Thread for Applications sent November 2009

[ritosgirl]

so...
my husband and i sent off his passport request today... however, in the rush and haste we forgot to SIGN and DATE it!! ugh. we filled out everything else... except that part. so, i sent new york an email... letting them know about the mistake. we are so close to this being done!! how frustrating and... well... stupid.

 

[annepantua]

hi there!!! ask ko lang if meron ba ditong family class sponsoring of parents and dependent children... yun kasi ung category namen inisponsoran kame ng sis ko... nagpass ako ng mga documents sa Embassy Manila last feb 10 2010 then up to now wala pa ko narerecieve n AOR at file no. from embassy... so mga halos 5 weeks n wala pa reply ung embassy.. ganun ba talaga katagal ang process ng AOR? pls anyone can explain or help me...

 

[isakben]

One question here...once you guys sent your passport and photos in....did you get any kind of status change online when they received them or they finished processing them and mailed them back ?

Or did they just arrive in the mail 3-4 weeks later ?


I sent mine from Canada to London on march 4. via registered mail, below is the tracking from canadapost.ca

2010/03/09 10:22 International shipment has arrived in the destination country
2010/03/08 08:47 International shipment has arrived in the destination country
2010/03/06 13:21 International item has left Canada
2010/03/04 20:15 DELTA Item accepted at the Post Office
17:15 DELTA Item accepted at the Post Office

I don't think there is a way to track it in england.....or what ?

 

[fallenstar831]

I don't think there is a way to track it in england.....or what ?

If you go on the royal mail site and use the same tracking number the details will show up.


Also, nothing changes online. They just come back one day. It's exciting. But the wait is not for the weak at heart.

 

[isakben]

Ahh, i was able to track it via royal mail, it got delivered on march 11. so they've only had it for a week. I guess i'll "only" wait 2-3 more before i start getting stressed

 

[ZAUBROË]

Great News Everyone!!! New York called us and the agent there told us that he read our application and was moved by our story. He sounded really nice and said he is doing everything he can to expedite our application. He sent us an e-mail in which stated the next steps of our application. Which included paying our 'Right of Permanent Residence Fee' at the bank. Once we receive a confirmation of payment from Mississauga we can send it all to NY. Then we will get our PPR.

So excited. Such a relief. Phew! Soon we can live normal lives where we can both work and live together.

 

[shmuhahaha]

My wife finally landed yesterday through Sarnia-PortHuron Border.

Nov 17,2009: Application Received at CPC, Mississauga
Dec 09,2009: Application Processed and Decision made
Dec 16,2009: Sponsorship Approval Mail Received
Dec 16,2009: Application Received at Buffalo Immgration Office
Dec 24,2009: Application returned from Buffalo Immigration office(due to lack of US presence documents)
Jan 02,2010: Application Resent to Buffalo Office(with US Presence Proof Papers)
Jan 08,2010: Immigration Application In Process
Jan 21,2010: FBI "No Record" Letter Requested(Even though we provided one)
Jan 27,2010: Immigration Application back in Process(After we sent the Photocopy of FBI "No Record" Letter)
Jan 29,2010: Passport Request(PPR) from Buffalo office by email
Feb 01,2010: Passport Received at the Consulate(Next day USPS)
Feb 10,2010: Got Passport back with Visa Stamped
Mar 20,2010: Landed by land(Sarnia,ON-PortHuron,MI) border

 

[minx83]

Finally a PPR!!!! Seems my medical results were the holdup after all. I'm so relieved!!!

 

[isakben]

Finally a PPR!!!! Seems my medical results were the holdup after all. I'm so relieved!!!

Congratz!

 

[aw76]

got some good news in the form of a PPR today...exactly 4 years to the day that we first met...kind of a sweet gift from the embassy we thought....

just shy of 3 months from the date they started processing it in korea...

good luck to those still waiting...

 

[aghaalia]

Hello everyone!!
I need some help here!!! My husband is sponsoring me and my child and we've applied since November 2009. My application is inland as I am already in Canada. I do not require a visa to re-enter Canada and I'm kind of hoping to make it to my brother's wedding in June. Can anyone help as to what is the waiting time, and ifI gain approval what is the waiting time on the second stage! Can I leave if I receive first stage approval? I really want to be there for my brother's wedding and can't cope with the fact that I may not be able to make it. What are the consequences if I travel to the UK and come back? CAn anyone help answer my questions!!!

 

[British Matt]

Ahh, i was able to track it via royal mail, it got delivered on march 11. so they've only had it for a week. I guess i'll "only" wait 2-3 more before i start getting stressed

Mine was delivered March 15th to London. Race ya! ;D

 

[h741108]

I got passport request from Buffalo office by email today!

 

[dlee31]

Hi all,

We just got the approval letter from the office in Seoul today. I'm going to send my passport next Monday and hopefully we'll be back home in time for Stampede.

I was really getting worried when I found out a lot of people who had started being processed later than us at the same office had been getting their letters. So many questions running through my head: did we send enough info/proof, is there a delay because something's wrong, what if (just what if) our application got refused, etc etc etc. It definitely got worse as time went on. BUT hang in there people, don't let the visa/immigration people get to your heads (I know they almost got to mine!), and best of luck to everyone

Sent from Seoul to Mississauga mid-Nov, 2009
Sponsorship approved Nov 23 & file sent to Seoul
Started processing in Seoul office Dec 1
PPR received April 2, 2010

Love conquers all

 

[ritosgirl]

New York has had my husbands passport for 15 business days... how much longer are we going to have to wait?!