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kittyandpipit

Star Member
Jun 18, 2013
126
0
Category........
Visa Office......
ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-10-2013
AOR Received.
31-10-2013
File Transfer...
sent to LA 14/06/2014
Med's Done....
18-09-2013
LANDED..........
been in Canada since may 2013
michellestella said:
What kind of questions did she ask you? Did they explain why they called you in for an interview? What kind of additional documents did they need and why on earth didn't they ask you before? I'm nervous for our interview next month, my husband thinks everything's going to be fine and they have to approve us because that's what the ops manual says. But you get one grumpy lady and all bets are off, you know? I'm glad your interview went well, I was thinking of you and dozel this week
how much advanced notice did they give you for your interview?
 

chala

Hero Member
Mar 17, 2013
275
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa - LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-04-2013
AOR Received.
15-04-2013
File Transfer...
25-04-2013
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
09-01-2013 ext till 2015
Interview........
Aug 5-2014 passed
Passport Req..
21-10-2013
VISA ISSUED...
25-11-2014
LANDED..........
Dec 8, 2014
michellestella said:
What kind of questions did she ask you? Did they explain why they called you in for an interview? What kind of additional documents did they need and why on earth didn't they ask you before? I'm nervous for our interview next month, my husband thinks everything's going to be fine and they have to approve us because that's what the ops manual says. But you get one grumpy lady and all bets are off, you know? I'm glad your interview went well, I was thinking of you and dozel this week
Most of the questions were about our relationship and my non-accompanying dependant, all the answers which they already had in the file. There were many inane irrelevant questions about my youth in Asia and we were not pleased because she was not treating me as an American citizen but as an Asian who was applying from overseas. She did not seem to understand that I am an American citizen and that I have been living in Canada for over 2 years already. I got the impression that this interviewer had just come from the Singapore or HK VO and was filling in for the summer relief ( I don't know). The additional document was another FBI update, the 3rd one already, even though I haven't lived in the USA since the last 2 clearance were issued - it was crazy.
 

chala

Hero Member
Mar 17, 2013
275
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa - LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-04-2013
AOR Received.
15-04-2013
File Transfer...
25-04-2013
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
09-01-2013 ext till 2015
Interview........
Aug 5-2014 passed
Passport Req..
21-10-2013
VISA ISSUED...
25-11-2014
LANDED..........
Dec 8, 2014
kittyandpipit said:
how much advanced notice did they give you for your interview?
2 months
 

michellestella

Full Member
Apr 24, 2014
32
1
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC Ottawa --> Los Angeles
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-06-2013
Doc's Request.
27-01-2014
AOR Received.
25-06-2013, sponsorship approved 08-07-2013
File Transfer...
13-03-2014 transferred to LA
Interview........
04-09-2014
Passport Req..
24-09-2014, decision made 08-11-2014
VISA ISSUED...
04-11-2014, arrived 14-11-2014
LANDED..........
14-11-2014
kittyandpipit said:
how much advanced notice did they give you for your interview?
About two and half months notice.
 

little_apple

Hero Member
Jun 11, 2013
824
11
124
Calgary
Category........
Visa Office......
Vienna/Austria
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 20, 2013
Doc's Request.
June 4, 2013 & February 18, 2014
AOR Received.
May 5, 2013
File Transfer...
May 27, 2013
Med's Done....
April 4, 2013
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
exempt
VISA ISSUED...
April 17, 2014
LANDED..........
in Calgary since March 29, 2012. Landed as PR May 3, 2014
chala said:
Yes, we both attended the interview and we were less than pleased with the way it was conducted. The officer who interviewed us was an Asian lady who spoke broken English. She seemed unfamiliar with the details of my application and continued to get the facts mixed up. We couldn't get any meaningful discussion as she would cut us off whenever we tried to make a comment. She seemed to be in a very grumpy mood and seemed to want to show her authority. In the end she said that she would approve the application pending receipt of additional documents. The LA visa office is only a small facility with only a few employees none of whom appear to be from Canada. This was a very expensive interview for us to attend as we had to fly all the way from Atlantic Canada to an interview that we feel was unnecessary in the first place.
Oh wow, what a nightmare. This is insane :eek:
 

canadaukr

Full Member
Jun 24, 2014
33
0
that`s crazy!!! Thanks for sharing! :eek:

Guys, it`s coming up 2 weeks as Ottawa received my passport from Alberta for Visa and I haven`t heard back (I have a tracking number), they didn`t send it back yet. Should I panic? Write or call CIC?
 

