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APRIL 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

Denela

Star Member
May 12, 2016
115
27
Visa Office......
Mississauga/Manila
App. Filed.......
04-25-2016
AOR Received.
05-13-2016 SA Received...: 07-24-2016
File Transfer...
07-25-2016 AOR2 Received: 07-29-2016
Med's Request
Upfront Medical Exam
Med's Done....
03-23-2016 Passed
Interview........
Waived. God is great.
Passport Req..
11-11-2016
VISA ISSUED...
11-18-2016 ⭐
LANDED..........
01-14-2017
Mrs.AB said:
3rd line added in my ecas status
They started processing my file on 2nd august..

Good hopes :)
Congrats! Mrs.AB :)
 

momo2016

Hero Member
Apr 12, 2016
200
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Nairobi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
26-04-2016
AOR Received.
18-05-2016
File Transfer...
07-07-2016
Med's Done....
up front 19-03-2016
Passport Req..
24-11-2016
Hi everyone,
I’m a Somali Canadian living in Quebec, and I’m sponsoring my wife from Somaliland (northern Somalia) thru the Dar Salam office. Although NAIROBI is responsible for applicants living in somalia, our file has been transfered to DS due to backlogs in NAI. Here is our timeline.

1. We received xxx application for permanent residence on April 26, 2016.
2. We started processing xxx application on July 6, 2016.
3. Medical results have been received.

when should i order my GMCS notes and has anyone been transfered to DS visa office?
 

Gary_87

Champion Member
Jan 10, 2013
1,472
55
Victoria, BC
VISA ISSUED...
21-11-2016
LANDED..........
03-04-2017
I still haven't received my GCMS notes. if you request email do they sometimes still send it by letter?
 

ImABule

Champion Member
Mar 4, 2016
2,406
96
Ottawa, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
February 25, 2016
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
March 24, 2016 AOR2 April 15, 2016
File Transfer...
SA April 5, 2016
Med's Done....
February 02, 2016
Interview........
Queue- August 29, 2016 Waived- November 15, 2016
Passport Req..
November 17, 2016 DM- November 18, 2016
VISA ISSUED...
November 29, 2016
LANDED..........
December 19, 2016
Gary_87 said:
I still haven't received my GCMS notes. if you request email do they sometimes still send it by letter?
No.

I emailed them on day 31 to remind them they are late. I got them the next morning.
 

ImABule

Champion Member
Mar 4, 2016
2,406
96
Ottawa, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
February 25, 2016
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
March 24, 2016 AOR2 April 15, 2016
File Transfer...
SA April 5, 2016
Med's Done....
February 02, 2016
Interview........
Queue- August 29, 2016 Waived- November 15, 2016
Passport Req..
November 17, 2016 DM- November 18, 2016
VISA ISSUED...
November 29, 2016
LANDED..........
December 19, 2016
Gary_87 said:
where did you send the email?
The email near the end of the confirmation email they send when you apply.


ATIP-AIPRP@cic.gc.ca
 

CANzanillo

Hero Member
Aug 20, 2014
689
30
Calgary, Alberta
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC Miss/Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-01-2015
Doc's Request.
14-09-2015 including PGR submitted 07/10/2015
AOR Received.
AOR 20-03-2015 - SA 24-03-2015 confirmed by phone 27-03-2015. AOR2 received 14-09-2015
File Transfer...
...within a month I was told - Update 22-04-2015 - was told my file transferred to MCVO on 20/04/2015
Med's Request
Upfront/Extended for one year to 12/01/2016
Med's Done....
16-12-2014
Interview........
Waived Thank God!
Passport Req..
03-12-2015
VISA ISSUED...
09-12-2015
LANDED..........
20-12-2015. PR Card Rec'd Feb 20, 2016
If there are any April 2016 spousal applicants who are processing through the Mexico City Visa Office, please say hello in the Mexico forum here on Canadavisa and add your timeline info to the Mexico Timeline spreadsheet (see my sig line).

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/mexico-t35385.13725.html

Speedy processing!
 

Crayon7

Star Member
Nov 18, 2015
193
2
London
Category........
Visa Office......
Warsaw
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-04-2016
AOR Received.
06-05-2016
File Transfer...
13-06-2016
Med's Done....
19-02-2016
what are GCMS notes and when Should I get them?
 

