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CIC PROCESSING TIME CHANGED

artin2015

Hero Member
Oct 4, 2015
276
84
Toronto
App. Filed.......
23 aug 2013
File Transfer...
Sep 24 2015
LANDED..........
12-12-2017
Anyone know after case transfer to local office how long does take to call you for interview? My processing time took 27 months for now and my case still not finish. I called cic they told me maybe take 24 more months to call u for interview! Is it possible for protect person 57 months to wait for local office interview?
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
95,904
22,151
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
artin2015 said:
Anyone know after case transfer to local office how long does take to call you for interview? My processing time took 27 months for now and my case still not finish. I called cic they told me maybe take 24 more months to call u for interview! Is it possible for protect person 57 months to wait for local office interview?
You should post your question to the Asylum / Refugee section of the forum. You'll probably get more accurate answers there. Good luck.
 

babyangel17

Newbie
Jan 8, 2016
3
0
application

Hi everyone!
i want to ask about the processing, i sent my husband application on october 2015 and i recieved a email on december 15.2015 that said i met the requirements for sponsorship of my husband,they said already forwarded on abu dhabi office,But until now i can't see on ecas my application to my husband.meaning they didn't open yet the application of my husband in abu dhabi visa office.anyone can tell me how long it takes to open the application on abu dhabi office?pls give me some idea...

Thank you
Babyangel
 

Tolexmi

Hero Member
Jun 26, 2015
277
8
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-Sept-2015
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
23-Oct-2015
File Transfer...
09-Nov-2015
Med's Done....
Upfront
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
23-May-2016
VISA ISSUED...
3-June-2016
LANDED..........
14th July 2016.
Re: application

babyangel17 said:
Hi everyone!
i want to ask about the processing, i sent my husband application on october 2015 and i recieved a email on december 15.2015 that said i met the requirements for sponsorship of my husband,they said already forwarded on abu dhabi office,But until now i can't see on ecas my application to my husband.meaning they didn't open yet the application of my husband in abu dhabi visa office.anyone can tell me how long it takes to open the application on abu dhabi office?pls give me some idea...

Thank you
Babyangel
Usually, the pace at which apps are opened at VO depends on the amount of backlog they have. But as soon as it is opened and registered as being arrived at the VO, your PA side of Ecas will change to "In Process"

So, u should just hold on a bit , a change is coming soon..
 

Sunset0505

Hero Member
Dec 12, 2014
474
25
Category........
Visa Office......
Miss/Ottawa/LA and July/15 in LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Doc's Request.
08JUL2015
AOR Received.
09APR2014/SA 05JUN2014
File Transfer...
15JUL2014
Med's Request
2nd-01JUN2015/3rd 15JUL2015
Med's Done....
29/03/14& 15/06/15& 03/08/15/mailed 01/11/2015
Interview........
03NOV2015 in LA
Passport Req..
IP 23SEP15/DM 12/12/15
LANDED..........
29APR2016
artin2015 said:
Anyone know after case transfer to local office how long does take to call you for interview? My processing time took 27 months for now and my case still not finish. I called cic they told me maybe take 24 more months to call u for interview! Is it possible for protect person 57 months to wait for local office interview?
You need to contact the Ministers Office....Start with an email...will take 10 to 30 days for them to respond but....also email CIC case specific...there is a link @ CIC...its a couple of places to start...
 

HabfaninBC

Full Member
Nov 12, 2015
31
1
Category........
Visa Office......
MCVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23-12-2015
Doc's Request.
28-02-2016
AOR Received.
AOR1 16-02-2016 / AOR2 04-05-2016
File Transfer...
28-02-2016
Med's Request
28-02-2016
Med's Done....
10-03-2016
Hi Everyone,

I just received my letter for sponsorship approval. My wife is in Guatemala and I was expecting the package to live Mississauga to Mexico City since as far as I know they process the request for Central America. The letter states that the file is being forwarded to Guatemala... I hope the average processing time is similar to the Mexico (17 Months).

Please let me know if you are aware of changes that I am not.

Thank you
 

Gary_87

Champion Member
Jan 10, 2013
1,472
55
Victoria, BC
VISA ISSUED...
21-11-2016
LANDED..........
03-04-2017
Hey guys. Everything currently says 17 months. Are they likely to get done sooner than that? Id either be going through sydney or london.

I read that the 17 months is for 80% of thr applications but does that mean around 17 months or within 17 months?
 

