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Manila V.O. - Waiting for the Passport with the Visa

Big Mike

Hero Member
Feb 8, 2010
358
38
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
NOC Code......
1111
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
quami said:
thanks! do we need to inform the airline beforehand na magdadala kami ng ganon?
di na. naginquire na ku before.. ung sa bassinet reservation lang ung kailangan inform advance if you're going to need one kasi parang limited lang ung seats na may bassinet.

bm
 

sigfrid101

Star Member
Nov 18, 2009
108
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
NOC Code......
1111
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
LANDED..........
Aug 27, 2010
quami said:
thanks! do we need to inform the airline beforehand na magdadala kami ng ganon?
di na kailangan sila i-inform. if ever na sitahin yung water sa airport, just tell them na para sa baby yun & i-aallow naman nila yun. it is advisable na magdala ng water na ginagamit mo sa baby instead of requesting water sa mga flight attendants sa plane. mahirap na kung manibago ang tyan ng baby kung ibang water gagamitin.
 

dcho

Star Member
Oct 5, 2010
123
3
hi seniors and forum mates,

hope somebody can spare some time in replying to my query. we submitted our passport to CEM for visa stamping last sept 17, 2011. just today, our ecas address disappeared but still in process. what could be the meaning of this? does this mean that our passports with maple leaf stamp are arriving soon? in how many days? :) :) :) :) :)

we are just so excited and at the same time anxious about this whole thing. we checked our ecas every single day :D :D :D

thanks,
dcho
 

TigerLilly

Hero Member
Jul 1, 2011
266
2
Canada
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
dcho said:
hi seniors and forum mates,

hope somebody can spare some time in replying to my query. we submitted our passport to CEM for visa stamping last sept 17, 2011. just today, our ecas address disappeared but still in process. what could be the meaning of this? does this mean that our passports with maple leaf stamp are arriving soon? in how many days? :) :) :) :) :)

we are just so excited and at the same time anxious about this whole thing. we checked our ecas every single day :D :D :D

thanks,
dcho
hi DCHO,

I have read some of our forumates' posts and they all vary....some got their visa back ranging from a week to months after PPR and PP submission. I also have seen some that got DM on a certain day and got their visa the next day...so this all depends on your VO.....Hope yours will get to you soon! :D :D
 

dcho

Star Member
Oct 5, 2010
123
3
thanks for the reply TigerLilly. today i checked again my ecas and the address re-appears. i think i should not mind this address thingy anymore :) :) :) :) :)

dcho
 

envogue

Star Member
Mar 8, 2011
108
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Oct.14,2010
AOR Received.
Feb.14,2011
Med's Request
March 10,2011
VISA ISSUED...
May 10, 2011
hi everyone!

just wanna share my landing experience... ive been here for a week now..

from Mla- HK- Toronto ( cathay Pacific) , Mla- Hk= 6am, went there NAIA 1=12:30am, i thought pwedeng magpa check in maaga, like sa PAL na intl. flight na you could check in kahit 10 hrs. before, pero hindi pala... check in started like 3:15/ 3:30, so antay lang talaga... check in was ok, although i have to transfer some stuffs kasi, ang isang luggage 15, ang isa 25kg, so transfer lang... after that went to customs, ang haba ng pila, ok nmn after that, until toronto, all my flights were on time. thank God.

in Toronto, 1st you'll go to customs,then they'll look at the disembarkation card given at the airport,i declared i've carried 11K+ CAD, customs only asked again if this is my 1st time in canada/1st time immigrant,how much i brought,if ive got things to ff., then i was forwarded to the immigration section, the line was long btw in customs & immig, i was asked the same thing, & was told that my PR card will be mailed in the address after 6-8 wks.. then forwarded to service canada section, was given books & infos. on canada, then went to get my luggage, when i was about to exit, the customs on the exit checked again my disembarkation card, & said since i've carried 11K+, i should go another room, i went there, actually there are alot of people in there too, went to the available customs officer,he asked me again, and said to fill up the e67 form i think, not sure, basta a sample was given during PDOS/ COA, so i told him, i already pre-filled that, he even said that it was complete & very good, and when he saw my b4 form, he said,its not needed, and needed only if you have goods to follow, i didnt argue, just thank him & exited, he was actually very good & accomodating to me.. there's really no need to worry if you carry more than 10K, d naman sila nag ask / papers to show where you got your funds...

