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CPP-Ottawa

JMStargazer

Full Member
Oct 23, 2012
42
0
124
Toronto, ON
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07/08/2012
AOR Received.
02/09/2012
File Transfer...
04/09/2012
Med's Done....
29/03/2012
Interview........
Waived!
Passport Req..
12/02/2013
VISA ISSUED...
13/03/2013
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

Hero Member
Nov 5, 2012
312
3
Beaverton, ON
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16/08/2012
AOR Received.
NA
File Transfer...
24/09/2012
Med's Done....
24/07/2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
19/02/2013
VISA ISSUED...
9/05/2013
LANDED..........
24/05/2013
JMStargazer said:
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

Full Member
Oct 5, 2011
42
2
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

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
Canuck_28 said:
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

Full Member
Oct 5, 2011
42
2
Shylox said:
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

Hero Member
Oct 1, 2012
680
23
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa/Islamabad
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08/17/2012
File Transfer...
09/28/2012 to Isb 04/24/2014 to London
Med's Request
01/30/2014 -Add. Forms + RePCC + ReMed, Nov 2014 Add.Forms + RePCC
Med's Done....
Med extension Req - 01/05/2015, Repeat X-Rays 02/16/2015
Passport Req..
28/03/2015
VISA ISSUED...
23/04/2015
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

Champion Member
Jul 24, 2012
1,057
31
CA-Montréal
Visa Office......
Montreal-citizenship
App. Filed.......
25-09-2017
jerry84 said:
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

Hero Member
Oct 1, 2012
680
23
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa/Islamabad
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08/17/2012
File Transfer...
09/28/2012 to Isb 04/24/2014 to London
Med's Request
01/30/2014 -Add. Forms + RePCC + ReMed, Nov 2014 Add.Forms + RePCC
Med's Done....
Med extension Req - 01/05/2015, Repeat X-Rays 02/16/2015
Passport Req..
28/03/2015
VISA ISSUED...
23/04/2015
IvanP said:
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

VIP Member
Jan 31, 2012
5,143
278
124
Vancouver BC
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O/LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-03-2012
AOR Received.
21-06-2012
File Transfer...
21-6-2012
Med's Done....
11-02-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
26-09-2012
VISA ISSUED...
10-10-2012
LANDED..........
13-10-2012
jerry84 said:
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

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
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

Star Member
Dec 21, 2012
165
6
BC
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP - Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
November 15, 2012 (rec'd)
AOR Received.
November 26, 2012
File Transfer...
November 26, 2012
Med's Done....
September 29, 2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
April 23, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
April 26, 2013 (rec'd May 2, 2013)
LANDED..........
May 4, 2013
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

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
margobear96 said:
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

Star Member
Dec 21, 2012
165
6
BC
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP - Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
November 15, 2012 (rec'd)
AOR Received.
November 26, 2012
File Transfer...
November 26, 2012
Med's Done....
September 29, 2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
April 23, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
April 26, 2013 (rec'd May 2, 2013)
LANDED..........
May 4, 2013
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

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
margobear96 said:
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

Star Member
Nov 9, 2012
164
1
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-10-2012
AOR Received.
04-12-2012
File Transfer...
13-12-2012
Med's Done....
15-06-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
27-05-2013
VISA ISSUED...
14-06-2013
LANDED..........
26-06-2013 (DONE - thank u all)
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..