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February 2012 Applicants - Join here!

pjmin

Star Member
Apr 22, 2012
109
1
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-02-2012
Doc's Request.
13-08-2012 Req for missing form
File Transfer...
02-05-2012/ In Process 16-08-2012
Med's Done....
26-12-2011
Passport Req..
11-06-2012/ ND rec'd 14-06-2012
VISA ISSUED...
02-09-2012
My case is very straight forward.. well I thought it was lol.. first marriage for both, arranged marraige, everyone attended, same religion/caste, similar education background, he's one year older.. I spoke with my MP a few weeks ago, they said its too early for them to help, since its only been 3 months from approval.. I ordered GSCM notes as well, should get those maybe next week. I'm starting to think I won't hear anything until Nov/Dec.. closer to when medicals are expired.
 

LeisaP

Champion Member
Jun 29, 2012
1,931
19
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
January 18, 2012
Doc's Request.
ARC requested Sept 28,2012 ARC sent October 18,2012... RCMP Sent Dec 17,2012. Additional court documents sent March 25, 2013.
AOR Received.
Never
File Transfer...
April 5, 2012
Med's Request
First medical March 2011, REDO Medical July 30, 2012
Med's Done....
August 16, 2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
May 7, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 27, 2013
LANDED..........
May 30, 2013
pjmin said:
My case is very straight forward.. well I thought it was lol.. first marriage for both, arranged marraige, everyone attended, same religion/caste, similar education background, he's one year older.. I spoke with my MP a few weeks ago, they said its too early for them to help, since its only been 3 months from approval.. I ordered GSCM notes as well, should get those maybe next week. I'm starting to think I won't hear anything until Nov/Dec.. closer to when medicals are expired.
we are going through mexico city
but we didnt receive anything from them untill 4 months after approval.
so i wouldnt worry to much it will come soon.
:)
 

sumitd

Hero Member
Apr 16, 2012
261
3
ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-M
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-03-2012
AOR Received.
12-06-2012
File Transfer...
12-06-2012
Passport Req..
05-07-2012
VISA ISSUED...
08-30-2012/ PP received on the 7th of September
LANDED..........
September 21-2012
pjmin said:
My case is very straight forward.. well I thought it was lol.. first marriage for both, arranged marraige, everyone attended, same religion/caste, similar education background, he's one year older.. I spoke with my MP a few weeks ago, they said its too early for them to help, since its only been 3 months from approval.. I ordered GSCM notes as well, should get those maybe next week. I'm starting to think I won't hear anything until Nov/Dec.. closer to when medicals are expired.
Wao, i am not sure how NDVO follow there files as some of the applicants that got AOR in JUNE got approva whereas u got AOR in may and still waiting....
Thats one thing i dnt like about NDVO...keep surprising everyone...
 

pjmin

Star Member
Apr 22, 2012
109
1
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-02-2012
Doc's Request.
13-08-2012 Req for missing form
File Transfer...
02-05-2012/ In Process 16-08-2012
Med's Done....
26-12-2011
Passport Req..
11-06-2012/ ND rec'd 14-06-2012
VISA ISSUED...
02-09-2012
It is very unpredictable, there really is no clear pattern as how they select cases that they work on. I hope they pick up the speed at VO's so everyone hears something soon.
 

indiagal

Full Member
May 16, 2012
26
0
sumitd said:
I am surprised that you and PJMN are still waiting for the final approval..

i am seing some march applicants getting there DM..

is your case strait-forward cuz u shud get the approval by now....

Order notes or contact your LOCAL MP.
Hi sumitd,

yes i agree i dun understand y my case is taking so long...one thing i wud like to ask is wat is dis "File transfer"...do dey send any separate mail for d same? i mean my husband got one mail of sponsorship approval n den i got another mail of Passport request...dun hv any idea about dis "File transfer" thing...plz temme...n plz temme how to contack LOCAL MP or wat is Ordering notes...we really hv no idea... :( my husband is younger to me...so can dat affect my case? i keep on thinking :-\
 

indocan

Star Member
May 22, 2012
122
0
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi, India
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 24, 2012
AOR Received.
Never
File Transfer...
May 23, 2012
Med's Done....
Jan 25, 2012
Passport Req..
July 06, 2012<br>ND VO rec'd it..: July 12, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
DM: July 30, 2012
Good News: My wife got her PP back on Friday with a shining visa stamped on it:) The Visa is good till Jan 2013 (expires on the same day as her medical).

Thank you for everyone's support on this forum. I wish good luck to you all.
 

kanika.382

Star Member
Jan 30, 2012
82
0
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15th Feb 2012
AOR Received.
25th May 2012
File Transfer...
25th May 2012
Med's Done....
22th Dec 2011
Passport Req..
18th June 2012
VISA ISSUED...
12th Aug Decision Made and Received on 17th Aug 2012
indiagal said:
Hi sumitd,

yes i agree i dun understand y my case is taking so long...one thing i wud like to ask is wat is dis "File transfer"...do dey send any separate mail for d same? i mean my husband got one mail of sponsorship approval n den i got another mail of Passport request...dun hv any idea about dis "File transfer" thing...plz temme...n plz temme how to contack LOCAL MP or wat is Ordering notes...we really hv no idea... :( my husband is younger to me...so can dat affect my case? i keep on thinking :-\
hi...dear...how much age difference is there....u n ur husband!!!
 

indiagal

Full Member
May 16, 2012
26
0
kanika.382 said:
hi...dear...how much age difference is there....u n ur husband!!!
hi kanika

Age difference is 3.5 yrs but ours is a love marriage n we gave dem loads of proofs...still i keep on thinking...
 

