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CTC027

Star Member
Dec 19, 2011
61
2
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-09-2011
AOR Received.
06-10-2011
File Transfer...
15-12-2011
Med's Request
22-11-2012
Med's Done....
19-06-2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
22-11-2012 (Decision Made on 27-02-2013)
VISA ISSUED...
08-03-2012
LANDED..........
05-04-2013
Just saw my wife's status in ecas changed to "in process" on september 18th. Wonder how long do I have to go till getting that visa?
 

Amy612

Hero Member
Aug 5, 2010
495
6
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Interview........
N/A
CTC027 said:
Just saw my wife's status in ecas changed to "in process" on september 18th. Wonder how long do I have to go till the getting that visa?
You will get PPR very soon if there is no problem with the security clearence and background check.
 

Bold9900

Hero Member
Dec 18, 2011
237
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-08-2011
AOR Received.
08-09-2011
File Transfer...
11-07-2011
Med's Request
10-08-2012
Med's Done....
10-28-2012 (Medical Received in Manila 11-5-2012)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10-08-2012 (Decision Made on 11-13-2012)
VISA ISSUED...
11-07-2012 (Pick up at IOM on 11-25-2012)
LANDED..........
12-12-2012
CTC027 said:
Just saw my wife's status in ecas changed to "in process" on september 18th. Wonder how long do I have to go till getting that visa?
Hello CTC027,

I am in the same status as you it got changed to "In Progress" on September 19th. I want to now what heppen next?

Wish all of us will get good news soon!!

Cheers,
 

trungngo13

Full Member
Jul 12, 2012
28
1
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Congrats to you mrwhat2do.

I wanted to know when did you first submitted your paperwork to Singapore and how long before your status changed?

mrwhat2do said:
Yup under my ecas it says medical results received. This is what it looks like when I click the "In process" link:
We received "Wifes name" application for permanent residence on December 9, 2010.


We started processing "Wifes name" application on May 26, 2011.


Medical results have been received.

My wife went to the IOM to drop off the her passport. Cost 35 dollars for the fee and she needed 4 visa size pictures and her IOM medical card she recieved after her exam. They said it she would receive a phone call in about a month to either 1-pick up her visa 2- require an interview 3-reject coming to canada. So I am hoping #1.
 

Bold9900

Hero Member
Dec 18, 2011
237
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-08-2011
AOR Received.
08-09-2011
File Transfer...
11-07-2011
Med's Request
10-08-2012
Med's Done....
10-28-2012 (Medical Received in Manila 11-5-2012)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10-08-2012 (Decision Made on 11-13-2012)
VISA ISSUED...
11-07-2012 (Pick up at IOM on 11-25-2012)
LANDED..........
12-12-2012
Hello All Singapore Applicants,

I just got some good news from my wife and would like to share with you all, she just received a package from Singapore Visa Office this morning (Oct 8th) asking her to re-medical and submitting her Passport.

Here is my timeline after 14 months:

- Application mail to CPC-Mississauga August 8th , 2011. ECA= Application Received
- AOR Received by CPC-Mississauga August 9th , 2011. ECA= Application Received
- File Transfer to Singapore November 7th , 2011. ECA= Application Received
- September 19th 2012. ECAS= In Process
- October 8th 2012 request to re-medical & submitting Passport.

Can anyone let me know what the next step is?

Thanks in advance.
 

stevent

Star Member
Mar 2, 2012
62
1
Bold9900 said:
Hello All Singapore Applicants,
I just got some good news from my wife and would like to share with you all, she just received a package from Singapore Visa Office this morning (Oct 8th) asking her to re-medical and submitting her Passport.
Here is my timeline after 14 months:
- Application mail to CPC-Mississauga August 8th , 2011. ECA= Application Received
- AOR Received by CPC-Mississauga August 9th , 2011. ECA= Application Received
- File Transfer to Singapore November 7th , 2011. ECA= Application Received
- September 19th 2012. ECAS= In Process
- October 8th 2012 request to re-medical & submitting Passport.
Can anyone let me know what the next step is?
Thanks in advance.
Congrats Bold9900. Next step is your wife to do a re-med. Most people who live in HCM City do their re-meds through IOM even though there are other designated medical practioners listed on the re-med instructions page. Passport submission will follow suite 2 weeks after that. There were cases where people were specifically asked to submit passports at the same time with the re-meds though. Just ask your wife to follow the instructions in her package. On average, it would take 6-12 weekes to get the visa along with the COPR after passport was forwarded to Singapore VO. It took my wife approx 4 weeks to get her visa after she dropped off her passport at the IOM in HCM City in June 2012.
 

