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AUGUST 2013 OUTLAND (only) applications!! Here is your thread!!

joshrara4413

Star Member
Jun 8, 2013
58
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-08-2013
AOR Received.
17-08-2013
File Transfer...
17-10-2013
Med's Done....
09-07-2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
27-05-2014
etaylor said:
Hello Everyone,

Also an August applicant here for Spousal visa :)


USERNAME : etaylor
Visa Office : Manila
Medicals Done : July 15, 2013
Application Sent Date App : August, 9 2013
Sponsorship Approval : September 6, 2013
AOR from Visa Office : August 12, 2013

I am being sponsored by my husband who is holding a permanent resident visa.
Getting excited too but more on nervous coz were not hearing anything from them til now, so this thread really helps a lot in making me calm knowing were not alone :D
Hello! Welcome to the thread etaylor! Yep, you can get a lot from this thread. :)
 

Step

Hero Member
Jan 4, 2014
435
4
124
Alberta
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
August 21,2013
AOR Received.
August 26,2013
File Transfer...
September 13,2013
Med's Done....
Upfront. July 13,2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
May 29,2014
VISA ISSUED...
June 4,2014.
LANDED..........
June 24, 2014. 6:00 pm
etaylor said:
Hello Everyone,

Also an August applicant here for Spousal visa :)


USERNAME : etaylor
Visa Office : Manila
Medicals Done : July 15, 2013
Application Sent Date App : August, 9 2013
Sponsorship Approval : September 6, 2013
AOR from Visa Office : August 12, 2013

I am being sponsored by my husband who is holding a permanent resident visa.
Getting excited too but more on nervous coz were not hearing anything from them til now, so this thread really helps a lot in making me calm knowing were not alone :D
Welcome, is a very frustrating wait. From what I have read on forums is there will be no word from VO unless they require more info.
E-CAS is unreliable, no updates very regular.

Good Luck

Step
 

abscott

Hero Member
Feb 24, 2013
285
2
Manila
Visa Office......
Manila
App. Filed.......
07-08-2013
AOR Received.
23-08-2013
File Transfer...
04-09-2013
Med's Done....
10-06-2013
Passport Req..
15-May-2014
VISA ISSUED...
12-22-2014
LANDED..........
02-20-2015
Step said:
Date app. Received CPC-M as per tracking: August 23, 2013.

Stage 1 AOR: August 28,2013.
Hi Step...Got it :)...you're updated now :)

Hello etaylor, welcome to the thread :)...
May I know the Date app. Received CPC-M as per tracking...

We're all in the waiting time now...anyway, God is never late so let's be more patient and more prayerful :)

In His time we will all be rejoicing in His grace...

abscott :)
 

etaylor

Star Member
Jan 11, 2014
66
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-08-2013
AOR Received.
27-08-2013
File Transfer...
06-09-2013
Med's Done....
15-07-2013
Interview........
TBD
Passport Req..
09-05-2014 In Process: 09-23-2014
VISA ISSUED...
13-11-14
LANDED..........
18-11-14
hello there again :)

Date app. Received CPC-M as per tracking August 12, 2013



thank you joshrara, steph and abscott ;D
and Good Luck to all of us :) :) :)
 

ellaine

Hero Member
Jul 26, 2013
341
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila, Philippines
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
August 22, 2013 , received as per tracking number August 26, 2013
AOR Received.
September 5, 2013
File Transfer...
September 13, 2013
Med's Done....
August 5, 2013
Passport Req..
November 22, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
December 13, 2013
LANDED..........
February 07, 2014 (Winnipeg)
Step said:
Ellaine was your application for Spousal? Or some other in Family class?
hi step. yes, spousal sponsorship. God bless
 

ellaine

Hero Member
Jul 26, 2013
341
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila, Philippines
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
August 22, 2013 , received as per tracking number August 26, 2013
AOR Received.
September 5, 2013
File Transfer...
September 13, 2013
Med's Done....
August 5, 2013
Passport Req..
November 22, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
December 13, 2013
LANDED..........
February 07, 2014 (Winnipeg)
welcome to the thread etaylor.
 

Step

Hero Member
Jan 4, 2014
435
4
124
Alberta
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
August 21,2013
AOR Received.
August 26,2013
File Transfer...
September 13,2013
Med's Done....
Upfront. July 13,2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
May 29,2014
VISA ISSUED...
June 4,2014.
LANDED..........
June 24, 2014. 6:00 pm
ellaine said:
hi step. yes, spousal sponsorship. God bless
Wow, they really"fired" yours through the system.

Congrats.

