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August 2012 Applicants Thread =)

kyc221

Hero Member
Feb 20, 2012
255
4
Santiago, Chile
Category........
Visa Office......
Santiago, Chile
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-08-2012
AOR Received.
11-10-2012
Med's Done....
25-05-2012
Passport Req..
26-04-2013
VISA ISSUED...
02-05-2013
LANDED..........
20-05-2013
tink23 said:
I got my email today saying I was approved to sponsor!
AOR from Mississauga: September 29, 2012
Sponsor Approval: October 9, 2012.

Now comes the loooooooooooooooooooooooonnnngggg wait!
Congrats!
 

kyc221

Hero Member
Feb 20, 2012
255
4
Santiago, Chile
Category........
Visa Office......
Santiago, Chile
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-08-2012
AOR Received.
11-10-2012
Med's Done....
25-05-2012
Passport Req..
26-04-2013
VISA ISSUED...
02-05-2013
LANDED..........
20-05-2013
msmart said:
Has everybody on this thread filed on their own and not through a lawyer? I did through a lawyer and was told I'll hear when my application moves on to stage 2 only...
Maybe they just don't want to deal with explaining about AORs, since not everyone gets them anyway. If they let you know when you move on to stage 2, well, it implies that you got your sponsorship approval!
 

KJG

Champion Member
Jun 4, 2012
2,795
29
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 28, 2012
AOR Received.
June 14, 2012
File Transfer...
June 20, 2012
Med's Done....
Jan 3, 2012
Interview........
Oct 4, 2012 9:00am
VISA ISSUED...
Oct 4, 2012
LANDED..........
Nov 9, 2012
msmart said:
Has everybody on this thread filed on their own and not through a lawyer? I did through a lawyer and was told I'll hear when my application moves on to stage 2 only...
your lawyer will receive the aor if one is sent as well as the sponsorship approval....you will have to wait to hear from him....
 

Remrov

Hero Member
May 16, 2012
207
0
Hello everybody,

A little late, but we've had a bit of a rough time. I recieved the AOR from the Visa office Vienna on October the first. Ten days ago.

We've also send all the forms for the Quebec part, but they returned it to us because we forgot one form. But we immidiately filled out that form and send it back.

In the email from Vienna office they said that it could take around 11 months. I hope it's not going to take so long. But I don't think so.

Congratulations to everybody who's sponsorship has been approved!!!

The waiting continues.
Good luck to everybody!!!
 

tink23

Champion Member
Apr 23, 2011
1,598
36
Category........
Visa Office......
Santo Domingo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Aug 23, 2012
File Transfer...
Oct 9, 2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
Nov 26, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
Dec 4, 2012
theholderof4 said:
Congratulations!

I received the sponsorship approval email today as well.

We noticed a typographical error (expiration date of a document) on one of the forms after submitting the application. Does anyone know if it would better to provide the visa office with an electronic or hard copy of the corrected form?

Thanks!
Thank you! and Congratulations to you as well! Next step: waiting for AOR from the visa office....

kyc221 said:
Congrats!
Thanks!

KJG said:
congrats to you tink123!!!! that is an awesome way to start the week.......let's go stage 2!!! :D
Thank yoU! Yes, it was a great way to start the week!

Here's to a good day for everyone in the August thread! Hopefully more of us will be hearing that we're onto stage 2 processing!
 

Shylox

Hero Member
May 22, 2012
531
8
Vancouver, BC/Pittsburgh, PA
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
August 13th 2012
AOR Received.
N/A
File Transfer...
October 22nd 2012
Med's Done....
June 7th 2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Never got one
VISA ISSUED...
February 21st, 2013
LANDED..........
February 28th, 2013
Remrov said:
Hello everybody,

A little late, but we've had a bit of a rough time. I recieved the AOR from the Visa office Vienna on October the first. Ten days ago.

We've also send all the forms for the Quebec part, but they returned it to us because we forgot one form. But we immidiately filled out that form and send it back.

In the email from Vienna office they said that it could take around 11 months. I hope it's not going to take so long. But I don't think so.

Congratulations to everybody who's sponsorship has been approved!!!

