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OCTOBER 2014 OUTLAND APPLICATIONS!

Coni

Star Member
Mar 12, 2015
67
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
9/30/2014
Doc's Request.
10/10/2014//11/25/2014
AOR Received.
11/19/14// PR application recieved on 10/23/14//SA was approved on 11/27/14
IELTS Request
N/A
Med's Request
Sent with application
Med's Done....
8/18/2014
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
Decision Made 05/26/2015 PPR 05/26/2015
VISA ISSUED...
6/23/2015
LANDED..........
SOON :-)
FINALLY SENT IN MY PASSPORT!! Now the last leg of the waiting game begins!

For those of you in the US, the best way to get a return envelope is to have someone in Canada mail you one and then you mail it in with your passport. You cannot print a canada post shipping label. I know they actually ask you to do that in the ppr email they send. I dont know if the person who sends out these emails actually know you cant do it. Anyways... thats whaat I did...and I thought Id share it with yall. It took me two weeks to figure it out ughhhh but now I sent in my passport and im waiting :)
 

mtn_air

Full Member
May 15, 2014
39
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Oct 16, 2014
AOR Received.
Dec 23, 2014
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
July 8, 2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Waived
VISA ISSUED...
Started processing June 29, DM on July 2, Visa arrived July 9!
LANDED..........
Aug 8 - Sault Ste Marie - PR CARD finally received in Feb, 2016!
Hello fellow October applicants. Has anyone had any movement lately? It seem like some late Oct applicants got DM but early and mid applicants (I'm an Oct 16) are at a standstill...

Ideas on how to deal with this? My medicals expire July 8. :-\
 

draxz1289

Champion Member
Apr 28, 2010
1,762
73
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
October/28/2014
AOR Received.
Feb/04/2015, IP Since Feb/04/2015
File Transfer...
Jan/19/2015
Med's Request
Re-Medicals - Sept/23/2015
Med's Done....
Sept/04/2014
Passport Req..
Jan/18/2016
VISA ISSUED...
Oct/09/2015
LANDED..........
Feb/05/2016
Coni said:
FINALLY SENT IN MY PASSPORT!! Now the last leg of the waiting game begins!

For those of you in the US, the best way to get a return envelope is to have someone in Canada mail you one and then you mail it in with your passport. You cannot print a canada post shipping label. I know they actually ask you to do that in the ppr email they send. I dont know if the person who sends out these emails actually know you cant do it. Anyways... thats whaat I did...and I thought Id share it with yall. It took me two weeks to figure it out ughhhh but now I sent in my passport and im waiting :)
Wow congrats :)

+1 for the info
 

LaLa320

Star Member
Jan 23, 2015
189
9
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Santo Domingo/Mexico
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Oct. 14, 2014
Doc's Request.
09-06-15
AOR Received.
SA received, Dec. 11, 2014, AOR, Dec. 18, 2014
File Transfer...
Dec. 11, 2014
Med's Request
Med's sent in with app, requested again 09-06-15
Med's Done....
May 20, 2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
9-9-15
VISA ISSUED...
19-10-15
mtn_air said:
Hello fellow October applicants. Has anyone had any movement lately? It seem like some late Oct applicants got DM but early and mid applicants (I'm an Oct 16) are at a standstill...

Ideas on how to deal with this? My medicals expire July 8. :-\
I'm an Oct.15 applicants and my process has been a mess! My visa office ( Santo domingo) transfered my file to Mexico in May! I got an email from Mexico saying my file is there and then a wee later they emailed asking for a new Medical with 30 days to re-submit! Ours expired in May! That's about it for me!
 

Coni

Star Member
Mar 12, 2015
67
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
9/30/2014
Doc's Request.
10/10/2014//11/25/2014
AOR Received.
11/19/14// PR application recieved on 10/23/14//SA was approved on 11/27/14
IELTS Request
N/A
Med's Request
Sent with application
Med's Done....
8/18/2014
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
Decision Made 05/26/2015 PPR 05/26/2015
VISA ISSUED...
6/23/2015
LANDED..........
SOON :-)

bigredmoose

Hero Member
Dec 6, 2014
473
41
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney, AUS
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-10-2014
AOR Received.
24-12-2014
File Transfer...
06-01-2015
Med's Done....
07-10-2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
31/03/2015
VISA ISSUED...
27/04/2015 (COPR)
LANDED..........
08/07/2015
mtn_air said:
Hello fellow October applicants. Has anyone had any movement lately? It seem like some late Oct applicants got DM but early and mid applicants (I'm an Oct 16) are at a standstill...

Ideas on how to deal with this? My medicals expire July 8. :-\
Wait for them to request remedicals. They might not, some applicants get an exemption from having to do them again.
 

Majromax

Hero Member
Nov 19, 2014
312
18
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2014-10-21
AOR Received.
2015-01-11 [Inland AOR rec'd 2014-11-19, corrected]
File Transfer...
2015-01-20 [CSQ applied Feb 9, issued Feb 19]
Passport Req..
[IP: 2015-06-10; DM: 2015-06-30]
VISA ISSUED...
2015-07-20
LANDED..........
2015-07-27
bigredmoose said:
Wait for them to request remedicals. They might not, some applicants get an exemption from having to do them again.
The CIC operational manual suggests that the agent will request that the medical exam be internally re-evaluated for extension if it is the only thing preventing the visa from being issued and it is more recent than 15 months' old (for an applicant not in-Canada for 2+ years).
 

