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Thread for August Applications :)

StillSmilin

Star Member
Aug 11, 2010
60
4
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-08-2010
AOR Received.
29-09-2010
File Transfer...
10-09-2010
Med's Done....
30-07-2010
Interview........
Waived! 15-10-2010
Passport Req..
08-11-2010
VISA ISSUED...
16-11-2010
LANDED..........
10-03-2011
Does eCas change from 'In Process' to 'Passport Request'?

I need some proof to take with me to the border when I bring my husband in on Monday. We want to send off the passport from here, so I hope we don't have any problems coming in.
AngelB, first of all CONGRATULATIONS! So excited and happy for you. Our Ecas changed from "In Process" to "Decision Made" but it doesn't say what the decision was. My husband printed out the actual passport request email from Buffalo to bring with him to the consulate. He is just arriving in Buffalo now and is going to be there with bells on, bright and early tomorrow! :) I can't wait until I hear he has that shiny sticker safe and sound in his passport! lol

Congrats to everyone else who has received their passport requests or passports back with visas! Our little August thread seems to be hopping along lately! I hope the momentum keeps on a movin!
 

nyssa

Hero Member
May 14, 2009
969
44
123
Midwest, USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, USA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-07-2010
AOR Received.
22-09-10
Med's Done....
09-01-2010
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
06-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
06-11-2010
LANDED..........
06-01-2011
Name OfficeApp Sent App Rcv Sp. Approval In Process AOR PPR LANDED
filipina_love_canadian ? ? 06/24 09/15 09/21 09/21 09/21
Dave2222 London 07/26 07/30 08/31 09/21 ? 10/25
thaican Singapore 07/21 08/04 09/01 09/13
tita Vegreville 07/30 08/01 ?
nyssa Buffalo 07/30 08/03 09/01 09/14 09/22 10/06
GermanGirl Vegreville 08/03 08/03 ?
ianmyers London 08/03 08/04 09/01
nintenchris London 08/03 08/05 09/07 09/28 ? 11/05
spiro Manila 08/03 08/06 09/02 09/14 09/24 09/24
married2brit London 08/03 ? 08/25 09/22 ? 10/25 11/11
regina_ca Singapore 08/03 08/12 10/06
LoveThai Singapore 08/04 08/05 09/02 09/13
Kess Buffalo 08/05 08/06 09/07 09/22 09/30
akrk New Delhi 08/05 08/06 09/07
i_am_hugh Buffalo 08/05 ? ?
Worried&Confused! London 08/09 08/11 09/09 09/30
Lila Buffalo 08/10 08/12 09/30 10/07 10/15
buddhadimple London 08/10 08/12 09/10 09/29 ----- 11/05
paris_roc Warsaw 08/10 08/12 09/10 09/20 09/23 10/01
sitandwait Santo Domingo 08/10 08/13 09/13
Yaya Marei Damascus 08/10 ? 09/15 09/21 ? 10/27
StillSmilin Buffalo 08/11 08/12 09/10 09/22 09/29 11/08
Perfect Pretoria 08/11 ? 09/10 09/21 10/05
jeans22 Manila 08/13 08/16 09/14 09/22 09/30 09/30 11/12
nelly72 Buffalo 08/13 08/16 09/13 09/24 10/21 11/08
perseus30 Manila 08/14 08/17 09/15 09/30 10/04 10/04
Abacogringo Kingston ? 08/17 09/15 10/21
sourblush New Delhi 08/16 08/18 09/15 10/01 10/06 10/06
iLoveSnow Buffalo/Detroit 08/19 08/28 10/04 10/08 ? 11/09
IrishApplicant London 08/20 ? 10/18
frappii Manila ? 08/24 09/21 09/28 10/11 10/11
fenna1 London 08/23 08/27 09/23 10/14
Angel B Buffalo/Detroit 08/23 08/25 09/30 10/07 10/07 11/11
HolidayLove London 08/26 08/27 09/24 10/13

jeans22 - that's so great, I am so happy the process is finally over for you guys. All the best to a bright, wonderful future!
 

jeans22

Hero Member
Apr 21, 2010
258
6
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
nyssa said:
jeans22 - that's so great, I am so happy the process is finally over for you guys. All the best to a bright, wonderful future!
thanks nyssa!! :)
 

fenna1

Star Member
Jun 6, 2010
65
2
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23-08-2010
File Transfer...
23-09-2010
Med's Done....
20-08-2010
Passport Req..
16-11-2010
LANDED..........
10-01-2011
Firstly to everyone that has had good news this week Congratulations and secondly we have received our PPR !!!! we have booked our tickets and plan on landing on 10 January !!
 

