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MAY 2015 Spouse Application OUTLAND

Krysta

Newbie
Apr 11, 2015
7
0
Received AOR this morning!!! Am I right to think that if they received it and didnt ask for any other information my application is seen as complete??
 

neng23

Star Member
Oct 24, 2011
188
3
Vancouver,B.C.
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
May 21, 2015
Doc's Request.
August 6, 2015 (Passport, Appendix A)
AOR Received.
June 26, 2015
File Transfer...
July 20, 2015 (SA email)
Med's Request
(Upfront)
Med's Done....
May 4,2015
Passport Req..
August 6, 2015 e-cas updated to "In Process" but started processing on July 20, 2015 August 8, 2015 Passport received by CEM August 10
VISA ISSUED...
very soon
LANDED..........
very soon
Krysta said:
Received AOR this morning!!! Am I right to think that if they received it and didnt ask for any other information my application is seen as complete??
Wowwww congrats Krysta :) hope to receive my AOR tomorrow :)
 

IndoCanadian2015

Star Member
May 4, 2015
113
22
Krysta said:
Received AOR this morning!!! Am I right to think that if they received it and didnt ask for any other information my application is seen as complete??
Others please feel free to correct me, but I think AOR just means that they have opened your file and that payment to process it has been received - otherwise they send the file back right away. I don't think it means they have checked completeness otherwise.

Congratulations on AOR
 

toffboss

Hero Member
Jun 15, 2015
368
15
Category........
Visa Office......
MANILA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13 May 2015
AOR Received.
15 Jun 2015
File Transfer...
13 Jul 2015
Med's Done....
15 Apr 2015
Passport Req..
23 Jul 2015; IN PROCES: 28 Jul 2015: DM: 6 Aug 2015
VISA ISSUED...
10 Aug 2015
LANDED..........
19 Sept 2015
YES! I can finally post on this forum. I was banned from posting but i still login my account.
Adding my timeline here. Wife is the sponsor.

Files sent: 11 may 2015
Files received: 13 may 2015
AOR: 15 june 2015
Meds done: 15 april 2015
 

lhen1203

Star Member
Mar 7, 2014
72
0
Category........
Visa Office......
MNL
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-05-2015
AOR Received.
25-06-2015, SA 14-07-2015
File Transfer...
20-07-2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
20-04-2015
Passport Req..
06-08-2015
Krysta said:
Received AOR this morning!!! Am I right to think that if they received it and didnt ask for any other information my application is seen as complete??
They received mine on 21st but didn't get AOR :(
 

eila

Star Member
Apr 12, 2015
90
28
Category........
Visa Office......
CEM
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21/05/2015
AOR Received.
aor 2 - aug. 12, '15
File Transfer...
31/07/2015
Med's Done....
20/04/2015
same here.. may 21st applicant and still waiting for aor.. lets hope and pray for the best. :)
 

toffboss

Hero Member
Jun 15, 2015
368
15
Category........
Visa Office......
MANILA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13 May 2015
AOR Received.
15 Jun 2015
File Transfer...
13 Jul 2015
Med's Done....
15 Apr 2015
Passport Req..
23 Jul 2015; IN PROCES: 28 Jul 2015: DM: 6 Aug 2015
VISA ISSUED...
10 Aug 2015
LANDED..........
19 Sept 2015
Few more days and we start seeing May applicants with SAs!! Fingers crossed! :)
 

lhen1203

Star Member
Mar 7, 2014
72
0
Category........
Visa Office......
MNL
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-05-2015
AOR Received.
25-06-2015, SA 14-07-2015
File Transfer...
20-07-2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
20-04-2015
Passport Req..
06-08-2015
Finally received AOR. May 21st applicant.
 

toffboss

Hero Member
Jun 15, 2015
368
15
Category........
Visa Office......
MANILA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13 May 2015
AOR Received.
15 Jun 2015
File Transfer...
13 Jul 2015
Med's Done....
15 Apr 2015
Passport Req..
23 Jul 2015; IN PROCES: 28 Jul 2015: DM: 6 Aug 2015
VISA ISSUED...
10 Aug 2015
LANDED..........
19 Sept 2015
@lhen congrats! :D SA is next !:)
 

lhen1203

Star Member
Mar 7, 2014
72
0
Category........
Visa Office......
MNL
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-05-2015
AOR Received.
25-06-2015, SA 14-07-2015
File Transfer...
20-07-2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
20-04-2015
Passport Req..
06-08-2015
toffboss said:
@ lhen congrats! :D SA is next !:)
Thank you! Fingers crossed! I've known somebody who sent his application March 2015 and CIC was asking for his passport already . Hopefully May Applicant too
 

toffboss

Hero Member
Jun 15, 2015
368
15
Category........
Visa Office......
MANILA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13 May 2015
AOR Received.
15 Jun 2015
File Transfer...
13 Jul 2015
Med's Done....
15 Apr 2015
Passport Req..
23 Jul 2015; IN PROCES: 28 Jul 2015: DM: 6 Aug 2015
VISA ISSUED...
10 Aug 2015
LANDED..........
19 Sept 2015
lhen1203 said:
Thank you! Fingers crossed! I've known somebody who sent his application March 2015 and CIC was asking for his passport already . Hopefully May Applicant too
yes! Cic processing now on the last week of april. MAY is next!!! Praying for us to hear from them soon for our SAs!!
 

Zaara0804

Star Member
May 23, 2015
87
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Pretoria
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-05-15
AOR Received.
29-06-15
File Transfer...
31 07-15, AOR2 18-08-15
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
15-04-15
Passport Req..
30-09-15. Received passport with visa 19-11-15
Nothing for me yet :(
Application received on 25 May..
 

Zaara0804

Star Member
May 23, 2015
87
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Pretoria
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-05-15
AOR Received.
29-06-15
File Transfer...
31 07-15, AOR2 18-08-15
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
15-04-15
Passport Req..
30-09-15. Received passport with visa 19-11-15
smoothsailing said:
Mine was received on May 25 and I am now even excitedly checking the spam folder for AOR email just in case. :D
Any news yet??
 

smoothsailing

Hero Member
May 19, 2015
229
7
Alberta
Category........
Visa Office......
Hong Kong
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-05-2015
AOR Received.
27-06-2015 Spons Apprvd.: 27-07-2015
File Transfer...
11-08-2015 AOR2
Med's Done....
30-04-2015
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
08-01-2016
VISA ISSUED...
30-01-2016
LANDED..........
12-04-2016
Zaara0804 said:
Any news yet??
No, but there is still some of Friday left. Otherwise it is a weekend of wondering if AOR arrives on Monday.
 

Mapleson

Hero Member
Apr 2, 2015
534
31
Toronto, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23-03-2015
Doc's Request.
21-08-2015
AOR Received.
24-04-2015
File Transfer...
28-05-2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
13-02-2015
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
24-09-2015
VISA ISSUED...
30-09-2015
LANDED..........
18-10-2015
AOR emails generally go out the day after the AOR is processed, so you the window of emails is generally Tuesday to Saturday.

From the 2015 spreadsheet, the average wait for AOR is 44 days, so May 25 means July 8 on average. Looking just at May, it's been 28 to 36 days. However, there tends to be a bulge whenever there is a public holiday involved (Victoria Day on May 18), so there will be a few less applications just before the long weekend, and a spike in the days following. Thus, it gives the impression of "going faster" leading into the holiday and "going slower" following the holiday, but really just is a result of the natural distribution of applications by date.

In summary, if you keep your expectations low, you get surprised when it comes "early". :D