Tips for 2016 (Future) PGP Applicants

[SoClose]

I doubt that call center will be of any help anyways
I spoke to them twice but all they could see was "Everything looks good, Please wait"
Just like you the CIC account shows Background Check in Process

Its been forever

I am thinking of Emailing Ottawa.

Do you mean directly emailing the case processing center in Ottawa at CPC-CTD-Ottawa@cic.gc.ca ? I never thought of that, but I have submitted web forms asking why the My CIC account is showing that they are waiting for a document from us. I submitted one as recently as September 12, they drafted a reassuring response on September 14 saying that everything is alright on the file, that it is within the normal processing time and that they will let us know as soon as a decision is reached or any information is needed. Then 3 days later ECAS changed to "decision made".

 

[RNJ]

Hi all the lovely people here

I have good news. My mother finally got Visa. Her medical expires on October 6th. Visa office called us Wednesday night around 11 PM and asked if they issue visa if my mother can land before the 6th. We were shocked and could not decide anything. We said we need time to discuss. They said they will call back in a couple of hours. We called mother and decided we are going to proceed and land before the 6th of October. 28th early morning around 1 am they called again. they asked us to wait for the email. we stayed up all night finally received the email around 4 am. which is already 4.30 PM in Sri Lanka. Visa office wanted my mother to bring passport on Friday and was going to issue visa the same day.

We had an hour technically before all the studios closed to get her photos and prepare since we were going to work Submitted everything on Friday morning there. In the mean time we booked tickets to fly the same day to bring them over.30th landed in Sri Lanka and returning on the 3rd with mom.

so guys look out, prepare ahead of time. visa might be issued one week before medical expiry.
Rossei, please update my time line.
pp request on 28th Sep
visa issued on 29th Sep
will land on the 3rd October.
Yippi, but tiring, hectic few days.

 

[mish]

Hi Everyone,
Quick Question
I am filling forms for PGP. My mom and dad are applicants. As I know (please confirm) that I need to fill Generic Application form ad have to write my father as principal applicant and have to add my mom as a dependent on the same form. If this is true what would be my mom dependent type, cannot find match. Please help.
Thanking in advance

 

[SoClose]

Hi all the lovely people here

I have good news. My mother finally got Visa. Her medical expires on October 6th. Visa office called us Wednesday night around 11 PM and asked if they issue visa if my mother can land before the 6th. We were shocked and could not decide anything. We said we need time to discuss. They said they will call back in a couple of hours. We called mother and decided we are going to proceed and land before the 6th of October. 28th early morning around 1 am they called again. they asked us to wait for the email. we stayed up all night finally received the email around 4 am. which is already 4.30 PM in Sri Lanka. Visa office wanted my mother to bring passport on Friday and was going to issue visa the same day.

We had an hour technically before all the studios closed to get her photos and prepare since we were going to work Submitted everything on Friday morning there. In the mean time we booked tickets to fly the same day to bring them over.30th landed in Sri Lanka and returning on the 3rd with mom.

so guys look out, prepare ahead of time. visa might be issued one week before medical expiry.
Rossei, please update my time line.
pp request on 28th Sep
visa issued on 29th Sep
will land on the 3rd October.
Yippi, but tiring, hectic few days.

I am in shock. I understand your local visa office was in Sri Lanka. I guess we wait and see if any other office does something like this. Congratulations to you and wish you a great time once she is here.

 

[mghchdh]

Hi all the lovely people here

I have good news. My mother finally got Visa. Her medical expires on October 6th. Visa office called us Wednesday night around 11 PM and asked if they issue visa if my mother can land before the 6th. We were shocked and could not decide anything. We said we need time to discuss. They said they will call back in a couple of hours. We called mother and decided we are going to proceed and land before the 6th of October. 28th early morning around 1 am they called again. they asked us to wait for the email. we stayed up all night finally received the email around 4 am. which is already 4.30 PM in Sri Lanka. Visa office wanted my mother to bring passport on Friday and was going to issue visa the same day.

We had an hour technically before all the studios closed to get her photos and prepare since we were going to work Submitted everything on Friday morning there. In the mean time we booked tickets to fly the same day to bring them over.30th landed in Sri Lanka and returning on the 3rd with mom.

so guys look out, prepare ahead of time. visa might be issued one week before medical expiry.
Rossei, please update my time line.
pp request on 28th Sep
visa issued on 29th Sep
will land on the 3rd October.
Yippi, but tiring, hectic few days.

wow. amazing story. Congrats to you anyway...and enjoy now with your mum.

