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average time taken by Sydney CIO to acknowledge the receipt of application

Amidala

Full Member
Jul 29, 2009
34
6
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
4121
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-06-09
Doc's Request.
04-08-09
File Transfer...
30-06-2010
Med's Request
13-12-12
Med's Done....
19-12-12; Medical Furtherance: 17-06-13; Re-med 01-05-14
Passport Req..
PPR-1: 13-06-14; PPR-2: 25-06-14
VISA ISSUED...
Passports Received with Visas 05-07-14
ASA!

its great to see how everyone is helping each other out here.

I sent my application on June 06, 2009, and I tracked the FedEx, it was dropped at the CIO on June 11, 2009.
I have NOT HEARD ANYTHING from the CIO uptil now.

does that usually take this long to get just a letter of acknowledgement?

please reply, thanks!
 

AkkDivz

Star Member
May 31, 2009
121
4
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
NOC Code......
0213
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-07-2009
Doc's Request.
15-09-2009
AOR Received.
21-01-2010
File Transfer...
22-09-2009
Med's Request
22-02-2010
Med's Done....
08-03-2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
22-02-2010
VISA ISSUED...
22-03-2010
LANDED..........
Yet to land
hi

from the posts we are seeing on the forum of late, we can safely infer that the average time for the CIO to get back to a candidate ranges anywhere between 30 - 65 days.

So, your case is quite normal , but you should be hearing shortly from them .. in a week or 2..
 

Amidala

Full Member
Jul 29, 2009
34
6
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
4121
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-06-09
Doc's Request.
04-08-09
File Transfer...
30-06-2010
Med's Request
13-12-12
Med's Done....
19-12-12; Medical Furtherance: 17-06-13; Re-med 01-05-14
Passport Req..
PPR-1: 13-06-14; PPR-2: 25-06-14
VISA ISSUED...
Passports Received with Visas 05-07-14
thanks for your reply AkkDivz. will keep waiting i guess.

however if I dont her from them for another 2 weeks, should I drop a fllow up email? what email address?
 

ayarrk

Star Member
Jul 29, 2009
56
1
I am waiting from past 58 days
nothing..............has happened...
they haven't encashed the dd yet !!!!!!!!!!!!????
 

sanjeevindia

Hero Member
Jul 1, 2009
956
31
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
based on other people's experience here, it can be said that now Sydney office takes around 2 months to issue AOR.
 

rupeshhari

VIP Member
Sep 15, 2008
3,686
255
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
4131
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Dec 2008 to CIO
Doc's Request.
Jan 2009
AOR Received.
Feb 2009 from VO
IELTS Request
Didn't do IELTS.
File Transfer...
Not transfered to regional office.
Med's Request
July 2010 with RPRF and another PCC.
Med's Done....
Meds - September 2010. PCC - Late Oct 2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Early November 2010
VISA ISSUED...
December 2010 - Exactly days shy of 2 years since I sent in my application to CIO.
LANDED..........
2011
Padme, not sure how long the postage take to get to naboo.

ayark - thats a bit long for dd not being cashed. Did you send by courier.
 

ayarrk

Star Member
Jul 29, 2009
56
1
Rupeshari
it was a regular mail,
iwent to the bank and according to them not encashed yet..
 

aanbaan

Champion Member
Apr 1, 2009
1,068
4
USA
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
NOC Code......
0213
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-Apr-2009
Doc's Request.
14-May-2009
AOR Received.
09-Jul-2009
Med's Request
30-Aug-2009
Med's Done....
05-Sep-2009
Interview........
NA
Passport Req..
30-Aug-2009
VISA ISSUED...
24-Feb-2010
LANDED..........
08-Aug-2010
@ ayarrk - so how do you know that your application even reached Nova Scotia.
 

rocky272727

VIP Member
May 21, 2009
3,121
168
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
As per my observations, people who applied in May 09, mostly have got there AOR from Sydney. Not the processing time has increased since the CAT - 2, 3 have also been parked with CPC, Sydney and the time for processing a file has increased. from 20-30 days to 30 - 45 days I think its now to 45-60 days.

I would suggest people to inquire from there banks regarding draft clearing as it usually takes 30 days after clearing. Clearing will at least tell you that they have looked at your file and started processing it.

Just my opinion.
 

AkkDivz

Star Member
May 31, 2009
121
4
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
NOC Code......
0213
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-07-2009
Doc's Request.
15-09-2009
AOR Received.
21-01-2010
File Transfer...
22-09-2009
Med's Request
22-02-2010
Med's Done....
08-03-2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
22-02-2010
VISA ISSUED...
22-03-2010
LANDED..........
Yet to land
hmm...thats a good tip rocky..
 