Sweden

VIP Member
Mar 31, 2012
4,186
179
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12/04/2012
File Transfer...
13/07/2012
Med's Done....
02/02/2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
05/11/12, received in Canada 19/11/12
LANDED..........
24/11/12, PR card received 30/01/12
indiagal said:
Hi sumitd,

yes i agree i dun understand y my case is taking so long...one thing i wud like to ask is wat is dis "File transfer"...do dey send any separate mail for d same? i mean my husband got one mail of sponsorship approval n den i got another mail of Passport request...dun hv any idea about dis "File transfer" thing...plz temme...n plz temme how to contack LOCAL MP or wat is Ordering notes...we really hv no idea... :( my husband is younger to me...so can dat affect my case? i keep on thinking :-\
Hey Indiagal,

to answer a few of your questions: file transfer is when the sponsor has been approved, then the file is transferred to the VO - in your case New delhi, and the file was transferred when the sponsorship was approved. If you got an email requesting your passport, then you know for sure your file has arrived, has been opened, and they are working on it. So don't worry too much about it, it's still early to have an answer... average time for New Delhi is 8 months, even if lots of applicants get a decision before that.

If you think that your file is taking too long, you can contact your MP - here is the list of MP ( member of parliament) and their constituency. Your husband can check which one corresponds to where he lives, and contact the MP to ask for more information. However, if you are within the "normal time frame", maybe your MP will not want to contact the VO as the time has not passed yet.

Ordering notes - that's if you want to order the notes that CIC has made on your file. It takes about a month to get them, they are called GCSM notes, and you can see a bit what has been assessed already in your file and what the VO has written about it.

Age difference - it is not necessarily a problem, and I don't think that 3,5 years should be a bit issue, especially if you have provided lots of proofs.

Don't think about it too much ( easier said than done, I know!), it's a bit early in the process to worry, you are within the normal waiting time, so there is not much to do about it apart from waiting...

Good luck with your application,
Sweden
 

chickie72

VIP Member
Mar 12, 2012
4,108
78
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Kingston, JA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-02-12
Doc's Request.
09-06-13
AOR Received.
20-06-12
File Transfer...
04-10-12
Med's Request
20-06-12
Med's Done....
07-09-12
Passport Req..
March 4, 2014
VISA ISSUED...
March 20, 2014
LANDED..........
March 22, 2014
canadiangirl78 said:
My husband landed yesterday. It was very easy. :)

Congrats to you! Blessings to you and your hubby!
 

canadiangirl78

Champion Member
Mar 1, 2012
2,345
30
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 21
AOR Received.
Mississauga: May 10, Mexico: June 4
File Transfer...
May 16
Med's Done....
Dec 21, 2011
Interview........
Waived!
Passport Req..
July 6
VISA ISSUED...
July 13
LANDED..........
August 2, 2012
chickie72 said:
Congrats to you! Blessings to you and your hubby!
Thank you!
 

jordan2110

Star Member
May 26, 2012
52
0
Its to bad my wife is not from India ..she would be in canada by now...its seems people from India get visa in half the time the rest of the world does
 

Belinasha

Star Member
Nov 3, 2011
175
8
Ottawa
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-03-2012
Doc's Request.
14-09-2012 - New FBI needed - 120 days to submit - then told disregard request
AOR Received.
N/A
File Transfer...
29-05-2012 to LA
Med's Request
Meds received 29-05-2012; Medical extension received 16-10-2012
Med's Done....
27-10-2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
02-01-2013 received at LA 08-01-2013 ; Decision Made 1-17-2013
VISA ISSUED...
16-01-2013 sent to wrong address; 13-02-2013 LA replied new COPR sent to correct address; 21-02-2013 COPR arrives in mail at new address
LANDED..........
22-02-2013....FINALLY after almost 1 full year since applying
No kidding Jordan2110! My husband and I say that all the time. We applied in March and got sponsorship approval in May. If he was from India, he would probably have landed a month or so ago. I wrote Minister Kenney a letter about it about 3 weeks ago, still no reply. The U.S. is our closest ally and my husband is visa-exempt..you'd think it would be just as fast as the India offices...but no. Looking on the buffalo spreadsheet, it seems that only 3-4 people from the U.S. have gotten PR approval THIS YEAR!! It's bloody August already!! I also wrote my MP about it and he said that somebody from the Minister's office will look into it and get back to me...ya right, like that will happen! Spousal applications have the highest priority so they claim, so why is nobody from the U.S., aside from 3-4 people not being processed past 1st stage approval? They stopped the parent/grandparent applications and got rid of that huge backlog of applications...so what are they working on?? Mostly everybody from January, February and March have gotten sponsorship approval...so what the H3ll is Ottawa doing?
 

canadiangirl78

Champion Member
Mar 1, 2012
2,345
30
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 21
AOR Received.
Mississauga: May 10, Mexico: June 4
File Transfer...
May 16
Med's Done....
Dec 21, 2011
Interview........
Waived!
Passport Req..
July 6
VISA ISSUED...
July 13
LANDED..........
August 2, 2012