Thread for Acrra Ghana applicants

[Milaby]

Ok. Thank you very much. They received mine on 24th January, but start processing 17th October. I think they just forgot my application for a while and now I am still on queue for review as they told me in last email.

I believe they will get to you soon just hang in there. You can never understand AVO and the way they process applications

 

[Milaby]

YOUR IMMIGRANT VISA(S) APPEAR(S) READY TO BE ISSUED, IF THERE HAS BEEN NO
CHANGE IN YOUR FAMILY CONFIGURATION. IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY CHANGES,
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE BEFORE PROCEEDING.
PASSPORT(S)
You are asked to submit your passport(s) and documentation BY COURIER within 15 days. We
recommend DHL courier, using a pre-paid return envelope.
OR
Applicants residing in Ghana
You may also use the services of VFS Global Ghana by following the instructions on their website at:
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada/ghana/under the “Passport Transmission Services” section.
Applicants residing in Nigeria (Passport Submission Only)
You may use the services of VFS Global Nigeria by following the instructions on their website at:
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada/Nigeria/under the “Passport Transmission Services” section. If you
received a letter requesting additional documents, please use a courier service.
Please note that submission of passport(s) in person will not be accepted at the Canadian High
Commission.
The visa(s) will be valid until the expiry of your medical results or until the expiry of your passports,
whichever is earliest. As the validity of your visa(s) has been already established and is limited to a fixed
date, it CANNOT be extended under any circumstances. We therefore urge you to read and follow
carefully the instructions outlined in this letter without delay.
PHOTOGRAPHS
High Commission of Canada
Immigration Section
P.O. Box 1639, 42 Independence Ave, Accra, Ghana
Fax (233-30) 2 211-524 (visas) - www.accra.gc.ca
Email: accra.immigration@international.gc.ca
Haut-commissariat du Canada
Service Immigration
B.P. 1639, 42 ave de l'Indépendance, Accra (Ghana)
Fax (233-30) 2211-524 (visas) - www.accra.gc.ca
Courriel : accra.immigration@international.gc.ca
You must also provide two passport photos for every person receiving a visa on your application. Photograph specifications can be found at: www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf. Print the specifications and bring them with you to a commercial photographer. A visa will not be issued if your photo does not match the specifications listed in the link above.
**** PLEASE NOTE:
Failure to provide the required travel document(s) within 15 days from the date of this letter will lead us to conclude that you are no longer interested in immigrating to Canada and your application will be refused based on the information that is available in your file. Once the application is refused, you would be able to reapply, but you would be required to submit a new application and pay a new processing fee. The new application would be assessed according to the Canadian Immigration legislations in force at the time that the new application was filed.
Please note that we will strive to meet the foregoing service standards. However, there may be occasions when we cannot issue your visas within these standards. Accordingly, you are advised not to commit to any travel plans, purchase tickets, or take any irrevocable action such as selling property or resign employment until you have received your immigrant visas.
Kindly be informed that we will not respond to status update queries once you have submitted your passports. We ask for your patience while we prepare your visas.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE YOUR VISA:
 Police Certificate: From each country/state where the residence period has been six months or longer since the age of 18, provide an original police clearance certificate. Updated original Police Clearance along with fingerprint page.
☐ UPDATED FAMILY INFORMATION: You must advise us of any change in your marital status or family composition. All family members must be listed on your IMM008 and Additional Family Information forms. Failure to comply may result in a delay in the issuance of your visa.
☐ PASSPORTS: Ensure you read and follow the points below:
 There is an individual passport for each family member accompany



Please this is the letter I got from AVO but am so confused about the police clearance certificate. Am I to send the old one which I got in May 2017 or am to get a new one?

