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April 2012 applicants, join here.

neemann

Star Member
Apr 18, 2012
167
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-June-2010
Doc's Request.
10-08-2015
File Transfer...
16-10-2015
Med's Request
16-10-2015
Med's Done....
03-Nov-2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
19-Feb-2016
VISA ISSUED...
Waiting
LANDED..........
Waiting
Just got AOR in email. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

fireluck

Star Member
Apr 20, 2012
94
2
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
MNL
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-04-2012
AOR Received.
10-07-2012
File Transfer...
25-09-2012
Med's Request
18-04-2013
Passport Req..
18-04-2013
VISA ISSUED...
18-07-2013
LANDED..........
August or September 2013
Sweden said:
Hey fireluck,

as on the website they are up to 11th of April, you are "entitled" to call them and ask about your file as your date has passed... and they might be able to tell you that you have been approved, so you don't have to wait anymore. Not sure if you are in Canada or not, if not then it would be hard to call. They have approved up to 17th of April, and the website says 11th April so you can call... good luck!
Sweden
thanks sweden... they received my file april 11... so i guess i'd wait till friday... that's supposed to be enough time... i just hope the response is positive.
 

Venecan

Star Member
Apr 15, 2012
66
1
MONTREAL
Category........
Visa Office......
Vienne - Berlin
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-04-2012
Doc's Request.
01-05-2013
Nomination.....
07-08-2012
AOR Received.
18-07-2012
File Transfer...
18-07-2012
Med's Done....
03-23-2013 Redone
Interview........
Exempt
Passport Req..
Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
I hope this year!
LANDED..........
I hope this year!

tsjunx

Hero Member
Mar 9, 2012
248
4
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Apr 19, 12
Doc's Request.
Aug 15, 12
AOR Received.
July 18, 12, Mexico: Aug 15, 12
File Transfer...
July 25, 12
Med's Done....
Feb 18, 12
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
Oct 1-12
VISA ISSUED...
Oct 10-12
LANDED..........
16-Nov-12
neemann said:
Just got AOR in email. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yay!!! that's awesome!! congratulations!!!!! does it say CIC-M at the bottom?
 

fireluck

Star Member
Apr 20, 2012
94
2
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
MNL
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-04-2012
AOR Received.
10-07-2012
File Transfer...
25-09-2012
Med's Request
18-04-2013
Passport Req..
18-04-2013
VISA ISSUED...
18-07-2013
LANDED..........
August or September 2013
congratulations to everyone that got approved.... hope mine comes soon too! :)
 

neemann

Star Member
Apr 18, 2012
167
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-June-2010
Doc's Request.
10-08-2015
File Transfer...
16-10-2015
Med's Request
16-10-2015
Med's Done....
03-Nov-2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
19-Feb-2016
VISA ISSUED...
Waiting
LANDED..........
Waiting
Yes it does say CIC-M. 05:01PM Vancouver time


tsjunx said:
yay!!! that's awesome!! congratulations!!!!! does it say CIC-M at the bottom?
 

girzim

Member
Mar 4, 2012
17
1
newlywed said:
Welcome Girzim! Its nice to have another Seoul visa person. So far the few Seoul people I have found have had a nightmarish time with the office on account of proof of intent to live in Canada. Is the sponsoring person in your case living in Korea? Either way hopefully things will go well for us.

To answer your question I received my approval by email. I´m not sure how to update information with CIC, but probably someone else knows.
Hi NewlyWed, Yeah, we both live in Korea. He's Canadian and I'm Irish and we're planning on moving to Canada next year. We had a problem trying to prove intent to live in Canada too. We just didn't know what to say other than, we want to leave Korea and it was a choice between Ireland and Canada and Canada won. I am pretty nervous about having to explain all this to immigration though! Was that the same situation as the other people you know or was it different? Thanks for your reply and stay safe during this weird typhoon we seem to be having! :) Jenny
 

CKnD

Hero Member
Jun 30, 2012
252
4
124
Category........
Visa Office......
Amman
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Apr 16 2012
AOR Received.
July 25 2012
File Transfer...
July 25 2012
Med's Request
2nd Med July 24, 2013
Med's Done....
Dec 28 2011 / July 29, 2013
Congrats Tsjunx, Neemann

Nice to hear things happening .. silence is unbearable

Now these may sound like stupid questions, but What does AOR stand for ? and I thought it was an approval if not when do you get approved ? and is it also an email ?

