CPP-Ottawa

[JMStargazer]

URGH. Hit the average number of days between sponsor approval & PPR today. I am really hoping it's just a matter of days till I receive PPR now! I leave for Newfoundland tomorrow, to spend the holiday with the inlaws! I can't wait!

 

[Canuck20]

URGH. Hit the average number of days between sponsor approval & PPR today. I am really hoping it's just a matter of days till I receive PPR now! I leave for Newfoundland tomorrow, to spend the holiday with the inlaws! I can't wait!

Have a great trip to The Rock
Hopefully your PPR will arrive soon. The rest of us too.

 

[Canuck_28]

So, get this....apparently because my wife holds a visa exempt passport, she technically was not required to send her original passport. Did they state this anywhere in the original e-mail we received, no! But a week after we sent an e-mail asking about timeline due to the Christmas holidays and the fact that we have travel plans, and after we rushed next-day delivery of her passport, we received this:

"Since your hold a visa exempt passport, you may submit copies of all pages in lieu of the actual passport."

What a CIRCUS!!

 

[Shylox]

So, get this....apparently because my wife holds a visa exempt passport, she technically was not required to send her original passport. Did they state this anywhere in the original e-mail we received, no! But a week after we sent an e-mail asking about timeline due to the Christmas holidays and the fact that we have travel plans, and after we rushed next-day delivery of her passport, we received this:

"Since your hold a visa exempt passport, you may submit copies of all pages in lieu of the actual passport."

What a CIRCUS!!

haha, I thought it was strange that they didn't tell you to send copies, but hey at least you're almost done with them now =)

Just enjoy your holiday as much as you can, don't even think about CIC until after! haha

 

[Canuck_28]

haha, I thought it was strange that they didn't tell you to send copies, but hey at least you're almost done with them now =)

Just enjoy your holiday as much as you can, don't even think about CIC until after! haha

If only it were that easy....travel plans for the Holidays have been cancelled and we're staying home for two weeks!

 

[jerry84]

Someone please help me out with this confusion. I FAIL to understand this. My VO is Islamabad, Pakistan. Why on earth would they transfer the file to Ottawa?

 

[IvanP]

Someone please help me out with this confusion. I FAIL to understand this. My VO is Islamabad, Pakistan. Why on earth would they transfer the file to Ottawa?

That does sound strange, but it actually sounds like it might be a good thing for you. The processing time for Ottawa is 12 months, the processing time for Islamabad is 26 months. Perhaps Ottawa is processing some of the straightforward Pakistan cases to help reduce the backlog. If true, that would be good for you on two counts: your case was deemed straightforward, and the Ottawa processing time is less than half.

Good luck!

 

[jerry84]

That does sound strange, but it actually sounds like it might be a good thing for you. The processing time for Ottawa is 12 months, the processing time for Islamabad is 26 months. Perhaps Ottawa is processing some of the straightforward Pakistan cases to help reduce the backlog. If true, that would be good for you on two counts: your case was deemed straightforward, and the Ottawa processing time is less than half.

Good luck!

I hope thats true !

 

[computergeek]

Someone please help me out with this confusion. I FAIL to understand this. My VO is Islamabad, Pakistan. Why on earth would they transfer the file to Ottawa?

Because CPP-O is being used to offload processing at offices with the longest time frames. I recall reading an OB about this. CPP-O does the work but the timeline remains that of the foreign VO.

 

[Shylox]

Ottawa is handling quite a bit of applications from Islamabad recently, and yes like mentioned above this is a good thing for you, you'll have a much shorter processing time this way! =)

 

[margobear96]

Hello folks,
I'm a November applicant and just signed up on this board. I'm apparently not allowed to send personal messages, so not sure how to get on the spreadsheet.... If anyone could let me know, that would be great.
Thanks!

 

[Shylox]

Hello folks,
I'm a November applicant and just signed up on this board. I'm apparently not allowed to send personal messages, so not sure how to get on the spreadsheet.... If anyone could let me know, that would be great.
Thanks!

You just need a certain number of posts to be able to PM people, if you reply with this info me or IvanP will happily add you to the spreadsheet:

Initial VO, if you had one:
Date your medicals were done:
Application sent date:
Application received date:
Stage 1 AOR, if you got one:
Sponsorship approval date, if you have it yet:

Congrats on getting your application sent out! =)

 

[margobear96]

Thanks, Shylox!

Initial VO, if you had one: None (would have been Buffalo)
Date your medicals were done: September 29, 2012
Application sent date: November 13, 2012
Application received date: November 15, 2012
Stage 1 AOR, if you got one: November 26, 2012
Sponsorship approval date, if you have it yet: November 26, 2012

 

[Shylox]

Thanks, Shylox!

Initial VO, if you had one: None (would have been Buffalo)
Date your medicals were done: September 29, 2012
Application sent date: November 13, 2012
Application received date: November 15, 2012
Stage 1 AOR, if you got one: November 26, 2012
Sponsorship approval date, if you have it yet: November 26, 2012

You're added! =)

You got your sponsor approval SUPER fast! That must have been the best day ever for you haha Good luck with the next stage, feel free to PM me once (when you have enough posts, anyway) anytime you get new updates and I'll add those in for you.

 

[shanmba1174]

Please add me to Ottawa spreadsheet. i don't know if my application went to Los angeles or getting processed in Ottawa.
How can i know that ?
FYI .. I am U.S citizen..