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LONDON-WAITING FOR MEDS MORE THAN 6 MONTHS-UNDER NEW RULES

aspire

Champion Member
Jul 13, 2009
1,094
25
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
3152
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-02-2009
File Transfer...
29-03-2009
Med's Request
21-01-2011
Med's Done....
17-02-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
30-03-2011(pspt submitted 09-04-2011)
VISA ISSUED...
09-05-2011 (passport received 17-05-2011)
LANDED..........
26-06-2011
Let's gather here guys. And I would like to ecourage all concerned to order CAIPS. I just received my CAIPS and my BFD is set on March 25, 2011. As with the comment of many members, seems a mistake, since I applied under the new rules. To compare it with the CAIPS of others who are sailing on the same boat as mine will give me an idea if indeed it was a mistake or not. Are we waitng for our meds few days or months from now? or few years from now?? Let's order CAIPS guys please... Thanks..
 
T

tifa

Guest
Hi Aspire,

I am applying from Dubai to London visa office, full documents sent August 2009 and my e-cas started processing Jan23

Just ordered CAIPS, will take at least up to mid March

will keep you updated

Good luck
 

saxena.sagar

Star Member
Jan 22, 2010
152
14
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
4131
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
what all information can we know from CAIPS? considering my scenario, if i order CAIPS will it show me when would my medical request be sent? Also followed by passport request?
 

aspire

Champion Member
Jul 13, 2009
1,094
25
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
3152
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-02-2009
File Transfer...
29-03-2009
Med's Request
21-01-2011
Med's Done....
17-02-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
30-03-2011(pspt submitted 09-04-2011)
VISA ISSUED...
09-05-2011 (passport received 17-05-2011)
LANDED..........
26-06-2011
saxena.sagar said:
what all information can we know from CAIPS? considering my scenario, if i order CAIPS will it show me when would my medical request be sent? Also followed by passport request?
If your meds have not been issued yet, you cannot find any indication in your CAIPS when the medicals can be issued. If your meds have been issued, you can find in your CAIPS the date when it was issued. There are cases where medical forms are being sent and were lost along the mailing process. CAIPS will prompt you that medical forms are lost. CAIPS will give you information if you passed the 67 points assessment. Seeing your score, you will be given an idea if wether you will be expecting for a medical request or a rejection letter. There is also the BFD (Bring forward date), where everyone speculated that this is the date that the IO will next open your file, but with my experience seems this is a misconception and I proved it myself by the words from London CHC stated in their e mail reply to me. I asked an enquiry to them because my CAIPS indicates my BFD is set on March 25, 2011, even if my application falls under the supposedly fast track system. CAIPS will also tell you if all the details like the names, BOD, passport numbers, etc are entered correctly in their files. There are cases too that applications are delayed due to encoding errors from CIC's part. If you have done your medicals, you will find in the CAIPS if you passed, failed or a retest is to be requested. With all the unfortunate delays happened to many applicants, I have concluded that ordering CAIPS from time to time is a good pro active measures to avoid delays with the application.
 
S

shibuya

Guest
ASpire r u done with this hectic wait. Please post ur latest developments.
 

WAY

Hero Member
Mar 1, 2010
513
12
Pakistan
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
9212
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 22, 2010
Doc's Request.
April 06, 2010
AOR Received.
Aug 13, 2010
IELTS Request
Already done
File Transfer...
May 22, 2012
Med's Request
April 09, 2014 (Re-med)
Med's Done....
May 02, 2014 (Re-med)
Interview........
Hopefully Waived
Passport Req..
PPR-1 (May 13, 2014), PPR-2 (Jun 11, 2014
VISA ISSUED...
Jun 27, 2014
LANDED..........
Nov 2014, Permanent landing not decided yet
aspire said:
If your meds have not been issued yet, you cannot find any indication in your CAIPS when the medicals can be issued. If your meds have been issued, you can find in your CAIPS the date when it was issued. There are cases where medical forms are being sent and were lost along the mailing process. CAIPS will prompt you that medical forms are lost. CAIPS will give you information if you passed the 67 points assessment. Seeing your score, you will be given an idea if wether you will be expecting for a medical request or a rejection letter. There is also the BFD (Bring forward date), where everyone speculated that this is the date that the IO will next open your file, but with my experience seems this is a misconception and I proved it myself by the words from London CHC stated in their e mail reply to me. I asked an enquiry to them because my CAIPS indicates my BFD is set on March 25, 2011, even if my application falls under the supposedly fast track system. CAIPS will also tell you if all the details like the names, BOD, passport numbers, etc are entered correctly in their files. There are cases too that applications are delayed due to encoding errors from CIC's part. If you have done your medicals, you will find in the CAIPS if you passed, failed or a retest is to be requested. With all the unfortunate delays happened to many applicants, I have concluded that ordering CAIPS from time to time is a good pro active measures to avoid delays with the application.
Well Aspire thanks for all this valueable info. I dont have much knowledge on subject. Can u plz tell me how to order the CAIPS? Do u have to pay for that? reading ur post, i have perceived, one can order CAIPS once his/ her detailed application has been received by visa office, am i right?