 

[AtGod]

YOUR IMMIGRANT VISA(S) APPEAR(S) READY TO BE ISSUED, IF THERE HAS BEEN NO
CHANGE IN YOUR FAMILY CONFIGURATION. IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY CHANGES,
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE BEFORE PROCEEDING.
PASSPORT(S)
You are asked to submit your passport(s) and documentation BY COURIER within 15 days. We
recommend DHL courier, using a pre-paid return envelope.
OR
Applicants residing in Ghana
You may also use the services of VFS Global Ghana by following the instructions on their website at:
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada/ghana/under the “Passport Transmission Services” section.
Applicants residing in Nigeria (Passport Submission Only)
You may use the services of VFS Global Nigeria by following the instructions on their website at:
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada/Nigeria/under the “Passport Transmission Services” section. If you
received a letter requesting additional documents, please use a courier service.
Please note that submission of passport(s) in person will not be accepted at the Canadian High
Commission.
The visa(s) will be valid until the expiry of your medical results or until the expiry of your passports,
whichever is earliest. As the validity of your visa(s) has been already established and is limited to a fixed
date, it CANNOT be extended under any circumstances. We therefore urge you to read and follow
carefully the instructions outlined in this letter without delay.
PHOTOGRAPHS
High Commission of Canada
Immigration Section
P.O. Box 1639, 42 Independence Ave, Accra, Ghana
Fax (233-30) 2 211-524 (visas) - www.accra.gc.ca
Email: accra.immigration@international.gc.ca
Haut-commissariat du Canada
Service Immigration
B.P. 1639, 42 ave de l'Indépendance, Accra (Ghana)
Fax (233-30) 2211-524 (visas) - www.accra.gc.ca
Courriel : accra.immigration@international.gc.ca
You must also provide two passport photos for every person receiving a visa on your application. Photograph specifications can be found at: www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf. Print the specifications and bring them with you to a commercial photographer. A visa will not be issued if your photo does not match the specifications listed in the link above.
**** PLEASE NOTE:
Failure to provide the required travel document(s) within 15 days from the date of this letter will lead us to conclude that you are no longer interested in immigrating to Canada and your application will be refused based on the information that is available in your file. Once the application is refused, you would be able to reapply, but you would be required to submit a new application and pay a new processing fee. The new application would be assessed according to the Canadian Immigration legislations in force at the time that the new application was filed.
Please note that we will strive to meet the foregoing service standards. However, there may be occasions when we cannot issue your visas within these standards. Accordingly, you are advised not to commit to any travel plans, purchase tickets, or take any irrevocable action such as selling property or resign employment until you have received your immigrant visas.
Kindly be informed that we will not respond to status update queries once you have submitted your passports. We ask for your patience while we prepare your visas.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE YOUR VISA:
 Police Certificate: From each country/state where the residence period has been six months or longer since the age of 18, provide an original police clearance certificate. Updated original Police Clearance along with fingerprint page.
☐ UPDATED FAMILY INFORMATION: You must advise us of any change in your marital status or family composition. All family members must be listed on your IMM008 and Additional Family Information forms. Failure to comply may result in a delay in the issuance of your visa.
☐ PASSPORTS: Ensure you read and follow the points below:
 There is an individual passport for each family member accompany



Please this is the letter I got from AVO but am so confused about the police clearance certificate. Am I to send the old one which I got in May 2017 or am to get a new one?

I think you need a new one.

 

[me2605]

