Thread for Acrra Ghana applicants

[Ugoswife]

I believeit's about quota. Famity class has a lower quota than FSW so I guess they have more slots to fill there. I also believe most of our dies have already been processed and notes taken while they wait for slots to open before they inform the applicant on the next step. I also feel like AVO is given less slots than many other countries. These are just my thoughts anyways.

do updates come more on tuesday? In my head, at times i just wonder what accra is doing that is different from other visa offices that makes the whole process long?
I wonder why fsw is faster than family sponsorship?
Looking at the spreadsheets for each month, not so many people have accra as their visa office, the highest is new delhi and they still process application within 6 months.

 

[me2605]

I believeit's about quota. Famity class has a lower quota than FSW so I guess they have more slots to fill there. I also believe most of our dies have already been processed and notes taken while they wait for slots to open before they inform the applicant on the next step. I also feel like AVO is given less slots than many other countries. These are just my thoughts anyways.

you have a point!!!

 

[brown49]

Hi family,
I have been following this thread and reading all the comments everyone has been posting. i must say the information has helped me tremendously. I am happy to say that i have received a letter from AVO this morning for my spouse to summit her visa. My time line is as follows.

Application sent on Novenber 18, 2016 and was sent to AVO somewhere in December 2016. AVO started processing my application in January 2017.

I have a few questions that i need clarification from the letter. It states :

The visa(s) will be valid until the expiry of your medical results (2017/10/25) 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.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE YOUR VISA:

☐ 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 accompanying you to Canada. Children must have their own passports.
• Each passport is valid for at least 6 months from the time you come for the visa.
• Each passport has sufficient free pages (two required for our visa, plus pages for any transit visa)

☐ TWO (2) PHOTOS FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBER:

These photographs must follow the photo specifications outlined in the following link:www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf. Ensure they are taken with a WHITE BACKGROUND and that the SIZE OF THE FACE is between 31 – 36 mm. Photos should not be stapled, glued or pinned (you can paperclip or attach them using an envelope). The photographs must be unblemished as they will be used to produce your Permanent Resident Card once you are in Canada.

☐ MEDICAL EXAMS AND POLICE CLEARANCES: This is relevant only if specifically requested and not already provided. If you must provide these documents, be sure to complete your medical exams and submit your police clearances either AT THE SAME TIME or BEFORE you submit your passport.

My question is on the medical and police clearance; I submited both will my application on November 18, 2016. i know is states categorically that "this is relevant only if specifically requested and not already provided", however, it is listed as part of the required documentation prior to the issurace of the visa, so i got abit confused.

Thank you guys for all the tremendouse inforamtion and the encouraging messages you sent out daily.

 

[xls]

Hi family,
I have been following this thread and reading all the comments everyone has been posting. i must say the information has helped me tremendously. I am happy to say that i have received a letter from AVO this morning for my spouse to summit her visa. My time line is as follows.

Application sent on Novenber 18, 2016 and was sent to AVO somewhere in December 2016. AVO star.

Let me start by saying big congratulations to you and your spouse.

The passport request letter is a generic one and you are expected to send what applies to you. If your medicals is still active you do nit need to send or do a fresh one. As you can see in the mail, your med expiration date is started (I just noticed that my spouse medicals and yours expires same day).

Also if there have been no changes to you family structure from application to date, you do not need to fill a new IMM008. Just include a cover letter starting that. Same goes for the police report.

Once more congratulations!!!

 

[brown49]

In addition, i would like to know if i have to fill and send in another IMM008 and IMM506 and there has been no change in my family status since the application as the letter states " 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". Thanks

 

[Wapsis]

Hi family,
I have been following this thread and reading all the comments everyone has been posting. i must say the information has helped me tremendously. I am happy to say that i have received a letter from AVO this morning for my spouse to summit her visa. My time line is as follows.

Application sent on Novenber 18, 2016 and was sent to AVO somewhere in December 2016. AVO started processing my application in January 2017.

I have a few questions that i need clarification from the letter. It states :

The visa(s) will be valid until the expiry of your medical results (2017/10/25) 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.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE YOUR VISA:

☐ 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 accompanying you to Canada. Children must have their own passports.
• Each passport is valid for at least 6 months from the time you come for the visa.
• Each passport has sufficient free pages (two required for our visa, plus pages for any transit visa)

☐ TWO (2) PHOTOS FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBER:

These photographs must follow the photo specifications outlined in the following link:www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf. Ensure they are taken with a WHITE BACKGROUND and that the SIZE OF THE FACE is between 31 – 36 mm. Photos should not be stapled, glued or pinned (you can paperclip or attach them using an envelope). The photographs must be unblemished as they will be used to produce your Permanent Resident Card once you are in Canada.

