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CamL-W

Hero Member
Jun 4, 2015
211
4
Ottawa
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-June-2015
Doc's Request.
03-December-2015
AOR Received.
SA Letter: 13-August-2015
File Transfer...
In Process : 06-August-2015
Med's Done....
09-March-2015
Passport Req..
New Imm Pics : 03-December-2015
VISA ISSUED...
DM: 10-January-2016 / COPR: 19-January-2016
cali2bc said:
Does anyone know during which part of the process that Ottawa reviews medicals? I know that when we receive AOR, for many, ECAS will show "2. Medical results have been received."

So are medicals reviewed immediately (aka once they are received?) or are they reviewed once the PR application is officially "in process?"

The reason that I ask is because we inquired whether or not my "IN PROCESS" file showed that my police report was received (I used a channeler as a placeholder and I wanted to see if they noted it as received before I sent the real one), and the agent told us that she saw:

1. My medical results passed (hmm, does this just mean received?)
2. Husband was approved for SA
3. Criminality and security has not been noted as received or processed. (I'm guessing this means they haven't gotten to this part yet?)
4. No notes asking for any supplementary documentation at this time.

So, I was hoping that maybe some of you could shed some light on when medicals are reviewed. If medicals are reviewed in Ottawa, then my file is an example of a recent IP file that is actually being processed and not sitting in a pile with a misleading IP status on ECAS.

Thoughts? Any updates from anyone? Thanks all! :)
To me that sounds like someone is working on the file! Where did you call to get the info?
 

cali2bc

Star Member
Feb 6, 2015
174
4
California, USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-05-2015
Doc's Request.
23-10-2015
AOR Received.
11-06-2015
File Transfer...
14-07-2015
Med's Done....
09-02-2015
VISA ISSUED...
02-12-2015 (Decision Made 25-11-2015)
LANDED..........
08-02-2016
CamL-W said:
To me that sounds like someone is working on the file! Where did you call to get the info?
CamL-W, I hope so. We called the CIC call center and we were lucky to speak with a helpful agent who was going a little out of their way to actually look into our file. I think the reason that she looked into it was because we mentioned the channeler report and wanted to see if they noted it as sufficient.
 

CamL-W

Hero Member
Jun 4, 2015
211
4
Ottawa
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-June-2015
Doc's Request.
03-December-2015
AOR Received.
SA Letter: 13-August-2015
File Transfer...
In Process : 06-August-2015
Med's Done....
09-March-2015
Passport Req..
New Imm Pics : 03-December-2015
VISA ISSUED...
DM: 10-January-2016 / COPR: 19-January-2016
cali2bc said:
CamL-W, I hope so. We called the CIC call center and we were lucky to speak with a helpful agent who was going a little out of their way to actually look into our file. I think the reason that she looked into it was because we mentioned the channeler report and wanted to see if they noted it as sufficient.
Yeah you def fell on a good one! I hope it really does mean they're working on your application! Ecas shows IP for my Hubby's PR also...So here's to hoping we both get awesome news soon!
 

Majromax

Hero Member
Nov 19, 2014
312
18
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2014-10-21
AOR Received.
2015-01-11 [Inland AOR rec'd 2014-11-19, corrected]
File Transfer...
2015-01-20 [CSQ applied Feb 9, issued Feb 19]
Passport Req..
[IP: 2015-06-10; DM: 2015-06-30]
VISA ISSUED...
2015-07-20
LANDED..........
2015-07-27
cali2bc said:
Does anyone know during which part of the process that Ottawa reviews medicals? I know that when we receive AOR, for many, ECAS will show "2. Medical results have been received."

So are medicals reviewed immediately (aka once they are received?) or are they reviewed once the PR application is officially "in process?"
From my eCAS notes, my medical exam was dealt with around the same time my file was sent to Ottawa, but the paper file sat in inventory for some months afterwards. Sadly, the medical being passed by itself is not evidence of a file being worked upon, the gold-star is whether eligibility, security, and criminality checks have started.
 

jamsham12

Hero Member
Jan 6, 2015
590
17
124
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01/19/2015
AOR Received.
03/16/2015
File Transfer...
04/21/2015
Passport Req..
In Process: 08/06/2015 DM: 10/31/2015
VISA ISSUED...
11/16/2015
LANDED..........
12/30/2015
cali2bc said:
Does anyone know during which part of the process that Ottawa reviews medicals? I know that when we receive AOR, for many, ECAS will show "2. Medical results have been received."

So are medicals reviewed immediately (aka once they are received?) or are they reviewed once the PR application is officially "in process?"

The reason that I ask is because we inquired whether or not my "IN PROCESS" file showed that my police report was received (I used a channeler as a placeholder and I wanted to see if they noted it as received before I sent the real one), and the agent told us that she saw:

1. My medical results passed (hmm, does this just mean received?)
2. Husband was approved for SA
3. Criminality and security has not been noted as received or processed. (I'm guessing this means they haven't gotten to this part yet?)
4. No notes asking for any supplementary documentation at this time.

So, I was hoping that maybe some of you could shed some light on when medicals are reviewed. If medicals are reviewed in Ottawa, then my file is an example of a recent IP file that is actually being processed and not sitting in a pile with a misleading IP status on ECAS.

