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Mumof3

Star Member
Nov 15, 2014
76
2
Hong Kong
Category........
Visa Office......
Hong Kong
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-11-2014
AOR Received.
14-02-2015 (AOR1) 3-3-2015 (AOR2)
File Transfer...
16-02-2015
Med's Request
Yes up-front
Med's Done....
07-07-2014 (first) 04-08-2015 (second)
Interview........
NIL
Passport Req..
31-08-2015
VISA ISSUED...
6-9-2015
LANDED..........
28-10-2015........PR card in hands Mar. 11, 2016
Hi tofuboi,

Congrat for your PPR!!
For your landing issue: if you already in Canada, you are able to do landing WITHIN Canada CIC office. Example : Vancouver downtown or Surrey in BC.
An information letter attaching your CORP shows the procedure in detail. But an appointment takes more than 4 weeks time.

Cheers~ ;D


tofuboi said:
Yes. it updated to DM. No information is updated inside though. It still says CIC sent request for medical. lol

Yes, I will be sending it to Ottawa. Now to figure out how to land. No US Visa. Scared that doing it in the states will leave bad record on file, then harder to get visa.... Maybe trip to Europe?
 

bukeluke

Hero Member
Apr 24, 2015
275
16
Category........
Visa Office......
Hong Kong
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-12-2014
Doc's Request.
30-09-2015
Nomination.....
n/a
AOR Received.
03-03-2015
IELTS Request
n/a
File Transfer...
11-03-2015 (SA)
Med's Request
n/a
Med's Done....
3-12-2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
n/a
VISA ISSUED...
03-11-2015
LANDED..........
20-11-2015
cutietal. said:
Congratulations to tofuboi & martinzx!
Yours is coming soon, vanhk!

I havent heard anything from VO at all.
I really try to stay positive that mine is coming soon! finger cross! =)
Ours should be the same. Your medical report expired?
 

vanhk

Star Member
Aug 10, 2015
149
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Hong Kong
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
26-11-2014
AOR Received.
18-02-2015
File Transfer...
11-03-2015
Med's Request
20-08-2015
Med's Done....
13-09-2014(1st) 22-08-2015(2nd)
Interview........
Waived
LANDED..........
Decision Made 13-11-2015
depressed :-[

many many people got DM on Friday...some are December applicants...

I sent my application on November...still waiting :(
 

rbbridge

Full Member
Aug 25, 2015
39
1
You must cheer up!! ;D
Do not worry about things that is out of your control. Everything will work in your way soon.
 

vanhk

Star Member
Aug 10, 2015
149
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Hong Kong
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
26-11-2014
AOR Received.
18-02-2015
File Transfer...
11-03-2015
Med's Request
20-08-2015
Med's Done....
13-09-2014(1st) 22-08-2015(2nd)
Interview........
Waived
LANDED..........
Decision Made 13-11-2015
rbbridge said:
You must cheer up!! ;D
Do not worry about things that is out of your control. Everything will work in your way soon.
Thank you! Was hoping good news came before long weekend...:(
 

cutietal.

Full Member
Aug 19, 2015
43
0
bukeluke said:
Ours should be the same. Your medical report expired?
Its gonna expire soon ><
I believe they are going to send me mail for both med and police check soon.
I also applied for the note since i want to know why it takes so long to process my application.
My case is straight forward and I have been with my hubby for 10 years and have lived together for 6 years.
 

bukeluke

Hero Member
Apr 24, 2015
275
16
Category........
Visa Office......
Hong Kong
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-12-2014
Doc's Request.
30-09-2015
Nomination.....
n/a
AOR Received.
03-03-2015
IELTS Request
n/a
File Transfer...
11-03-2015 (SA)
Med's Request
n/a
Med's Done....
3-12-2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
n/a
VISA ISSUED...
03-11-2015
LANDED..........
20-11-2015
cutietal. said:
Its gonna expire soon ><
I believe they are going to send me mail for both med and police check soon.
I also applied for the note since i want to know why it takes so long to process my application.
My case is straight forward and I have been with my hubby for 10 years and have lived together for 6 years.
Me too. I knew my husband for 10 years, and got married for 8 years, still takes long...HKVO will receive police cert after 2 weeks. I wish they could issue PPR asap so that I don't need to re-do medical....
 

Martinzx

Full Member
May 31, 2015
26
0
cutietal. said:
Congratulations to tofuboi & martinzx!
Yours is coming soon, vanhk!

