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[mymapleproject]

We may not have everything we want in life but we are blessed enough to have all we need. For this, we are truly grateful.

We went for the DIY route and thank God journey has been smooth, thanks to my brother and to everyone in this forum. Finally, graduation has come, VOH today!! I pray everyone else will have their early Christmas gifts too

NOC 0112
App Received - 24/12/2014
PER- 22/03/2015
MR - 08/10/2015
MR Done - 13/10/2015
Results Rcvd by CEM - 20/10/2015
PPR - 10/27/2015
Decision Made - 07/11/2015
VOH - 17/11/2015

 

[brown_eyes]

hi guys, holiday ba Canada Embassy Manila next week dahil sa APEC summit? ;D

CEM is working on APEC week. I just had a call from them verifying if I already sent our passports for visa stamping. They are in a hurry because the Prime Minister is here. They confirmed that they will not close office this week. So expect DECISION MADE next week guys.

 

[rv33]

Hi po sa lahat..I received PPR email this morning.
I just want to ask po kung paano send ang passports sa CEM if wala kayo sa Pilipinas ngayon.
In our case po kasi we are in UAE pero CEM ang visa office namin.

Ito po ang options mentioned sa PPR email na nareceive ko :
1. Visa Application Centres (VACs) For more information, visit http://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada/Philippines/index.html
2. In Canada (CPC-O) – if applicable

Salamat po.

 

[racqui78]

We may not have everything we want in life but we are blessed enough to have all we need. For this, we are truly grateful.

We went for the DIY route and thank God journey has been smooth, thanks to my brother and to everyone in this forum. Finally, graduation has come, VOH today!! I pray everyone else will have their early Christmas gifts too

NOC 0112
App Received - 24/12/2014
PER- 22/03/2015
MR - 08/10/2015
MR Done - 13/10/2015
Results Rcvd by CEM - 20/10/2015
PPR - 10/27/2015
Decision Made - 07/11/2015
VOH - 17/11/2015

congrats po! sana next na rin ako at sa mga nag iintay ng visa.

 

[cadream]

Thank you.. ikaw na next na gagraduate! ;D

Blindvia tama ka...VOH yesterday na kmi...God s super great!

I would also like to Thank everybody in this forum for sharing their knowledge unconditionally! u know who u r guys. Keep it up and inspire more people.

Having a lot of patience and faith are what we learned in this journey of our diy application. God has perfect timing!

Good luck and God bless everybody to our new life in Canada.
See u around :-!

 

[vlan2015]

Hi po sa lahat..I received PPR email this morning.
I just want to ask po kung paano send ang passports sa CEM if wala kayo sa Pilipinas ngayon.
In our case po kasi we are in UAE pero CEM ang visa office namin.

Ito po ang options mentioned sa PPR email na nareceive ko :
1. Visa Application Centres (VACs) For more information, visit http://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada/Philippines/index.html
2. In Canada (CPC-O) – if applicable

Salamat po.

hi po. was on similar situation and same option given, and payment option is either bank draft in peso or cash as per VFS site. base po sa nkachat ko na officer sa vfs site, pwede namn po daw representative mgsubmit ng passport sa VFS (either Cebu or Manila) then cash payment nlng, no authorization needed. so what i did, pinacourier ko passport ko along with pics and required doc to my representative tas nkisuyo nlng to submit it sa VAC Cebu and pay the fee on my behalf. i think pwede din po ipacourier ung passport/doc/pic direct to VAC kaso issue is sa pagbayad. read others have requested CEM if possible na isubmit ung passport sa VFS near them, which is an alternative. hope this helps po. congrats sa PPR!

 

[hopeful2015]

Hi po sa lahat..I received PPR email this morning.
I just want to ask po kung paano send ang passports sa CEM if wala kayo sa Pilipinas ngayon.
In our case po kasi we are in UAE pero CEM ang visa office namin.

Ito po ang options mentioned sa PPR email na nareceive ko :
1. Visa Application Centres (VACs) For more information, visit http://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada/Philippines/index.html
2. In Canada (CPC-O) – if applicable

Salamat po.

If sending pps sa Pinas thru courier is risky for you, email CEM and ask if you can have your visa stamped in the nearest Embassy of Canada. Then prepare to have your pps scanned 'coz sometimes the visa officer would ask for them and the updated form.

Sa case namin, nasa Singapore kami at CEM ang visa office. Ginawa nami, sinubmit namin sa VFS Singapore pps namin. Doon nalaman namin na sa High Commission of Canada pala i-su-submit ng VFS yong pps namin at hindi sa Manila. We were worried and so we wrote CEM that we submitted our pps thru VFS Singapore. After a few days, we received email from CEM asking for photocopies of pps and the updated form. Okay lang pala 'yon na ang nearest embassy na lang ang mag-sta-stamp, pero dapat alam ng CEM kasi sila rin naman ang mag-a-approve sa visa. Taga-stamp lang yong nearest embassy.

Hope that helps.

