Dear Friends,
I am happy to inform you that we received our passports with visa today. It is a pleasant feelings to finish the process without much difficulty. Luckily for us, it was pretty straight forward without waiting long.
My time line:
Application filed : 22/10/2010
AOR received : 15/02/2011
RBVO : 15/03/2011(VO is Tokyo)
In process : 29/03/2011
Med + RPRF request : 13/05/2011
PPR : 09/08/2011
Decision made : 15/08/2011
Visa Received in hand : 18/08/2011 ( Total : ~10 months )
Landing : We may visit for two weeks on Dec 2011 ( not confirmed though). Finally moving on April 2012, God willing.
This post June thread and constant inputs from excellent members of this forum, I was able to make my application satisfactory for the CIC. Without you , it wouldn't be smooth at all. My heartfelt thanks to all of you.
Now my journey will begin. Lots of challenge may be awaiting me and I am willing to take them head on. If I have friends like you around me then by God's mercy I will find my way. I hope to visit continuously my beloved thread and share my experience. If anyone gets benefit from my insignificant experience, I will feel honored and very happy.
God bless us all.
-Zahed