAP!