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Thread for September 2010 Applicants

thebaileyohana

Full Member
Aug 5, 2010
36
0
Hawaii/Alberta
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo-->Los Angeles
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
9-01-10
AOR Received.
10-16-10
File Transfer...
10-28-10
Med's Request
None
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
16-11-2010
VISA ISSUED...
18-11-2010
LANDED..........
19-11-2010
So this "AOR" thing, is that the letter they send you saying your application is now at your visa office (example: Buffalo) and they give you your Immigration File Number?
 

ljane79

Star Member
Oct 1, 2009
157
4
123
Florida
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-04-2010
AOR Received.
09-06-2010
Med's Request
Sent with entire application Miss.
Med's Done....
09-10-2009
Interview........
Waived July 23, 2010
Passport Req..
October 8, 2010 Mailed it October 8, 2010
VISA ISSUED...
October 15, 2010 Received in mail Oct 19, 2010
LANDED..........
Driving to the border on Friday!!!
thebaileyohana said:
So this "AOR" thing, is that the letter they send you saying your application is now at your visa office (example: Buffalo) and they give you your Immigration File Number?
Yep :) Some people get them and others don't. Some people get them right when they arrive at the visa office and others get them a month before they are issued their visa. I think it depends on the immigration officer (IO) that you have. More people than not get them though.
 

Aroundtown22

Star Member
Mar 17, 2009
110
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Berlin
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13-09-2010
AOR Received.
N/A
File Transfer...
14-10-2010
Med's Request
25-10-2010
Med's Done....
15-08-2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
15-11-2010
VISA ISSUED...
26-11-2010
Got our sponsorship approval letter in the mail today. We saw it show up on eCAS a few days ago but didn't want to post anything till we knew for sure! It got approved on the 14th :D
 

whiteapple

Star Member
Jun 4, 2010
93
0
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
just wondering...

i've submitted my application last month but havent gotten anything from the mail yet.. whats the next step? i read somewhere that they check theirs on eCAS... what is it and when and where can i access it?

thanks guys!
 

mmhughes

Star Member
Sep 7, 2009
180
4
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-09-2010
File Transfer...
17-11-2010
Med's Done....
23-08-2010
Passport Req..
18-02-2011
Aroundtown22 said:
Got our sponsorship approval letter in the mail today. We saw it show up on eCAS a few days ago but didn't want to post anything till we knew for sure! It got approved on the 14th :D
Congratulations! The dates are slowly coming down the page!
 

bonbon9

Hero Member
Jul 7, 2010
623
34
ON, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
MX
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09/15/2010
AOR Received.
12/02/2010
File Transfer...
10/14/2010
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
02/23/2011
LANDED..........
05/17/2011
Congratulations Aroundtown22!! Good luck with Berlin office! :)

whiteapple said:
just wondering...

i've submitted my application last month but havent gotten anything from the mail yet.. whats the next step? i read somewhere that they check theirs on eCAS... what is it and when and where can i access it?

thanks guys!
eCAS is a service where you can check the status of your application online. This is the webpage:
https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/
You will be able to access it with your sponsor's information when a decision has been made about your sponsorship application.
According to what we've seen, sponsorship approvals are sent in a month or less. You should be able to access it if you sent your application around 30 days ago :)

Application updates:

Name Office Ap.Sent Ap.Rcv Approval Process AOR PPR LANDED
bobae11 Seoul 24/08 25/08 21/09 30/09
sanyrog NewDelhi 31/08 01/09 27/09
thebaileyohana Buffalo 30/08 01/09 27/09 07/10
GT25 Mexico 31/08 02/09 30/09
javiernica Guatemala 01/09 02/09 27/09
cezvi Manila 01/09 02/09 30/09 14/10
applied03 NewDelhi 03/09 07/09 04/10
Patience55 08/09 05/10
mm04 Vegreville 07/09 08/09
limanoid Lima 07/09 09/09 04/10
shawngt2 Moscow 08/09 09/09 05/10
Canooknic London 03/09 10/09 07/10
purple_woman Manila 04/09 10/09 06/10
changa1978 Buffalo 08/09 10/09 16/09 29/09
amnarb 10/09 06/10
silvergray Manila 09/09 13/09 13/10
warrenthegreat London 10/09 13/09 12/10
CanadianDude Damascus 08/09 14/09 18/10
denoose Manila 10/09 14/09 12/10
boblu HongKong 11/09 14/09 08/10
Teriskier Vegreville 13/09 14/09
Harju Seoul 13/09 14/09 12/10
jacquevw Pretoria 10/09 15/09
Aroundtown22 Berlin 13/09 16/09 14/10
bonbon9 Mexico 15/09 16/09 14/10
Lifer Singapore 17/09
Rob.Barrett London 20/09 21/09
chloe0722 Caracas 21/09 15/10
urbinajanice Manila 16/09 22/09
mrs.vip Manila 17/09 22/09
Kenomee Buffalo 21/09 23/09
reemagray Kingston 22/09 23/09
rohanss NewYork 22/09 23/09
ndbella Buffalo 22/09 23/09
dinchymus Vienna 25/09
Azadehkhanoom Damascus 27/09
mmhughes London 24/09 27/09
MissyIffy London 24/09 28/09
sevenseconds NewDelhi 27/09 28/09
 

purple_woman

Star Member
Jun 25, 2010
73
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-July-2014
Nomination.....
Waiting
IELTS Request
Included in MPNP application
wow cezvi congrats! hope ours will come next... :)
 

MissyIffy

Star Member
Feb 24, 2010
73
0
Taipei
Category........
Visa Office......
Taipei
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-09-2010
Doc's Request.
22-12-2010
Nomination.....
26-10-2010
AOR Received.
01-12-2010
File Transfer...
09-11-2010
Med's Request
submitted with initial application
Med's Done....
17-09-2010
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
23-03-2011
It sux being at the bottom of the list :D
 

sevenseconds

Full Member
Feb 10, 2009
30
0
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Hiya,

I am sure it does when you are right at the bottom. The next week should be good news. Good Luck to all.