Thanks in advance
 

davidjn

Star Member
May 30, 2009
85
0
Calgary
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
2113
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
26-07-2009
Doc's Request.
21-08-2009, Docs sent 24-10-2009
Nomination.....
File Transferred to London 25-08-2009
AOR Received.
14-12-2009, Ecas IN PROCESS on March 31st
File Transfer...
25-08-2009,
Med's Request
13-04-2011
Med's Done....
22-05-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
07-07-2011
VISA ISSUED...
08-08-2011
LANDED..........
28-11-2011
Hi aspire
Thanks for starting this thread. There are many like us waiting for medicals from London CHC. We should go for CAIPS if it is useful, but you had mentioned that CAIPS will not provide any details if no Medicals issued?
Please provide the link so that we can order CAIPS.
FYI i am waiting for Medicals, NOC 2113, liviing in Saudi Arabia
 

aspire

Champion Member
Jul 13, 2009
1,094
25
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
3152
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-02-2009
File Transfer...
29-03-2009
Med's Request
21-01-2011
Med's Done....
17-02-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
30-03-2011(pspt submitted 09-04-2011)
VISA ISSUED...
09-05-2011 (passport received 17-05-2011)
LANDED..........
26-06-2011
shibuya said:
ASpire r u done with this hectic wait. Please post ur latest developments.
UPDATE WITH MY CASE

After 11 months from submission of full documents and after 10 months from the date my e cas status changed to in process, I received a document request from CHC London yesterday. Letter is dated May 5, 2010. My wife is the principal applicant and CHC asked us to submit photocopies of my (spouse) certificate + transcript of records for my bachelor’s degree. These documents were already submitted to them 11 months ago. Well, I don’t have any choice but to comply. I sent these documents yesterday.

BFD IS NOT WHAT WE THINK IT IS?
In December 2009, I ordred CAIPS notes which I received in January 2010. And from that CAIPS I found out that the “Bring Forward Date’ BFD was set on March 25, 2011. I thought I won’t be hearing anything from them before the BFD but it turned out that the IO opened my file between January 2010 and May 5, 2010. Certainly they did, because they sent us the request for documents.

I DID SOMETHING THAT FORCED THEM TO OPEN MY FILE?

Sometime in the last week of March 2010, I sent them the request to change our intended destination province from Ontario (originally written in our application) to Manitoba. Together with the request, I attached the letter from the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (Nursing Regulating Body of Manitoba) that they had assessed my wife’s educational credentials (Bachelor’s degree in Nursing) and found it to be equivalent to that of Canadian Standards and had given My wife one year to sit for the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination. We asked them to expedite our application to bear the deadline set by CRNM. I think because of this they opened my file way before the BFD set?

ANY OPINION PLEASE…
Why did they ask again the same document which I already had submitted? From today how many months will I receive my medical request? Any opinion will be most welcomed and thanked.
 

aspire

Champion Member
Jul 13, 2009
1,094
25
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
3152
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-02-2009
File Transfer...
29-03-2009
Med's Request
21-01-2011
Med's Done....
17-02-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
30-03-2011(pspt submitted 09-04-2011)
VISA ISSUED...
09-05-2011 (passport received 17-05-2011)
LANDED..........
26-06-2011
WAY said:
Well Aspire thanks for all this valueable info. I dont have much knowledge on subject. Can u plz tell me how to order the CAIPS? Do u have to pay for that? reading ur post, i have perceived, one can order CAIPS once his/ her detailed application has been received by visa office, am i right?

Thanks in advance
I ordered my first CAIPS notes through www.caipsnotes.com. The fee is $40. Just follow the three simple steps in their website.

You cannot get so much information from your CAIPS if you will get it just few weeks after the submission of full documents. As a general practice, CAIPS is ordered once you feel that there is already a delay in your process, or if you have any doubts with your application.
 

aspire

Champion Member
Jul 13, 2009
1,094
25
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
3152
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-02-2009
File Transfer...
29-03-2009
Med's Request
21-01-2011
Med's Done....
17-02-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
30-03-2011(pspt submitted 09-04-2011)
VISA ISSUED...
09-05-2011 (passport received 17-05-2011)
LANDED..........
26-06-2011
davidjn said:
Hi aspire
Thanks for starting this thread. There are many like us waiting for medicals from London CHC. We should go for CAIPS if it is useful, but you had mentioned that CAIPS will not provide any details if no Medicals issued?
Please provide the link so that we can order CAIPS.
FYI i am waiting for Medicals, NOC 2113, liviing in Saudi Arabia
Hi David,

I am from Riyadh KSA. Yup, CAIPS will tell you if your medicals have been issued already or not. It is the IM 1017S in your CAIPS(if I remember it right). As mentioned earlier there are many applicants whose applications were denied bacause they were not able to receive their medical forms after CIC mailed it to them.

