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cali2bc

Star Member
Feb 6, 2015
174
4
California, USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-05-2015
Doc's Request.
23-10-2015
AOR Received.
11-06-2015
File Transfer...
14-07-2015
Med's Done....
09-02-2015
VISA ISSUED...
02-12-2015 (Decision Made 25-11-2015)
LANDED..........
08-02-2016
I just checked ECAS and I have Decision Made!!!!

Application Received 5/12/15
AOR: 6/11/2015
File Transfer: 7/14/15
IP on ECAS: 8/6/15
SA: 8/12/15
Document Request Batch Email: 10/23/15
DM: 11/26/15
 

cali2bc

Star Member
Feb 6, 2015
174
4
California, USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-05-2015
Doc's Request.
23-10-2015
AOR Received.
11-06-2015
File Transfer...
14-07-2015
Med's Done....
09-02-2015
VISA ISSUED...
02-12-2015 (Decision Made 25-11-2015)
LANDED..........
08-02-2016
mgrandolini said:
Congrats!! When did ecas change to IP? :D
Thank you! ECAS changed to IP on August 6!
 

Szymon

Full Member
Aug 15, 2014
21
0
Hi All,

Just wanted to let you know that I finally got my COPR on the 24th of November 2015. Just over a year of waiting but its finally here! Expiry date is 26th October 2016 so plenty of time to land.

Thanks a lot for everyone's help on this forum it has been invaluable and has helped me so much during the wait. Good luck to those still waiting, hope you hear soon!
 

sma2husa

Member
Mar 9, 2015
18
1
Guys!! I got DM this morning!!

What are the next steps? My wife is Australian so I am hoping that they will not ask for her passport?
 

rugrat907

Hero Member
Feb 3, 2015
424
28
California
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-03-2015
AOR Received.
25-04-2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
21-11-2014, remeds on 04-12-2015
VISA ISSUED...
COPR issued 21-12-2015
I got asked for a new medical exam. I am not happy....
 

fruitball4u

Star Member
Dec 6, 2014
172
14
Vancouver, BC
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
6474
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-05-2015
Doc's Request.
23-11-2015
AOR Received.
23-06-2015
File Transfer...
31-07-2015
Med's Done....
20-04-2015
Interview........
DM: 21-12-2015
VISA ISSUED...
COPR: 17-12-2015
LANDED..........
03-01-2016
Posted this in the May applicant thread but wanted to check with others - I was part of the 10/23 batch emails, and thought that I was well on my way to having my application finished, but I just received an email from CIC stating that they need my FBI clearance. Ummmm, what the hell? I am absolutely, 100% sure that I sent that in along with my application.

I'm calling in at 8:00 to figure out what the hell is going on, but am FREAKING out. Wait times for FBI certificates are 16-18 weeks, meaning if they have somehow managed to lose my original, I'll be tacking on another 5-6 months onto my application.

Any chance this is a batch email? It didn't say anything about disregarding which leads me to think that it isn't. Ugh. :(
 

Panamai

Hero Member
Oct 3, 2013
495
30
Kingston, Ontario
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
29-01-2015
AOR Received.
28-03-2015
File Transfer...
31-03-2015
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
16-01-2015
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
DM 05-11-2015
VISA ISSUED...
17-11-2015
LANDED..........
23-11-2015
fruitball4u said:
Posted this in the May applicant thread but wanted to check with others - I was part of the 10/23 batch emails, and thought that I was well on my way to having my application finished, but I just received an email from CIC stating that they need my FBI clearance. Ummmm, what the hell? I am absolutely, 100% sure that I sent that in along with my application.

I'm calling in at 8:00 to figure out what the hell is going on, but am FREAKING out. Wait times for FBI certificates are 16-18 weeks, meaning if they have somehow managed to lose my original, I'll be tacking on another 5-6 months onto my application.

Any chance this is a batch email? It didn't say anything about disregarding which leads me to think that it isn't. Ugh. :(
I got this same request in a batch email on September 9. Have you seen your notes? Do they say anything about your clearance being received? I had sent mine in a few months after the rest of my application, so I had an entry in my notes where they entered that they received it. If you rely on info from the call centre, they'll likely tell you to redo it when you don't need to. They did that to me when I received a medicals request in error from the visa officer. The best way to find out, in my experience, is to reply to the email and ask. Last time I did this, I got a response on just a few hours. I'm sure it's just the 2nd batch email though.
 