Have couple of questions please help if you have the responses.

1. If the PR is granted does it specify that one has to enter canada before say a particular date or a month something like that ?

2. If I travel to canada well before the specified time can I leave the country again in a few days say weeks. I have few things to settle back home.

3. Regarding sponsoring my parents after getting my PR, can I sponsor my parents even though I live outside of canada.


Many thanks for your responses in advance.

7secs
 

bonbon9

Hero Member
Jul 7, 2010
623
34
ON, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
MX
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09/15/2010
AOR Received.
12/02/2010
File Transfer...
10/14/2010
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
02/23/2011
LANDED..........
05/17/2011
sevenseconds said:
Hiya,

I am sure it does when you are right at the bottom. The next week should be good news. Good Luck to all.

Have couple of questions please help if you have the responses.

1. If the PR is granted does it specify that one has to enter canada before say a particular date or a month something like that ?

2. If I travel to canada well before the specified time can I leave the country again in a few days say weeks. I have few things to settle back home.

3. Regarding sponsoring my parents after getting my PR, can I sponsor my parents even though I live outside of canada.


Many thanks for your responses in advance.

7secs
Hi 7secs!

1. Yes, you will be given a deadline to land in Canada. Usually, they set a date to land before your medicals expire (1 year).
2. You don't need to stay in Canada, you can go back to your country right after you land. The only problem is that if you have your PR card sent to a canadian address you'll have to ask someone to pick it up for you and send it to you so you can come back in.
3. You need to be in Canada to sponsor them.
 

MandiF

Hero Member
Sep 7, 2010
484
38
Alberta Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-10-2010
File Transfer...
19-11-2010
Med's Done....
02-09-2010
Passport Req..
05-01-2011
VISA ISSUED...
10-02-2011
LANDED..........
25-02-2011
MissyIffy said:
It sux being at the bottom of the list :D
But its much better than being shoved to the next month's list like me!!!! It looks like everyone is moving quite well in September, good luck for all of you in the PR application.

Oh and I finally got my application sent today after receiving my very final Police check yesterday!!!

;D
 

thebaileyohana

Full Member
Aug 5, 2010
36
0
Hawaii/Alberta
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo-->Los Angeles
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
9-01-10
AOR Received.
10-16-10
File Transfer...
10-28-10
Med's Request
None
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
16-11-2010
VISA ISSUED...
18-11-2010
LANDED..........
19-11-2010
Thanks for your response ljane79! I got my AOR Oct 16th, but they sent to my address in Hawaii so I'm having my parents send it up here to me in Canada!
 

bonbon9

Hero Member
Jul 7, 2010
623
34
ON, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
MX
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09/15/2010
AOR Received.
12/02/2010
File Transfer...
10/14/2010
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
02/23/2011
LANDED..........
05/17/2011
Congratulations to our first AOR of the month, thebaileyohana!! :)

MandiF: Finally!! I'm so glad you could finally send your application! It will be worth the wait, you'll see :) Good luck!

Application updates:

Name Office Ap.Sent Ap.Rcv Approval Process AOR PPR LANDED
bobae11 Seoul 24/08 25/08 21/09 30/09
sanyrog NewDelhi 31/08 01/09 27/09
thebaileyohana Buffalo 30/08 01/09 27/09 07/10 16/10
GT25 Mexico 31/08 02/09 30/09
javiernica Guatemala 01/09 02/09 27/09
cezvi Manila 01/09 02/09 30/09 14/10
applied03 NewDelhi 03/09 07/09 04/10
Patience55 08/09 05/10
mm04 Vegreville 07/09 08/09
limanoid Lima 07/09 09/09 04/10
shawngt2 Moscow 08/09 09/09 05/10
Canooknic London 03/09 10/09 07/10
purple_woman Manila 04/09 10/09 06/10
changa1978 Buffalo 08/09 10/09 16/09 29/09
amnarb 10/09 06/10
silvergray Manila 09/09 13/09 13/10
warrenthegreat London 10/09 13/09 12/10
CanadianDude Damascus 08/09 14/09 18/10
denoose Manila 10/09 14/09 12/10
boblu HongKong 11/09 14/09 08/10
Teriskier Vegreville 13/09 14/09
Harju Seoul 13/09 14/09 12/10
jacquevw Pretoria 10/09 15/09
Aroundtown22 Berlin 13/09 16/09 14/10
bonbon9 Mexico 15/09 16/09 14/10
Lifer Singapore 17/09
Rob.Barrett London 20/09 21/09
chloe0722 Caracas 21/09 15/10
urbinajanice Manila 16/09 22/09
mrs.vip Manila 17/09 22/09
Kenomee Buffalo 21/09 23/09
reemagray Kingston 22/09 23/09
rohanss NewYork 22/09 23/09
ndbella Buffalo 22/09 23/09
dinchymus Vienna 25/09
Azadehkhanoom Damascus 27/09
mmhughes London 24/09 27/09
MissyIffy London 24/09 28/09
sevenseconds NewDelhi 27/09 28/09
 

Rob.Barrett

Star Member
Nov 12, 2009
163
7
London
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20/09/2010
AOR Received.
05/11/2010
File Transfer...
22/10/2010
Med's Done....
06/08/2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
09/02/2011
VISA ISSUED...
04/03/2011
LANDED..........
31/03.2011
Got excited seeing chole had already had an answer and have been checking E-Cas daily. Still keep getting the

"We were not able to identify you using the information you provided."

Boo for us at the bottom :( !