MilesAway

Champion Member
Jul 26, 2012
1,760
69
Category........
Visa Office......
Warsaw
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-09-2014
Doc's Request.
09-04-2015
AOR Received.
12-11-2014
File Transfer...
30-10-2014
Med's Done....
26-08-2014
Passport Req..
23-04-2015
VISA ISSUED...
07-05-2015
LANDED..........
04-06-2015
It appears to mean absolutely nothing. CIC probably just wants to tell people to wait until 17 months are up so they can get a break from all the e-mails. 8)
Seriously though, the spreadsheets for Sydney and London would give you much more accurate information.
 

sarah johns

Star Member
Dec 13, 2013
53
0
i have a question concerning spouse sponsorship is the something i can do to speed up the sponsering process of my wife and daughter it has taken too long and i want then to come quuickly , is there anything related to human cases the government can take by to speed up the application process ???
 

Gary_87

Champion Member
Jan 10, 2013
1,472
55
Victoria, BC
VISA ISSUED...
21-11-2016
LANDED..........
03-04-2017
MilesAway said:
It appears to mean absolutely nothing. CIC probably just wants to tell people to wait until 17 months are up so they can get a break from all the e-mails. 8)
Seriously though, the spreadsheets for Sydney and London would give you much more accurate information.
Thanks. How do I find the individual sydney/lindon spreadsheets?
 

MilesAway

Champion Member
Jul 26, 2012
1,760
69
Category........
Visa Office......
Warsaw
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-09-2014
Doc's Request.
09-04-2015
AOR Received.
12-11-2014
File Transfer...
30-10-2014
Med's Done....
26-08-2014
Passport Req..
23-04-2015
VISA ISSUED...
07-05-2015
LANDED..........
04-06-2015
Gary_87 said:
Thanks. How do I find the individual sydney/lindon spreadsheets?
I had to go dig through the London and Sydney threads, but here they are.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gINNzqkPLZwlNC1lWdQ2xk_Rz4JkD_5vFCxEKcJREnU/edit#gid=0 Sydney
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kYJ0Xo_jHLeArkCVeicZyqIE8YLpnZqVJlFrnpmKMx0/edit London
Note that London also processes applicants from Pakistan, so the numbers may be slightly skewed.
 

Gary_87

Champion Member
Jan 10, 2013
1,472
55
Victoria, BC
VISA ISSUED...
21-11-2016
LANDED..........
03-04-2017
MilesAway said:
I had to go dig through the London and Sydney threads, but here they are.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gINNzqkPLZwlNC1lWdQ2xk_Rz4JkD_5vFCxEKcJREnU/edit#gid=0 Sydney
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kYJ0Xo_jHLeArkCVeicZyqIE8YLpnZqVJlFrnpmKMx0/edit London
Note that London also processes applicants from Pakistan, so the numbers may be slightly skewed.
Thanks!! :D
 

chilkootcee

Champion Member
Mar 3, 2015
1,096
64
Visa Office......
Abu Dhabi
App. Filed.......
03-Jun-2015
Interview........
None required
LANDED..........
01-Apr-2016
Gary_87 said:
The 2015 sheet may give some overall global insight...see link in my signature...plus CIC actually posts stats on their processing times in excel but you have to dig a bit to find them...and they are usually lagging by a year (and a lot has changed in that year)
 

expectin

Hero Member
Dec 21, 2015
527
12
Category........
Visa Office......
Mex
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-09-2015
Doc's Request.
18-03-2016 RPRF
AOR Received.
AOR Dec Second
File Transfer...
Nov-18
Med's Request
Upfront - August 6
Med's Done....
August -6-2015
chilkootcee said:
The 2015 sheet may give some overall global insight...see link in my signature...plus CIC actually posts stats on their processing times in excel but you have to dig a bit to find them...and they are usually lagging by a year (and a lot has changed in that year)

Some info about how from May 26 we can start chekin the status of our aplications, hopin this will get us
better info than the one we can get now, just hopin.

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mia_79

Star Member
Apr 5, 2016
84
1
Warsaw - PL / Oshawa - CA
Category........
Visa Office......
Warsaw
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-11-2015
Doc's Request.
23-02-2016 (missed); request by phone on 21-06-2016
AOR Received.
24-12-2015
File Transfer...
28-01-2016
Med's Done....
Prior to submission
Interview........
21-06-2016
Passport Req..
21-06-2016
VISA ISSUED...
21-06-2016
LANDED..........
Tickets bought for: 12-09-2016
Warsaw processing needs updating at 11 months currently per the website

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