Dear members,
I am a 12th June 2014 applicant and i received my PER through post office on 11 November 2014 as my outlook mail was not functioning properly. The PER letter is dated 15 October 2014 and following a query sent to CIC i was also informed through email that my file has been submitted to the Visa office in Pretoria for further processing and that i should henceforth deal with Pretoria Visa Office for any additional info. According to the email from CIC and the date on the hard copy of the PER letter (15 Oct 2014), i can safely assume that my file must have been submitted to Pretoria visa office at latest by mid October 2014.
I am now very worried as i haven't received any correspondence from them till now for the MR. and i am just wondering whether they have submitted the MR request at the end of October 2014 and because of the same problem with my outlook mail i did not receive the email and the 60 days for submission of the MR may also have lapsed at the end of December 2014. I provided Pretoria Visa Office with an alternate email address on 12 December 2014 and informed them of the problem i was facing with my outlook mail. Haven't receive any reply so far, as the 30 days wait time is not yet over.
Is there anybody from Pretoria Visa office on this forum who can kindly indicate the approximate time from PER to MR? i checked on the spreadsheet and i can see that 2 or 3 applicants who submitted their applications in June 2014 have already received their visas. I also wanted to know whether the amount of time taken for the background check differs depending on the complexity of the case. In my case i am already holder of a student permit in Canada and i've just completed a one year postgraduate course there and i'm back in my country since 15 Dec last. Currently waiting for the final results to apply for the postgraduate work permit in Canada pending completion of the PR application.
Grateful for your guidance as to my questions above
(i) are they very strict on the 60 days submission time for the MR? in my case would they consider extending that delay? MY PER letter mentioned clearly that the email address i provided does not accept correspondence, can this be used as proof that i did not receive the MR request if ever they sent it? Is there anyone on this forum in the same situation please?
(ii) Does the background check vary depending on the complexity of the case?
Thanks so much.