a day after my arrival, went to apply SIN + opened a bank acct, OHIP after 3 months pa naman... ive started applying yesterday.. waiting for that, hope ill be employed soon.. coz important may Canadian experience ka.. kahit ano, para next mag apply kana, you have reference na to put with regards to your Canadian experience... that's all i have to share... God bless sa lahat na aalis..
 

kimwayne

Hero Member
Nov 9, 2010
646
16
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
NOC Code......
3152
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-11-10
Doc's Request.
BD has been cashed out(Nov.10,2010)
Nomination.....
In Process(February 23,2011),Centralized Intake Office Sydney (CIO-S) Eligibility Review Complete (February 26,2011)
AOR Received.
PER received February 23,2011,2nd AOR(Per) March 17,2011
IELTS Request
submitted with the rest of the documents
File Transfer...
March 24,2011
Med's Request
July 13,2011
Med's Done....
July 28,2011.Payment for processing and RPRF for my wife done in SEPT.16,2011
Interview........
i hope not
Passport Req..
Nov.28,2011
VISA ISSUED...
Jan 11,2011
LANDED..........
April 30,2012..Successfully completed and became a permanent resident holder.
envogue said:
hi everyone!

..
Thanks for sharing your landing experience and Congrats!!Sana din kami rin naghihintay ng ppr at visa makapunta dyan.Sana nman if you can share some of your observation about the current real job hiring dyan,kahit survival jobs,that would be great!
 

heatspine

Hero Member
Dec 22, 2009
536
8
Category........
Visa Office......
CEM
NOC Code......
0213
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
26-02-2010
AOR Received.
23-03-2010
File Transfer...
08-06-2010
Med's Request
02-09-2010
Med's Done....
06-10-2010
Passport Req..
24-11-2010
VISA ISSUED...
24-05-2011
LANDED..........
20-07-2011
hi kimwayne. the job market here varies. nag-depende rin syempre kung regulated ang occupation na papasukan mo. tama yung tip na to network agad. create a linkedin account and browse thru the search job engines. make sure to update this from time to time. in my case, headhunters contacted me upon my arrival and interview ka agad and soon after employed na rin ako. goodluck to all.
 

jandox

Hero Member
May 17, 2011
415
2
Bulacan
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
NOC Code......
7242
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-Jan-2010
Doc's Request.
11-Mar-2010
AOR Received.
11-Oct-2010
File Transfer...
16-Mar-2010
Med's Request
23-Jun-2011
Med's Done....
11-Jul-2011
Interview........
25-Nov-2010
Passport Req..
6-Sept-2011
VISA ISSUED...
13-Oct-2011
There is always a rainbow after the rain. Maple Leaf received! Thank you Lord!

See you soon Saskatchewan!

Sunod-sunod na yung visa. Continue praying guys!
 

arrowsmom

Hero Member
Aug 9, 2011
821
9
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
NOC Code......
7241 / 3152
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11/11/2011
Doc's Request.
sent with application kit
AOR Received.
02/03/2012
IELTS Request
sent with docs
File Transfer...
02/21/12
Med's Request
05/03/12 (thank you Lord)
Med's Done....
05/22/12 Meds Sent to CEM : 06/22/12
Interview........
07/22/12 Medical results have been received on ECAS
Passport Req..
08/06/12 (DM : 09/20/2012)
VISA ISSUED...
10/05/12
LANDED..........
10/23/12 at Edmonton, AB
jandox said:
There is always a rainbow after the rain. Maple Leaf received! Thank you Lord!

See you soon Saskatchewan!

Sunod-sunod na yung visa. Continue praying guys!
hi jandox, may i ask what transpired during your interview? 7142 kasi NOC ko, pinsan ng 7242 mo...maraming salamat

good day to all.
 

Kat-kat

Star Member
May 24, 2010
74
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
NOC Code......
3152
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb. 10, 2010
Doc's Request.
Aug. 13, 2010
AOR Received.
Aug. 23, 2010
File Transfer...
Mar. 30, 2010
Med's Request
July 8, 2011
Med's Done....
July 21, 2011 but submitted to CEM Aug 15, 2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
Sept. 6, 2011
VISA ISSUED...
October 11, 2011
LANDED..........
March 2012
jandox said:
There is always a rainbow after the rain. Maple Leaf received! Thank you Lord!

See you soon Saskatchewan!

