I will spare Diplomatru from that.
So, I don't know if you used a consultant or not but the thing works like this:
- First your application goes to CIO in Sydney- NS.
- After it passed by the first eligibility screening, and you receive e-mail with your PER (Positive Eligilibity Review), your file is finally sent to the designated Visa Office to further processing. It will depend on which VO you or your consultant indicated on the forms (CPC - Ottawa in our case).
- Then, you pass by the other stages, such as: Interview (if not waived), Medical Request, PCC (if applicable), RPRF (Right for permanent residency fee), and PPR (Passport request).
@ Preet Prabh - If your app was received by Ottawa as you said, it does not follow my timeline. It is a little behind, because my app was received by CIO Sydney on July 22nd and started processing in Ottawa on December 12.
Cheers!