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tango47

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Feb 2, 2018
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Yippee!!! Received the PPR today. It all happened very quickly. GCKey changed to BGC in progress on Monday, Pre-Arrival letter yesterday and PPR today.

Aug. 2 2018- Application received
Dec.19 2018-AOR1
Dec.21 2018- SA
Jan.4 2019- Medical request
Jan.15 2019- Passed medical
Jan.28 2019- Application forwarded to Mexico City VO
Feb. 28 2019- AOR2 in Mexico City VO
July 15- BGC started
July 17- Pre-Arrival Letter
July 18-PPR

Keep hanging in there. Your time is coming very soon. There is a major disconnect between the ECAS-GCKey and what is actually happening. It still hasn't been updated for eligibility nor for DM. Even though it says that the BGC started on July 15, that's hard to believe. It must have been in progress for quite a while.
 

tango47

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Feb 2, 2018
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We received the passport request today. Here is our timeline:

Application Received: August 9, 2018
Acknowledgement of Receipt: November 27, 2018
Sponsorship Approval: December 11, 2018
Medical Request: December 11, 2018
Medical Passed: December 20, 2018
Forwarded to Mexico: January 28, 2019
Acknowledgement from Mexico: February 20, 2019
Background Check Started: July 16, 2019
Pre-Arrival Services: July 16, 2019
Passport Request: July 18, 2019
Yours is remarkably similar to ours.
 
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calvinw06

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Jun 8, 2015
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Yippee!!! Received the PPR today. It all happened very quickly. GCKey changed to BGC in progress on Monday, Pre-Arrival letter yesterday and PPR today.

Aug. 2 2018- Application received
Dec.19 2018-AOR1
Dec.21 2018- SA
Jan.4 2019- Medical request
Jan.15 2019- Passed medical
Jan.28 2019- Application forwarded to Mexico City VO
Feb. 28 2019- AOR2 in Mexico City VO
July 15- BGC started
July 17- Pre-Arrival Letter
July 18-PPR

Keep hanging in there. Your time is coming very soon. There is a major disconnect between the ECAS-GCKey and what is actually happening. It still hasn't been updated for eligibility nor for DM. Even though it says that the BGC started on July 15, that's hard to believe. It must have been in progress for quite a while.
Congrats. Seem that 12 month mark is coming true for everyone. Bravo!
 

kevinthegerbil

Star Member
Aug 26, 2018
96
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UK
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
13-08-2018
AOR Received.
03-12-2018
IELTS Request
Not needed
File Transfer...
24-12-2018
Med's Request
10-12-2018
Med's Done....
27-01-2019
Interview........
Not needed
Thanks for letting know. Yes, I am very curious too... Bet you are checking non-stop lol.
No. I'm working on my habit. Only checking about 17 times a day now, which is good. 5 minutes ago no change. I'll update you in another 5... ;)
 

Netraam

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Oct 14, 2017
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WELL I HOPE YOU BOTH GET IT SOON AND THAT YOUR HAPPY.... ILL JUST STAY HERE... ALONE... CRYING..DRINKING BEER AND WATCHING THE NOTEBOOK...
I bet in some dark place they are fighting dragons and evil gnomes in order to save your application from being destroyed forever... And once it's saved, they'll immediately update the tool and ship you some cold beers to comfort you in all this misery....
 

michyme

Hero Member
Mar 13, 2019
294
118
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mexico City/Port of spain
AOR Received.
13 - 08 - 2018
File Transfer...
24 - 10 - 2018
Med's Request
19 - 01 - 2019
Med's Done....
03 - 2019
Interview........
10- 03 -2020
Passport Req..
16 - 09 - 2020
LANDED..........
25 - 09- 2020
Yippee!!! Received the PPR today. It all happened very quickly. GCKey changed to BGC in progress on Monday, Pre-Arrival letter yesterday and PPR today.

Aug. 2 2018- Application received
Dec.19 2018-AOR1
Dec.21 2018- SA
Jan.4 2019- Medical request
Jan.15 2019- Passed medical
Jan.28 2019- Application forwarded to Mexico City VO
Feb. 28 2019- AOR2 in Mexico City VO
July 15- BGC started
July 17- Pre-Arrival Letter
July 18-PPR

Keep hanging in there. Your time is coming very soon. There is a major disconnect between the ECAS-GCKey and what is actually happening. It still hasn't been updated for eligibility nor for DM. Even though it says that the BGC started on July 15, that's hard to believe. It must have been in progress for quite a while.
Congratulations we are an August 13 2018 applicant and background check has not started yet! You give us hope....
 
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michyme

Hero Member
Mar 13, 2019
294
118
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mexico City/Port of spain
AOR Received.
13 - 08 - 2018
File Transfer...
24 - 10 - 2018
Med's Request
19 - 01 - 2019
Med's Done....
03 - 2019
Interview........
10- 03 -2020
Passport Req..
16 - 09 - 2020
LANDED..........
25 - 09- 2020
Haha, is there life beyond all this?!?! What are we going to do???? haha
Totally understand.. checking GC key has become my life!
 
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michyme

Hero Member
Mar 13, 2019
294
118
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mexico City/Port of spain
AOR Received.
13 - 08 - 2018
File Transfer...
24 - 10 - 2018
Med's Request
19 - 01 - 2019
Med's Done....
03 - 2019
Interview........
10- 03 -2020
Passport Req..
16 - 09 - 2020
LANDED..........
25 - 09- 2020
When do you think you'll get your passport back after sending it out?
When they do ask for it... I am assuming 2 weeks before we get it back!
 

kevinthegerbil

Star Member
Aug 26, 2018
96
62
UK
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
13-08-2018
AOR Received.
03-12-2018
IELTS Request
Not needed
File Transfer...
24-12-2018
Med's Request
10-12-2018
Med's Done....
27-01-2019
Interview........
Not needed
I bet in some dark place they are fighting dragons and evil gnomes in order to save your application from being destroyed forever... And once it's saved, they'll immediately update the tool and ship you some cold beers to comfort you in all this misery....
I didn’t pay for the ‘express anti-dragon’ service. False economy that was then...
 
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kevinthegerbil

Star Member
Aug 26, 2018
96
62
UK
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
13-08-2018
AOR Received.
03-12-2018
IELTS Request
Not needed
File Transfer...
24-12-2018
Med's Request
10-12-2018
Med's Done....
27-01-2019
Interview........
Not needed
So... when it come to the end and the passport request, some stuff I’ve read suggested that if you are in (or rather, have a passport from) a country which doesn’t need a visitors visa that you don’t have to send your passport in?

I am British, we’re in Britain. On Canada’s site I don’t need a visitors Visa...

So does this mean when PR is granted, that’s the end of the process? I assume we get a letter to take along?