Sunod-sunod na yung visa. Continue praying guys!
Congrats Jandox! :)
 

quami

Hero Member
Mar 17, 2011
798
200
Category........
Visa Office......
CEM
NOC Code......
3152
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14 Mar 2011
Nomination.....
Dec 2010
AOR Received.
28 Mar 2011
IELTS Request
N/A
Med's Request
23 June 2011
Med's Done....
04 July 2011
Passport Req..
22 Aug 2011
VISA ISSUED...
17 Oct 2011
LANDED..........
12 Nov 2011
jandox said:
There is always a rainbow after the rain. Maple Leaf received! Thank you Lord!

See you soon Saskatchewan!

Sunod-sunod na yung visa. Continue praying guys!
congrats jandox!!! when ka nag DM? sana mag dm narin kami at mareceive na ang visa.. can't wait na tlg.. :)
 

Hunnybunny

Star Member
Oct 7, 2011
70
0
Category........
Visa Office......
CEM
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AOR Received.
02-03-2005
IELTS Request
05-10-2010
Med's Done....
25-07-2011
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
06-09-2011
VISA ISSUED...
07-10-2011
LANDED..........
25-11-2011
jandox said:
There is always a rainbow after the rain. Maple Leaf received! Thank you Lord!

See you soon Saskatchewan!

Sunod-sunod na yung visa. Continue praying guys!

congrats jandox!!! ask ko lang sana if may agent ka? passport request din kasi ako sept 6 submit kami sept 13....ECAS ko DM na nung october 12...sana next week na dumating yung amin
 

mc_geh

Star Member
Jun 1, 2011
178
37
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
MArch 2010
Doc's Request.
27-3-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Med's Request
2-09-2010
Med's Done....
15-10-2010
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
10-11-2010
VISA ISSUED...
visa validity: 15-10-2011
LANDED..........
in God's time....soon
to everybody... just wanna share our travel/landing experience. We were very blessed that our flight was not cancelled even though that same day was the rally of PAL employees .... days before that super worried na kami with all the news in tv about Phil Airlines. But, unfortunately our departure schedule was 6:50 pm but we left Pinas at past 10pm. Luckily, the aircraft have it's individual monitor so we were not really bored with the long hour of travel. In addition to the airport experience in terminal 3, the attendants were really friendly eventhough our baggage was beyond the allowed weight they didn't charge us.

On the other hand, when we reached Canada the list of all the goods were not asked. I don't know if maluwag lang sila that time but they didn't even bother to look at it. Nagpaka busy pa naman kami to list everything... ;D -- but to all parents na magdadala ng milk formula ng kids...keep the package. We declared that we have milk with us because we have a 3 yo daughter with us, the not so cool thing that happened was we forgot the packaging at wala kaming available nito sa handcarry namin so nag open pa ng check in baggage namin to look for it. After nila makita yung box they allowed us to go. They were not really strict with regards to pirated things....but please...don't risk it, baka sa time lang din namin sila di nag check.

About the boxes, have it really secured with packaging tape...kasi halos wasak na ung 1 box namin nung nakita namin. With regards to the settlement fund, the immigration officer did check our bank draft pero yung cash di na tiningnan. Also bring jackets in your handcarry kasi pag labas nyo ng airport sobrang ginaw na. Don't forget to bring cough medicines for your kids, kasi yung anak ko 2 weeks pa lang kami e may bad colds na...dito sa BC wala pa naman yung medicard agad so its good to have private insurance/travel insurance. With us, we have the travel insurance of Blue Cross.

God bless eveyone...Maganda dito, malamig...so enjoy the heat while anjan pa sa Pinas and hug all your loveones coz your gonna misssss them sooooo much kahit kausap mo sila araw -araw sa skype! :D ;)
 

jandox

Hero Member
May 17, 2011
415
2
Bulacan
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
NOC Code......
7242
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-Jan-2010
Doc's Request.
11-Mar-2010
AOR Received.
11-Oct-2010
File Transfer...
16-Mar-2010
Med's Request
23-Jun-2011
Med's Done....
11-Jul-2011
Interview........
25-Nov-2010
Passport Req..
6-Sept-2011
VISA ISSUED...
13-Oct-2011
Hunnybunny said:
congrats jandox!!! ask ko lang sana if may agent ka? passport request din kasi ako sept 6 submit kami sept 13....ECAS ko DM na nung october 12...sana next week na dumating yung amin
Thank you Hunnybunny! Wow! Sabay na sabay tayo. PPR ko ay September 6, pinadala namin ang passport to CEM September 13. Tapos DM na nung October 12. Sabay di ba? hehe! For sure, padating na yung visa nyo. Just keep the faith. Continue praying...

Yup! May agent ako. Ikaw ba?