April 2012 applicants, join here.

[abhi292000]

Congrats mattyr83,

All the best for Second stage so happy for you

God bless tk cr

Abhi

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]

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

WooooHooooo APPROVAAAAAALLLLLLLL

 

[abhi292000]

Congrats rhenanjay,

All the best for Second stage

God bless tk cr

Abhi

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]

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

 

[Sunshine87]

thanks Abhi,

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Yessss everybody are very anxious for getting the answer. Good things comes to those who waits....!!!!

 

[wargo]

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]

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]

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.