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I wonder if someone knows the answer to this one. We have our visa and will be entering in December. After a few weeks we will return to our country to finish some work commitments. We will then make our final move around May 2011. I am a chef and have a huge and valuable knife collection that...

Hi, it took 12 months. We applied in July 2009. I started a "visa received " post yesterday - have a look at it to get an idea of the timeline.

Hi, when I submitted my documents, I used my own colour printer to print out the online bank statement. It had all the bank details, logo etc and was accepted. I made 2 printouts. One contained my account totals (I had 3 accounts accessible with one logon) and then I printed out the details of...

I just got my visa today and in the package they sent back the university transcripts. I did not need to do IELTS, but I would imagine that they also come back at the same time.

Thanks for your good wishes. One thing I NEVER did was look at our Ecas status. I found it much too stressful. ::)

Hello, I also applied from Australia. You can see my timeline in my earlier post from today - we got our visas this morning. It will give you some idea of what to expect.

Hello all, our passports have just arrived back from the High Commission with the visas in them. Timeline: Applied July 2009 Application processed in Nova Scotia September 2009 Details sent to local Australian Embassy Nov 2009 Medical request April 2010 Medicals carried out 23 April 2010...

Hello. We are about to get our passports stamped and will need to make a first entry before April. We plan on going there for 2 weeks in January before we pack up our house and make a final move around June (this is because of my husbands work place commitments) What would we say to the IO...

Hello Derbest, timing should work more or less as follows: Book your medicals with one of the advised clinics as per your letter. After you have done the medicals, the clinic will courier them to the regional medical officer for your region (in our case it was Singapore). Again, your letter...

Hello all, I wrote recently in another thread that we have just been approved and our passports will shortly be stamped with entry required by April 2011. Ideally we would like to visit our family in Toronto for 2 weeks in January 2011, but would then need to return to Australia to tie up our...

Thanks Beauhoe, I had forgotten that they date it from the time of the medical.

Hi Fariza, the letter we got requesting us to do our medicals indicated that they were to be sent to Singapore by the doctor. Apparently the Chief Medical Officer is based there and the Sydney High Commission waits for them to do their review and advise if everything is ok medically. Perhaps...

Hi Fariza, We are in Melbourne. We were not required to do any interview or IELTS testing, so it was quite straightforward for us. I'm sorry I can't give you any help with perparing for an interview, but I wish you the best of luck.

Also just noticed that the letter says that the visas will be valid until April 2011, so they actually give us less than 1 year to stamp in. In our case it's ok because we plan on visiting Toronto in January (middle of winter) before we make our final move. This will give us the opportunity to...

Hello all, well, it finally arrived today! We received a letter from the High Commission here in Sydney, Australia to say that we are in the final stage of processing and to please submit our passports and permanent residency fees. Timeline: Applied July 2009 Application processed in Nova...

Hello Kellys the letter from the medical centre where we booked the appointment said to only bring documentation if there had been anything serious in the last 5 years. However, I got my doctor to do a "letter of health" for us so that the examining doctor could have it as a reference. I was...

Sorry Fariza, I meant the Ecas status showed Pending from Nov-April. Processing took 2 days.

Fariza, our Ecas status showed In Process from November 2009 to April 2010. The actual processing was very quick, they started on the 7th April and sent medical request on the 8th of April. We recevied a brown envelope with the Canadian maple leaf on it. It came in the regular mail. I was...

We applied through Sydney Australia - here is our timeline: Applied July 2009 Application processed in Nova Scotia September 2009 Details sent to local Australian Embassy Nov 2009 Medical request April 2010

Hi, yes we live in Melbourne and here is our timeline Applied July 2009 Application processed in Nova Scotia September 2009 Details sent to local Australian Embassy Nov 2009 Medical request April 2010 Regards