lifeisGoOD
Full Member
- Jan 3, 2011
- 3
- Category........
- Visa Office......
- Manila
- NOC Code......
- 6241
- Job Offer........
- Pre-Assessed..
- App. Filed.......
- October 11,2010
- AOR Received.
- February 09, 2011
- IELTS Request
- incl. in submitted docs
- File Transfer...
- March 04, 2011
- Med's Request
- April 14, 2011
- Med's Done....
- May 23, 2011
- Interview........
- none
- Passport Req..
- July 20, 2011
Dear bkcnbr and ann-jay:
Your situation might be the same as mine. If you look at my spreadsheet details, it says there that CIO received my application on Oct 11, 2010. I actually first sent my application on August 08, 2010. From then on I have constantly monitored my credit card activity online since this will be my indication that CIO is processing my papers. I have waited almost 2 months with no word from CIO and on October 03, 2010, I got my complete application back (boohoo!) with a letter saying that I lack a few more documents. They were pretty clear on what they need from me (they gave me a list of the missing documents). It was actually my fault since I failed to include the birth cert of my sibling and so on October 08, 2010 I sent to CIO once again the complete application form with the documents they requested from me. I even sent back a copy of the letter they sent me just to make sure that the documents I have added are the only ones they requested. On October 11, 2010 they received my package and on October 20, my credit card was charged.
I really hope that you are not in the same situation because if they give you back your application due to incomplete docs then it only means that you have to go back to zero in terms of your timeline. However, if it is the same case, then you just have to stay focused and positive, and just give them whatever else they need from you. This is way better than getting an NER right?
I hope my experience sheds some light to what you're going through.
IMPORTANT ADVICE TO ALL WHO HAVE USED THEIR CREDIT CARD AS PAYMENT:
I have read in one of the forums here that some applications are being sent back by CIO because the credit card is declined. What I did in my case was to call my bank and informed them that I have authorized a transaction in the amount of $xxxx.xx to be made by CIO for the months of XXXXXX up to XXXXXXX ( i think i gave the bank a 6-month window just in case). The risk of using credit card is when your bank (for security purposes) puts the transaction on hold until they verify from the account holder if the transaction is a valid one.Hence, I gave strict instructions to my bank NOT to decline the transaction.
Again, hope this helps anybody in this forum
Your situation might be the same as mine. If you look at my spreadsheet details, it says there that CIO received my application on Oct 11, 2010. I actually first sent my application on August 08, 2010. From then on I have constantly monitored my credit card activity online since this will be my indication that CIO is processing my papers. I have waited almost 2 months with no word from CIO and on October 03, 2010, I got my complete application back (boohoo!) with a letter saying that I lack a few more documents. They were pretty clear on what they need from me (they gave me a list of the missing documents). It was actually my fault since I failed to include the birth cert of my sibling and so on October 08, 2010 I sent to CIO once again the complete application form with the documents they requested from me. I even sent back a copy of the letter they sent me just to make sure that the documents I have added are the only ones they requested. On October 11, 2010 they received my package and on October 20, my credit card was charged.
I really hope that you are not in the same situation because if they give you back your application due to incomplete docs then it only means that you have to go back to zero in terms of your timeline. However, if it is the same case, then you just have to stay focused and positive, and just give them whatever else they need from you. This is way better than getting an NER right?
I hope my experience sheds some light to what you're going through.
IMPORTANT ADVICE TO ALL WHO HAVE USED THEIR CREDIT CARD AS PAYMENT:
I have read in one of the forums here that some applications are being sent back by CIO because the credit card is declined. What I did in my case was to call my bank and informed them that I have authorized a transaction in the amount of $xxxx.xx to be made by CIO for the months of XXXXXX up to XXXXXXX ( i think i gave the bank a 6-month window just in case). The risk of using credit card is when your bank (for security purposes) puts the transaction on hold until they verify from the account holder if the transaction is a valid one.Hence, I gave strict instructions to my bank NOT to decline the transaction.
Again, hope this helps anybody in this forum