Thanks ;)
 

simb

Hero Member
Apr 15, 2012
718
35
Ontario
Visa Office......
Mississauga
CKnD said:
Congrats Tsjunx, Neemann

Nice to hear things happening .. silence is unbearable

Now these may sound like stupid questions, but What does AOR stand for ? and I thought it was an approval if not when do you get approved ? and is it also an email ?

Thanks ;)
AOR stands for Acknowledgement Of Receipt
which means they visa officer has opened your file and now is in the system and after that you can expect the approval soon
Approval means that you are being approved to sponser your spouse and by this your stage 1 is complete and stage 2 starts. and after approval your file is sent to the visa office you selected in your or your spouse's country
AOR usually is sent by email (can be by mail as well)
and approval is sent by email as well mail
 

tsjunx

Hero Member
Mar 9, 2012
248
4
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Apr 19, 12
Doc's Request.
Aug 15, 12
AOR Received.
July 18, 12, Mexico: Aug 15, 12
File Transfer...
July 25, 12
Med's Done....
Feb 18, 12
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
Oct 1-12
VISA ISSUED...
Oct 10-12
LANDED..........
16-Nov-12
CKnD said:
Congrats Tsjunx, Neemann

Nice to hear things happening .. silence is unbearable

Now these may sound like stupid questions, but What does AOR stand for ? and I thought it was an approval if not when do you get approved ? and is it also an email ?

Thanks ;)
Thanks!!! it means acknowledgment of receipt, basically that it was received and someone has it
 

CKnD

Hero Member
Jun 30, 2012
252
4
124
Category........
Visa Office......
Amman
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Apr 16 2012
AOR Received.
July 25 2012
File Transfer...
July 25 2012
Med's Request
2nd Med July 24, 2013
Med's Done....
Dec 28 2011 / July 29, 2013
Hey Sunshine87

Can I be added to the spreadsheet please, if possiable, sent my application April 16 2012

Thank you in Advance
 

CKnD

Hero Member
Jun 30, 2012
252
4
124
Category........
Visa Office......
Amman
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Apr 16 2012
AOR Received.
July 25 2012
File Transfer...
July 25 2012
Med's Request
2nd Med July 24, 2013
Med's Done....
Dec 28 2011 / July 29, 2013
Thanks Simb / Tsjunx
 

Fencesitter

Champion Member
Sep 29, 2011
1,761
52
Category........
Visa Office......
Hong Kong
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 13, 2012
AOR Received.
AOR2 July 25, 2012
File Transfer...
July 13, 2012
Med's Done....
Mar 1, 2012
Interview........
WAIVED!
Passport Req..
Aug 28, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
Sept 24, 2012
LANDED..........
Jan 30, 2013
Congrats to all those who have received either an AOR or approval!

To those waiting, your time is coming...very soon...!!!

FS
 

Sunshine87

Hero Member
Apr 13, 2011
316
6
124
Calgary
Category........
Visa Office......
LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 3, 2012
AOR Received.
July 5, 2012
File Transfer...
July 6, 2012
Med's Done....
Dec 10, 2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
Oct 25, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
Nov 30, 2012
LANDED..........
Dec 30, 2012
CKnD said:
Hey Sunshine87

Can I be added to the spreadsheet please, if possiable, sent my application April 16 2012

Thank you in Advance
you've been added :) you sent you application on the 16th? Do you know when it was received by CIC?
 

CKnD

Hero Member
Jun 30, 2012
252
4
124
Category........
Visa Office......
Amman
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Apr 16 2012
AOR Received.
July 25 2012
File Transfer...
July 25 2012
Med's Request
2nd Med July 24, 2013
Med's Done....
Dec 28 2011 / July 29, 2013
Sunshine87 said:
you've been added :) you sent you application on the 16th? Do you know when it was received by CIC?
Thanks .. truthfully I don't really know, it was sent through my lawyers office, I was told it was send on the 16th which in April was on a Monday, I would assume 2-3 days till arrival ?