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**OCTOBER 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS**

graham_crackers

Star Member
Oct 17, 2016
70
3
Quebec
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-10-2016
Doc's Request.
02-02-2017|21-02-2017
AOR Received.
11-11-2016
File Transfer...
23-11-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
29-07-2016
Interview........
None Needed
Passport Req..
05-03-2017
VISA ISSUED...
14-03-2017
LANDED..........
25-03-2017
prvc said:
You haven't submitted your FBI yet? Were you able to get it before you did send your app? I included my FBI with my app.. I think they opened my app already! Because I haven't done anything unusual from the first time I've been linking it.. I already have an application number based on mycic.. :) But I did try the option without it..

Don't worry, they will request the FBI soon enough when they start processing yours.

Omg. So excited. +1 you!
We submitted without the FBI Clearance because of how long it took and other members had said it was fine to send without and then mail in later. But then our FBI Clearance came early only a week after we sent the application! Lol. And thank you! I'm excited too! Your's also seems to have gotten into myCIC really quickly, congrats!
 

patel315

Full Member
Feb 21, 2015
44
4
tigermilo said:
Has anybody used a third party channeller for the FBI clearence? How does that work exactly?
anybody got the file number whoever applied after 25 october 2016. can anybody tell howmany days it takes to get the first file number.My file was received on 26 october and still i didnt receive anything.
 

graham_crackers

Star Member
Oct 17, 2016
70
3
Quebec
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-10-2016
Doc's Request.
02-02-2017|21-02-2017
AOR Received.
11-11-2016
File Transfer...
23-11-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
29-07-2016
Interview........
None Needed
Passport Req..
05-03-2017
VISA ISSUED...
14-03-2017
LANDED..........
25-03-2017
patel315 said:
anybody got the file number whoever applied after 25 october 2016. can anybody tell howmany days it takes to get the first file number.My file was received on 26 october and still i didnt receive anything.
It's been taking on average 19 days for applications filed in October to get their AOR1 which contains their file number. Another way to get your file number is to try creating a myCIC account and linking it to your application by entering information from your application. It took me 17 days to link mine.
 

hniazi86

Star Member
Nov 10, 2016
90
51
canada
Category........
Visa Office......
ANKARA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-10-2016
AOR Received.
18-11-2016
File Transfer...
22-11-2016
Med's Done....
17-10-2016
Interview........
waived Ecas Decision Made 01-19-2017
Passport Req..
25-01-2017
Hello Everyone. I have applied for my wife. I am a Canadian citizen and she is in Iran. The application was received in Mississauga on OCT.24/2016. I was wondering when making the MYCIC account should I make it for myself (sponsor) or my wife (sponsored person). Also is it possible that she gets the email and not me? Thanks everyone for your help.
 

hniazi86

Star Member
Nov 10, 2016
90
51
canada
Category........
Visa Office......
ANKARA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-10-2016
AOR Received.
18-11-2016
File Transfer...
22-11-2016
Med's Done....
17-10-2016
Interview........
waived Ecas Decision Made 01-19-2017
Passport Req..
25-01-2017
prvc said:
The sponsored person should create the account.. :)
Perfect thank you for your help.
 

acwikla4769

Star Member
Oct 8, 2016
199
2
Category........
Visa Office......
ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-10-2016
Doc's Request.
21-10-2016
AOR Received.
AOR1- 14-11-2016
File Transfer...
11-01-2017
Med's Request
PASSED
Med's Done....
Upfront 11-10-2016
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
2-21-2017
VISA ISSUED...
Copr recieved 3/13/2017
LANDED..........
3/23/2017
patel315 said:
anybody got the file number whoever applied after 25 october 2016. can anybody tell howmany days it takes to get the first file number.My file was received on 26 october and still i didnt receive anything.
we submitted the 25th and have yet to recieve. we are hoping sometime next week
 

Lady_Ashka

Hero Member
Apr 21, 2015
616
12
Category........
Visa Office......
Warsaw
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-10-2016
AOR Received.
03-11-2016, AOR2 24-11-2016
File Transfer...
15-11-2016
Med's Done....
upfront (03-06-2016)
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
16-03-2017
VISA ISSUED...
24-03-2017
LANDED..........
11-04-2017
mgn7 said:
I checked mine and it is working. Try to delete the browser cookies.
yeah, tried all this, tried incognito etc.. eventually i just got pissed off and kept hitting 'back' every time it threw me out, and finally it worked, then logged in through my phone (been trying with the laptop), and now both the mobile and laptop work. Must've been their website. So all is well (knock on wood). Also, passed the medicals, according to the application status on mycic, so now we're waiting (hopefully) for SA :)
 

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
Cookielicious said:
Oh, thats great than. So any messages they send me, like SA or document request etc. will be visible on mycic?
This statement isn't entirely accurate. Document requests, as I understand it, yes, will be visible there.

