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abhi292000

Hero Member
Feb 24, 2010
305
20
Canada
Category........
VISIT
Visa Office......
New Delhi
App. Filed.......
20.June.2022
Doc's Request.
not yet
Congrats mattyr83,

All the best for Second stage so happy for you

God bless tk cr

Abhi

mattyr83 said:
Just received sponsorship approval! App received April 3rd, approval was today. FYI I did not receive AOR at all, and approval was by regular mail. (I haven't actually received the letter yet, call centre just told me this info.)

Good luck everyone else,

Also one weird thing call centre just told me, they said that all first stage applications are all still being processed at Mississauga, and that Ottawa is only handling the second stage for outland apps. So for Outland VO's that are very backed up, the application is then sent to Ottawa to process rather than your home country but is still treated as an outland app. (That was the first i've heard of that, but interesting)
 

abhi292000

Hero Member
Feb 24, 2010
305
20
Canada
Category........
VISIT
Visa Office......
New Delhi
App. Filed.......
20.June.2022
Doc's Request.
not yet
Hi Rosie,


Soooooooooooooooooooooo happy for you and now good luck for 2nd stage.........i m counting on u since they didnt cross question for your application hope they dont do with my application as well...u remember right my wife had done signature at wrong spot....i m still afraid what is going to happy...but very very very happy for u

tk cr n god bless
abhi

Rosie Lee said:
WooooHooooo :p APPROVAAAAAALLLLLLLL :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p
 

abhi292000

Hero Member
Feb 24, 2010
305
20
Canada
Category........
VISIT
Visa Office......
New Delhi
App. Filed.......
20.June.2022
Doc's Request.
not yet
Congrats rhenanjay,

All the best for Second stage

God bless tk cr

Abhi

rhenanjay said:
my wife just texted me that she already received the APPROVAL just now! this is such a great day!

We're so Happy! please update the spreadsheet
 

rhenanjay

Hero Member
Jan 27, 2012
850
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
abhi292000 said:
Congrats rhenanjay,

All the best for Second stage

God bless tk cr

Abhi
thanks Abhi,

do u know how to update the spread sheet? i want my name to be highlighted with a blue line already :D
 

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
rhenanjay said:
thanks Abhi,

do u know how to update the spread sheet? i want my name to be highlighted with a blue line already :D
I just updated it :) I was at the lake all day soaking up some sun. Excited that I came home to so many approvals!
 

rhenanjay

Hero Member
Jan 27, 2012
850
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Sunshine87 said:
I just updated it :) I was at the lake all day soaking up some sun. Excited that I came home to so many approvals!
thanks sunshine. we're so happy.
 

canadiangirl78

Champion Member
Mar 1, 2012
2,345
30
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 21
AOR Received.
Mississauga: May 10, Mexico: June 4
File Transfer...
May 16
Med's Done....
Dec 21, 2011
Interview........
Waived!
Passport Req..
July 6
VISA ISSUED...
July 13
LANDED..........
August 2, 2012
Sunshine87 said:
I just updated it :) I was at the lake all day soaking up some sun. Excited that I came home to so many approvals!
How many today?
 

dkera

Hero Member
Jun 21, 2012
528
15
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
canadiangirl78 said:
How many today?
two

and another two from end of may (may 28) !!!!

seems i made the worst possible choice sending it on May 5 and not end of May... crazy
 

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
While I am happy for the May applicants, I really hate CIC for jumping ahead and handing out AORs and approvals before they have even finished the first two weeks of April. Totally unfair!!!

And then to think they may have mailed the approval letter instead of simply e-mailing it...could be another month before people living in Asia know if they've been approved...and then you can't even call to find out via the call center if you've been approved. It's so ridiculous. Why wouldn't they have a number to call if you're living outside of Canada? If you can apply outside of Canada, there really ought to be a means of contacting them, and not just e-mails or fax.

I'm beginning to think that I may have no choice but to live out my years in China. If so, it wouldn't be long, as I would go mental...

I should have submitted the application a lot sooner than I did! Stupid! And then when I told my wife to get it there the fastest way possible, she chose the slowest method to *save* a bit of money. I'm still annoyed about that!!

I'm having a hard time sleeping at night and I've been incredibly irritable. Even being on holiday doesn't feel right...I would usually be feeling so happy, but I'm not...I just feel like another day goes by without any news, and when that happens it really brings me down. I know I've gone on and on about it, but I really have no other outlet...I can't tell friends or colleagues because I don't want anyone to know until we know for sure what's going on...the only people who know are family, but they are so far removed from what I am going through...I really don't think anyone can understand except for those of us who have gone through or are going through the process...

