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Creampop

Hero Member
Jun 15, 2012
876
16
124
Waterloo ON
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo closed > Ottawa > Finalized in LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 23rd, 2012
Doc's Request.
RPRF-September 14th, 2012
File Transfer...
7/23/12 > Ottawa 10/9/12 > LA
Med's Done....
April 10th, 2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
October 9th, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
CoPR issued Oct. 29, 2012 DM November 6th, 2012
LANDED..........
November 23rd, 2012
JesustheSavior said:
Hi guys,
I emailed my VO about my adres s a month ago, but its still not updated online.Its been a month now since i contacted them. anybody got an idea? thanks
until now, the status online stil says we received your application .. . only that, my VO is 8 months procesing time and we got aproval of sponsorship on july the 9th. its still early to hear anything from them even to put someth online? thanks a bunch.
We got sponsorship approval July 23rd. July 24th I followed the directions online to change my mailing address all I got was an automatic reply saying I would hear from them shortly but, to this day I still havn't, we received RPRF request from CPP-O and PPR from LA VO, so when I mailed in my passport I sent in a copy of the e-mail requesting the mailing address change (I didn't know if they would mail it back to me if the address wasn't included in my application. and I had no idea if the address had been changed so I wanted them to have proof) and a letter asking them to please mail my passport back to me in Canada. I understand they have alot of e-mails and such but if they can give us automated responses to e-mails they receive why would it be so hard to have an automated response so that when the address is changed it just e-mails you and says that it was changed? just think it would help to ease us and lesson the work load they get from people calling e-mailing again etc... to find out if it had been done or not...
 

JesustheSavior

Star Member
Jul 27, 2012
71
0
Santo Domingo
Category........
Visa Office......
Santo Domingo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-04-2012
AOR Received.
09-07-2012
File Transfer...
09-07-2012
Med's Request
28-11-2012
Med's Done....
29-11-2012
Interview........
28-11-2012
Passport Req..
29-11-2012
VISA ISSUED...
not yet
LANDED..........
not yet
@ creampop, this is exactly what i said. Now i dont know if they mailed me something to that adres they have on my ecas . :(
 

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
girzim said:
Hello!

I got a letter this morning requesting my passport bio page, a UK criminal check (cos I sent the wrong type of check the first time) and my mailing address. Now, one: I sent them TWO copies of my passport info page in my application package. Could they mean something else?! And TWO: they MAILED me the letter requesting this stuff...

I'm so confused. What passport bio page did you submit? Am I just missing something really obvious here?
You, my friend, have received a passport request! Get all that sent in, and the next you'll hear from CIC will be your COPR!
 

Creampop

Hero Member
Jun 15, 2012
876
16
124
Waterloo ON
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo closed > Ottawa > Finalized in LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 23rd, 2012
Doc's Request.
RPRF-September 14th, 2012
File Transfer...
7/23/12 > Ottawa 10/9/12 > LA
Med's Done....
April 10th, 2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
October 9th, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
CoPR issued Oct. 29, 2012 DM November 6th, 2012
LANDED..........
November 23rd, 2012
The only thing they have mailed to us was the sponsorship approval letter and that was to my sponsor, all other correspondence (with me the applicant) has been thru e-mail of course that all depends on the VO I'm sure... have you tried calling the call center? even tho we are in Canada and had a VOIP phone service and when we tried to call it said we couldn't call from outside Canada LOL thats about the only other thing I can think to do Good Luck!
 