Step
 

etaylor

Star Member
Jan 11, 2014
66
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-08-2013
AOR Received.
27-08-2013
File Transfer...
06-09-2013
Med's Done....
15-07-2013
Interview........
TBD
Passport Req..
09-05-2014 In Process: 09-23-2014
VISA ISSUED...
13-11-14
LANDED..........
18-11-14
thanks ellaine, and congratulations

do u have any pointers or something that u did to get visa approve fast ;D

i think ur the first on august batch to have visa..
 

vania

Star Member
Oct 16, 2013
176
6
Bulgaria
Category........
Visa Office......
Bucharest
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23.08.13
Doc's Request.
25.11.13 new Schedule A
AOR Received.
27.08.13/ from VO 30.01.14
File Transfer...
13.09.13
Med's Request
27.10.14
Med's Done....
June 2013/4.11.14
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
03.12.2014
VISA ISSUED...
08.12.2014
LANDED..........
20.12.2014
Congrats Ellaine, all the best.
etaylor said:
thanks ellaine, and congratulations

do u have any pointers or something that u did to get visa approve fast ;D

i think ur the first on august batch to have visa..
She is the second. PaddyO was really fast. He got a visa in November , VO Sedney.
 

etaylor

Star Member
Jan 11, 2014
66
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-08-2013
AOR Received.
27-08-2013
File Transfer...
06-09-2013
Med's Done....
15-07-2013
Interview........
TBD
Passport Req..
09-05-2014 In Process: 09-23-2014
VISA ISSUED...
13-11-14
LANDED..........
18-11-14
oh i see.. i guess they have a very nice visa officer in charged on their visa... :)
i really hope and pray we're next.
in God's perfect time, we will ;)
 

PaddyO

Star Member
Jun 12, 2013
74
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-08-2013
AOR Received.
06-08-2013
File Transfer...
25-09-2013
Med's Done....
12-07-2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
30-10-2013
VISA ISSUED...
12-11-2013
LANDED..........
08-03-2014
vania said:
Congrats Ellaine, all the best.
She is the second. PaddyO was really fast. He got a visa in November , VO Sedney.
All I can recommend is to stay positive. Prepare as though it is going to take the average time as per the CIC website and hope for the best. If it comes through a day / week / month / year before the average then it is a bonus.

Also, don't check your application status. You will probably hear from your VO before ECAS is updated anyways. If you check every day chances are you will be disappointed.

Hang in there everyone. You will get good news soon enough.
 

Step

Hero Member
Jan 4, 2014
435
4
124
Alberta
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
August 21,2013
AOR Received.
August 26,2013
File Transfer...
September 13,2013
Med's Done....
Upfront. July 13,2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
May 29,2014
VISA ISSUED...
June 4,2014.
LANDED..........
June 24, 2014. 6:00 pm
PaddyO said:
All I can recommend is to stay positive. Prepare as though it is going to take the average time as per the CIC website and hope for the best. If it comes through a day / week / month / year before the average then it is a bonus.

Also, don't check your application status. You will probably hear from your VO before ECAS is updated anyways. If you check every day chances are you will be disappointed.

Hang in there everyone. You will get good news soon enough.
I agree, E-CAS is all but useless. We will hear from VO first, I very rarely go to E-CAS. Many of us are stuck with CEM.Which by the way serves a good part of SE Asia now. The long wait is mostly from the sheer volume of applications they process.So anyone who has application at CEM settle in, will be a long wait.

Congrats, PaddyO.
 

Step

Hero Member
Jan 4, 2014
435
4
124
Alberta
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
August 21,2013
AOR Received.
August 26,2013
File Transfer...
September 13,2013
Med's Done....
Upfront. July 13,2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
May 29,2014
VISA ISSUED...
June 4,2014.
LANDED..........
June 24, 2014. 6:00 pm
vania said:
Congrats Ellaine, all the best.
She is the second. PaddyO was really fast. He got a visa in November , VO Sedney.
Mac_On3 received VISA Jan. 26,2014.
 

etaylor

Star Member
Jan 11, 2014
66
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-08-2013
AOR Received.
27-08-2013
File Transfer...
06-09-2013
Med's Done....
15-07-2013
Interview........
TBD
Passport Req..
09-05-2014 In Process: 09-23-2014
VISA ISSUED...
13-11-14
LANDED..........
18-11-14
yeah, its really true... so frustrating everytime we checked and nothing change on the status of ecas.
 

PaddyO

Star Member
Jun 12, 2013
74
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-08-2013
AOR Received.
06-08-2013
File Transfer...
25-09-2013
Med's Done....
12-07-2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
30-10-2013
VISA ISSUED...
12-11-2013
LANDED..........
08-03-2014
etaylor said:
yeah, its really true... so frustrating everytime we checked and nothing change on the status of ecas.
I think it is updated once a week on a Tuesday. I had my COPR letter a week before it ECAS changed to "Decision Made".