 

[rv33]

hi po. was on similar situation and same option given, and payment option is either bank draft in peso or cash as per VFS site. base po sa nkachat ko na officer sa vfs site, pwede namn po daw representative mgsubmit ng passport sa VFS (either Cebu or Manila) then cash payment nlng, no authorization needed. so what i did, pinacourier ko passport ko along with pics and required doc to my representative tas nkisuyo nlng to submit it sa VAC Cebu and pay the fee on my behalf. i think pwede din po ipacourier ung passport/doc/pic direct to VAC kaso issue is sa pagbayad. read others have requested CEM if possible na isubmit ung passport sa VFS near them, which is an alternative. hope this helps po. congrats sa PPR!

If sending pps sa Pinas thru courier is risky for you, email CEM and ask if you can have your visa stamped in the nearest Embassy of Canada. Then prepare to have your pps scanned 'coz sometimes the visa officer would ask for them and the updated form.

Sa case namin, nasa Singapore kami at CEM ang visa office. Ginawa nami, sinubmit namin sa VFS Singapore pps namin. Doon nalaman namin na sa High Commission of Canada pala i-su-submit ng VFS yong pps namin at hindi sa Manila. We were worried and so we wrote CEM that we submitted our pps thru VFS Singapore. After a few days, we received email from CEM asking for photocopies of pps and the updated form. Okay lang pala 'yon na ang nearest embassy na lang ang mag-sta-stamp, pero dapat alam ng CEM kasi sila rin naman ang mag-a-approve sa visa. Taga-stamp lang yong nearest embassy.

Hope that helps.

Thank you hopeful2015 & vlan2015...ipapadala na lang namin ang passports sa pinas and submit thru a representative. Salamat po ulit sa tulong nyo..God bless po.

 

[truly_canadian]

I just finished my Canadian Orientation Abroad (COA) pre-departure orientation today. Highly recommended ko po ito sa mga first time immigrants like us. Mr. Serge Bisson pour us with lots of information about Canada and give us tips on how to survive to our new home. Good thing about this is it is free (including snacks and lunch) and funded by CIC.

Hindi rin nakakaantok ang orientation coz sir Serge is very lively and funny.

 

[ZooeyWayne28]

VISA ON HAND na din po kami!!!
We thank God for all the wonderful things He has done for us.

I may have one of the longest timeline sa FSWP Pinoy 2014 applicants, but it's all worth it.

WWW Express (affiliated with DHL) ang ginamit ni Manila VO to deliver our passports with visa + CoPR.
Binalik din nila ang mga original docs na pinasa ko like NBI clearance, WES report, marriage certificate at NBI/PCC ni misis. Nagbayad ako ng PhP95.20 para i-receive yung delivery...
That's how courier collect works.

Nagkwento si Manong delivery guy na noong Saturday pa available for delivery ang docs namin pero naisip nya na since sa office naka-address,
most likely walang pasok pag weekend, which is true kasi Mon-Fri lang ang workdays namin sa office.
Sa sobrang tuwa ko, naabutan ko tuloy si manong ng pang-lunch nya.

I have been tracking our progress for the past couple of months and it has helped me predict when would be the next update.
<a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=2wq6b6h" target="_blank"><img src="http://i68.tinypic.com/2wq6b6h.png" border="0" alt="Happy Graduation!!!!"></a>

CONGRATS!!! batchmate ;D ang saya ng Christmas natin

 

[project_canada]

Congratulations....


Please keep me in your prayer.....

Praying with you, mdadeeb! Keep the faith!

 

[project_canada]

Wow congrats project_canada! Finally!!! Yehey!!!
Where do u plan to land?

Thank you, kaeleemom! Are you in Canada na? We will stay in Richmond, BC

 

[ambrosio]

Hi friends.. nkpagpa medical n po kmi nung august d2 sa singapore, but due to pregnant si misis, deferred muna x ray niya. Bale sa december 1st week ang expected delivery ni baby.

Ok lng ba na sa january last week na macomplete xray ni misis? Halos 2 months from the delivery date pagbalik niya d2 sa sg?

 

[hopingmaple]

Hi friends.. nkpagpa medical n po kmi nung august d2 sa singapore, but due to pregnant si misis, deferred muna x ray niya. Bale sa december 1st week ang expected delivery ni baby.

Ok lng ba na sa january last week na macomplete xray ni misis? Halos 2 months from the delivery date pagbalik niya d2 sa sg?

congrats on your new baby coming. Please get ready on the process for getting new baby's passport and other docs since you only have normally 30 days to complete since birth. but just wanted to let you know that you can have the new passport within 2 weeks after birth, medyo super busy ka nga lang. it's the certified copy of live birth that you need to present to dfa where you can get the certified copy the soonest then apply for the new passport in manila rush process then you can get it in 15 days. only in manila though that you can have the rush processing of passport. good luck!

 

[cnda0113]

I just wanna say, truly God is good.
VOH just now for me and my wife.

Thank you fellow forum members. Learned a lot here. DIY application.
And for the prayers. Sa mga waiting pa. We'll continue to pray for you


app received Dec 15 2014
PER March 3 2015
MR, RPRF, PP Request Nov 2, 2015
DM Nov 14 2015
VOH Nov 21 2015