☐ MEDICAL EXAMS AND POLICE CLEARANCES: This is relevant only if specifically requested and not already provided. If you must provide these documents, be sure to complete your medical exams and submit your police clearances either AT THE SAME TIME or BEFORE you submit your passport.

My question is on the medical and police clearance; I submited both will my application on November 18, 2016. i know is states categorically that "this is relevant only if specifically requested and not already provided", however, it is listed as part of the required documentation prior to the issurace of the visa, so i got abit confused.

Thank you guys for all the tremendouse inforamtion and the encouraging messages you sent out daily.

Congrats oo... Am just next in line... today as I tried to check my gckey, the table doesn't load anymore. Shows me error 502 or something. Don't know what that means. I pray they're updating my stuff oo... congrats again

 

[ClassicD]

Hi family,
I have been following this thread and reading all the comments everyone has been posting. i must say the information has helped me tremendously. I am happy to say that i have received a letter from AVO this morning for my spouse to summit her visa. My time line is as follows.

Application sent on Novenber 18, 2016 and was sent to AVO somewhere in December 2016. AVO started processing my application in January 2017.

I have a few questions that i need clarification from the letter. It states :

The visa(s) will be valid until the expiry of your medical results (2017/10/25) 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.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE YOUR VISA:

☐ 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 accompanying you to Canada. Children must have their own passports.
• Each passport is valid for at least 6 months from the time you come for the visa.
• Each passport has sufficient free pages (two required for our visa, plus pages for any transit visa)

☐ TWO (2) PHOTOS FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBER:

These photographs must follow the photo specifications outlined in the following link:www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf. Ensure they are taken with a WHITE BACKGROUND and that the SIZE OF THE FACE is between 31 – 36 mm. Photos should not be stapled, glued or pinned (you can paperclip or attach them using an envelope). The photographs must be unblemished as they will be used to produce your Permanent Resident Card once you are in Canada.

☐ MEDICAL EXAMS AND POLICE CLEARANCES: This is relevant only if specifically requested and not already provided. If you must provide these documents, be sure to complete your medical exams and submit your police clearances either AT THE SAME TIME or BEFORE you submit your passport.

My question is on the medical and police clearance; I submited both will my application on November 18, 2016. i know is states categorically that "this is relevant only if specifically requested and not already provided", however, it is listed as part of the required documentation prior to the issurace of the visa, so i got abit confused.

Thank you guys for all the tremendouse inforamtion and the encouraging messages you sent out daily.

Let me start by saying big congratulations to you and your spouse.

The passport request letter is a generic one and you are expected to send what applies to you. If your medicals is still active you do nit need to send or do a fresh one. As you can see in the mail, your med expiration date is started (I just noticed that my spouse medicals and yours expires same day).

Also if there have been no changes to you family structure from application to date, you do not need to fill a new IMM008. Just include a cover letter starting that. Same goes for the police report.

Once more congratulations!!!

I think I agree with @xls. Send only what is applicable to your situation with your passports to AVO and you should get the Visas. Congrats to you and your family.

 

[brown49]

Let me start by saying big congratulations to you and your spouse.

The passport request letter is a generic one and you are expected to send what applies to you. If your medicals is still active you do nit need to send or do a fresh one. As you can see in the mail, your med expiration date is started (I just noticed that my spouse medicals and yours expires same day).

Also if there have been no changes to you family structure from application to date, you do not need to fill a new IMM008. Just include a cover letter starting that. Same goes for the police report.

Once more congratulations!!!

ok. Thanks

 

[ClassicD]

Congrats oo... Am just next in line... today as I tried to check my gckey, the table doesn't load anymore. Shows me error 502 or something. Don't know what that means. I pray they're updating my stuff oo... congrats again

it's the same on my side as well. It could be a technical issue which they are resolving but we just don't know that.

 

[me2605]

Hi family,
I have been following this thread and reading all the comments everyone has been posting. i must say the information has helped me tremendously. I am happy to say that i have received a letter from AVO this morning for my spouse to summit her visa. My time line is as follows.

Application sent on Novenber 18, 2016 and was sent to AVO somewhere in December 2016. AVO started processing my application in January 2017.

I have a few questions that i need clarification from the letter. It states :

The visa(s) will be valid until the expiry of your medical results (2017/10/25) 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.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE YOUR VISA:

☐ 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 accompanying you to Canada. Children must have their own passports.
• Each passport is valid for at least 6 months from the time you come for the visa.
• Each passport has sufficient free pages (two required for our visa, plus pages for any transit visa)

☐ TWO (2) PHOTOS FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBER:

These photographs must follow the photo specifications outlined in the following link:www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf. Ensure they are taken with a WHITE BACKGROUND and that the SIZE OF THE FACE is between 31 – 36 mm. Photos should not be stapled, glued or pinned (you can paperclip or attach them using an envelope). The photographs must be unblemished as they will be used to produce your Permanent Resident Card once you are in Canada.

