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China Applicants Thread

EdRickTaghan

Full Member
Jul 16, 2012
48
1
Montreal (South Shore)
Category........
Visa Office......
Beijing
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-03-2012
AOR Received.
29-05-2012
File Transfer...
19-06-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
26-06-2012; Passport received on July 9
VISA ISSUED...
Decision Made: 2012-08-20; Passport Received: 2012-09-30
LANDED..........
2012-10-23 - Tickets bought
Joshmantis said:
I've heard it can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 1 month for them to send it out. But that's just hearsay. I'll ask my wife to check some Chinese forums to see what others went through.
Thanks! My wife looked on her side (QQ) and she got many 2 to 5 days. It is why she is a little worry about it.
 

danielren

Member
Jun 27, 2012
19
2
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Hi mtang,

Which province do you live? :)

mtang said:
hello, this is my time line

Sent: May 1st
Received: May 3rd
No AOR
Approved as a sponsor: August 1st (By Email)

logged in on ECAS couple days after i received my approval (By Email)
under sponsor: Decision Made,
under applicant: application received on May 3rd, medical report also received.

been almost a month with no movement or no update :(. does anyone knows how long it takes for them to update that Beijing vo has received our application or will they update it so that i know beijing vo has received it cos i'm kind of worry :eek:?
 

Joshmantis

Star Member
May 13, 2012
61
1
Ningbo, China - Niagara Region
Category........
Visa Office......
Beijing
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-03-2012
AOR Received.
No notification
File Transfer...
25-06-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
08-08-12
VISA ISSUED...
DM2 on September 12th, 2012 - Passport with Visa inside: October 7th, 2012
LANDED..........
Flight booked for November 1st, 2012
EdRickTaghan said:
Thanks! My wife looked on her side (QQ) and she got many 2 to 5 days. It is why she is a little worry about it.
Yeah, I can understand the worrying. Did you double-check that your mailing address is correct? You could also try calling them, however, the last time I tried calling the Beijing VO, I couldn't figure out how to get to a live representative.
 

EdRickTaghan

Full Member
Jul 16, 2012
48
1
Montreal (South Shore)
Category........
Visa Office......
Beijing
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-03-2012
AOR Received.
29-05-2012
File Transfer...
19-06-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
26-06-2012; Passport received on July 9
VISA ISSUED...
Decision Made: 2012-08-20; Passport Received: 2012-09-30
LANDED..........
2012-10-23 - Tickets bought
Good news this morning. We're really getting closer.

My wife's address was changed to mine at CIC while I was sleeping.

Next step is the passport delivery which should be at anytime between Saturday and Tuesday based on other stories.

No reason to worry anymore ;D!
 

mtang

Full Member
May 8, 2012
39
0
EdRickTaghan said:
Good news this morning. We're really getting closer.

My wife's address was changed to mine at CIC while I was sleeping.

Next step is the passport delivery which should be at anytime between Saturday and Tuesday based on other stories.

No reason to worry anymore ;D!
thats great news, im happy for you. :D she will be in canada in no time
 

danielren

Member
Jun 27, 2012
19
2
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
I live in Montreal, Quebec

lol, I thought your name is Max Tang, cuz I accidentally found a wireless signal in my home with the SSID "Max_Tang's Wireless", then I thought it could be you, lol :D

Anyways, good luck!!!

mtang said:
i live in Edmonton Alberta :) , howbout you ?
 

ohliuw

Star Member
May 1, 2011
58
6
Category........
Visa Office......
Beijing
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-07-2012
AOR Received.
23-08-2012
File Transfer...
27-08-2012
How long does it take for Beijing to receive the application from CIC?

Also, do they update ecas once they receive the file, start processing and throughout the process?
 

EdRickTaghan

Full Member
Jul 16, 2012
48
1
Montreal (South Shore)
Category........
Visa Office......
Beijing
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-03-2012
AOR Received.
29-05-2012
File Transfer...
19-06-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
26-06-2012; Passport received on July 9
VISA ISSUED...
Decision Made: 2012-08-20; Passport Received: 2012-09-30
LANDED..........
2012-10-23 - Tickets bought
ohliuw said:
How long does it take for Beijing to receive the application from CIC?

Also, do they update ecas once they receive the file, start processing and throughout the process?
For us, DM1 was received on May 29 and Beijing started processing on June 19. I don't remember if there were a delay between June 19 and the ecas update but it was not long time after if there were one.
 

ohliuw

Star Member
May 1, 2011
58
6
Category........
Visa Office......
Beijing
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-07-2012
AOR Received.
23-08-2012
File Transfer...
27-08-2012
EdRickTaghan said:
For us, DM1 was received on May 29 and Beijing started processing on June 19. I don't remember if there were a delay between June 19 and the ecas update but it was not long time after if there were one.
A bit confused about your timeline - you received your AOR on May 29 or stage one approval?

They way I read your timeline is: you got your AOR on the 29th, then CIC advised you that you were approved (and file being sent to Beijing) on June 19th, and Beijing asked for passport on the 26th?
 

EdRickTaghan

Full Member
Jul 16, 2012
48
1
Montreal (South Shore)
Category........
Visa Office......
Beijing
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-03-2012
AOR Received.
29-05-2012
File Transfer...
19-06-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
26-06-2012; Passport received on July 9
VISA ISSUED...
Decision Made: 2012-08-20; Passport Received: 2012-09-30
LANDED..........
2012-10-23 - Tickets bought
ohliuw said:
A bit confused about your timeline - you received your AOR on May 29 or stage one approval?

They way I read your timeline is: you got your AOR on the 29th, then CIC advised you that you were approved (and file being sent to Beijing) on June 19th, and Beijing asked for passport on the 26th?
Sponsorship approval on May 29. File received in Beijing on June 19. They ask for the passport on June 26.
 

zeushk

Star Member
Jun 20, 2012
54
0
Hong Kong
Category........
Visa Office......
Hong Kong
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Nov 10 2011
AOR Received.
Jan 11, 2012
File Transfer...
May 10, 2012
Med's Request
May 15, 2012
Passport Req..
Sept 7, 2012
LANDED..........
Jan 15, 2013
Wow, first off, congratulations to you guys who have completed the process. You guys are so luck to have it so fast in BJ. Here in HKG, the process is so much longer. Makes us so envious! ;D
 

baiyufeng

Newbie
Aug 2, 2012
7
0
EdRickTaghan said:
And my wife's one since July 9.
Hi EdRickTaghan,

Just wanted to ask you had received anything yet? We're still waiting.
I've sent a number of email and faxes and finally did receive a generic response:

"The application is currently in queue for final review.
Please be patient, we will contact you soon."

They've had my wife's passport for 70 days now. DM2 isn't even showing yet on Ecas yet.
 

EdRickTaghan

Full Member
Jul 16, 2012
48
1
Montreal (South Shore)
Category........
Visa Office......
Beijing
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-03-2012
AOR Received.
29-05-2012
File Transfer...
19-06-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
26-06-2012; Passport received on July 9
VISA ISSUED...
Decision Made: 2012-08-20; Passport Received: 2012-09-30
LANDED..........
2012-10-23 - Tickets bought
baiyufeng said:
Hi EdRickTaghan,

Just wanted to ask you had received anything yet? We're still waiting.
I've sent a number of email and faxes and finally did receive a generic response:
No development since the home address change in eCAS. We have to change our plan now. We were expecting a move on September 25 but it is not possible anymore as she has to resign for her job first. New plan is for October 23; just hope it won't take longer to get the passport!