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Avana

Hero Member
Sep 9, 2012
396
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-06-2012
AOR Received.
none, approved on 30-08-2012
File Transfer...
30-08-2012
Med's Done....
02-06-2012
Interview........
24-12-2012
VISA ISSUED...
24-12-2012
LANDED..........
03-01-2013
YAY YAY YAY!! Booked booked booked!!!!! I get to see hubby in 44 hrs!!!!!!!
;D ;D ;D
 

shuster2210

Hero Member
Jan 18, 2012
261
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-04-2012
AOR Received.
Never
File Transfer...
July 9th 2012
Med's Done....
January 31st 2012
Interview........
Waived
VISA ISSUED...
Nov-1-2012
LANDED..........
Hopefully December 3rd
Avana said:
YAY YAY YAY!! Booked booked booked!!!!! I get to see hubby in 44 hrs!!!!!!!
;D ;D ;D
Yeah!!!! There's some happy news today!!!
I think that once he is finally here I might miss the excitement of the countdowns!!!

16 sleeps for me!!!!
 

Avana

Hero Member
Sep 9, 2012
396
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-06-2012
AOR Received.
none, approved on 30-08-2012
File Transfer...
30-08-2012
Med's Done....
02-06-2012
Interview........
24-12-2012
VISA ISSUED...
24-12-2012
LANDED..........
03-01-2013
Haha.. especially last minute countdowns with merely hours to go!!
 

DDG

Star Member
Sep 26, 2012
119
1
Category........
Visa Office......
HAV
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
July 24/12
File Transfer...
Oct 02/12
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
January 14/13
VISA ISSUED...
January 24/13
Avana said:
Haha.. especially last minute countdowns with merely hours to go!!
the last hour on the plane is the worst!! and waiting for luggage!!
 

sassylassie

Hero Member
Sep 18, 2012
285
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-10-2012
AOR Received.
none
File Transfer...
19-11-2012
Med's Done....
29-05-2012
Avana said:
YAY YAY YAY!! Booked booked booked!!!!! I get to see hubby in 44 hrs!!!!!!!
;D ;D ;D
WHOO HOO!! Good stuff Avana!
 

Avana

Hero Member
Sep 9, 2012
396
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-06-2012
AOR Received.
none, approved on 30-08-2012
File Transfer...
30-08-2012
Med's Done....
02-06-2012
Interview........
24-12-2012
VISA ISSUED...
24-12-2012
LANDED..........
03-01-2013
Sassy- did your package arrive safely today?? :D
 

lambchop

Star Member
Mar 15, 2012
59
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-05-2012
Congratz to you and your esposo KJG! :D I hope the process to get his PRE is smooth and swift and that he arrives in Canada super pronto!

And shuster, I hope your hubby gets a call from the embassy ASAP. I've got my fingers crossed for you.

Looking at ECAS, I'm a little bit concerned ??? We have heard absolutely nothing since I received the sponsorship approval email nearly two months ago. I know a few others are in this situation, however when I check ECAS (using sponsor or applicant info), it doesn't even say medicals received even though he did his medical in March and I know we included the paper work with our application ??? Is anyone else's ECAS info completely unchanged since sponsorship approval?
 

shuster2210

Hero Member
Jan 18, 2012
261
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-04-2012
AOR Received.
Never
File Transfer...
July 9th 2012
Med's Done....
January 31st 2012
Interview........
Waived
VISA ISSUED...
Nov-1-2012
LANDED..........
Hopefully December 3rd
Mine has shown meds received since July the 9th, and no change at all since then :-(
 

DDG

Star Member
Sep 26, 2012
119
1
Category........
Visa Office......
HAV
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
July 24/12
File Transfer...
Oct 02/12
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
January 14/13
VISA ISSUED...
January 24/13
shuster2210 said:
Mine has shown meds received since July the 9th, and no change at all since then :-(
I decided today I'm not looking anymore for a while, I've become obsessed with this since I recieved my AOR. My concern right now is my step daughters medical runs out in October (this weekend actually), and I'm not sure if I should get him to take her now for it, or if it will be alright to get it when I'm there in December and drop it off with other updated stuff, like financial support, pictures of the house we rennovated, emails. ???I have to pay the fee too, and can't swing that until Nov 5. I'm kind of hoping now, they don't open the package until I can do that!!
 

