AOR in OCTOBER - let's get together

[Tocanadawego]

Congratulations!! Good to see that the backlog is getting cleared up.. Hoping to have my turn as well...

I second this. Hopefully this means they finally picked up October files.

 

[Ally2015]

Landed today, May 4, 2016 at local IRCC office. @AAA2133 can you please update the spreadsheet, thanks! It took less than 10 min. in total. Be sure that you bring 2 PR photos (again), as they asked for them (although I did submit 2 PR 50mmx70mm with my passport). Best of luck to everyone else still in process!

Hi vosftco, congrats! We hope to land in a couple of days. Do you mind telling me if you had to take cash with you? We got a letter saying we should take at least 16.000CAD. Is a bank statement enough? I'm not confortable with walking around with that kind of Money...

 

[dupsy21]

Congrats!!! I am so happy for you

Guyyyyyyz....

It is the PPR!!! Finally! Six months and 6 days since AOR! Not sure if you were following my situation, but tomorrow I am flying to Calgary on the working ICT visa! I got the PPR just 16 hours before my flight departs! Now I can tell you for sure that the dual intent indeed works! For sure! Will switch from the work permit to PR from within Canada...

It is the PPR!!! So happy! Such a nice feeling! And right on time! Can't even express how happy I am!

Thank you guys for the support, hope and spirit!

All the best to those waiting for their PPR...

Shmel

 

[r_mittal86]

Posted it in my 1st post as well, I'd call this as Bible of Express entry-

http : // www .cic. gc. ca/ english/ resources/ tools/ perm/ econ/ fsw/ index. asp? v= post

(remove the blank spaces in the link as system isn't allowing me to post links)
Go through it guys, descriptive enough to answer many of your questions.

 

[msama017]

Based on my GCMS, today is the due date for my application assignment...
Although after 7 months and 1 week, I am not optimistic anymore :'(

A friend of mine got his PPR on Tuesday, although he submitted his application 3 weeks after me.
Interestingly, our GCMS notes are similar...

Mine stuck at "Security Screening" stage!

 

[vsoftco]

Hi vosftco, congrats! We hope to land in a couple of days. Do you mind telling me if you had to take cash with you? We got a letter saying we should take at least 16.000CAD. Is a bank statement enough? I'm not confortable with walking around with that kind of Money...

They didn't ask me for any proof of financial support (probably because I am already working in Canada), but yes, I'd recommend you get a recent bank statement showing the equivalent of CAD 16000. You need to have it in case they ask for it. If you carry cash with you, you absolutely need to declare everything above CAD 10000 at the customs.

 

[Ally2015]

They didn't ask me for any proof of financial support (probably because I am already working in Canada), but yes, I'd recommend you get a recent bank statement showing the equivalent of CAD 16000. You need to have it in case they ask for it. If you carry cash with you, you absolutely need to declare everything above CAD 10000 at the customs.

Thanks! I was stressing about taking so much cash on me.

 

[wifiwifey]

Hello r_mittal86,

Thank you for your response!

I have already raised a CSe and emailed CPCO regarding my scenario. Lets wait for their response. Do you or anyone else have any idea how long does it take to get a response for VO change?

I also visited VFS global and they seemed to be confused on whether they can send my passport to the relevant VO plus they were not even sure which VO to send it. They were telling me that I could use any courier service if I wish to.

Feeling confused at this stage!

Do not send your passport to ADVO (Abu Dhabi VO) without getting a formal go ahead even if ADVO is stamping for Qatar residents, as per RFV mail "Residents of BRUNEI/EAST TIMOR/LAOS/MYANMAR/OTHER COUNTRIES (not listed above)" they expect the passport to be sent to Singapore.

Two things can be done at the earliest because of longer response time, I guess your PPR would have timeline of 30 days to send passport so make it quick.

1. Raise CSE and mention your case clearly that you are at Qatar and there is CVAC, VFS in Qatar, let them ask you to send your passport to ADVO use CVAC, VFS Qatar.

2. Send an email to CPC-CTD-Ottawa@cic.gc.ca explaining your case

Most of the PPRs as shared on this forum have the following mentioned - If you or any of your family members are residing outside North America and you are unable to send your/their passport(s) to Canada and/or to provide a return mailing address in North America, contact us at CPC-CTD-Ottawa@cic.gc.ca or by fax at 613-946-6059 so that we can make arrangements to print visas at another office.

 

[AAA2133]

updated

 

[taekwondo]

Most delays are because no one picks up the file and sometimes ordering the GCMS notes helps as the an agent is forced to open the file and if the file is sitting just for approval, he will clear it. I would highly recommend that you order the GCMS notes.

Hi Legalfalcon ..based on your/NBOCT/Bella advice I have applied for my GCMS notes on 3rd May. Behind the scene story is very bad ...had a big big big fight with the MD of the consulting firm ...they still used all tactics to convey me that GCMS notes will hamper my application process and they wont be responsible for it anyway....once they agreed ..they told me to use a third party like ( some caips notes.com ) and pay 40$ and apply on my own ...On asking that when I have a CIC authorized representative in Canada who can fill it on my behalf in Just $5 on CIC website why use a third party site ?...they were shocked to know that I am aware of some new thing which they are not ..and again started arguing that since " you are requesting GCMS " ..our agent in Canada wont do it for you ...lost my temper at that point and decided to pursue my own case now.