Kess

Hero Member
May 19, 2010
440
16
BC Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-08-2010
AOR Received.
09-30-2010
File Transfer...
07-09-2010
Med's Done....
25-05-2010
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
11-08-2011
VISA ISSUED...
26-08-2011
LANDED..........
06-09-2011
Congrats to everyone who's gotten good news.

Still waiting here. Feeling left behind :(
 

StillSmilin

Star Member
Aug 11, 2010
60
4
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-08-2010
AOR Received.
29-09-2010
File Transfer...
10-09-2010
Med's Done....
30-07-2010
Interview........
Waived! 15-10-2010
Passport Req..
08-11-2010
VISA ISSUED...
16-11-2010
LANDED..........
10-03-2011
Hi everyone...my husband went to Buffalo on Tuesday and he has his shiny sticker all ready in his passport! :) He said all the advice I sent him from the forum was bang on and it really helped him get through the processs smoothly!
I have a question about landing and the B4 form I keep hearing about. How does that form work? Does anyone know? What if you run out of space on the form when listing everything you are bringing can you write the remainder on a regular sheet of paper?
 

Perfect

Star Member
Mar 22, 2010
147
7
Category........
Visa Office......
Pretoria
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
August 11, 2010
Doc's Request.
October 5, 2010
AOR Received.
October 5, 2010
File Transfer...
September 10, 2010
Med's Done....
February 20, 2010
Woow..congradz again guys, ;) ;) its been dead for us for a while...and a little while longer!! The anxiety is now interfering with my school work, I cant concentrate anymore its sooo hard! Heaven I need a hand... :'( :'(
 

AngelB

Hero Member
May 13, 2010
203
11
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo/Detroit
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Oct 7th 2010
File Transfer...
Oct 26th 2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Nov 11th 2010
VISA ISSUED...
Nov 23rd 2010
LANDED..........
Nov 26th 2010
We mailed my husband's passport off to Detroit via UPS today!
We plan to land as soon as it is returns. Looks like my time here is finally drawing to an end.
 

nelly72

Star Member
Aug 26, 2010
72
1
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AngelB said:
We mailed my husband's passport off to Detroit via UPS today!
We plan to land as soon as it is returns. Looks like my time here is finally drawing to an end.
Hi Angel B, I sent our passports to Buffalo last week and they are on their way back to me now. My time is also almost up!
 

