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SEPTEMBER 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS >>>>>>>

devpsd

Hero Member
Jul 29, 2014
422
36
Canada
Visa Office......
NDVO
App. Filed.......
19-09-2016
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
AOR1 15-10-2016 AOR2 2-11-2016
IELTS Request
NA
File Transfer...
SA 24-10-2016
Med's Request
27-04-2017
Med's Done....
4-5-2017 (passed same day) BGC 11-05-2017 DM 13-05-2017
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
15-05-2017
Landagirl said:
I try to link it everyday with my GC Key, every way possible lol. I have actually managed to get myself kicked off the system already today...oops. I even try to check my application through my receipt number and that's a no go as well.
Hello Landagirl, i had been trying to link for a while but it did not work until yesterday. it seems there is not one rule but multiple logics. This worked for me.
Enter all details of the sponsored and not the sponsor.
Try sponsored's last name, first name, location, country, province mandatory fields only etc.
For status try true status or single. Sometimes its entered single by mistake
Number of applicants try 1 or 2. For me it worked for 2 although its only one.
The last two fields mentioned above try permutation combination because u only get 5 tries in 24 hours
 

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
Received the AOR e-mail early this morning. It came to the PA (me) instead of the sponsor, which I saw also happened to several other people.
 

Pontianak

Star Member
Jun 7, 2016
54
1
danawhitaker said:
Received the AOR e-mail early this morning. It came to the PA (me) instead of the sponsor, which I saw also happened to several other people.
This worries me a little? I mean, ours was sent to the correct person, but why are some of the AOR1's being sent to the sponsored person? Was the form filled out wrong? Are they in such a rush they are making mistakes? If it's a mistake on the officers part, I hope those errors don't filter down...
 

Son-of-A-Gun

Star Member
Sep 23, 2016
177
31
Pontianak said:
...Are they in such a rush they are making mistakes? If it's a mistake on the officers part, I hope those errors don't filter down...
That's the only logical explanation. For example, I've noticed in the PDF file accompanying my SA (I'm the sponsor), CIC listed my wife's work address under my name! Go figure!
 

CaroM8

Hero Member
Feb 26, 2015
818
85
Ottawa
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mexico City
App. Filed.......
26/09/2016
AOR Received.
20/10/2016 - SA:25/10/2016 - AOR2: 22/12/16
File Transfer...
25/10/2016
Med's Done....
Upfront
Passport Req..
11-10-2017
LANDED..........
14-11-2017
Son-of-A-Gun said:
That's the only logical explanation. For example, I've noticed in the PDF file accompanying my SA (I'm the sponsor), CIC listed my wife's work address under my name! Go figure!
Son of A Gun, I was just looking at your timeline.. You got SA a month after AOR? .. Isn't that a bit unusual? On our September spreadsheet the average is about 10 days I think..
 

Pontianak

Star Member
Jun 7, 2016
54
1
CaroM8 said:
Son of A Gun, I was just looking at your timeline.. You got SA a month after AOR? .. Isn't that a bit unusual? On our September spreadsheet the average is about 10 days I think..
They received our packet on the 27th of Sept, got the AOR on the 22nd of Oct, so a bit under a month. It could mean they are slowing down or there was an influx of apps that have resulted in a higher workload.
 

CaroM8

Hero Member
Feb 26, 2015
818
85
Ottawa
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mexico City
App. Filed.......
26/09/2016
AOR Received.
20/10/2016 - SA:25/10/2016 - AOR2: 22/12/16
File Transfer...
25/10/2016
Med's Done....
Upfront
Passport Req..
11-10-2017
LANDED..........
14-11-2017
Pontianak said:
They received our packet on the 27th of Sept, got the AOR on the 22nd of Oct, so a bit under a month. It could mean they are slowing down or there was an influx of apps that have resulted in a higher workload.
I know that AOR takes about 3 weeks, that's normal. But usually SA comes shortly after, about a week. I was just surprised his took a month to come.
 

Son-of-A-Gun

Star Member
Sep 23, 2016
177
31
CaroM8 said:
Son of A Gun, I was just looking at your timeline.. You got SA a month after AOR? .. Isn't that a bit unusual? On our September spreadsheet the average is about 10 days I think..
Yes, you're right! I think it's because I'm the only August and September member who filed his application in French!!! The francophone division in Mississauga - I've been told - is understaffed and takes a lot more time than its Anglophone counterpart to process files. That explains probably the 80%-20% standard of CIC.

Or maybe I was just unlucky. As one member here told me: CIC just work that way. No accountability , no liability. Pure lottery!
 

