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AUGUST 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

minicamp

Full Member
Sep 27, 2016
32
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
26-08-16
AOR Received.
24-09-16
File Transfer...
27-09-16
Med's Done....
Upfront
Just a little update.

So I sent the court documents they wanted for the things that showed up on my FBI report. I emailed scans of them while waiting for them to be mailed to me, apparently they were ok with that since they replied to me, so that's nice. In that reply though, they told me I needed to do another medical exam since mine expired yesterday. I guess that was a goof on my part, I figured since I was already in Canada that they only needed to be valid when they checked them. Oh well, no big deal, got those all done and they were sent to them earlier this week.

Hopefully hear something soon. They were actually really fast on getting back to me when I had to email them something, usually 2-3 days.

Congratulations to all of you guys that are finally finishing up! It's been quite a ride.
 

bassix

Star Member
May 30, 2016
136
5
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-08-2016
Doc's Request.
17-11-2016; 7-12-2016
AOR Received.
AOR 10-09-2016: SA 14-09-2016: AOR2 20-09-2016
File Transfer...
19-09-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
12-07-2016 (Passed)
Interview........
Not Required
Passport Req..
16-01-2017
VISA ISSUED...
27-01-2017
LANDED..........
24-03-2017
r2rlanes said:
it seems like processing of August applicants is a little slow at this time. I got no updates after they've asked me additional documents. Can anyone give me an idea how long will it take after sending additional documents requested? Documents were requested after AOR2. Hope to hear from you guys! Good luck everyone and wishing us all a VISA! :D :D :D
Hi r2lanes,

My last document request was December 7th. We have our visa now so I'm not sure what the hold up is? Maybe you should call to see what is going on.
 

Joyce_tosf

Hero Member
Aug 12, 2015
240
5
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-08-2016
Doc's Request.
09-12-2016 (Provided 17-12-2016)
AOR Received.
08-09-2016
File Transfer...
15-09-2016
Med's Done....
Upfront (PASSED)
Passport Req..
21-02-2017
VISA ISSUED...
08-03-2017
r2rlanes said:
it seems like processing of August applicants is a little slow at this time. I got no updates after they've asked me additional documents. Can anyone give me an idea how long will it take after sending additional documents requested? Documents were requested after AOR2. Hope to hear from you guys! Good luck everyone and wishing us all a VISA! :D :D :D
Has your background check started yet? I got a request for additional documents on December 9th and my background check changed to "in progress" on January 18th. I'm still waiting on those two magic words "decision made"
 

richardlin

Star Member
May 14, 2014
102
0
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
Aug 14, 2016
AOR Received.
Sep 9, 2016
File Transfer...
Sep 16, 2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
Sep 28, 2016 (Passed)
Interview........
No (Jan 11, 2017 Decision Made on ECAS)
Passport Req..
Jan 24, 2017
VISA ISSUED...
Feb 1, 2017
LANDED..........
Feb 5, 2017
Oc.a.c.ve said:
She does have one, when I linked the application to her account it removed it from mine though... I put it back on mine account but she Got the email on January 20th too. is it better for her to add the application than me?
I am not sure, I had mine as the principal applicant linked, I thought that's what it's supposed to be.
 

danawhitaker

Hero Member
Aug 4, 2016
702
34
United States
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-09-2016
AOR Received.
21-10-2016
File Transfer...
28-10-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
22-07-2016
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
14-02-2017
VISA ISSUED...
02-03-2017
LANDED..........
05-03-2017
Oc.a.c.ve said:
She does have one, when I linked the application to her account it removed it from mine though... I put it back on mine account but she Got the email on January 20th too. is it better for her to add the application than me?
My husband and I both made GCKey accounts initially and tried linking, and then when one of us finally got it linked (I'm the PA, and I ended up finding the magic combination), we left it where it was. We both log into the account from our respective computers. I don't think that it necessarily really matters one way or the other who actually has the account linked as long as you'd be letting her know about any changes and/or she is able to log in and view things as well.
 

sjs124

Full Member
Jul 28, 2016
22
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-08-2016
AOR Received.
25-08-2016
File Transfer...
06-09-2016
Passport Req..
23-01-2017
MyCIC updated and shows the application as CLOSED and APPROVED. I don't have the tracking # for my envelope but hopefully this means it's on the way soon!
 