rhcohen2014

VIP Member
Apr 6, 2014
4,935
185
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
March 17, 2014
Doc's Request.
April 11, 2014
AOR Received.
May 8, 2014
File Transfer...
May 9, 2014
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
Nov 15, 2013
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
July 15, 2014
VISA ISSUED...
July 25, 2014/ received August 1, 2014
LANDED..........
August 29, 2014
canadaukr said:
that`s crazy!!! Thanks for sharing! :eek:

Should I panic? Write or call CIC?
no.
 

canadaukr

Full Member
Jun 24, 2014
33
0
ok, we just have a vacation september 13 planned long ago and I don`t want to miss it, that`s why I want to have passport by that time..
 

squishypenguin

Full Member
Dec 5, 2013
28
0
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
App. Filed.......
18-10-2013
AOR Received.
15-11-2013
File Transfer...
04-12-2013
Med's Done....
23-08-2013
LANDED..........
23-06-2014
kittyandpipit said:
oh that's interesting...what would be an issue with medical.... we did the medical in september

he has a heart murmur, which he had surgery on when he was 5, and no issues since. he was also diagnosed with bipolar like ten years ago, but has been off medication for 3 years...

I was under the impression that it was impossible to not pass the medical for a spouse.

so maybe there is something that I don't know about? does that seem like an option?
Other parts of the medical are also the urine, blood test and chest X Ray. Any chance any of that came back abnormal? They do a standard STI panel which is the urine and blood (chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis) and CXR for TB. I highly doubt it's any of that and don't want to be offensive but it's worth mentioning that those are also parts of the medical. Also easy enough to get checked out on your own since the other parts of the medical sound ok.
 

kittyandpipit

Star Member
Jun 18, 2013
126
0
Category........
Visa Office......
ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-10-2013
AOR Received.
31-10-2013
File Transfer...
sent to LA 14/06/2014
Med's Done....
18-09-2013
LANDED..........
been in Canada since may 2013
Oh yeah that's interesting...thanks.
 

kneekick

Star Member
Feb 5, 2014
56
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02/17/2014
Doc's Request.
07/09/2014 (marriage cert./rprf)
AOR Received.
03/26/2014
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
02/04/2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
waived
LANDED..........
10/28/2014
squishypenguin said:
Other parts of the medical are also the urine, blood test and chest X Ray. Any chance any of that came back abnormal? They do a standard STI panel which is the urine and blood (chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis) and CXR for TB. I highly doubt it's any of that and don't want to be offensive but it's worth mentioning that those are also parts of the medical. Also easy enough to get checked out on your own since the other parts of the medical sound ok.
But if there was a problem, wouldn't they have notified the applicant sooner than almost a year later? Especially since those are things that should probably be looked into further and probably sooner if they didn't know, right?
 

kittyandpipit

Star Member
Jun 18, 2013
126
0
Category........
Visa Office......
ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-10-2013
AOR Received.
31-10-2013
File Transfer...
sent to LA 14/06/2014
Med's Done....
18-09-2013
LANDED..........
been in Canada since may 2013
that's why im really frustrated because theres been no contact... my husbands medical expires on the 19th of septmeber, do they usually make contact for extension, or am i supposed to?
 

chala

Hero Member
Mar 17, 2013
275
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa - LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-04-2013
AOR Received.
15-04-2013
File Transfer...
25-04-2013
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
09-01-2013 ext till 2015
Interview........
Aug 5-2014 passed
Passport Req..
21-10-2013
VISA ISSUED...
25-11-2014
LANDED..........
Dec 8, 2014
kittyandpipit said:
that's why im really frustrated because theres been no contact... my husbands medical expires on the 19th of septmeber, do they usually make contact for extension, or am i supposed to?
They will let you know if they want a new medical exam completed. Usually they will extend your medical expiry if your file has been sent to LA, but you would only know this from the electronic notes. If you haven't received a request for a new medical by now, it's most likely they have extended your medical expiry already, so you should be fine.
 

kittyandpipit

Star Member
Jun 18, 2013
126
0
Category........
Visa Office......
ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-10-2013
AOR Received.
31-10-2013
File Transfer...
sent to LA 14/06/2014
Med's Done....
18-09-2013
LANDED..........
been in Canada since may 2013
I requested notes July 3Rd they hadn't extended them at that point.
 

MapleLeafBride

Hero Member
Dec 3, 2013
207
7
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13-12-2013
Doc's Request.
06-06-2014
AOR Received.
08-01-2014
File Transfer...
15-01-2014
Med's Done....
26-08-2013
Passport Req..
waived
VISA ISSUED...
08-08-2014
LANDED..........
25-08-2014
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