Thoughts? Any updates from anyone? Thanks all! :)
to give you some background on the medical. the first set of GCMS notes that i ordered in May states "Passed" which is safe to assume that if indeed that is what it says your medical checks are good to go. Whether or not someone looked at the file is hard to say as like i said previously back in May my medicals were are stated as "passed" and i know no one looked at the file in May as there was no individual assigned to assess my case as noted in the GCMS notes. If ECAS states "In Process" i would like to assume someone is looking at it. But the fact that criminal and security checks have not been started should give you an inclination that no one has touched your file.
 

stardt

Full Member
May 18, 2015
46
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-29-2015
AOR Received.
08-07-2015
File Transfer...
27-07-2015
Med's Done....
upfront
hey everyone I'm on the Ottawa spreadsheet but I can't update it... what's up with that? Can someone send me a link to a version I can update? I have received SA and am in process since I put myself on there...

Also any thoughts on what month of people are currently getting their DMs now for PR? Seems like people from September 2014 and later all pretty much have theirs? From Ottawa I mean.
 

stardt

Full Member
May 18, 2015
46
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-29-2015
AOR Received.
08-07-2015
File Transfer...
27-07-2015
Med's Done....
upfront
Nevermind! I figured it out.

I was clicking on someone's link that didn't let me edit for some reason but then I googled it and found it.

Here it is if anyone else wants to update!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18NpCwiqXpOUdH3hN-f4J2gJ7T_-B97WoK3vlQMNKjAM/edit#gid=0
 

disappointed10

Hero Member
Nov 14, 2013
223
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-12-2014
Med's Done....
13-12-2014
Passport Req..
august 19 2015
OMG guys so happy :) just received email from Ottawa of passport request im just wondering why they didn't ask for photos they usually ask , anyway im so happy and will send it right away tomorrow :) good luck to others still waiting :)
 

Majromax

Hero Member
Nov 19, 2014
312
18
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2014-10-21
AOR Received.
2015-01-11 [Inland AOR rec'd 2014-11-19, corrected]
File Transfer...
2015-01-20 [CSQ applied Feb 9, issued Feb 19]
Passport Req..
[IP: 2015-06-10; DM: 2015-06-30]
VISA ISSUED...
2015-07-20
LANDED..........
2015-07-27
disappointed10 said:
OMG guys so happy :) just received email from Ottawa of passport request im just wondering why they didn't ask for photos they usually ask , anyway im so happy and will send it right away tomorrow :) good luck to others still waiting :)
Congratulations!

Extra photographs are not always necessary; only a minority of applications that go through Ottawa receive a request for more photos. (Mine, for example, went through without a request.) We can speculate they'll ask for updated photos if there's something wrong with the initial set, if they suspect that the person's look has changed, or if they've simply lost them, but since they never give a reason for the request we can only speculate.
 

blacknirvana

Star Member
Jul 15, 2011
94
0
Copenhagen
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa (COPR office London)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Dec 16th 2014
Doc's Request.
July 9th 2015
Nomination.....
-
AOR Received.
March 5th 2015
IELTS Request
-
File Transfer...
March 15th 2015
Med's Request
N/A
Med's Done....
Sep 9th 2014 (up-front)
Interview........
-
Passport Req..
Oct 21st 2015
VISA ISSUED...
COPR Nov 6th 2015
LANDED..........
Planned landing Dec 15th 2015
disappointed10 said:
OMG guys so happy :) just received email from Ottawa of passport request im just wondering why they didn't ask for photos they usually ask , anyway im so happy and will send it right away tomorrow :) good luck to others still waiting :)
Are passport requests only for countries that are not visa excempt?
 

jamsham12

Hero Member
Jan 6, 2015
590
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124
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01/19/2015
AOR Received.
03/16/2015
File Transfer...
04/21/2015
Passport Req..
In Process: 08/06/2015 DM: 10/31/2015
VISA ISSUED...
11/16/2015
LANDED..........
12/30/2015
blacknirvana said:
Are passport requests only for countries that are not visa excempt?
Correct, if you need a visa to enter Canada as a visitor then you would send the physical passport to the VO abroad. If you are visa exempt you would send a scanned copy of the passport bio page.
 

disappointed10

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Nov 14, 2013
223
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-12-2014
Med's Done....
13-12-2014
Passport Req..
august 19 2015
this morning i open ECAS and it says decision made :) so happy right now, thanks to this forum, it helps a lot
 

CamL-W

Hero Member
Jun 4, 2015
211
4
Ottawa
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-June-2015
Doc's Request.
03-December-2015
AOR Received.
SA Letter: 13-August-2015
File Transfer...
In Process : 06-August-2015
Med's Done....
09-March-2015
Passport Req..
New Imm Pics : 03-December-2015
VISA ISSUED...
DM: 10-January-2016 / COPR: 19-January-2016
disappointed10 said:
this morning i open ECAS and it says decision made :) so happy right now, thanks to this forum, it helps a lot
Yay congrats!!
 

Majromax

Hero Member
Nov 19, 2014
312
18
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2014-10-21
AOR Received.
2015-01-11 [Inland AOR rec'd 2014-11-19, corrected]
File Transfer...
2015-01-20 [CSQ applied Feb 9, issued Feb 19]
Passport Req..
[IP: 2015-06-10; DM: 2015-06-30]
VISA ISSUED...
2015-07-20
LANDED..........
2015-07-27
blacknirvana said:
Are passport requests only for countries that are not visa excempt?
They need the physical passport to affix a single-entry visa for landing. If they simply mailed the COPR like they do for visa-exempt applicants, then the person may be unable to book travel to actually land.
 

disappointed10

Hero Member
Nov 14, 2013
223
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-12-2014
Med's Done....
13-12-2014
Passport Req..
august 19 2015
:)hi guys just done sending my passport, i just have some question , is that ok i send self address smaller mailing envelopes ?? thanks