CaroM8

Hero Member
Feb 26, 2015
818
85
Ottawa
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mexico City
App. Filed.......
26/09/2016
AOR Received.
20/10/2016 - SA:25/10/2016 - AOR2: 22/12/16
File Transfer...
25/10/2016
Med's Done....
Upfront
Passport Req..
11-10-2017
LANDED..........
14-11-2017
Son-of-A-Gun said:
Yes, you're right! I think it's because I'm the only August and September member who filed his application in French!!! The francophone division in Mississauga - I've been told - is understaffed and takes a lot more time than its Anglophone counterpart to process files. That explains probably the 80%-20% standard of CIC.

Or maybe I was just unlucky. As one member here told me: CIC just work that way. No accountability , no liability. Pure lottery!
It could be the French thing! I thought about doing our application in French too. My reasoning was that there would be less applications done in French, so maybe processed quicker? I decided against it in the end.
 

Landagirl

Star Member
Feb 1, 2016
192
9
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
26-09-2016
AOR Received.
20/10/2016
File Transfer...
25/10/2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
Passed 19/01/2017
Passport Req..
23/01/2017
VISA ISSUED...
08/02/2017
LANDED..........
02/06/2017
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devpsd said:
Hello Landagirl, i had been trying to link for a while but it did not work until yesterday. it seems there is not one rule but multiple logics. This worked for me.
Enter all details of the sponsored and not the sponsor.
Try sponsored's last name, first name, location, country, province mandatory fields only etc.
For status try true status or single. Sometimes its entered single by mistake
Number of applicants try 1 or 2. For me it worked for 2 although its only one.
The last two fields mentioned above try permutation combination because u only get 5 tries in 24 hours
I have tried it all, including using his state as his hometown. I am locked out for the day so I will just wait until I get an email or my 33 days are up and I will contact them and see what the heck is going on. This is frustrating as you would think after almost a month of them receiving it, you would be able to link it. I did not go all crazy and send in a box full of information for them to comb through either. Oh well 6 more days to worry about it before I can call and hopefully get some kind of an answer.

Have a great day everyone!
 

colmiz

Hero Member
Oct 6, 2016
208
72
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
accra
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-09-2016
AOR Received.
13-10-2016
File Transfer...
28-10-2016
Med's Done....
02-11-2016
CaroM8 said:
I know that AOR takes about 3 weeks, that's normal. But usually SA comes shortly after, about a week. I was just surprised his took a month to come.
Don't be surprised. I still haven't received my SA yet. It's been 10 days since AOR. There must be a hold up somewhere. Praying for some good news this week....
 

akreturns

Star Member
Mar 21, 2016
137
2
Category........
Visa Office......
ndvo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-09-2016
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
12-08-2016
colmiz said:
Don't be surprised. I still haven't received my SA yet. It's been 10 days since AOR. There must be a hold up somewhere. Praying for some good news this week....
I got my SA after 15 days and i think they have more backlogs in September or may be because of less working days in September
 

CaroM8

Hero Member
Feb 26, 2015
818
85
Ottawa
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mexico City
App. Filed.......
26/09/2016
AOR Received.
20/10/2016 - SA:25/10/2016 - AOR2: 22/12/16
File Transfer...
25/10/2016
Med's Done....
Upfront
Passport Req..
11-10-2017
LANDED..........
14-11-2017
colmiz said:
Don't be surprised. I still haven't received my SA yet. It's been 10 days since AOR. There must be a hold up somewhere. Praying for some good news this week....
I'm guessing you will get it this week. I am just relying on the numbers on the spreadsheet to be honest ;)
 

mehul1313

Star Member
Oct 5, 2013
124
50
Markham
Visa Office......
New Delhi
NOC Code......
2132
I tried checking status of my app on ECAS today with my (sponsor's) details i.e. UCI, birthdate and country. It says "in process" and shows status as follows:

1. We received your application to sponsor XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX (sponsored person's name) on September 26, 2016.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on October 20, 2016.
3. We started processing your application on October 19, 2016.

Tracking showed that it was received on 23rd, but it says 26th in the status.

Good luck to everyone!
 

colmiz

Hero Member
Oct 6, 2016
208
72
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
accra
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-09-2016
AOR Received.
13-10-2016
File Transfer...
28-10-2016
Med's Done....
02-11-2016
mehul1313 said:
I tried checking status of my app on ECAS today with my (sponsor's) details i.e. UCI, birthdate and country. It says "in process" and shows status as follows:

1. We received your application to sponsor XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX (sponsored person's name) on September 26, 2016.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on October 20, 2016.
3. We started processing your application on October 19, 2016.

Tracking showed that it was received on 23rd, but it says 26th in the status.

Good luck to everyone!
From what someone posted after I made the same inquiry is that, the 26th is when you were able uo link your app on mycic