URIFiggy

Star Member
Jan 17, 2012
102
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo > Ottawa > LA for finalization
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-04-2012
AOR Received.
01-08-2012 for Stage 1; 07-09-2012 for Stage 2; 10-01-13 for Decision Made
File Transfer...
02-08-2012 to Ottawa; 07-09-2012 to LA
Med's Done....
31-03-2012
Interview........
wavied
Passport Req..
13-12-2012
VISA ISSUED...
Exempt; CPR issued 08-01-2013
LANDED..........
18-03-2013
So it looks like the Ottawa office is backing up with applications. People in March and April are still waiting for PPR. I hope they clear up and get through the mess soon. :(
 

JesustheSavior

Star Member
Jul 27, 2012
71
0
Santo Domingo
Category........
Visa Office......
Santo Domingo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-04-2012
AOR Received.
09-07-2012
File Transfer...
09-07-2012
Med's Request
28-11-2012
Med's Done....
29-11-2012
Interview........
28-11-2012
Passport Req..
29-11-2012
VISA ISSUED...
not yet
LANDED..........
not yet
well, i would have to call my VO because i cant call the centre outside canada and my husband is working, its very difficult to find an agent at the time hes working. thank you so much
 

Sweden

VIP Member
Mar 31, 2012
4,186
179
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12/04/2012
File Transfer...
13/07/2012
Med's Done....
02/02/2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
05/11/12, received in Canada 19/11/12
LANDED..........
24/11/12, PR card received 30/01/12
JesustheSavior said:
Hi guys,
I emailed my VO about my adres s a month ago, but its still not updated online.Its been a month now since i contacted them. anybody got an idea? thanks
until now, the status online stil says we received your application .. . only that, my VO is 8 months procesing time and we got aproval of sponsorship on july the 9th. its still early to hear anything from them even to put someth online? thanks a bunch.
apparently the ecas updates are not done at the VO level but somewhere in Canada. When I changed my address, the VO answered that they had received the change and updated their file but it wouldn't necessary show on ecas, and not to worry about it.
then a month later it suddenly changed.... so maybe the same will happen for you!
I would say - don't worry about it.
Good luck,
Sweden
 

Creampop

Hero Member
Jun 15, 2012
876
16
124
Waterloo ON
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo closed > Ottawa > Finalized in LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 23rd, 2012
Doc's Request.
RPRF-September 14th, 2012
File Transfer...
7/23/12 > Ottawa 10/9/12 > LA
Med's Done....
April 10th, 2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
October 9th, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
CoPR issued Oct. 29, 2012 DM November 6th, 2012
LANDED..........
November 23rd, 2012
So today my E-cas changed to....

Your current home address Your current mailing address
Waterloo Ont., Ontario Baltimore, Maryland
Canada United States of America
Still says in process tho... and I did change my mailing address months ago but E-cas is still showing the US address, so is it safe to assume this is the end address change that happens once the visa is issued? maybe my passport is on it's way back to me?
 

URIFiggy

Star Member
Jan 17, 2012
102
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo > Ottawa > LA for finalization
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-04-2012
AOR Received.
01-08-2012 for Stage 1; 07-09-2012 for Stage 2; 10-01-13 for Decision Made
File Transfer...
02-08-2012 to Ottawa; 07-09-2012 to LA
Med's Done....
31-03-2012
Interview........
wavied
Passport Req..
13-12-2012
VISA ISSUED...
Exempt; CPR issued 08-01-2013
LANDED..........
18-03-2013
Creampop said:
So today my E-cas changed to....

Still says in process tho... and I did change my mailing address months ago but E-cas is still showing the US address, so is it safe to assume this is the end address change that happens once the visa is issued? maybe my passport is on it's way back to me?
Congrats! Glad to see things moving along :D
 

WaterDad

Star Member
Mar 31, 2012
52
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo/Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-04-2012
AOR Received.
31-07-2012
Med's Done....
21-03-2012
Passport Req..
19-10-2012
VISA ISSUED...
Decision Made-- 01/12/2012
Creampop said:
So today my E-cas changed to....

Still says in process tho... and I did change my mailing address months ago but E-cas is still showing the US address, so is it safe to assume this is the end address change that happens once the visa is issued? maybe my passport is on it's way back to me?
So you sent in you copies of passport on oct 9th.... I sent my in on Oct 19th.....

