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

mcharade

Star Member
May 9, 2016
115
8
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-09-2016
AOR Received.
14-10-2016
File Transfer...
24-10-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
Aug. 2016
Exciting news, everyone! Today on MyCIC, my background check changed to "In Progress"! I expect I'll still have a couple weeks or a month wait due to having lived in Japan but hopefully I'm getting close to the end!

Good luck to all of you too!
 

eaforster

Star Member
May 16, 2016
99
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-09-2016
AOR Received.
01-10-2016
File Transfer...
15-10-2016 (SA)
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
12-07-2016
Passport Req..
ECAS DM: 02/07/2017 PPR: 02/15/2017
VISA ISSUED...
02/27/2017
LANDED..........
03/04/2017
mcharade said:
Exciting news, everyone! Today on MyCIC, my background check changed to "In Progress"! I expect I'll still have a couple weeks or a month wait due to having lived in Japan but hopefully I'm getting close to the end!

Good luck to all of you too!
OMG!!! That's soooo exciting!!! Congrats!!

I'm also Ottawa VO and my app was transferred a couple days before yours so I have my fingers crossed I'll see some exciting news, too!
 

daphnemarie

Full Member
Aug 22, 2016
28
0
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-09-2016
AOR Received.
15-10-2016
Med's Done....
Upfront
mcharade said:
Exciting news, everyone! Today on MyCIC, my background check changed to "In Progress"! I expect I'll still have a couple weeks or a month wait due to having lived in Japan but hopefully I'm getting close to the end!

Good luck to all of you too!
Hi there! Same here - medicals passed and background checks are 'In Progress' - just need to pay my RPRF, which I completely had forgotten about.

Hoping it will be quick from here!
 

mehul1313

Star Member
Oct 5, 2013
120
42
Markham
Visa Office......
New Delhi
NOC Code......
2132
mcharade said:
Exciting news, everyone! Today on MyCIC, my background check changed to "In Progress"! I expect I'll still have a couple weeks or a month wait due to having lived in Japan but hopefully I'm getting close to the end!

Good luck to all of you too!
daphnemarie said:
Hi there! Same here - medicals passed and background checks are 'In Progress' - just need to pay my RPRF, which I completely had forgotten about.

Hoping it will be quick from here!
Wow, that was quick! Congratulations!
 

sweethunkUSman

Hero Member
Sep 20, 2016
212
5
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-09-2016
AOR Received.
18-10-2016
File Transfer...
24-10-2016
Med's Request
passed
Med's Done....
September 2nd 2016
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Background check: Nov 29 2016; DM (ECAS): Jan 15 2017; passport photocopy/2 photos email request Jan 23 2017; Received in Ottawa Feb 1 2017; COPR mailed Feb 8 2017
VISA ISSUED...
CoPR on Feb 8 2017
LANDED..........
Feb 20 2017
mcharade said:
Exciting news, everyone! Today on MyCIC, my background check changed to "In Progress"! I expect I'll still have a couple weeks or a month wait due to having lived in Japan but hopefully I'm getting close to the end!

Good luck to all of you too!
WAHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! so exciting, please keep us updated on length to the next steps! All the best
 

sweethunkUSman

Hero Member
Sep 20, 2016
212
5
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-09-2016
AOR Received.
18-10-2016
File Transfer...
24-10-2016
Med's Request
passed
Med's Done....
September 2nd 2016
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Background check: Nov 29 2016; DM (ECAS): Jan 15 2017; passport photocopy/2 photos email request Jan 23 2017; Received in Ottawa Feb 1 2017; COPR mailed Feb 8 2017
VISA ISSUED...
CoPR on Feb 8 2017
LANDED..........
Feb 20 2017
eaforster said:
OMG!!! That's soooo exciting!!! Congrats!!

I'm also Ottawa VO and my app was transferred a couple days before yours so I have my fingers crossed I'll see some exciting news, too!
I'm in a similar boat and waiting breathlessly
 

AndyC

Full Member
Aug 16, 2016
33
0
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC Missisauga - MEXICO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-11-2016
Doc's Request.
not yet
AOR Received.
10-14-2016
File Transfer...
24-10-2016
Med's Request
REQUESTED, now in process
Interview........
Hopefull very soon
Passport Req..
SOON!!!
CaroM8 said:
Hey there, our file is in Mexico too! From what I gathered, don't expect an AOR2 until about 2 months after file transfer.
2 MONTHS?????


WHY????? :'(
 

Tamara1313

Member
Oct 26, 2015
11
0
Quick!!

