it depends on their nationality . Some nationals have shorter timelines . eg Rwanda takes 6 to 8 months for their nationals. whiles other countries are from 12, 16 or 24 months etc. however one can check on their website to see how much time they have left for them to wait. That way if it's long over due you can write a letter to notify them. What I know it's the Ghanaian timeline is shorter than the Nigerians. And how fast you receive your visa depends on the the number of applicants who applied , it turns to go fast if there are only few applicants. With the AVO I think they are slow due to the number of different countries sharing the same facility . The Canadian embassy In Accra here doesn't only serve Ghana, Nigeria & Liberia applicants. Some other neighboring countries also have to apply through AVO. so just imagine how crazy it is!
Thread for Acrra Ghana applicants
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Good point. And I think they seem to pay more attention to mails sent by sponsors than PA.
Wen Cic says 12months there is nothing like some vo have shorter time. D 12 months is for sponsorship everywhere. So we want to knw if those oda vo re more important than us becos the last time I checked we all hv one head and one body so what’s d diff. #Just saying
Under the new process, the Canadian government has committed to processing 80% of complete applications within 12 months.
True. I posted something similar in the IRCC Facebook page after the minister said how they have met their target. Yeah they met their target overall, but probably not per vo as some after faster than others and balance out the overall percentage.
Thanks so much. Have had a lot of time to think about this process and how unfair it is
Hi AVO folks! I am from another slow VO: Mexico but have been following your plan to write a letter to the Minister. I wanted to suggest that when you send the original message to Minister Hussein's office, that you also CC the Accra VO so that they can see the action that is being taken. Maybe that is already part of the plan (I may have missed this), but I think it is good that the VO sees what is going on, which might incentivize some movement or at least some communication for those who have experienced extra long timelines.
Cheers and good luck!
Cheers and good luck!
What are your processing times like? Maybe you guys can take the letter, adjust it to your VO and get people to send it also. We are looking for equality in processing times - not just for one VO but for all of them.
The following are timelines from PARIS VO:
App Submitted: Sept 13-2017
AOR1: Oct 24- 2017
Sponsor Approval: Oct 31-2017
Sched A/PCC Upload: Nov 2-2017
File Transfer to Paris VO: Nov 9- 2017
Paris VO Processing: Nov-13-2017
Medical Approved: Nov 14-2017
Additional Docs Requested by VO: Jan 10-2018
Pre-arrival letter: Feb 15-2018
Backgroundcheck IP: Feb 15-2018
Decision Made: Feb 20-2018
PPR: Feb 27-2018
Landed:
Application Received: Oct 16, 2017
Link Account: Nov. 28, 2017
Schedule A Request: Nov 29, 2017
Medical Request: Dec 1, 2017
Sponsorship Approval: Dec 5, 2017
Files Transferred to Local VO: Dec 7, 2017
BCG: Jan 9, 2017
Pre-Arrival Letter: Jan 9, 2017
Note that paris vo also handle some 3-4 african countries,, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya,
App Submitted: Sept 13-2017
AOR1: Oct 24- 2017
Sponsor Approval: Oct 31-2017
Sched A/PCC Upload: Nov 2-2017
File Transfer to Paris VO: Nov 9- 2017
Paris VO Processing: Nov-13-2017
Medical Approved: Nov 14-2017
Additional Docs Requested by VO: Jan 10-2018
Pre-arrival letter: Feb 15-2018
Backgroundcheck IP: Feb 15-2018
Decision Made: Feb 20-2018
PPR: Feb 27-2018
Landed:
Application Received: Oct 16, 2017
Link Account: Nov. 28, 2017
Schedule A Request: Nov 29, 2017
Medical Request: Dec 1, 2017
Sponsorship Approval: Dec 5, 2017
Files Transferred to Local VO: Dec 7, 2017
BCG: Jan 9, 2017
Pre-Arrival Letter: Jan 9, 2017
Note that paris vo also handle some 3-4 african countries,, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya,
I am making a generalization here, but from what I understand the majority of applications don't get processed in under 10 months. @starnaenae is at 12 months and just a got pre-arrival letter, while @majesty is at 14 months or more, I believe. Others may better be able to weigh in on this, as my specific application is only going into its 7th month- so we won't be participating in action-taking at the moment (don't want to poke the bear!).
But generally, people express frustration with lack of communication and transparency from Mexico VO as well. Mexico has a really high work load too, as I understand, and is responsible for processing applications from many countries in Latin America.
Thanks for sharing the information. Every now and then we see people getting mail from AVO on a Sunday morning. Does that ever happen with you guys?
Totally understand about not wanting to participate at this time. Hope the process goes well for you.
I also created a petition on Change.org:
http://chn.ge/2oHm7yt
Please share with friends and family. I am going to post it around some other threads also.
http://chn.ge/2oHm7yt
Please share with friends and family. I am going to post it around some other threads also.
@RoamingSpirit Can i ask if its possible that people can sign the petition anonymously incase they are either scared or worried that them signing the petition with their true names might affect their application. I know thats how a lot of africans think (no disrespect intended). And maybe it can be pointed out on the change website that some people have signed anonymously. I believe this would get the numbers of people signing up to thousands in no time.