So maaaaaaybe we will see something change on Nov 11??? Wishful thinking I know!


Congrats on your address change!!
 

Sweden

VIP Member
Mar 31, 2012
4,186
179
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12/04/2012
File Transfer...
13/07/2012
Med's Done....
02/02/2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
05/11/12, received in Canada 19/11/12
LANDED..........
24/11/12, PR card received 30/01/12
Creampop said:
So today my E-cas changed to....

Still says in process tho... and I did change my mailing address months ago but E-cas is still showing the US address, so is it safe to assume this is the end address change that happens once the visa is issued? maybe my passport is on it's way back to me?
hope so for you!! I also changed my address to Canada when I "moved" here without COPR, and so I got excited when it changed, but it was apparently only to reflect the fact that I had asked them to change my address, as my status is stil "application received" and nothing else.
but since you were already in process, and your passport is already with them, it's bound to be good news! :)
Cheers,
Sweden
 

misskay

Star Member
Dec 21, 2011
116
4
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Apr 8th
AOR Received.
Jul 11th
File Transfer...
Jul 31st
Med's Done....
Feb 20th
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
Aug 31st
VISA ISSUED...
Oct 9th
LANDED..........
Oct 12th
Creampop said:
So today my E-cas changed to....

Still says in process tho... and I did change my mailing address months ago but E-cas is still showing the US address, so is it safe to assume this is the end address change that happens once the visa is issued? maybe my passport is on it's way back to me?
My ecas still remained 'in process' even after my address updated & visa was issued. It only changed to 'decision made' after I'd received my visa. So...congrats!

Waiting for the PR card is another story though ::)
 

Sweden

VIP Member
Mar 31, 2012
4,186
179
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12/04/2012
File Transfer...
13/07/2012
Med's Done....
02/02/2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
05/11/12, received in Canada 19/11/12
LANDED..........
24/11/12, PR card received 30/01/12
misskay said:
My ecas still remained 'in process' even after my address updated & visa was issued. It only changed to 'decision made' after I'd received my visa. So...congrats!

Waiting for the PR card is another story though ::)
it seems that this waiting game is a never-ending-story!! first you wait to get all the papers together (medicals, PCC etc) to file your application - then stage 1 - then stage 2 - then PR card - then citizenship maybe! oh my.... it seems that ecas will become my best friend for the next 10 years....

Congrats on being the first "landed aprilicant" Misskay!
Sweden
 

Creampop

Hero Member
Jun 15, 2012
876
16
124
Waterloo ON
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo closed > Ottawa > Finalized in LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 23rd, 2012
Doc's Request.
RPRF-September 14th, 2012
File Transfer...
7/23/12 > Ottawa 10/9/12 > LA
Med's Done....
April 10th, 2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
October 9th, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
CoPR issued Oct. 29, 2012 DM November 6th, 2012
LANDED..........
November 23rd, 2012
WaterDad said:
So you sent in you copies of passport on oct 9th.... I sent my in on Oct 19th.....

So maaaaaaybe we will see something change on Nov 11??? Wishful thinking I know!


Congrats on your address change!!
I mailed my actual passport to LA-VO, it took 12 days (excluding weekends) from the day they received my passport. keeping my fingers crossed you hear something soon!
 

Subaru

Star Member
Apr 24, 2012
117
0
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-APR-2012
AOR Received.
10-JUL-2012
File Transfer...
10-JUL-2012
Med's Done....
10-MAR-2012
Passport Req..
24-JUL-2012/ ND VO Received PP on 26-JUL-2012
VISA ISSUED...
Was Expecting 10-SEP-2012 , issued on Sept 11, 2012 :-)
LANDED..........
28-SEP-2012
Hello Folks,


Sorry for not informing this earlier, my wife landed in Canada on Sept the 28th. Thanks for all for support and help. I wish all the best to everyone waiting for their Visa.


Take care!