The waiting continues.
Good luck to everybody!!!
That's great news! You're the first Augustee to get 2nd stage AOR =D I wish you a quick and smooth final stage, you must feel relieved to be this far now.
 

scottishmaple

Hero Member
Oct 9, 2012
696
12
Where it always rains
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-08-2012
AOR Received.
11-09-2012
File Transfer...
25-09-2012
Med's Done....
21-06-2012
Interview........
HOPE NOT
Passport Req..
EXEMPT
We received Sponsorship approval on 12th September...now impatiently waiting. My first concern is if they have received our medicals...if ecas is not updated, not sure how I will know.
 

tink23

Champion Member
Apr 23, 2011
1,598
36
Category........
Visa Office......
Santo Domingo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Aug 23, 2012
File Transfer...
Oct 9, 2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
Nov 26, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
Dec 4, 2012
scottishmaple said:
We received Sponsorship approval on 12th September...now impatiently waiting. My first concern is if they have received our medicals...if ecas is not updated, not sure how I will know.
Same with me, Scottishmaple. My ecas doesn't say anything about medicals, and I feel like most people's do! I'm a little worried about it. I think I'll wait the 2 weeks or so that usually my visa office seems to send out an AOR.... then a couple weeks after that if it's not on ecas then I might try emailing them to see if they'll answer me and see if there's a problem with them not receiving it or if we have to go redo them or something....
 

scottishmaple

Hero Member
Oct 9, 2012
696
12
Where it always rains
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-08-2012
AOR Received.
11-09-2012
File Transfer...
25-09-2012
Med's Done....
21-06-2012
Interview........
HOPE NOT
Passport Req..
EXEMPT
tink23 said:
My ecas doesn't say anything about medicals, and I feel like most people's do! I'm a little worried about it.
I can only access ecas using my husbands (sponsors) details and against my name it only states application received. It is a little early and I know this, but you are right it does feel like a lot of people's ecas state that medicals were received. However, since this is a game of patience, I guess I just have to restrain myself...although what happens if they can't find them?...do I have to wait until after 8 months to contact them? hmmmm to many questions go around my head... ;)
 

tink23

Champion Member
Apr 23, 2011
1,598
36
Category........
Visa Office......
Santo Domingo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Aug 23, 2012
File Transfer...
Oct 9, 2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
Nov 26, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
Dec 4, 2012
scottishmaple said:
I can only access ecas using my husbands (sponsors) details and against my name it only states application received. It is a little early and I know this, but you are right it does feel like a lot of people's ecas state that medicals were received. However, since this is a game of patience, I guess I just have to restrain myself...although what happens if they can't find them?...do I have to wait until after 8 months to contact them? hmmmm to many questions go around my head... ;)
Yes, I know! It's hard to be patient! I don't want to wait until they're ready to issue the visa for them to then contact me telling me my husband needs a new medical! What a waste of time! That could add well over a month of waiting time depending if they take their sweet time looking the medical over again....

My plan is, after I receive notice that the application is actually in Santo Domingo (my husband's visa office), I will wait 2-3 weeks and see if "medical received" comes up on ecas. If it doesn't appear, then I'm going to email them. Worse case, they don't email me back... I figure it can't really hurt... and if the med is missing, then hopefully they'll tell me now what he should do (wait, it's coming from the medical processing centre in Ottawa, or go do another one.) But, hopefully it doesn't come to that and "medical received" appears on ecas soon!
 

msmart

Full Member
Aug 19, 2012
31
0
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-08-2012
AOR Received.
13-10-2012
File Transfer...
15-10-2012
Passport Req..
22-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
16-05-2013
LANDED..........
2 weeks
Congrats to everyone that has heard till now...I guess I`ll just have to wait to hear from the lawyer.
 

mmike106

Full Member
Jul 26, 2012
20
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapour
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-08-2012
File Transfer...
19-10-2012
Med's Done....
03-07-2012
AOR receives today!
 

tink23

Champion Member
Apr 23, 2011
1,598
36
Category........
Visa Office......
Santo Domingo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Aug 23, 2012
File Transfer...
Oct 9, 2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
Nov 26, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
Dec 4, 2012
mmike106 said:
AOR receives today!
Congratulations!!! It's exciting, isn't it?!!?!?! At least knowing that someone has opened up your application!
 

kyc221

Hero Member
Feb 20, 2012
255
4
Santiago, Chile
Category........
Visa Office......
Santiago, Chile
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-08-2012
AOR Received.
11-10-2012
Med's Done....
25-05-2012
Passport Req..
26-04-2013
VISA ISSUED...
02-05-2013
LANDED..........
20-05-2013
tink23 said:
Congratulations!!! It's exciting, isn't it?!!?!?! At least knowing that someone has opened up your application!
It is... I received mine too! Hubby had it on his phone this morning when we woke up.
Still can't get into ecas, but I heard it can take a couple of days.
 

mmike106

Full Member
Jul 26, 2012
20
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapour
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-08-2012
File Transfer...
19-10-2012
Med's Done....
03-07-2012
Yeah sponsorship approval too. Now have to make a demand to quebec.