Sponsor approval is not stated outright in MyCIC. There were signs that showed up on mine (certain things changed), but it doesn't explicitly say you've had sponsor approval or give the date in there. As for the AOR e-mail, that did arrive, one day after my file number changed from XF to F, but it came to me instead of to my sponsor. ECAS still isn't showing that my husband was approved as a sponsor, even though he was.

If you don't care about having the actual e-mails for the milestones like sponsor approval and AOR, it's probably fine not to worry about it too much, though it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to double check that they have your e-mail addresses correct. I think someone from the July thread ran into a situation where their husband didn't receive the PPR e-mail because they had the address wrong, and that's not a good position to be in.

In our case because we're both going to be doing border crossings by car over the holidays, we want to have those just to prove that we're going through the process properly and that our case is progressing, in addition to the receipt for paying all the fees.
 

hniazi86

Star Member
Nov 10, 2016
90
51
canada
Category........
Visa Office......
ANKARA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-10-2016
AOR Received.
18-11-2016
File Transfer...
22-11-2016
Med's Done....
17-10-2016
Interview........
waived Ecas Decision Made 01-19-2017
Passport Req..
25-01-2017
I was finally able to link my wife's application to mycic. Her File number starts with an F000.... we haven't received any email communication yet regarding the aor1 or Sa. Should I be worried?
 

hniazi86

Star Member
Nov 10, 2016
90
51
canada
Category........
Visa Office......
ANKARA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-10-2016
AOR Received.
18-11-2016
File Transfer...
22-11-2016
Med's Done....
17-10-2016
Interview........
waived Ecas Decision Made 01-19-2017
Passport Req..
25-01-2017
prvc said:
Hi. When did you file your app? If the file number starts with F, you will hear from them soon enough. You do not have to worry.. From what I've read according to danawhitaker's post, the original file number starts with XF and when it changed to F, your AOR is coming. Mine still starts with XF. :D
Thank you. Mine was received on Oct.24 at Mississauga office. Hope to hear from them soon. I can check ecas. Does anyone know why?
 

floribec

Star Member
Aug 23, 2016
66
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-10-2016
AOR Received.
14-11-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
09-08-2016; Passed
Interview........
Waived; DM - 08-03-2017
Passport Req..
15-03-2017;
VISA ISSUED...
23-03-2017
Are there any other October applicants still waiting to receive AOR1? I haven't received an email yet with my application number
 

Cookielicious

Full Member
Oct 9, 2016
39
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Vienna
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-10-2016
AOR Received.
06-11-2016
File Transfer...
...
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
28-06-2016
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
None visa exempt
VISA ISSUED...
24.03.2017.
LANDED..........
22.04.2017.
floribec said:
Are there any other October applicants still waiting to receive AOR1? I haven't received an email yet with my application number
I am still waiting... submitted my app October 05.
 

Cookielicious

Full Member
Oct 9, 2016
39
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Vienna
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-10-2016
AOR Received.
06-11-2016
File Transfer...
...
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
28-06-2016
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
None visa exempt
VISA ISSUED...
24.03.2017.
LANDED..........
22.04.2017.
danawhitaker said:
This statement isn't entirely accurate. Document requests, as I understand it, yes, will be visible there.

Sponsor approval is not stated outright in MyCIC. There were signs that showed up on mine (certain things changed), but it doesn't explicitly say you've had sponsor approval or give the date in there. As for the AOR e-mail, that did arrive, one day after my file number changed from XF to F, but it came to me instead of to my sponsor. ECAS still isn't showing that my husband was approved as a sponsor, even though he was.

If you don't care about having the actual e-mails for the milestones like sponsor approval and AOR, it's probably fine not to worry about it too much, though it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to double check that they have your e-mail addresses correct. I think someone from the July thread ran into a situation where their husband didn't receive the PPR e-mail because they had the address wrong, and that's not a good position to be in.

In our case because we're both going to be doing border crossings by car over the holidays, we want to have those just to prove that we're going through the process properly and that our case is progressing, in addition to the receipt for paying all the fees.
I guess I would like to check if they have everything right in their system. If I (the applicant) call them, will they give me any info? Or should my husband call (sponsor)? Has anybody from here tried to call CIC recently?
 

graham_crackers

Star Member
Oct 17, 2016
70
3
Quebec
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-10-2016
Doc's Request.
02-02-2017|21-02-2017
AOR Received.
11-11-2016
File Transfer...
23-11-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
29-07-2016
Interview........
None Needed
Passport Req..
05-03-2017
VISA ISSUED...
14-03-2017
LANDED..........
25-03-2017
Got my AOR1 this morning! Woooo! :D
 

hniazi86

Star Member
Nov 10, 2016
90
51
canada
Category........
Visa Office......
ANKARA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-10-2016
AOR Received.
18-11-2016
File Transfer...
22-11-2016
Med's Done....
17-10-2016
Interview........
waived Ecas Decision Made 01-19-2017
Passport Req..
25-01-2017
Just Got AOR1 Email! but can't check anything on ECAS. Is this Normal? should I wait longer to be able to check ECAS?