 

[YULIA-2016]

Hi all the lovely people here

I have good news. My mother finally got Visa. Her medical expires on October 6th. Visa office called us Wednesday night around 11 PM and asked if they issue visa if my mother can land before the 6th. We were shocked and could not decide anything. We said we need time to discuss. They said they will call back in a couple of hours. We called mother and decided we are going to proceed and land before the 6th of October. 28th early morning around 1 am they called again. they asked us to wait for the email. we stayed up all night finally received the email around 4 am. which is already 4.30 PM in Sri Lanka. Visa office wanted my mother to bring passport on Friday and was going to issue visa the same day.

We had an hour technically before all the studios closed to get her photos and prepare since we were going to work Submitted everything on Friday morning there. In the mean time we booked tickets to fly the same day to bring them over.30th landed in Sri Lanka and returning on the 3rd with mom.

so guys look out, prepare ahead of time. visa might be issued one week before medical expiry.
Rossei, please update my time line.
pp request on 28th Sep
visa issued on 29th Sep
will land on the 3rd October.
Yippi, but tiring, hectic few days.

cool
but not funny if you need to sell your house first and that takes time

 

[YULIA-2016]

Hi Everyone,
Quick Question
I am filling forms for PGP. My mom and dad are applicants. As I know (please confirm) that I need to fill Generic Application form ad have to write my father as principal applicant and have to add my mom as a dependent on the same form. If this is true what would be my mom dependent type, cannot find match. Please help.
Thanking in advance

father - principal applicant
mother - depended
you just need to fill out 1 IMM008 form

 

[dadaum]

We are very similar then. Thank you for the extra info. I am getting a bit nervous, as there is only 1.5 month left until expiry of visa and it is going to be hectic to get the visa, tickets and make sure she gets here in time.

I have not been able to get through to the CALL center, it keeps telling me that they are too busy to take my call and to call back later.

Hi all the lovely people here

I have good news. My mother finally got Visa. Her medical expires on October 6th. Visa office called us Wednesday night around 11 PM and asked if they issue visa if my mother can land before the 6th. We were shocked and could not decide anything. We said we need time to discuss. They said they will call back in a couple of hours. We called mother and decided we are going to proceed and land before the 6th of October. 28th early morning around 1 am they called again. they asked us to wait for the email. we stayed up all night finally received the email around 4 am. which is already 4.30 PM in Sri Lanka. Visa office wanted my mother to bring passport on Friday and was going to issue visa the same day.

We had an hour technically before all the studios closed to get her photos and prepare since we were going to work Submitted everything on Friday morning there. In the mean time we booked tickets to fly the same day to bring them over.30th landed in Sri Lanka and returning on the 3rd with mom.

so guys look out, prepare ahead of time. visa might be issued one week before medical expiry.
Rossei, please update my time line.
pp request on 28th Sep
visa issued on 29th Sep
will land on the 3rd October.
Yippi, but tiring, hectic few days.

Looks like a thrilling story.It is good that afterall you got the visa before expiry of medical.Hates off to your QUICK Decision making power.GOD bless us all.

 

[mish]

father - principal applicant
mother - depended
you just need to fill out 1 IMM008 form

Thanks, yeah I know I am submitting 1 008 and mother in the dependent section. it is asking me dependent type. it's question 12 in the dependent section. Appreciate your help.

 

[YULIA-2016]

Thanks, yeah I know I am submitting 1 008 and mother in the dependent section. it is asking me dependent type. it's question 12 in the dependent section. Appreciate your help.

put in # 10 - spouse and skip 12 - that's for kids

 

[ztariq]

Hey guys, why is it so quiet here?
Any passport requests from any visa office in the world?

 

[kevin_k1]

Since my request has been transferred to LVO (Ottawa) on January 20, 2017 I have no news about my PGP... Is that normal? I am PGP 2016 applicant from Jan 5, 2016.

 

[carling]

Since my request has been transferred to LVO (Ottawa) on January 20, 2017 I have no news about my PGP... Is that normal? I am PGP 2016 applicant from Jan 5, 2016.

Yes, that is very normal. Next you will get request for medicals...What timeframe you will hear is not known as they are totally unpredictable.. stay patient...

 

[Sam0001]

Hey guys, why is it so quiet here?
Any passport requests from any visa office in the world?

Guess nothing is happening Ztariq - That's Y everyone is quiet !!!

New Delhi Applicants - Did any applicant got any update ?
Our medicals are about to expire in next 1 week & it still says "Background check yet has to start".
Looks like pure luck if we will get Passport request in 2017. Please share if anyone got any news. Thanks

 

[mghchdh]

Guess nothing is happening Ztariq - That's Y everyone is quiet !!!

New Delhi Applicants - Did any applicant got any update ?
Our medicals are about to expire in next 1 week & it still says "Background check yet has to start".
Looks like pure luck if we will get Passport request in 2017. Please share if anyone got any news. Thanks

Nope nothing yet...guess they will ask to re-do medicals and then probbaly take it on to next year