Aquakitty

VIP Member
Mar 21, 2011
3,014
164
BC
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
04-03-2015
AOR Received.
14-04-2015 - SA Received: 20-04-2015
Med's Done....
28-01-2015 Upfront
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
N/A
VISA ISSUED...
25-06-2015
LANDED..........
11-07-2015
rugrat907 said:
I got asked for a new medical exam. I am not happy....
I don't know why they choose to extend some people's medicals and others they request a new one, it certainly isn't fair. But they could be asking for it to give you a year to land.
 

rugrat907

Hero Member
Feb 3, 2015
424
28
California
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-03-2015
AOR Received.
25-04-2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
21-11-2014, remeds on 04-12-2015
VISA ISSUED...
COPR issued 21-12-2015
Aquakitty said:
I don't know why they choose to extend some people's medicals and others they request a new one, it certainly isn't fair. But they could be asking for it to give you a year to land.
But I don't want a year to land. :D

My original meds weren't perfect (high blood pressure), so I suspect that's why. What pisses me off is that I sent two email previously asking whether I would need to re-do them, including one over a month and a half ago and never got a response, until today when they replied to the email I sent in mid October...after they sent a separate request. I could have had this done long ago....
 

extreme001

Star Member
Jan 5, 2015
99
2
White Plains, NY
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
May 19, 2015
AOR Received.
June 11, 2015
File Transfer...
July 27, 2015, IP: October 9, 2015, DM: November 26, 2015
Med's Done....
April 29, 2015
Passport Req..
November 27, 2015
VISA ISSUED...
December 8, 2015
LANDED..........
January 23, 2016 (YVR Airport)
Hi pals,

I got DM too, just right now, checked on ECAS, it is really a very special Thanksgiving gift !!!

I am not US citizen, so I think I'd wait for a passport request (PPR), right?
 

Keysha2326

Full Member
Nov 19, 2015
26
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-04-2015
Doc's Request.
23-10-2015
Med's Done....
30-01-2015 (upfront)
Congratz to all DMs :) hope mine is on the way :D
 

mgrandolini

Star Member
Jan 12, 2015
115
0
Dublin
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa (London)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-04-2015
Doc's Request.
Batch Email 23-10-2015
AOR Received.
29-04-2015
File Transfer...
29-04-2015
Med's Done....
17-03-2015
Passport Req..
In Process: 09-10-2015
VISA ISSUED...
DM: 17-12-2015 COPR: 22-01-2016
LANDED..........
10-03-2016
extreme001 said:
Hi pals,

I got DM too, just right now, checked on ECAS, it is really a very special Thanksgiving gift !!!

I am not US citizen, so I think I'd wait for a passport request (PPR), right?
Congrats!! Did you receive any of the batch emails??
 

mrpotatohead

Star Member
Jan 7, 2015
57
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05MAY2015
AOR Received.
04JUN2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
21APR2015
Interview........
IP 09OCT2015
I foolishly thought I might also be in the DM pool today, too, as a fellow US May applicant, but it is not the case :/

On the brighter side, I noticed today that the spelling of my middle name has been corrected today (as near as yesterday, it was incorrect). Surely this means somebody is playing around with my file?
 

Ineffable

Hero Member
Jan 12, 2015
349
27
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
May 5, 2015
Doc's Request.
October 23, 2015
AOR Received.
June 3, 2015
File Transfer...
July 7, 2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
March 21, 2015
Interview........
IP: Oct. 9, 2015
VISA ISSUED...
Nov. 14, 2015
LANDED..........
Nov. 28, 2015
mrpotatohead said:
I foolishly thought I might also be in the DM pool today, too, as a fellow US May applicant, but it is not the case :/

On the brighter side, I noticed today that the spelling of my middle name has been corrected today (as near as yesterday, it was incorrect). Surely this means somebody is playing around with my file?
Hang in there. Your application could very well (and likely is) in someone's hands right now. Sending out positive vibes that your officer is particularly adroit and issues your COPR soon.
 

DanOCan

Star Member
Aug 21, 2013
122
9
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-04-2015
Doc's Request.
23-10-2015
AOR Received.
07-05-2015
File Transfer...
18-06-2015
Med's Done....
07-01-2015
VISA ISSUED...
03-12-2015
LANDED..........
10-01-2016
mrpotatohead said:
I foolishly thought I might also be in the DM pool today, too, as a fellow US May applicant, but it is not the case :/
I eagerly checked eCAS today hoping that with all the May applicants seeing DM that they might throw a [Thanksgiving turkey] bone to an April applicant, but no luck. :(