Have now taken all the access to my account from consultant ...all passwords etc are with me and changed so that they can not access it from now .

Have a question and would be thankful if you can answer . Luckily the email-id given in my CIC is mine at all places however at the place of address my consultant has mentioned the address of their representative in Canada ...although I raised this query to them at the time of filling form their answer was " Its our standard process we do it so that our representative can handle your case in case of any trouble ..also it speed ups the process as CPC -Ottawa will first access your application ".

Now my question is how to change this address ( is through CSE/) ..or is it really required to change this address as email id is mine and I think most of the communications CIC is sending are through email & CIC account.

Sorry for this big post guys ...also I know I am Aug AOR and posting here as I see Aug & Sept Threads almost dry.
Any help in this regard is highly appreciated.

 

[bellaluna]

Hey taekwondo, sorry to hear about the mess, but glad you're able to get out of it.

Do fill out the IMM 5476E form to cancel this representative (I had to do so as well), and you can also include a letter of explanation that you would like to receive all communication from CIC and represent yourself on your application at this point, with your contact details and address, and send this via CSE.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5476E.pdf

 

[r_mittal86]

Hello r_mittal86,

Thank you for your response!

I have already raised a CSe and emailed CPCO regarding my scenario. Lets wait for their response. Do you or anyone else have any idea how long does it take to get a response for VO change?

I also visited VFS global and they seemed to be confused on whether they can send my passport to the relevant VO plus they were not even sure which VO to send it. They were telling me that I could use any courier service if I wish to.

Feeling confused at this stage!

Hello wifiwifey,

Being conservative I would say 2 weeks would be the response time from CIC, I have seen cases with 11 days and 20 days as well.
Do not send out your passport via VFS or courier at the moment, let CIC come back to you.

 

[r_mittal86]

Hi Legalfalcon ..based on your/NBOCT/Bella advice I have applied for my GCMS notes on 3rd May. Behind the scene story is very bad ...had a big big big fight with the MD of the consulting firm ...they still used all tactics to convey me that GCMS notes will hamper my application process and they wont be responsible for it anyway....once they agreed ..they told me to use a third party like ( some caips notes.com ) and pay 40$ and apply on my own ...On asking that when I have a CIC authorized representative in Canada who can fill it on my behalf in Just $5 on CIC website why use a third party site ?...they were shocked to know that I am aware of some new thing which they are not ..and again started arguing that since " you are requesting GCMS " ..our agent in Canada wont do it for you ...lost my temper at that point and decided to pursue my own case now.

Have now taken all the access to my account from consultant ...all passwords etc are with me and changed so that they can not access it from now .

Have a question and would be thankful if you can answer . Luckily the email-id given in my CIC is mine at all places however at the place of address my consultant has mentioned the address of their representative in Canada ...although I raised this query to them at the time of filling form their answer was " Its our standard process we do it so that our representative can handle your case in case of any trouble ..also it speed ups the process as CPC -Ottawa will first access your application ".

Now my question is how to change this address ( is through CSE/) ..or is it really required to change this address as email id is mine and I think most of the communications CIC is sending are through email & CIC account.

Sorry for this big post guys ...also I know I am Aug AOR and posting here as I see Aug & Sept Threads almost dry.
Any help in this regard is highly appreciated.

Sorry to hear about your bad experience mate, have come across many cases where in the consultants try to misguide/mislead applicants. Their sole objective is to make money; because PR is so precious to applicants many consultants try to scare by telling all nonsense to get money out of applicant's pocket. They feed on applicant's fears.

As far GCMS notes are concerned; ordering them would never hamper your application. Its our right to know the status of our application. visafile.info even mentions on their website that in some cases GCMS has helped in pushing stagnant applications (not all applications I'd say).

For cancelling the representative -

Make use of IMM 5476E form and include a letter of explanation with your contact details and address send this via CSE. Best part is that email ID belongs to you and as you have changed the password for your profile, so its in your hands now. Once address change request is actioned by CIC, your application is completely free from clutches of your consultant.

 

[helpfromheaven]

Hello,

May You share your experience regarding changing your VO. What determines the VO assigned to an applicant, and with whom do you submit your request to do so? What are the benefits of using the NYVO over the CPC (i.e why did you change your VO)? My apologies for the numerous questions but any information you can provide will be of tremendous help! Thanks!

Hello,

I have been somewhat busy so didn't get a chance to post updates on this thread. Here's my timeline so far:

AOR: Oct 09, 2015
Medical Passed: Oct 20, 2015
Background Check In Progress: March 8, 2016
PPR (CPC) : March 9, 2016
(Requested a change to NYVO)
PPR (New Delhi :-/) : March 24, 2016
(Again requested a change to NYVO)
PPR (New York) April 6, 2016
Passport Received by NYVO: April 8, 2016
MyCIC Closed/Approved: April 14, 2016
Still waiting for the return tracker to get activated.

 

[Tocanadawego]

7 months for me today

I am the one who started this thread, and it seems like I'll be the one to close it as well. So sad.