YOUR IMMIGRANT VISA(S) APPEAR(S) READY TO BE ISSUED, IF THERE HAS BEEN NO
CHANGE IN YOUR FAMILY CONFIGURATION. IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY CHANGES,
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE BEFORE PROCEEDING.
PASSPORT(S)
You are asked to submit your passport(s) and documentation BY COURIER within 15 days. We
recommend DHL courier, using a pre-paid return envelope.
OR
Applicants residing in Ghana
You may also use the services of VFS Global Ghana by following the instructions on their website at:
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada/ghana/under the “Passport Transmission Services” section.
Applicants residing in Nigeria (Passport Submission Only)
You may use the services of VFS Global Nigeria by following the instructions on their website at:
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada/Nigeria/under the “Passport Transmission Services” section. If you
received a letter requesting additional documents, please use a courier service.
Please note that submission of passport(s) in person will not be accepted at the Canadian High
Commission.
The visa(s) will be valid until the expiry of your medical results or until the expiry of your passports,
whichever is earliest. As the validity of your visa(s) has been already established and is limited to a fixed
date, it CANNOT be extended under any circumstances. We therefore urge you to read and follow
carefully the instructions outlined in this letter without delay.
PHOTOGRAPHS
High Commission of Canada
Immigration Section
P.O. Box 1639, 42 Independence Ave, Accra, Ghana
Fax (233-30) 2 211-524 (visas) - www.accra.gc.ca
Email: accra.immigration@international.gc.ca
Haut-commissariat du Canada
Service Immigration
B.P. 1639, 42 ave de l'Indépendance, Accra (Ghana)
Fax (233-30) 2211-524 (visas) - www.accra.gc.ca
Courriel : accra.immigration@international.gc.ca
You must also provide two passport photos for every person receiving a visa on your application. Photograph specifications can be found at: www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf. Print the specifications and bring them with you to a commercial photographer. A visa will not be issued if your photo does not match the specifications listed in the link above.
**** PLEASE NOTE:
Failure to provide the required travel document(s) within 15 days from the date of this letter will lead us to conclude that you are no longer interested in immigrating to Canada and your application will be refused based on the information that is available in your file. Once the application is refused, you would be able to reapply, but you would be required to submit a new application and pay a new processing fee. The new application would be assessed according to the Canadian Immigration legislations in force at the time that the new application was filed.
Please note that we will strive to meet the foregoing service standards. However, there may be occasions when we cannot issue your visas within these standards. Accordingly, you are advised not to commit to any travel plans, purchase tickets, or take any irrevocable action such as selling property or resign employment until you have received your immigrant visas.
Kindly be informed that we will not respond to status update queries once you have submitted your passports. We ask for your patience while we prepare your visas.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE YOUR VISA:
 Police Certificate: From each country/state where the residence period has been six months or longer since the age of 18, provide an original police clearance certificate. Updated original Police Clearance along with fingerprint page.
☐ UPDATED FAMILY INFORMATION: You must advise us of any change in your marital status or family composition. All family members must be listed on your IMM008 and Additional Family Information forms. Failure to comply may result in a delay in the issuance of your visa.
☐ PASSPORTS: Ensure you read and follow the points below:
 There is an individual passport for each family member accompany



Please this is the letter I got from AVO but am so confused about the police clearance certificate. Am I to send the old one which I got in May 2017 or am to get a new one?

Everyone in the house didn’t get a new Police clearance certificate. You only get a new clearance if you traveled to another country after the last one was issued. But for Nigeria, it last for a year. Someone please correct me if I am wrong. Thank you

 

[RoamingSpirit]

Been thinking about the fact that people who submitted their applications in May are already hearing from immigration while some from March and April are still waiting. I wonder if immigration sends background and security checks out to different government bodies in bulk and can only process the applications as they get results back. Wondering if some security and background checks just take longer than others.

So maybe they are processing the March and April ones for those of us who haven't heard yet, but they can't finish the processing because they are waiting for the security checks.

 

[RoamingSpirit]

Does anyone know how the background checks are conducted? What is the process? Do they look at the file, request info if needed and then do the security check? Or security check guest them determine if they believe the relationship is genuine?

 

[jennyu]

Been thinking about the fact that people who submitted their applications in May are already hearing from immigration while some from March and April are still waiting. I wonder if immigration sends background and security checks out to different government bodies in bulk and can only process the applications as they get results back. Wondering if some security and background checks just take longer than others.

So maybe they are processing the March and April ones for those of us who haven't heard yet, but they can't finish the processing because they are waiting for the security checks.

Yes it’s very possible that they send out the security checks in batches and to different organizations as well. Another factor is also how fast the visa officer assigned to your file works. Once a file gets to CIC, they assign the file to a visa officer and the file also moves around to different visa officers depending on the stage (for verification purposes etc). So if the main visa officer working on your file is typically slow, that will cause a huge delay in the processing of your application.

 

[RoamingSpirit]

Yes it’s very possible that they send out the security checks in batches and to different organizations as well. Another factor is also how fast the visa officer assigned to a file works. Once a file gets to CIC, they assign the file to viea officers and the file also moves around to different visa officers depending on the stage (for verification purposes etc). So if the main visa officer working on your file is typically slow, that will cause a huge delay in the processing of your application.

Thanks for your insight!