fabibeach

Star Member
Dec 11, 2014
104
3
124
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-20-2014
Doc's Request.
02-20-2015
AOR Received.
none; SA Received on: 12-15-2014; AOR2: 02-20-2015
File Transfer...
12-15-2014
Med's Done....
08-12-2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
05-08-2015
VISA ISSUED...
Issued: 07-02-2015 DM: 07-07-2015 COPR received: 07-09-2015
LANDED..........
08-15-2015
LaLa320 said:
I'm an Oct.15 applicants and my process has been a mess! My visa office ( Santo domingo) transfered my file to Mexico in May! I got an email from Mexico saying my file is there and then a wee later they emailed asking for a new Medical with 30 days to re-submit! Ours expired in May! That's about it for me!
Dear Lala:

It surely sucks that all Santo Domingo applications had to be sent to Mexico once your process was already started. It surely will add and extra time of waiting for everybody who got stuck in the middle while these changes were effective.
What I can tell you is that once your application is received by Mexico Office you will see things moving.
Check the Mexico thread and the spread sheet and you will see how long it is taking, approximately 8-9 months for Mexico VO to finalize applications.
Sure this is affecting not only Santo Domingo applicants but all of us who are still waiting (I´m also October applicant), if you need to re submit medicals just do it and send them to Mexico as soon as you can.
At least you have the confirmation that your application is already in Mexico, keep positive, no one knows exactly what caused this change but it is what it is and hopefully you will see things moving after you submit your medicals again.
Sorry I have no better advice just to tell you to be patient and chin up while waiting.
Cheers.
 

ashia

Star Member
Jul 27, 2013
179
5
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23-10-2014
AOR Received.
09-01-2015
File Transfer...
20-01-2015
Med's Done....
upfront
Passport Req..
29-05-2015
VISA ISSUED...
09-06-2015
LANDED..........
04-07-2015
hi guys,
I've got email from embassy that my papers are waiting to be picked up :)
Meaning PR approved, now I have to organize the courier, as I am in Canada now. Finally good news :) ;) :D ;D :p
 

quasar81

Hero Member
Feb 27, 2014
464
52
mtn_air said:
Hello fellow October applicants. Has anyone had any movement lately? It seem like some late Oct applicants got DM but early and mid applicants (I'm an Oct 16) are at a standstill...

Ideas on how to deal with this? My medicals expire July 8. :-\
Application reached Oct 23 2014. SA - January 2015
Ottawa
Still waiting :(
 

mtn_air

Full Member
May 15, 2014
39
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Oct 16, 2014
AOR Received.
Dec 23, 2014
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
July 8, 2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Waived
VISA ISSUED...
Started processing June 29, DM on July 2, Visa arrived July 9!
LANDED..........
Aug 8 - Sault Ste Marie - PR CARD finally received in Feb, 2016!
Majromax said:
The CIC operational manual suggests that the agent will request that the medical exam be internally re-evaluated for extension if it is the only thing preventing the visa from being issued and it is more recent than 15 months' old (for an applicant not in-Canada for 2+ years).
Thanks for the thoughts on the expiring medical. Fingers crossed, as I took a special trip up to Ontario from the Western U.S. to get my meds done there.

While a Common-Law applicant, we have a big wedding set for October 3 in Ontario. We were really hoping to have a few months to get everything in order.
 

shortyp2000

Hero Member
Mar 15, 2015
891
18
Hamilton
Category........
Visa Office......
Kingston
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-12-2014
AOR Received.
18-12-2014
File Transfer...
07-03-2015
Med's Done....
24-03-2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Oct 13, 2015
VISA ISSUED...
Nov 9, 2015
LANDED..........
Nov 12, 2015!!!
anyone have good news today?
 

fabibeach

Star Member
Dec 11, 2014
104
3
124
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-20-2014
Doc's Request.
02-20-2015
AOR Received.
none; SA Received on: 12-15-2014; AOR2: 02-20-2015
File Transfer...
12-15-2014
Med's Done....
08-12-2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
05-08-2015
VISA ISSUED...
Issued: 07-02-2015 DM: 07-07-2015 COPR received: 07-09-2015
LANDED..........
08-15-2015
shortyp2000 said:
anyone have good news today?
No, no good news here :´(
Everything is very quiet and just too tired of waiting.
 

ashia

Star Member
Jul 27, 2013
179
5
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23-10-2014
AOR Received.
09-01-2015
File Transfer...
20-01-2015
Med's Done....
upfront
Passport Req..
29-05-2015
VISA ISSUED...
09-06-2015
LANDED..........
04-07-2015
some good news here: my documents have been shipped to me, i am waiting for delivery, on Monday 8)
 

nelsonhk

Full Member
May 5, 2014
21
0
nelsonhk said:
Just an update: bad news.

They received our application in Miss Ontario Oct 1st 2014 and I have already been cleared as a sponsored.

Our files went to Hong Kong Office and now they want to interview my wife on 25th June 2015. She is born in Philippines and is there as a foreign worker with work permit.
They want Police Certificates from everyplace she lived since 18 (now 41 and I'm 40) plus a page full of additional supporting documents about the relationship besides whats already been submitted originally.

They ask that I be by a phone here in CANADA because they "might" call me.

Update again:

Yesterday (24th June) my wife had the interview at the CIC Hong Kong. It didn't go so well mostly because, they don't believe my wife knows my background enough, it was "quick" meeting/wedding and I haven't really shared my marriage with close family of mine. I don't see why I have to become the most gregarious person on the planet all of a sudden, I don't call or see family members unless there's a reason--I just don't share or talk much with anybody. I understand the planning part (I feel guilty we didn't plan better) but I never agreed with being someone you aren't just to show CIC that we aren't a "fake" relationship...


Anyways, she was out of the interview relatively quick and they said they will sent us a decision. I don't feel it will be what we want to hear so I'm starting to look up info on how to carried out an Appeal.