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Form updates alert - October 2017

TarN099

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Oct 27, 2017
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I talked to an agent today just to be safe. They told me that it is better to submit the updated forms, because they weren't given any information regarding the acceptance of the previous versions. Sorry to be the bearer of the bad news :(
 

Oldmacwright

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Aug 18, 2017
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I talked to an agent today just to be safe. They told me that it is better to submit the updated forms, because they weren't given any information regarding the acceptance of the previous versions. Sorry to be the bearer of the bad news :(
Yah but common sense dictates there will be some leeway for applications that have the odd form that are only recently out of date. Obviously if you send in an app with a bunch of forms from a year or 2 ago you wont get it accepted.
 
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JulianaAndrew

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Feb 14, 2017
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Colombia
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Bogota
App. Filed.......
26-07-2017
Doc's Request.
Schedule A and PCC: 01-09-2017
AOR Received.
AOR1: 01-09-2017, AOR2: 19-09-2017
File Transfer...
15-09-2017
Med's Request
02-01-2018
Med's Done....
23-01-2018
Interview........
06-12-2017 - Passed
Passport Req..
06-12-2017
VISA ISSUED...
05-03-2018
LANDED..........
10-03-2018
Sorry to be the bearer of the bad news :(
You are not. There is always a grace period when they update forms. This happened already to July applicants, not a single one got the application returned for out-of-date forms.
 
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Anjali2017

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Oct 31, 2017
3
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You are not. There is always a grace period when they update forms. This happened already to July applicants, not a single one got the application returned for out-of-date forms.
you are right. I reconfirmed this from different sources that there is a grace period for the updates. There are many people who already worked on their previous versions application forms which took them more than a month to complete. So its not fair if they need to do it again for a recent update. This is the reason there is a grace period for more than 1 month for those people to submit their completed forms who worked on the previous versions.
I sent my application package yesterday using the previous/older versions of the forms. It is acceptable, so I don't think we should waste out time and effort to redo the same thing. We are perfectly ok to submit our application using previous versions as there is a grace period. Thanks
 

KBH

Champion Member
Sep 13, 2017
1,454
763
Toronto, ON
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mississauga
App. Filed.......
August 2nd, 2017
AOR Received.
September 22nd, 2017
File Transfer...
October 7th, 2017
Passport Req..
December 29th, 2017
VISA ISSUED...
January 23rd, 2018
LANDED..........
Feb 1st, 2018
One grace period that was "publicized" was for the new checklist that was released in June, the old one was allowed to be used until mid-July. So it's not unreasonable to assume that they probably give at least about a month of leeway/grace period/etc when it comes to old forms.
 

Will_PA

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Sep 3, 2017
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Particularly as there's up to 2 months delay atm to receive AOR - so the forms filled out a month before they changed are still sitting in a trolley somewhere prior to processing.
 
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canvis2006

Champion Member
Dec 27, 2009
2,382
309
Toronto
Visa Office......
Paris, France
NOC Code......
FC4 - PGP
App. Filed.......
May 2009
Doc's Request.
March 2012
File Transfer...
Jan. 2013
Med's Request
May 2013
Passport Req..
July 2013
VISA ISSUED...
August 2013
LANDED..........
Sept 2013
It's more like 6 weeks to AOR for applications sent to CPC-M.
 

TayWilson

Star Member
Nov 8, 2017
59
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So these forms were updated on October 24th for sure? They received my application on October 12th old forms.
Will that be a problem?
 

WeegieInOttawa

Champion Member
Jun 11, 2017
1,126
372
Ottawa
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
London (UK)
App. Filed.......
24-10-2017
AOR Received.
08-12-2017
File Transfer...
24-01-2018
Med's Request
11-12-2017
Med's Done....
02-01-2018
So these forms were updated on October 24th for sure? They received my application on October 12th old forms.
Will that be a problem?
For sure. They were updated THE DAY i sent my application (24th - see my signature) and i literally caught it an hour before sending, and i had checked them the previous night. You are fine.
 

TayWilson

Star Member
Nov 8, 2017
59
41
For sure. They were updated THE DAY i sent my application (24th - see my signature) and i literally caught it an hour before sending, and i had checked them the previous night. You are fine.
Thank you!! Same thing with the open work permit form?
 

WeegieInOttawa

Champion Member
Jun 11, 2017
1,126
372
Ottawa
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
London (UK)
App. Filed.......
24-10-2017
AOR Received.
08-12-2017
File Transfer...
24-01-2018
Med's Request
11-12-2017
Med's Done....
02-01-2018
Thank you!! Same thing with the open work permit form?
Can't help you there I'm afraid as I didn't do OWP app. But if there was an update Oct 2017 id imagine it was same day as the other forms. Maybe the call centre would be able to tell you.
 

steendee

Member
Feb 22, 2018
11
0
Does anyone have a copy of the Document Checklist from October 2017 still?
I've been working away on the application and they just updated it a week ago or so and said that they will accept applications with the older version of the checklist until March 15. That's great news for me except I don't have a copy of that checklist! I only have the checklist from June 2017 and I think that was is too old to use?
Someone please help!
 

airsay

Newbie
Jan 31, 2018
7
0
For sure. They were updated THE DAY i sent my application (24th - see my signature) and i literally caught it an hour before sending, and i had checked them the previous night. You are fine.
hi,
I already validated and signed my forms to be submitted today and noticed the forms have been updated in february. Should I fill out the updated form or can still submit the old version.
checklist differs now as it requires you send in police certificate along with application as oppose the old version. Please I need help on what to do
 

Elanigana

Hero Member
Nov 22, 2016
208
41
Category........
FAM
App. Filed.......
05-02-2018
hi,
I already validated and signed my forms to be submitted today and noticed the forms have been updated in february. Should I fill out the updated form or can still submit the old version.
checklist differs now as it requires you send in police certificate along with application as oppose the old version. Please I need help on what to do

You need to send all the updated forms.
 

KBH

Champion Member
Sep 13, 2017
1,454
763
Toronto, ON
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mississauga
App. Filed.......
August 2nd, 2017
AOR Received.
September 22nd, 2017
File Transfer...
October 7th, 2017
Passport Req..
December 29th, 2017
VISA ISSUED...
January 23rd, 2018
LANDED..........
Feb 1st, 2018
hi,
I already validated and signed my forms to be submitted today and noticed the forms have been updated in february. Should I fill out the updated form or can still submit the old version.
checklist differs now as it requires you send in police certificate along with application as oppose the old version. Please I need help on what to do
You need to send in the updated forms, if you send in the old ones your application will be returned to you.