☐ MEDICAL EXAMS AND POLICE CLEARANCES: This is relevant only if specifically requested and not already provided. If you must provide these documents, be sure to complete your medical exams and submit your police clearances either AT THE SAME TIME or BEFORE you submit your passport.

My question is on the medical and police clearance; I submited both will my application on November 18, 2016. i know is states categorically that "this is relevant only if specifically requested and not already provided", however, it is listed as part of the required documentation prior to the issurace of the visa, so i got abit confused.

Thank you guys for all the tremendouse inforamtion and the encouraging messages you sent out daily.

Congrats!!!

 

[Wapsis]

it's the same on my side as well. It could be a technical issue which they are resolving but we just don't know that.

I just pray they're updating our stuff sha..

 

[Lagos babe]

Hi family,
I have been following this thread and reading all the comments everyone has been posting. i must say the information has helped me tremendously. I am happy to say that i have received a letter from AVO this morning for my spouse to summit her visa. My time line is as follows.

Application sent on Novenber 18, 2016 and was sent to AVO somewhere in December 2016. AVO started processing my application in January 2017.

I have a few questions that i need clarification from the letter. It states :

The visa(s) will be valid until the expiry of your medical results (2017/10/25) 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.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE YOUR VISA:

☐ 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 accompanying you to Canada. Children must have their own passports.
• Each passport is valid for at least 6 months from the time you come for the visa.
• Each passport has sufficient free pages (two required for our visa, plus pages for any transit visa)

☐ TWO (2) PHOTOS FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBER:

These photographs must follow the photo specifications outlined in the following link:www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf. Ensure they are taken with a WHITE BACKGROUND and that the SIZE OF THE FACE is between 31 – 36 mm. Photos should not be stapled, glued or pinned (you can paperclip or attach them using an envelope). The photographs must be unblemished as they will be used to produce your Permanent Resident Card once you are in Canada.

☐ MEDICAL EXAMS AND POLICE CLEARANCES: This is relevant only if specifically requested and not already provided. If you must provide these documents, be sure to complete your medical exams and submit your police clearances either AT THE SAME TIME or BEFORE you submit your passport.

My question is on the medical and police clearance; I submited both will my application on November 18, 2016. i know is states categorically that "this is relevant only if specifically requested and not already provided", however, it is listed as part of the required documentation prior to the issurace of the visa, so i got abit confused.

Thank you guys for all the tremendouse inforamtion and the encouraging messages you sent out daily.

Congrats dear.
November applicant, I am so happy for you.
I want this too dear lord

 

[Sugarcoconut]

Hi family,
I have been following this thread and reading all the comments everyone has been posting. i must say the information has helped me tremendously. I am happy to say that i have received a letter from AVO this morning for my spouse to summit her visa. My time line is as follows.

Application sent on Novenber 18, 2016 and was sent to AVO somewhere in December 2016. AVO started processing my application in January 2017.

I have a few questions that i need clarification from the letter. It states :

The visa(s) will be valid until the expiry of your medical results (2017/10/25) 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.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE YOUR VISA:

☐ 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 accompanying you to Canada. Children must have their own passports.
• Each passport is valid for at least 6 months from the time you come for the visa.
• Each passport has sufficient free pages (two required for our visa, plus pages for any transit visa)

☐ TWO (2) PHOTOS FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBER:

These photographs must follow the photo specifications outlined in the following link:www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf. Ensure they are taken with a WHITE BACKGROUND and that the SIZE OF THE FACE is between 31 – 36 mm. Photos should not be stapled, glued or pinned (you can paperclip or attach them using an envelope). The photographs must be unblemished as they will be used to produce your Permanent Resident Card once you are in Canada.

☐ MEDICAL EXAMS AND POLICE CLEARANCES: This is relevant only if specifically requested and not already provided. If you must provide these documents, be sure to complete your medical exams and submit your police clearances either AT THE SAME TIME or BEFORE you submit your passport.

My question is on the medical and police clearance; I submited both will my application on November 18, 2016. i know is states categorically that "this is relevant only if specifically requested and not already provided", however, it is listed as part of the required documentation prior to the issurace of the visa, so i got abit confused.

Thank you guys for all the tremendouse inforamtion and the encouraging messages you sent out daily.

 

[BaJay]

Apparently, Sugarcoconut also received PPR today. That makes two PPRs today.
Congratulations. I pray it continues this way...

 

[Lagos babe]

From my little observation, AVO is attending to people with valid medicals, and somehow jumped to November applicants.
Now, I believe it's not all about FIFO.
Please, others should keep the house updated.
This trend of good news should continue.