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**NOVEMBER 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS**

tigermilo

Star Member
Oct 1, 2016
131
8
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
11/26/2016
AOR Received.
12/03/2016
File Transfer...
12/12/2016 (Received SA)
Med's Done....
UPFRONT: 09/30/16. Meds Passed: 12/06/16
Passport Req..
11/22/2017
VISA ISSUED...
12/01/2017
LANDED..........
12/23/2017
We still haven't received any updated. No DM or anything. Background check still in progress since February 22. I even checked the spam emails but there wasn't anything there either.
 

mapleleaf27

Full Member
Sep 11, 2016
48
1
New York, New York
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-11-2016
AOR Received.
23-2-2017
File Transfer...
28-11-2016
Med's Done....
Passed
Interview........
Not Needed
Passport Req..
15-3-2017
LANDED..........
someday soon!
ok so i just got an email from UPS saying our COPR will be delivered tomorrow!

So to answer a question, we used Express UPS to Ottawa and back, cost a lot, but totally worth it for the quickness and email alerts for every step of the way.

And to answer another question, we live pretty close to the border, so we aren't shipping anything, we are just renting a truck. We are also pretty minimal and also decided to just rent a 15' truck. whatever fits, fits, the rest we will donate.

Life is about experience, not objects.
 

bluenkj

Full Member
Mar 9, 2017
30
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11/4/16
Doc's Request.
n/a
Nomination.....
n/a
AOR Received.
11/22/16
IELTS Request
n/a
File Transfer...
12/9/16
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
10/2016
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
15/3/17
VISA ISSUED...
23/03/2017
LANDED..........
8/4/2017
mapleleaf27 said:
ok so i just got an email from UPS saying our COPR will be delivered tomorrow!

So to answer a question, we used Express UPS to Ottawa and back, cost a lot, but totally worth it for the quickness and email alerts for every step of the way.

And to answer another question, we live pretty close to the border, so we aren't shipping anything, we are just renting a truck. We are also pretty minimal and also decided to just rent a 15' truck. whatever fits, fits, the rest we will donate.

Life is about experience, not objects.
Woohoo congratulations!! Thats pretty great you live close to the border. All of my items generally will fit in a few boxes but unfortunately I don't live close to the border at all. Glad your getting your COPR!!!
 

Kalex

Full Member
Dec 31, 2016
22
1
Category........
Visa Office......
NRB
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-11-2016
Doc's Request.
Not yet
AOR Received.
12-12-2016
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
28-11-2016
Med's Request
N/a
Med's Done....
Upfront
Interview........
Hope not.
Passport Req..
Hopefully soon
VISA ISSUED...
Soon
LANDED..........
Soon
mapleleaf27 said:
ok so i just got an email from UPS saying our COPR will be delivered tomorrow!

So to answer a question, we used Express UPS to Ottawa and back, cost a lot, but totally worth it for the quickness and email alerts for every step of the way.

And to answer another question, we live pretty close to the border, so we aren't shipping anything, we are just renting a truck. We are also pretty minimal and also decided to just rent a 15' truck. whatever fits, fits, the rest we will donate.

Life is about experience, not objects.
15" truck should be good. Welcome to Canada.
 

U.S.Eh?

Full Member
Nov 3, 2016
28
1
tigermilo said:
We still haven't received any updated. No DM or anything. Background check still in progress since February 22. I even checked the spam emails but there wasn't anything there either.
Yep. I'm in the same boat. Just twiddling my thumbs. I am supposed to start travelling for work at the end of April and the longer I am waiting on an answer, the larger chance I'll have to cancel on my clients. It's starting to be a bit of a nail-bitter.
I am sure that we will all have news soon.
 

U.S.Eh?

Full Member
Nov 3, 2016
28
1
I broke down and ordered my notes today. At least now if I don't hear anything in the next 30 days - I'll hopefully be rewarded with notes from the CIC office! Woohoo!
 

katdanger

Star Member
Jul 13, 2016
191
35
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
São Paulo
App. Filed.......
08-11-2016
AOR Received.
24-11-2016
File Transfer...
02-12-2016
Med's Request
upfront; passed
Med's Done....
13-10-2016
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
05-06-2017
VISA ISSUED...
13-06-2017
U.S.Eh? said:
I broke down and ordered my notes today. At least now if I don't hear anything in the next 30 days - I'll hopefully be rewarded with notes from the CIC office! Woohoo!
That was my thinking when I ordered ours and the next day our BC changed to IP! Maybe it'll get them to work on your file if they haven't been, or at least update the info online (which I suspect is what happened with us).
 

