Finally application is approved and counter foil generated on 17th August 2018.
February 3, 2016: Express Entry Profile Created
February 8, 2016: Provincial Interest Letter (Ontario).
Submitted(couriered) application around 11-15th feb 2016(Paper submission).
Oct 2016: DD expired. Resent payment.
December 5, 2016: request for latest PoF / 6 months statement. ECA authorization and statement to demonstrate intent to stay in Ontario / ties to Ontario.
Responded within a week (Paper submission - Courier)
December 26, 2016: Provincial/Territorial Nomination Letter
January 4, 2017: Invitation to Apply
February 7, 2017: AOR
March 10, 2017: Additional Document request (scanned copy of original IELTS - online copy was not accepted)
June-August 2017: Communicated multiple times about my wife’s pregnancy and there was no response.
September 4, 2017: PPR request (1st time)
September 5, 2017: Passport sent via VFS
September 12, 2017: Additional Document request (Employer reference letter on job responsibility / Detailed experience letter). Passport was sent back with note – It was requested inadvertently.
November 2017 – May 2018: Communicated (web form/email to Canada & NDVO) multiple times about birth of daughter (DOB 21Oct2017) and there was no response.
June 5, 2018: Communicated again (web form/email)
June 12, 2018: Request for additional fee for daughter, IMM0008 form and new family form.
June 22, 2018: Request for medical
July 2, 2018: Completed the medical
July 10, 2018: Contacted NDVO via email/web form about medical status
July 11, 2018: Medical status changed to passed
July 26, 2018: Got Passport Request (PPR) in email. But no message/request letter in MyCIC.
August 6, 2018: Submitted Passport via VFS. Opted for courier.
August 7, 2018: Passport received
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August 17, 2018: Application approved and counter foil generated. Waiting for alert message of PP/COPR dispatch.