 

[jennyu]

YOUR IMMIGRANT VISA(S) APPEAR(S) READY TO BE ISSUED, IF THERE HAS BEEN NO
CHANGE IN YOUR FAMILY CONFIGURATION. IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY CHANGES,
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE BEFORE PROCEEDING.
PASSPORT(S)
You are asked to submit your passport(s) and documentation BY COURIER within 15 days. We
recommend DHL courier, using a pre-paid return envelope.
OR
Applicants residing in Ghana
You may also use the services of VFS Global Ghana by following the instructions on their website at:
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada/ghana/under the “Passport Transmission Services” section.
Applicants residing in Nigeria (Passport Submission Only)
You may use the services of VFS Global Nigeria by following the instructions on their website at:
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada/Nigeria/under the “Passport Transmission Services” section. If you
received a letter requesting additional documents, please use a courier service.
Please note that submission of passport(s) in person will not be accepted at the Canadian High
Commission.
The visa(s) will be valid until the expiry of your medical results or until the expiry of your passports,
whichever is earliest. As the validity of your visa(s) has been already established and is limited to a fixed
date, it CANNOT be extended under any circumstances. We therefore urge you to read and follow
carefully the instructions outlined in this letter without delay.
PHOTOGRAPHS
High Commission of Canada
Immigration Section
P.O. Box 1639, 42 Independence Ave, Accra, Ghana
Fax (233-30) 2 211-524 (visas) - www.accra.gc.ca
Email: accra.immigration@international.gc.ca
Haut-commissariat du Canada
Service Immigration
B.P. 1639, 42 ave de l'Indépendance, Accra (Ghana)
Fax (233-30) 2211-524 (visas) - www.accra.gc.ca
Courriel : accra.immigration@international.gc.ca
You must also provide two passport photos for every person receiving a visa on your application. Photograph specifications can be found at: www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf. Print the specifications and bring them with you to a commercial photographer. A visa will not be issued if your photo does not match the specifications listed in the link above.
**** PLEASE NOTE:
Failure to provide the required travel document(s) within 15 days from the date of this letter will lead us to conclude that you are no longer interested in immigrating to Canada and your application will be refused based on the information that is available in your file. Once the application is refused, you would be able to reapply, but you would be required to submit a new application and pay a new processing fee. The new application would be assessed according to the Canadian Immigration legislations in force at the time that the new application was filed.
Please note that we will strive to meet the foregoing service standards. However, there may be occasions when we cannot issue your visas within these standards. Accordingly, you are advised not to commit to any travel plans, purchase tickets, or take any irrevocable action such as selling property or resign employment until you have received your immigrant visas.
Kindly be informed that we will not respond to status update queries once you have submitted your passports. We ask for your patience while we prepare your visas.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE YOUR VISA:
 Police Certificate: From each country/state where the residence period has been six months or longer since the age of 18, provide an original police clearance certificate. Updated original Police Clearance along with fingerprint page.
☐ UPDATED FAMILY INFORMATION: You must advise us of any change in your marital status or family composition. All family members must be listed on your IMM008 and Additional Family Information forms. Failure to comply may result in a delay in the issuance of your visa.
☐ PASSPORTS: Ensure you read and follow the points below:
 There is an individual passport for each family member accompany



Please this is the letter I got from AVO but am so confused about the police clearance certificate. Am I to send the old one which I got in May 2017 or am to get a new one?

The letter says “updated police clearance with finger prints”. I think they mean a new one.

 

[Milaby]

Everyone in the house didn’t get a new Police clearance certificate. You only get a new clearance if you traveled to another country after the last one was issued. But for Nigeria, it last for a year. Someone please correct me if I am wrong. Thank you

yes it's valid for one year that is why am confused, I got a police clearance in May 3rd 2017 and submitted when they request for it in june so its still valid i don't know why they are asking for an updated one.

 

[McAkyne]

Happy weekend house. Just wanted to update. We got passport request February 10th.
Application submitted March 1st
medical request July 31
Additional document request Dec 14th
Invitation to pre arrival services Feb 6th
Passport request Feb 10th.

Congratulations

 

[iyawoSparks]

Happy Sunday, everyone.

Has anyone here ever gotten a Canadian TRV successfully? If yes, did you have to submit flight itinerary with your application?

 

[banana4527]

Pls dear, my spousal application was approved and sent to Ghana since June 2015. No word from them, medicals received since July 2015. Advice on what I can do

you are not alone we are in the same shooe my application was submitted oct 21 2015

 

[AtGod]

you are not alone we are in the same shooe my application was submitted oct 21 2015

Wo more than 2years! You should call your MP

 

[Lagos babe]

April 4th applicant, PPR received today.