I ordred my caips through www.caipsnotes.com.
 

CPA2CANADA

Hero Member
Jun 9, 2009
560
12
124
Calgary Alberta
Category........
Visa Office......
London, United Kingdom
NOC Code......
1111
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
May 1, 2009
Doc's Request.
Jun 4, 2009
AOR Received.
Aug 12, 2009
Med's Request
Sep 16, 2009
Med's Done....
Oct 1, 2009
Passport Req..
Oct 20, 2009
VISA ISSUED...
Dec 15, 2009
LANDED..........
in July 8, 2010 (Toronto)
hi aspire..nice to have you back it has been a long time.have read your posts about the processing time of London..hope they will act fastly on the pending applications...

aspire said:
Hi David,

I am from Riyadh KSA. Yup, CAIPS will tell you if your medicals have been issued already or not. It is the IM 1017S in your CAIPS(if I remember it right). As mentioned earlier there are many applicants whose applications were denied bacause they were not able to receive their medical forms after CIC mailed it to them.

I ordred my caips through www.caipsnotes.com.
 

aspire

Champion Member
Jul 13, 2009
1,094
25
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
3152
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-02-2009
File Transfer...
29-03-2009
Med's Request
21-01-2011
Med's Done....
17-02-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
30-03-2011(pspt submitted 09-04-2011)
VISA ISSUED...
09-05-2011 (passport received 17-05-2011)
LANDED..........
26-06-2011
CPA2CANADA said:
hi aspire..nice to have you back it has been a long time.have read your posts about the processing time of London..hope they will act fastly on the pending applications...
Hi CPA2CANADA,

" MY GF'S TIMELINE???? WOW!!! AKO ANG NA EXCITE SA INYO. VERY GOOD WAY TO START..WHEN WILL THE WEDDING BE? MY BEST WISHES TO YOU AND YOUR GF'S LIFE IN CANADA.

BTW, MY WIFE IS COMING TO WINNIPEG, CANADA TO TAKE THE RN LICENSURE EXAM ON OCTOBER 6, 2010. SANA MAY PR NA KAMI THAT TIME PARA MA KASAMA KAMI NG SON NAMIN, OTHERWISE SHE WILL GO TO WINNIPEG ALONE USING A TOURIST VISA LANG. PLEASE PRAY FOR US...
 

upp942

Hero Member
May 27, 2010
574
10
USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo >> Ottawa
NOC Code......
3233
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-May-2010
Doc's Request.
01-Nov-2010
AOR Received.
23-May-2011
IELTS Request
submitted with initial application
Med's Request
02-May-2012 (post mark)
Med's Done....
24-May-2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
01-Nov-12
VISA ISSUED...
14-Nov-12
aspire said:
Hi CPA2CANADA,

" MY GF'S TIMELINE???? WOW!!! AKO ANG NA EXCITE SA INYO. VERY GOOD WAY TO START..WHEN WILL THE WEDDING BE? MY BEST WISHES TO YOU AND YOUR GF'S LIFE IN CANADA.

BTW, MY WIFE IS COMING TO WINNIPEG, CANADA TO TAKE THE RN LICENSURE EXAM ON OCTOBER 6, 2010. SANA MAY PR NA KAMI THAT TIME PARA MA KASAMA KAMI NG SON NAMIN, OTHERWISE SHE WILL GO TO WINNIPEG ALONE USING A TOURIST VISA LANG. PLEASE PRAY FOR US...
hi aspire

Will your wife be able to take the CRNE on a tourist visa? I thought you have to be a PR or citizen in order to take it.
 

JM09

Star Member
Dec 23, 2009
131
6
Dubai
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Hai Aspire,

Many thanks for Starting a Thread like this for London Applicants.
I just ordered CAIPS . I too need to know my BFD date... Can u give some more light on it ..Please

JM
 

satish_lkb

Hero Member
Nov 1, 2009
475
20
Middle East
Category........
Visa Office......
LONDON
NOC Code......
0111
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-10-2009
Doc's Request.
16-12-2009
AOR Received.
26-01-2010
File Transfer...
16-12-2009
Med's Request
20-08-2010
Med's Done....
15-09-2010
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
18-01-2011 Decision made 08-02-2011
VISA ISSUED...
03-02-2011
LANDED..........
08-07-2011
JM09 said:
Hai Aspire,

Many thanks for Starting a Thread like this for London Applicants.
I just ordered CAIPS . I too need to know my BFD date... Can u give some more light on it ..Please

JM
Hi JM09,

Friend our time lines are some what similar. I sent case specific inquiry during third week of May and waiting for reply. I got automatic reply which says.. they need 28 days to reply.. bla.. bla.... Whats ur opinion? whether I should also order for CAIPS? My full docs submission date is Jan 9th (Recd by London) and London AOR date is Jan 26th... Till now my status is "Received by Visa Office".... No idea why this much delay....

Am waiting for your CAIPS order reply..... Get in touch dear...

Satish