Submitted our application on September 5th and it went to the Ottawa VO, my husband the main application just received an email telling him he is in the final stage and they need his passport and photos!

Very shocked it only took 2 months and bit!!
 

mcharade

Star Member
May 9, 2016
115
8
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-09-2016
AOR Received.
14-10-2016
File Transfer...
24-10-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
Aug. 2016
Tamara1313 said:
Quick!!

Submitted our application on September 5th and it went to the Ottawa VO, my husband the main application just received an email telling him he is in the final stage and they need his passport and photos!

Very shocked it only took 2 months and bit!!
That's wonderful! Congrats!
 

shamail_haider

Hero Member
Sep 10, 2013
254
25
123
Toronto, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
LONDON
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
November, 2016
AOR Received.
November, 2016
Med's Done....
July, 2016
Tamara1313 said:
Quick!!

Submitted our application on September 5th and it went to the Ottawa VO, my husband the main application just received an email telling him he is in the final stage and they need his passport and photos!

Very shocked it only took 2 months and bit!!
Wow that's amazing. Congrats.
Where is your husband from and what does your ECAS says?
 

sweethunkUSman

Hero Member
Sep 20, 2016
212
5
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-09-2016
AOR Received.
18-10-2016
File Transfer...
24-10-2016
Med's Request
passed
Med's Done....
September 2nd 2016
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Background check: Nov 29 2016; DM (ECAS): Jan 15 2017; passport photocopy/2 photos email request Jan 23 2017; Received in Ottawa Feb 1 2017; COPR mailed Feb 8 2017
VISA ISSUED...
CoPR on Feb 8 2017
LANDED..........
Feb 20 2017
Tamara1313 said:
Quick!!

Submitted our application on September 5th and it went to the Ottawa VO, my husband the main application just received an email telling him he is in the final stage and they need his passport and photos!

Very shocked it only took 2 months and bit!!
Wow!!! so exciting. Can I ask how many pages you sent on your app? was it a lot or medium (insert shifty eyes here), mine tended towards he a lot perhaps...
 

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
sweethunkUSman said:
Wow!!! so exciting. Can I ask how many pages you sent on your app? was it a lot or medium (insert shifty eyes here), mine tended towards he a lot perhaps...
Pahaha. That would actually be a good column for the spreadsheet, now that I think about it. # of pages in application.

I have my suspicions application length doesn't actually matter much. If the officer is satisfied that the relationship is genuine fairly quickly, I doubt they'd bother going through lots of pages and they'll just toss what they didn't need to use to make that determination to the side.
 

sweethunkUSman

Hero Member
Sep 20, 2016
212
5
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-09-2016
AOR Received.
18-10-2016
File Transfer...
24-10-2016
Med's Request
passed
Med's Done....
September 2nd 2016
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Background check: Nov 29 2016; DM (ECAS): Jan 15 2017; passport photocopy/2 photos email request Jan 23 2017; Received in Ottawa Feb 1 2017; COPR mailed Feb 8 2017
VISA ISSUED...
CoPR on Feb 8 2017
LANDED..........
Feb 20 2017
danawhitaker said:
Pahaha. That would actually be a good column for the spreadsheet, now that I think about it. # of pages in application.

I have my suspicions application length doesn't actually matter much. If the officer is satisfied that the relationship is genuine fairly quickly, I doubt they'd bother going through lots of pages and they'll just toss what they didn't need to use to make that determination to the side.
thanks so much for the pragmatism. my heart is beating fast with all the Ottawa VOers having so much progress, I want to catch the same wave!

I think we should add a column for number of pages, and a column for when background check was started on myCIC. i think seeing that info would be a great resource for many on this forum
 

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
sweethunkUSman said:
thanks so much for the pragmatism. my heart is beating fast with all the Ottawa VOers having so much progress, I want to catch the same wave!

I think we should add a column for number of pages, and a column for when background check was started on myCIC. i think seeing that info would be a great resource for many on this forum
I'm...cautiously optimistic. Actually, lies, I'm shaking. No progress on mine in terms of the background check changing, but I didn't expect to see any movement on any September applications for a while, so now that's going to have me on tenterhooks again when I was just settling in for a long wait.
 

Tamara1313

Member
Oct 26, 2015
11
0
My husband is from the UK and our application was pretty large! We submitted tons of documents proving relationship. Not sure how many pages though!

His medical just changed to IN PROCESS 2 days ago

and his background check switched yesterday to IN PROCESS

and they both still say the same.

And he received his email this.

Good luck to everyone else! Looks like Ottawa is going quick!