Melj.Maks

Star Member
Feb 8, 2017
115
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30/11/2016
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
AOR 1- 5/12/2016 Aor 2 none SA-14/12/2016
File Transfer...
22/12/2016
Med's Done....
UPFRONT- 17/11/2016 med. received feb. 23, 2017
Interview........
none
Passport Req..
31/03/2017 and ECAS-DM
VISA ISSUED...
VOH: 20/04/2017
LANDED..........
21/04/2017
Finally got my PPR today!!
 

katdanger

Star Member
Jul 13, 2016
191
35
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
São Paulo
App. Filed.......
08-11-2016
AOR Received.
24-11-2016
File Transfer...
02-12-2016
Med's Request
upfront; passed
Med's Done....
13-10-2016
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
05-06-2017
VISA ISSUED...
13-06-2017

danawhitaker

Hero Member
Aug 4, 2016
702
34
United States
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-09-2016
AOR Received.
21-10-2016
File Transfer...
28-10-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
22-07-2016
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
14-02-2017
VISA ISSUED...
02-03-2017
LANDED..........
05-03-2017
U.S.Eh? said:
I broke down and ordered my notes today. At least now if I don't hear anything in the next 30 days - I'll hopefully be rewarded with notes from the CIC office! Woohoo!
I ordered notes on the 7th of March, and received them yesterday.

Based on your past posts about your timeline and how Ottawa seems to work, I'm guessing you'll get DM next week.

I'd recommend ordering the notes anyway, even if that happens. My husband and I found it interesting to read the notes and look at the dates things actually happened. For instance, my background check showed as In Progress on January 19th on MyCIC, and by Janaury 20th Criminality, Security, and Eligibility all changed to Passed. It was several weeks until we got DM, however, and another week after that before PPR. Eligibility showed Recommended Passed on December 13th.

Looking back, I'm glad I didn't order the notes during the process. It would have just driven me even more crazy. We found one spot, for instance, where it lists my husband as being a Canadian citizen living exclusively outside Canada (which was not the case at all, he's never lived outside Canada.) We double-checked the forms even to try and figure out where the heck they would have gotten that from. No clue. Whatever it was, I'm assuming they figured it out and realized that wasn't the case.
 

Staunts2015

Star Member
Nov 3, 2016
199
5
Visa Office......
SYDNEY
App. Filed.......
11-12-2019
tigermilo said:
We still haven't received any updated. No DM or anything. Background check still in progress since February 22. I even checked the spam emails but there wasn't anything there either.
Same. My BGC went in process March 15. I thought that maybe my officer updated it late, and I'd be getting DM within 2 weeks, like most. Now I'm beginning to think I'll be waiting another 2-4 weeks for DM ???

I'm considering ordering GCMS notes, but I just received correspondence from Ottawa 2 weeks ago, and it's only been a little over 4 months, so I don't know if I should. I also don't know how to go about ordering notes.
 

danawhitaker

Hero Member
Aug 4, 2016
702
34
United States
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-09-2016
AOR Received.
21-10-2016
File Transfer...
28-10-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
22-07-2016
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
14-02-2017
VISA ISSUED...
02-03-2017
LANDED..........
05-03-2017
Staunts2015 said:
Same. My BGC went in process March 15. I thought that maybe my officer updated it late, and I'd be getting DM within 2 weeks, like most. Now I'm beginning to think I'll be waiting another 2-4 weeks for DM ???

I'm considering ordering GCMS notes, but I just received correspondence from Ottawa 2 weeks ago, and it's only been a little over 4 months, so I don't know if I should. I also don't know how to go about ordering notes.
Excluding January slightly because of the holidays, it seems like DMs tend to go out in clusters from Ottawa early in the month, followed by a rolling cluster of PPRs a week or so later. March 15th would have been past that point, so I'd expect you'll have DM in the batch that should roll out in early April.
 

Staunts2015

Star Member
Nov 3, 2016
199
5
Visa Office......
SYDNEY
App. Filed.......
11-12-2019
danawhitaker said:
Excluding January slightly because of the holidays, it seems like DMs tend to go out in clusters from Ottawa early in the month, followed by a rolling cluster of PPRs a week or so later. March 15th would have been past that point, so I'd expect you'll have DM in the batch that should roll out in early April.
Here's hoping! That information puts me at ease, and may explain why tigermilo hasn't received his DM yet either. Good luck to everyone going into April!
 

trv_237

Hero Member
Sep 18, 2016
239
84
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Sent-04-11-2016, Received- 07-11-2016
AOR Received.
SA-Nov 30th, AOR2- 19th December-2016
Any November applicant here with New Delhi Visa office?
 

mapleleaf27

Full Member
Sep 11, 2016
48
1
New York, New York
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-11-2016
AOR Received.
23-2-2017
File Transfer...
28-11-2016
Med's Done....
Passed
Interview........
Not Needed
Passport Req..
15-3-2017
LANDED..........
someday soon!
Hello Everyone!

We got CoPR today! Super excited! We plan on landing May 1.

Just want to say thanks to everyone on this forum. We really couldn't have done this process without everyone's help. It's been a very stressful process I know for everyone. THANK YOU. And good luck to everyone.