Bold9900

Hero Member
Dec 18, 2011
237
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-08-2011
AOR Received.
08-09-2011
File Transfer...
11-07-2011
Med's Request
10-08-2012
Med's Done....
10-28-2012 (Medical Received in Manila 11-5-2012)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10-08-2012 (Decision Made on 11-13-2012)
VISA ISSUED...
11-07-2012 (Pick up at IOM on 11-25-2012)
LANDED..........
12-12-2012
Thank you Stevent!

Yes. My wife is instructed from Singapore VO to her re-med and submitting her passport to IOM (District 1). I hope we don’t have to wait too long to have the passport/visa and COPR back from Singapore.
 

hope2012

Member
May 15, 2012
18
1
Bold9900 said:
Hello All Singapore Applicants,

I just got some good news from my wife and would like to share with you all, she just received a package from Singapore Visa Office this morning (Oct 8th) asking her to re-medical and submitting her Passport.

Here is my timeline after 14 months:

- Application mail to CPC-Mississauga August 8th , 2011. ECA= Application Received
- AOR Received by CPC-Mississauga August 9th , 2011. ECA= Application Received
- File Transfer to Singapore November 7th , 2011. ECA= Application Received
- September 19th 2012. ECAS= In Process
- October 8th 2012 request to re-medical & submitting Passport.

Can anyone let me know what the next step is?

Thanks in advance.
Congratulations on the good news of the approval of your wife's application! Your case seems moving very fast after Sept 19 when your ECAS status changed to In Process. I am very happy for you as your application is going to complete soon; and wish the same for my wife's application. Her file was transferred to Singapore just one day after your wife's file.

Stevent: That's nice of you to come back with us and share your experiences with Bold9900. I bet you are very happy and enjoying marriage life with your wife in Canada now.

Did any of you request a GCMS note?
 

Bold9900

Hero Member
Dec 18, 2011
237
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-08-2011
AOR Received.
08-09-2011
File Transfer...
11-07-2011
Med's Request
10-08-2012
Med's Done....
10-28-2012 (Medical Received in Manila 11-5-2012)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10-08-2012 (Decision Made on 11-13-2012)
VISA ISSUED...
11-07-2012 (Pick up at IOM on 11-25-2012)
LANDED..........
12-12-2012
hope2012 said:
Congratulations on the good news of the approval of your wife's application! Your case seems moving very fast after Sept 19 when your ECAS status changed to In Process. I am very happy for you as your application is going to complete soon; and wish the same for my wife's application. Her file was transferred to Singapore just one day after your wife's file.

Stevent: That's nice of you to come back with us and share your experiences with Bold9900. I bet you are very happy and enjoying marriage life with your wife in Canada now.

Did any of you request a GCMS note?
Hello Hope2012,

I am very sure your file will be next in line. What is your ECAS status? It seem all the files from our timeline are start moving...just a matter of days everyone will get their good news.

No. I didn't request any GCMS note, more less you can find out from your MP. Are you in Toronto?
 

hope2012

Member
May 15, 2012
18
1
Bold9900 said:
Hello Hope2012,

I am very sure your file will be next in line. What is your ECAS status? It seem all the files from our timeline are start moving...just a matter of days everyone will get their good news.

No. I didn't request any GCMS note, more less you can find out from your MP. Are you in Toronto?
Thanks Bold9900. No, I am in Vancouver.

My ECAS status is still "Application Received". It has been like that since day one.

I asked my MP office to check our application status. They said that our case will be processed in November. And that's what I saw in the GCMS note also.

I am trying to figure out what has happened to our case by reading the note and trying to create a map of [date and time-event or action - agent]. If everybody can do the same then we know where the bottle neck is or which agent holds our file longest.