OhCanadiana

VIP Member
Feb 27, 2010
3,086
217
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
DDG said:
I decided today I'm not looking anymore for a while, I've become obsessed with this since I recieved my AOR. My concern right now is my step daughters medical runs out in October (this weekend actually), and I'm not sure if I should get him to take her now for it, or if it will be alright to get it when I'm there in December and drop it off with other updated stuff, like financial support, pictures of the house we rennovated, emails. ???I have to pay the fee too, and can't swing that until Nov 5. I'm kind of hoping now, they don't open the package until I can do that!!
I would wait until the new medical is requested or 16 months have passed. It may get extended if they are ready to take a final decision on your file within 15 months of the medical (and the only thing stopping the file from being finalized is the expired medical).
 

KJG

Champion Member
Jun 4, 2012
2,795
29
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 28, 2012
AOR Received.
June 14, 2012
File Transfer...
June 20, 2012
Med's Done....
Jan 3, 2012
Interview........
Oct 4, 2012 9:00am
VISA ISSUED...
Oct 4, 2012
LANDED..........
Nov 9, 2012
lambchop said:
Congratz to you and your esposo KJG! :D I hope the process to get his PRE is smooth and swift and that he arrives in Canada super pronto!

And shuster, I hope your hubby gets a call from the embassy ASAP. I've got my fingers crossed for you.

Looking at ECAS, I'm a little bit concerned ??? We have heard absolutely nothing since I received the sponsorship approval email nearly two months ago. I know a few others are in this situation, however when I check ECAS (using sponsor or applicant info), it doesn't even say medicals received even though he did his medical in March and I know we included the paper work with our application ??? Is anyone else's ECAS info completely unchanged since sponsorship approval?
hey lambchop nice to see you back!!!!!!! fingers are crossed that all will be good with the pre....so far so good!!!!

with respect to ecas lambchop nothing changed on ours till interview date was requested.....then when I got home I checked and his address had been changed to mine in Canada....but there was never anything saying file in progress etc.
 

DDG

Star Member
Sep 26, 2012
119
1
Category........
Visa Office......
HAV
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
July 24/12
File Transfer...
Oct 02/12
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
January 14/13
VISA ISSUED...
January 24/13
OhCanadiana said:
I would wait until the new medical is requested or 16 months have passed. It may get extended if they are ready to take a final decision on your file within 15 months of the medical (and the only thing stopping the file from being finalized is the expired medical).
Ok, Thanks so much!! I really hope it is within the 16 months, but thats only 4 months away and my file was only just transferred to Havana. I guess I'll wait it out and do it when I'm there if they request it.
 

sassylassie

Hero Member
Sep 18, 2012
285
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-10-2012
AOR Received.
none
File Transfer...
19-11-2012
Med's Done....
29-05-2012
Avana said:
Sassy- did your package arrive safely today?? :D
I will check when I get home tonight. When I dropped off on Tues I missed the pick up time...so it was not going to be picked up till 530 yesterday. Suppposed to be there EOD today. *fingers crossed*
???
 

sassylassie

Hero Member
Sep 18, 2012
285
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-10-2012
AOR Received.
none
File Transfer...
19-11-2012
Med's Done....
29-05-2012
Ok....more questions about acrynoms:
PRE ???
PVE ??

I keep seeing this and mean to ask.
 

sassylassie

Hero Member
Sep 18, 2012
285
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-10-2012
AOR Received.
none
File Transfer...
19-11-2012
Med's Done....
29-05-2012
KJG said:
hey lambchop nice to see you back!!!!!!! fingers are crossed that all will be good with the pre....so far so good!!!!

with respect to ecas lambchop nothing changed on ours till interview date was requested.....then when I got home I checked and his address had been changed to mine in Canada....but there was never anything saying file in progress etc.
His address was changed to yours?!?!? That is friggin' exciting. Sorry but If I saw that it would makes things so much more real ;D