knowledge101

Hero Member
Aug 23, 2016
215
9
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-08-2016
AOR Received.
11-08-2016
File Transfer...
22-08-2016
Med's Done....
Upfront, 04-08-2016
Interview........
N/A, Background check In-Process: 23-11-2016
Passport Req..
DM on ECAS: 12-01-2017; PPR Email: 23-01-2017; DM on MyCIC: 06-02-2017
VISA ISSUED...
COPR sent: 06-02-2017
LANDED..........
11-02-2017
sjs124 said:
MyCIC updated and shows the application as CLOSED and APPROVED. I don't have the tracking # for my envelope but hopefully this means it's on the way soon!
Congrats! Yours was also received on the 25th of January right?
 

richardlin

Star Member
May 14, 2014
102
0
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
Aug 14, 2016
AOR Received.
Sep 9, 2016
File Transfer...
Sep 16, 2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
Sep 28, 2016 (Passed)
Interview........
No (Jan 11, 2017 Decision Made on ECAS)
Passport Req..
Jan 24, 2017
VISA ISSUED...
Feb 1, 2017
LANDED..........
Feb 5, 2017
sjs124 said:
MyCIC updated and shows the application as CLOSED and APPROVED. I don't have the tracking # for my envelope but hopefully this means it's on the way soon!
I got the same thing yesterday sometime in the afternoon.

Tracking code # for the return envelope didn't show up until 6pm in the evening.

Congrats!
 

heyven100

Full Member
May 13, 2016
34
0
HI QUICK QUESTION, FOR ANYONE WHO HAS GONE THROUGH THE APPROVAL ALREADY. IM CURRENTLY WORKING ON MY APPLICATION.

**for photographs or visa stamps/passports etc, I have provided all this on a word document, they are scanned versions, i put them in word and captioned them there, is this okay

or better to provide photographs in the normal 4x6 photo paper?**

thanks
 

Mrs.Chan

Full Member
Oct 5, 2016
32
0
Vancouver
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-08-2016
Doc's Request.
30-12-2016
File Transfer...
15-09-2016
Med's Request
None
Med's Done....
04-07-2016
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
14-02-2017
VISA ISSUED...
28-02-2017
LANDED..........
05-03-2017
Hi guys!
I am Ottawa VO applicant (I sent on 8/15) and they requested documents on 12/30(I emailed back on same day).
I haven't heard from them after I sent back email and my background is in progress from 1/16 or earlier.
I'm impatiently waiting to see "decision made" :))))
Good luck everyone !!!
 

Joyce_tosf

Hero Member
Aug 12, 2015
240
5
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-08-2016
Doc's Request.
09-12-2016 (Provided 17-12-2016)
AOR Received.
08-09-2016
File Transfer...
15-09-2016
Med's Done....
Upfront (PASSED)
Passport Req..
21-02-2017
VISA ISSUED...
08-03-2017
Mrs.Chan said:
Hi guys!
I am Ottawa VO applicant (I sent on 8/15) and they requested documents on 12/30(I emailed back on same day).
I haven't heard from them after I sent back email and my background is in progress from 1/16 or earlier.
I'm impatiently waiting to see "decision made" :))))
Good luck everyone !!!
Right there with ya! Hope we hear back soon! Keep us all updated! :)
 

sjs124

Full Member
Jul 28, 2016
22
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-08-2016
AOR Received.
25-08-2016
File Transfer...
06-09-2016
Passport Req..
23-01-2017
knowledge101 said:
Congrats! Yours was also received on the 25th of January right?
Yep!
 

mad_hatter

Hero Member
Jul 16, 2016
362
65
Check MyCIC today and the PR application status has been changed to "Approved". What a relieve! Hope to receive the COPR letter within a few days.

We can now put sell our house, find a company to transport our dog to Canada, find a mover and start packing. It is going to be a monumental task.
 

richardlin

Star Member
May 14, 2014
102
0
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
Aug 14, 2016
AOR Received.
Sep 9, 2016
File Transfer...
Sep 16, 2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
Sep 28, 2016 (Passed)
Interview........
No (Jan 11, 2017 Decision Made on ECAS)
Passport Req..
Jan 24, 2017
VISA ISSUED...
Feb 1, 2017
LANDED..........
Feb 5, 2017
mad_hatter said:
Check MyCIC today and the PR application status has been changed to "Approved". What a relieve! Hope to receive the COPR letter within a few days.

We can now put sell our house, find a company to transport our dog to Canada, find a mover and start packing. It is going to be a monumental task.
CONGRATS! Mine did that two days ago and today my COPR is coming :D