nyssa

Hero Member
May 14, 2009
969
44
123
Midwest, USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, USA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-07-2010
AOR Received.
22-09-10
Med's Done....
09-01-2010
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
06-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
06-11-2010
LANDED..........
06-01-2011
Name OfficeApp Sent App Rcv Sp. Approval In Process AOR PPR LANDED
filipina_love_canadian ? ? 06/24 09/15 09/21 09/21 09/21
Dave2222 London 07/26 07/30 08/31 09/21 ? 10/25
thaican Singapore 07/21 08/04 09/01 09/13
tita Vegreville 07/30 08/01 ?
nyssa Buffalo 07/30 08/03 09/01 09/14 09/22 10/06
GermanGirl Vegreville 08/03 08/03 ?
ianmyers London 08/03 08/04 09/01
nintenchris London 08/03 08/05 09/07 09/28 ? 11/05
spiro Manila 08/03 08/06 09/02 09/14 09/24 09/24
married2brit London 08/03 ? 08/25 09/22 ? 10/25 11/11
regina_ca Singapore 08/03 08/12 10/06
LoveThai Singapore 08/04 08/05 09/02 09/13
Kess Buffalo 08/05 08/06 09/07 09/22 09/30
akrk New Delhi 08/05 08/06 09/07
i_am_hugh Buffalo 08/05 ? ?
Worried&Confused! London 08/09 08/11 09/09 09/30
Lila Buffalo 08/10 08/12 09/30 10/07 10/15
buddhadimple London 08/10 08/12 09/10 09/29 ----- 11/05
paris_roc Warsaw 08/10 08/12 09/10 09/20 09/23 10/01
sitandwait Santo Domingo 08/10 08/13 09/13
Yaya Marei Damascus 08/10 ? 09/15 09/21 ? 10/27
StillSmilin Buffalo 08/11 08/12 09/10 09/22 09/29 11/08
Perfect Pretoria 08/11 ? 09/10 09/21 10/05
jeans22 Manila 08/13 08/16 09/14 09/22 09/30 09/30 11/12
nelly72 Buffalo 08/13 08/16 09/13 09/24 10/21 11/08
perseus30 Manila 08/14 08/17 09/15 09/30 10/04 10/04
Abacogringo Kingston ? 08/17 09/15 10/21
sourblush New Delhi 08/16 08/18 09/15 10/01 10/06 10/06
iLoveSnow Buffalo/Detroit 08/19 08/28 10/04 10/08 ? 11/09
IrishApplicant London 08/20 ? 10/18
frappii Manila ? 08/24 09/21 09/28 10/11 10/11
fenna1 London 08/23 08/27 09/23 10/14 ? 11/17
Angel B Buffalo/Detroit 08/23 08/25 09/30 10/07 10/07 11/11
HolidayLove London 08/26 08/27 09/24 10/13

Congrats fenna1 - very exciting!! And for everyone still waiting, I know it won't be much longer. The August thread has moved and is moving wonderfully, the positive energy can only extend further.
 

paris_roc

Full Member
Aug 27, 2010
28
3
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Hey guys, I am back.

Just thought I would check in with the progress. It looks like everyone is far along now. So my husband got his passport back some time ago with the Visa...he was taking his sweet time in getting a plane ticket, and wanted to leave December 6th (because he has 5 doors which are on order, and he would like to put them all up in his house before leaving) so I told him he might as well wait until after Christmas, so he can spend the holidays with his mom. His mom lives alone with him, and so otherwise, she would be spending the holidays alone. But for me, now I have to wait until January 3-5 for him to come.... :(

Also, his medical expires sometime in February, does it matter that we are cutting it kind of close, as he would be arriving in early January?

Thanks all, and good luck on your journeys.
 

nyssa

Hero Member
May 14, 2009
969
44
123
Midwest, USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, USA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-07-2010
AOR Received.
22-09-10
Med's Done....
09-01-2010
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
06-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
06-11-2010
LANDED..........
06-01-2011
paris_roc, I'll let you know how that goes as I am cutting it definitely more close than that. I have to land by January 9, I plan on landing on the 7th.

In my opinion, it doesn't matter. On the letter I got it said I have to land by January 9th at midnight, therefore I have until then!
 

nelly72

Star Member
Aug 26, 2010
72
1
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
nyssa said:
paris_roc, I'll let you know how that goes as I am cutting it definitely more close than that. I have to land by January 9, I plan on landing on the 7th.

In my opinion, it doesn't matter. On the letter I got it said I have to land by January 9th at midnight, therefore I have until then!
Do they send a letter back with your passports telling you the date you have to land by?
 

paris_roc

Full Member
Aug 27, 2010
28
3
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
nyssa said:
paris_roc, I'll let you know how that goes as I am cutting it definitely more close than that. I have to land by January 9, I plan on landing on the 7th.

In my opinion, it doesn't matter. On the letter I got it said I have to land by January 9th at midnight, therefore I have until then!
Thank you Nyssa for the information. So I guess my husband will onyl have to bring the two forms. And as for the landing date, he did get a letter specifying a certain date, so he will definately be here by then.
 

nyssa

Hero Member
May 14, 2009
969
44
123
Midwest, USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, USA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-07-2010
AOR Received.
22-09-10
Med's Done....
09-01-2010
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
06-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
06-11-2010
LANDED..........
06-01-2011
Pretty much, I haven't taking anything out of the return envelope (not even my passport!) I'm just going to ride with it all in the UHaul and hand them the envelope!!