FS
 

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
Fencesitter said:
While I am happy for the May applicants, I really hate CIC for jumping ahead and handing out AORs and approvals before they have even finished the first two weeks of April. Totally unfair!!!

And then to think they may have mailed the approval letter instead of simply e-mailing it...could be another month before people living in Asia know if they've been approved...and then you can't even call to find out via the call center if you've been approved. It's so ridiculous. Why wouldn't they have a number to call if you're living outside of Canada? If you can apply outside of Canada, there really ought to be a means of contacting them, and not just e-mails or fax.

I'm beginning to think that I may have no choice but to live out my years in China. If so, it wouldn't be long, as I would go mental...

I should have submitted the application a lot sooner than I did! Stupid! And then when I told my wife to get it there the fastest way possible, she chose the slowest method to *save* a bit of money. I'm still annoyed about that!!

I'm having a hard time sleeping at night and I've been incredibly irritable. Even being on holiday doesn't feel right...I would usually be feeling so happy, but I'm not...I just feel like another day goes by without any news, and when that happens it really brings me down. I know I've gone on and on about it, but I really have no other outlet...I can't tell friends or colleagues because I don't want anyone to know until we know for sure what's going on...the only people who know are family, but they are so far removed from what I am going through...I really don't think anyone can understand except for those of us who have gone through or are going through the process...

FS
I hear ya FS......I just don't have words to express my frustration after hearing about may applicants.....I know it will help the applicants from may onwards but they cannot return the time we had to stay away from our loved ones.......And it's still in the air........nobody knows what is going to happen, 3 months and I don't even know if they have received my application....I'm sad :(
 

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
WOW its so cool to see so many AOR's and approvels CONGRATS to all of you!!! I'm waiting patiently ??? .... as I still prolly have a week or 2 we sent our app in April 23rd not even sure they received it :'( GL to those who are expecting to hear in the next day or two!
 

taschj

Full Member
Jun 29, 2012
42
0
Thetford Mines
Category........
Visa Office......
MEXICO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-04-2012 (SENT TO CIC)
Doc's Request.
17-08-2012 (PGR)
AOR Received.
17-07-2012 (AOR CIC)
File Transfer...
17-08-2012 (AOR MEXICO)
Med's Done....
14-02-2012 (MED. DONE)
VISA ISSUED...
ASAP !!!!
Yessss everybody are very anxious for getting the answer. Good things comes to those who waits....!!!!
 

wargo

Star Member
Apr 5, 2012
123
8
Category........
Visa Office......
CAIRO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02.04.2012
Doc's Request.
28.02.2013
Nomination.....
not yet
AOR Received.
6.7.2012
File Transfer...
6.7.2012
Med's Request
28.02.2013
Med's Done....
17.03.2012
Interview........
Not Yet
Passport Req..
Not Yet
VISA ISSUED...
Not Yet
LANDED..........
Hope in January 2013
I don't know what will cost CIC if they send e-mail to every applicant told him just his application is received ???!!! what will cost them if they told every applicant to write his e-mail at the outer of the envelope, so they can send the e-mail even without opening the application ??!!!1

the bad thing really is that even I don't know if they received our application or not ??!!
My application filed 2.4.2012 , but unfortunately they Jumped our application and started on May application ????????????!!!
what Can I say about this ??!!!


CIC ...........................................
 

Canada enquiry

Star Member
Jul 27, 2010
101
1
Visa Office......
NewDelhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
CPC-M on 11/April/2012
Doc's Request.
All submitted
AOR Received.
11/July/2012
File Transfer...
11/July/2012
Med's Done....
March/2012
Passport Req..
01/August/2012
VISA ISSUED...
In process 30/Oct/2012, DM 04/Nov/2012, Passport received 15/Nov/2012
Hi guys, I tried to phone the call centre 4 times today. Everytime it says all of our agents are busy. please call back later and the line gets disconnected by itself. The system even does not say hold on the line until call centre agents are available.

People who have already called the call centre please inform how did you get through the agent in the call centre?

Many thanks.
 

MTLQUEBEC

Full Member
May 31, 2012
27
0
wargo said:
I don't know what will cost CIC if they send e-mail to every applicant told him just his application is received ???!!! what will cost them if they told every applicant to write his e-mail at the outer of the envelope, so they can send the e-mail even without opening the application ??!!!1

the bad thing really is that even I don't know if they received our application or not ??!!
My application filed 2.4.2012 , but unfortunately they Jumped our application and started on May application ????????????!!!
what Can I say about this ??!!!


CIC ...........................................
I was suggesting the same thing. I mean they can generate a bar code that only contains the email address and ask us to paste it on the envelope. And once they receive it they just to have to read it with bar code reader and the fire off the emails. But we all know there is thing called job security. Plus when you are too efficient in public sector, it's actually a bad thing.