CTC027 file was bumped into In Progress like yours. Not sure if they have received a passport request yet. Keep us informed on your application progress.
 

Canadianfirst

Star Member
Oct 2, 2011
93
4
Does anyone have any idea when interviews will take place in Vietnam. I receive my wife's first letter stating that she will go to interview on nov 4 2011. It is now nov 10 2012. So far no indication of interview date time and place. Total 18 months since Singapore received my wife's application. On the Canada immigrations website the average processing time has steadily gone up from 18 months from the time I applied to 23 months 18 months later. So far it has 20 months since I sent the applications to Mississauga. wow!
 

Bold9900

Hero Member
Dec 18, 2011
237
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-08-2011
AOR Received.
08-09-2011
File Transfer...
11-07-2011
Med's Request
10-08-2012
Med's Done....
10-28-2012 (Medical Received in Manila 11-5-2012)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10-08-2012 (Decision Made on 11-13-2012)
VISA ISSUED...
11-07-2012 (Pick up at IOM on 11-25-2012)
LANDED..........
12-12-2012
Canadianfirst said:
Does anyone have any idea when interviews will take place in Vietnam. I receive my wife's first letter stating that she will go to interview on nov 4 2011. It is now nov 10 2012. So far no indication of interview date time and place. Total 18 months since Singapore received my wife's application. On the Canada immigrations website the average processing time has steadily gone up from 18 months from the time I applied to 23 months 18 months later. So far it has 20 months since I sent the applications to Mississauga. wow!
Hi Canadianfirst,

I noticed there are few people on the "singapore time" thread getting the interview scheduled in beginning of this December. I sugeest you ask you local MP see the can give up some update of your file.
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/singapore-timeline-t28993.4410.html

Cheers,
 

Bold9900

Hero Member
Dec 18, 2011
237
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-08-2011
AOR Received.
08-09-2011
File Transfer...
11-07-2011
Med's Request
10-08-2012
Med's Done....
10-28-2012 (Medical Received in Manila 11-5-2012)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10-08-2012 (Decision Made on 11-13-2012)
VISA ISSUED...
11-07-2012 (Pick up at IOM on 11-25-2012)
LANDED..........
12-12-2012
Hi All Fellow Members,

Just want to share my good news with you all, today I checked my ECAS and it my wife home address have changed to my Canada Residence address and the status also changed to "Decision Made". Now I'm just waiting my wife's passport with Visa & COPR back from singapore/IOM.

Here is my timeline after 14 months:

- Application mail to CPC-Mississauga August 8th, 2011. ECAS= Application Received
- AOR Received by CPC-Mississauga August 9th, 2011. ECAS= Application Received
- File Transfer to Singapore November 7th, 2011. ECAS= Application Received
- September 19th 2012. ECAS= In Process
- October 8th 2012 requested from Singapore VO to re-medical, police clearance & submitting Passport.
- (Medical Received in Manila 11-5-2012) ECAS= Medical results have been received.
- November 13, 2012 My wife home address changed to my Canadian address and ECAS changed to "Decision Made"
 

Bold9900

Hero Member
Dec 18, 2011
237
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-08-2011
AOR Received.
08-09-2011
File Transfer...
11-07-2011
Med's Request
10-08-2012
Med's Done....
10-28-2012 (Medical Received in Manila 11-5-2012)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10-08-2012 (Decision Made on 11-13-2012)
VISA ISSUED...
11-07-2012 (Pick up at IOM on 11-25-2012)
LANDED..........
12-12-2012
stevent said:
Congrats Bold9900. Next step is your wife to do a re-med. Most people who live in HCM City do their re-meds through IOM even though there are other designated medical practioners listed on the re-med instructions page. Passport submission will follow suite 2 weeks after that. There were cases where people were specifically asked to submit passports at the same time with the re-meds though. Just ask your wife to follow the instructions in her package. On average, it would take 6-12 weekes to get the visa along with the COPR after passport was forwarded to Singapore VO. It took my wife approx 4 weeks to get her visa after she dropped off her passport at the IOM in HCM City in June 2012.
Hey Stevent,

Question? when you departure form Vietnam which port? Ho Chi Minh or Ha Noi? Do you have any problem with the Vietnamese custom?