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Help Me! Application transferred to wrong VO.

copperprop

Full Member
Aug 28, 2015
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Hello, my husband and I (I am a Canadian citizen) both live in Seoul, South Korea. He is a Cameroonian citizen but he has lived legally in Korea for the last 3 years.

I understood from what I read online that your application is sent to the office closest to your country of valid residence. Korean applications are processed in Manila.

I got my SA today (hooray) but in the letter it said his application was sent to Dakar.

My only real issue is if they want us to interview. Seoul-Dakar is not easy. Is it possible to either convince them to send it to Manila instead, or in the case of an interview, have the interview in Manila rather than Dakar?

Any help is much appreciated. Also any insight on who I can call. The only number I can find is for within Canada.
 

taffy7

Champion Member
May 23, 2013
2,482
69
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10th April 2014/June 10th 2014 application complete
Doc's Request.
09 June 2014 same doc's requested again 6th Oct 2014. docs not needed again mistake by cic
AOR Received.
sponsorship approval 05 Aug 2014
File Transfer...
05 Aug 2014
Med's Request
28 July 2015
Med's Done....
30th Dec 2013
Passport Req..
in process 18th July 2015/ DM 5/12/2015
LANDED..........
28/12/2015
Unfortunately CIC can send your application to the office they see fit to process your application . For E.G some Brits have had their applications sent to Ottawa , and New Deli apps have been sent to London.
I'm not sure but i assume Dakar is near your husband homeland .
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
93,150
20,638
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
You can email the Dakar VO to request a transfer to Manila. It is up to them if they accept this transfer request or not. The interview will be held wherever the file is being processed.
 

Canadianinlove

Hero Member
Apr 21, 2015
557
17
Category........
Visa Office......
POS
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-04-2015
AOR Received.
01-05-2015
File Transfer...
01-06-2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
13-02-2015
Interview........
29-10-2015
Passport Req..
30-10-2015
VISA ISSUED...
30-10-2015
LANDED..........
02-11-2015
Same thing happened to us. My husband was living in New York but originally from Trinidad. His file was sent to Trinidad.
We had an interview and had to travel to Trinidad for the interview as well.

It is best just to follow the process. If you request a transfer that might add months to your application.

We were completed in 7 months.
 

Turbo2000

Star Member
Aug 7, 2015
178
5
Category........
Visa Office......
Dakar
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-05-2015
Nomination.....
N/A
AOR Received.
02-06-2015
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
DM1: 02-07-2015, IN PROCESS: 09-10-2015
Med's Request
UPFRONT
Med's Done....
14-04-2015
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
12-04-2015
VISA ISSUED...
DM2: 12-18-2015
LANDED..........
JAN. 17TH 2016 !!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Dakar VO rarely schedules an interview...except u have some big RED FLAGS.

Visa for Cameroonian citizens are processed in Dakar-Senegal.

When I did my Quebec skilled worker programme in 2010, my file was handled by Paris because I was living in Europe.

Now I'm sponsoring my wife, living in Cameroon. Her file is in Dakar.

Write to Dakar may be they can change the VO.


copperprop said:
Hello, my husband and I (I am a Canadian citizen) both live in Seoul, South Korea. He is a Cameroonian citizen but he has lived legally in Korea for the last 3 years.

I understood from what I read online that your application is sent to the office closest to your country of valid residence. Korean applications are processed in Manila.

I got my SA today (hooray) but in the letter it said his application was sent to Dakar.

My only real issue is if they want us to interview. Seoul-Dakar is not easy. Is it possible to either convince them to send it to Manila instead, or in the case of an interview, have the interview in Manila rather than Dakar?

Any help is much appreciated. Also any insight on who I can call. The only number I can find is for within Canada.
 

copperprop

Full Member
Aug 28, 2015
20
0
Thanks for the reassurances. I'm hoping all will be fine. Just cross my fingers and pray it goes smoothly.
 

Canadianinlove

Hero Member
Apr 21, 2015
557
17
Category........
Visa Office......
POS
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-04-2015
AOR Received.
01-05-2015
File Transfer...
01-06-2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
13-02-2015
Interview........
29-10-2015
Passport Req..
30-10-2015
VISA ISSUED...
30-10-2015
LANDED..........
02-11-2015
I am sure it will. It is just a process we all have to follow.
:)

copperprop said:
Thanks for the reassurances. I'm hoping all will be fine. Just cross my fingers and pray it goes smoothly.
 

ib

Full Member
Dec 25, 2014
23
1
Category........
Visa Office......
DAKAR
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-02-2015
AOR Received.
04-05-2015
File Transfer...
13-05-2015
Med's Done....
03-02-2015
Passport Req..
28-10-2015
I had the same case. actually i sponsored my wife who lives in paris but she is a senagal citizen so her file was send to Dakar VO and I send a few emails to Dakar VO to transfer her file to paris but they never replied. however her file took only 8 months (02-18-2015 to 21-10-2015) for the all process (that was good a guess.)
so don't worry cuz usually the process is 7 to 9 months and they rarely ask for interview.
 

laport2018

Hero Member
Sep 25, 2018
862
684
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mexico
App. Filed.......
12-09-2018
Doc's Request.
03-04-2019
AOR Received.
17-12-2018
File Transfer...
20-03-2019
Med's Request
09-01-2019
Med's Done....
16-01-2019
Hello, my husband and I (I am a Canadian citizen) both live in Seoul, South Korea. He is a Cameroonian citizen but he has lived legally in Korea for the last 3 years.

I understood from what I read online that your application is sent to the office closest to your country of valid residence. Korean applications are processed in Manila.

I got my SA today (hooray) but in the letter it said his application was sent to Dakar.

My only real issue is if they want us to interview. Seoul-Dakar is not easy. Is it possible to either convince them to send it to Manila instead, or in the case of an interview, have the interview in Manila rather than Dakar?

Any help is much appreciated. Also any insight on who I can call. The only number I can find is for within Canada.
I am in the same situation. Our dependant app who lives in Dominican Republic her app was recently sent to Dakar office for processing. CIC as I just found out can send the application anywhere they like for processing.
 

Canada2020eh

Champion Member
Aug 2, 2019
2,197
885
I am in the same situation. Our dependant app who lives in Dominican Republic her app was recently sent to Dakar office for processing. CIC as I just found out can send the application anywhere they like for processing.
Yes they can and it is usually done to share the workload. So that should be a good thing for you, might be faster processing.
 
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laport2018

Hero Member
Sep 25, 2018
862
684
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mexico
App. Filed.......
12-09-2018
Doc's Request.
03-04-2019
AOR Received.
17-12-2018
File Transfer...
20-03-2019
Med's Request
09-01-2019
Med's Done....
16-01-2019
Yes they can and it is usually done to share the workload. So that should be a good thing for you, might be faster processing.
Thank you so much, I figured this was the case, but with my OCD after going through this process for my husband I still have PTSD lol. thank you again for your response, I appreciate it