ImABule

Champion Member
Mar 4, 2016
2,406
96
Ottawa, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
February 25, 2016
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
March 24, 2016 AOR2 April 15, 2016
File Transfer...
SA April 5, 2016
Med's Done....
February 02, 2016
Interview........
Queue- August 29, 2016 Waived- November 15, 2016
Passport Req..
November 17, 2016 DM- November 18, 2016
VISA ISSUED...
November 29, 2016
LANDED..........
December 19, 2016
Crayon7 said:
what are GCMS notes and when Should I get them?
Hi

GCMS notes are an in depth look at what is happening with your file.

They tell you where your file is at the VO, ex. Registry, Put Away etc.

They contain personalized notes written by the officer processing your file regarding your relationship and application.

They contain updates on your assessments- Eligibility, CRIM/SEC, Medical etc and show you when they were last worked on.

Pretty much everything you need to know about your file is in these notes.

They take up to 30 days to be sent to your email.

I order them again each time they arrive.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/atip/requests-atip.asp
 

Elizajoey

Member
Jan 6, 2015
11
1
After days of daily checking with no success, I was starting to wonder whether the Ottawa office had lost its fast mojo with the April applications. I decided to stop checking daily as I thought I might be jinxing it :)

I combined my applications (MyCIC to ECAS) earlier in the week so I woke up this morning to an email telling me that my application had been updated. I log in to the following information:

Application/profile status Closed
Review of eligibility Passed
Review of medical results Passed
Review of submitted documents
Scheduling an interview
A background check is needed Complete
Final decision This application has been approved

And then I logged into ECAS to confirm that it said Decision Made. So I assume the next thing is to wait for COPR to be mailed to me which will be about 1-2 weeks.
 

lalicatter

Star Member
Jul 31, 2016
111
8
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
31-05-2016
Doc's Request.
08-08-2016 (RPRF/marriage cert./FBI)
AOR Received.
21-06-2016
File Transfer...
27-07-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
VISA ISSUED...
Decision Made: 21-10-2016 / CoPR Email Received: 24-10-2016
Elizajoey said:
After days of daily checking with no success, I was starting to wonder whether the Ottawa office had lost its fast mojo with the April applications. I decided to stop checking daily as I thought I might be jinxing it :)

I combined my applications (MyCIC to ECAS) earlier in the week so I woke up this morning to an email telling me that my application had been updated. I log in to the following information:

Application/profile status Closed
Review of eligibility Passed
Review of medical results Passed
Review of submitted documents
Scheduling an interview
A background check is needed Complete
Final decision This application has been approved

And then I logged into ECAS to confirm that it said Decision Made. So I assume the next thing is to wait for COPR to be mailed to me which will be about 1-2 weeks.
Congrats! If I might ask, when was your app received? Just trying to judge timelines...

We had an additional doc request - namely, waiting on the FBI to come in... Hoping once that is sent in they will continue to be speedy. Fingers crossed.
 

Elizajoey

Member
Jan 6, 2015
11
1
My VO was Ottawa although I am an Australian citizen living in Canada.

Sorry, my timelines are in the Google doc. for April but they are also copied below:

Application received by CPC-M: April 18 2016
Stage 1 AOR: 6 May 2016
Sponsorship approval: 13 June 2016
ECAS in process: 11 June 2016
ECAS third line: 15 June 2016
Decision Made: 12 August 2016

Now I just need to stalk the mail for the next 1-2 weeks!
 

lalicatter

Star Member
Jul 31, 2016
111
8
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
31-05-2016
Doc's Request.
08-08-2016 (RPRF/marriage cert./FBI)
AOR Received.
21-06-2016
File Transfer...
27-07-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
VISA ISSUED...
Decision Made: 21-10-2016 / CoPR Email Received: 24-10-2016
Elizajoey said:
My VO was Ottawa although I am an Australian citizen living in Canada.

Sorry, my timelines are in the Google doc. for April but they are also copied below:

Application received by CPC-M: April 18 2016
Stage 1 AOR: 6 May 2016
Sponsorship approval: 13 June 2016
ECAS in process: 11 June 2016
ECAS third line: 15 June 2016
Decision Made: 12 August 2016

Now I just need to stalk the mail for the next 1-2 weeks!
Awesome. Congrats again!