AkkDivz

Star Member
May 31, 2009
121
4
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
NOC Code......
0213
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-07-2009
Doc's Request.
15-09-2009
AOR Received.
21-01-2010
File Transfer...
22-09-2009
Med's Request
22-02-2010
Med's Done....
08-03-2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
22-02-2010
VISA ISSUED...
22-03-2010
LANDED..........
Yet to land
btw can anyone answer Amidala`s question?

if one doesnt hear for an abnormally long period of time , whats the way to reach the CIO and follow up? (if there is one)
 

ayarrk

Star Member
Jul 29, 2009
56
1
To aanben >> they have oo box no ( so i dont know)
i am going to write a letter tomorrowo as it is two months now
since i applied NS Sydney..!!

anybody knows the fax no or email >>
or letter will do ????????????????????????????
 

professional 1

Champion Member
Apr 25, 2009
1,617
68
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
ayarrk said:
i am going to write a letter tomorrowo as it is two months now
since i applied NS Sydney..!!

anybody knows the fax no or email >>
or letter will do ????????????????????????????

My opinion, don't write anything to the CIO. The reason is:


You said that you have sent your application on the last week of May by regular mail !!.

Man regular mail sometimes takes (nationally) from within canada up to 12 or 13 days or more to get delivered. For example, i live in canada and i sent my application by the best service in post canada(regular mail) called priority courier on june,2 and it was delivered on june,8 (6 days from within canada)which takes only two hours by airplane from where i live to sydney nova scotia.

you have sent your application from india by regular mail to canada, at the last week of may, it means that your application lasts up to 5 or 6 weeks just to get delivered to sydney nova scotia. so expect that they have recieved your application at the middle of july and have not started processing it yet, they are working now on applications recieved almost up to 25th of june (these information are from the call center inside canada), so your application is not being processed yet and your money order hasn't been cashed yet because your application is not even opened yet and no information will be available on it until they open it.

You are waiting since 60 days according to your calculations, but according to the CIO calculations (recieving date), you might be waiting since only 2 weeks.

Therefore, count at least 2 months after july, 15 to expect any response from the CIO.

your situation is very normal Good luck.
 

aanbaan

Champion Member
Apr 1, 2009
1,068
4
USA
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
NOC Code......
0213
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-Apr-2009
Doc's Request.
14-May-2009
AOR Received.
09-Jul-2009
Med's Request
30-Aug-2009
Med's Done....
05-Sep-2009
Interview........
NA
Passport Req..
30-Aug-2009
VISA ISSUED...
24-Feb-2010
LANDED..........
08-Aug-2010
professional 1 said:
ayarrk said:
i am going to write a letter tomorrowo as it is two months now
since i applied NS Sydney..!!

anybody knows the fax no or email >>
or letter will do ????????????????????????????

My opinion, don't write anything to the CIO. The reason is:


You said that you have sent your application on the last week of May by regular mail !!.

Man regular mail sometimes takes (nationally) from within canada up to 12 or 13 days or more to get delivered. For example, i live in canada and i sent my application by the best service in post canada(regular mail) called priority courier on june,2 and it was delivered on june,8 (6 days from within canada)which takes only two hours by airplane from where i live to sydney nova scotia.

you have sent your application from india by regular mail to canada, at the last week of may, it means that your application lasts up to 5 or 6 weeks just to get delivered to sydney nova scotia. so expect that they have recieved your application at the middle of july and have not started processing it yet, they are working now on applications recieved almost up to 25th of june (these information are from the call center inside canada), so your application is not being processed yet and your money order hasn't been cashed yet because your application is not even opened yet and no information will be available on it until they open it.

You are waiting since 60 days according to your calculations, but according to the CIO calculations (recieving date), you might be waiting since only 2 weeks.

Therefore, count at least 2 months after july, 15 to expect any response from the CIO.

your situation is very normal Good luck.
agree with professional 1... regular mail from within India to India takes, in fact within North zone to North Zone sometimes takes 15 days and you think an international regular mail would match courier timing. forget it... now, did you send it at least by air mail or regular regular mail??? with air mail, you can expect delivery in 20-30 days. But regular mail goes by ship... it can reach from anytime between 2 months to 4 months.

your counting will start the day it reaches NS.

that's why i asked - how do you know it reached there yet????