I havent heard anything from VO at all.
I really try to stay positive that mine is coming soon! finger cross! =)
should be receiving good news soon. cic need to finish off all 2014 application as well.
 

vanhk

Star Member
Aug 10, 2015
149
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Hong Kong
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
26-11-2014
AOR Received.
18-02-2015
File Transfer...
11-03-2015
Med's Request
20-08-2015
Med's Done....
13-09-2014(1st) 22-08-2015(2nd)
Interview........
Waived
LANDED..........
Decision Made 13-11-2015
bukeluke said:
Me too. I knew my husband for 10 years, and got married for 8 years, still takes long...HKVO will receive police cert after 2 weeks. I wish they could issue PPR asap so that I don't need to re-do medical....
i have been with my hubby for almost 10 years as well :(
 

benitaagogo

Hero Member
Apr 4, 2015
278
8
Category........
Visa Office......
HKVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-03-2015, CIC received 03-05-2015
AOR Received.
04-16-2015, SA 04-30-2015
File Transfer...
05-07-2015
Med's Done....
upfront
Interview........
waived, IP on Oct.9, DM on Nov.12
Passport Req..
N/A
VISA ISSUED...
N/A
LANDED..........
12-06-2015
I have a question for the IP applicants before March, what does it say on your ECAS? Is it close to your AOR2 date or it's close to the date when your ECAS changed to IP?

I'm wondering if CIC has updated the ECAS system to the new IP, I wanna order notes when my case is actually in IP and since I'm a early March applicant I think it's getting close they start processing my case but now they changed the system and I can't tell if it's IP or not...........I just wanna know how I can tell when CIC is processing the case :/

Maybe I should wait till the end of the month that a bit more than 5 months of waiting after AOR2 to order the notes :s
 

bukeluke

Hero Member
Apr 24, 2015
275
16
Category........
Visa Office......
Hong Kong
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-12-2014
Doc's Request.
30-09-2015
Nomination.....
n/a
AOR Received.
03-03-2015
IELTS Request
n/a
File Transfer...
11-03-2015 (SA)
Med's Request
n/a
Med's Done....
3-12-2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
n/a
VISA ISSUED...
03-11-2015
LANDED..........
20-11-2015
benitaagogo said:
I have a question for the IP applicants before March, what does it say on your ECAS? Is it close to your AOR2 date or it's close to the date when your ECAS changed to IP?

I'm wondering if CIC has updated the ECAS system to the new IP, I wanna order notes when my case is actually in IP and since I'm a early March applicant I think it's getting close they start processing my case but now they changed the system and I can't tell if it's IP or not...........I just wanna know how I can tell when CIC is processing the case :/

Maybe I should wait till the end of the month that a bit more than 5 months of waiting after AOR2 to order the notes :s
Not everybody got AOR2. Have you got a letter from Mississauga that your file trf to HKVO? Please note now processing nov/dec applicant. March applicant Pls wait.
 

rbbridge

Full Member
Aug 25, 2015
39
1
For me regarding the AOR 2 is April 21st, 2015. However in my eCas my process started March 31, 2015. That means the day HKVO received the file and then by on April 21st issued me an e-mail to let me know. Since my eCas just turn IP, I think it is the old IP (last Friday), which means they are just start the real processing. Do you think this sounds correct ?

Therefore I think CIC is also starting to process your case, but base on the new IP and old IP, there must be some in-between people also. I see an effort on VO to change everyone to IP status. Base on the current processing time for HKVO to be 11 month and since my application date was in Jan, I do think I will hear from them in Nov/Dec for additional documents or decisions.

The above just my view to share, I could be off totally.
 

benitaagogo

Hero Member
Apr 4, 2015
278
8
Category........
Visa Office......
HKVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-03-2015, CIC received 03-05-2015
AOR Received.
04-16-2015, SA 04-30-2015
File Transfer...
05-07-2015
Med's Done....
upfront
Interview........
waived, IP on Oct.9, DM on Nov.12
Passport Req..
N/A
VISA ISSUED...
N/A
LANDED..........
12-06-2015
bukeluke said:
Not everybody got AOR2. Have you got a letter from Mississauga that your file trf to HKVO? Please note now processing nov/dec applicant. March applicant Pls wait.
I guess you read my comments wrong, I was wondering if everyone's (applicants before May 2015)ecas shows the new IP (about the date of AOR2)now, I did get AOR2 letter informing the file has been transferred to HKVO.

I do know that I have to wait and HKVO is working on Dec. Jan and interview of Oct. Nov.Dec. applicants, but my question is the ECAS, because the applicants after May has new IP, and those before had the old IP and then on October 9th the applicant's before May whose ECAS have been showing Application received changed to IP which is the new IP ,I'm not sure if everyone's ECAS changed or maybe some remains application received, and for those Nov. Dec. Jan. who all ready got IP before October 9th, I would like to know if their IP date have also changed.

Because before 9th, the applicant's before May still has the old IP, I was planning on ordering notes when I get IP, but now it seems like it has changed to the new one, I don't know how I can tell when my case is actually in process so I can order notes and maybe there's a clue we know that was why I asked the former applicant's IP still shows the date HKVO starts processing it or the date closer to AOR2.
 

benitaagogo

Hero Member
Apr 4, 2015
278
8
Category........
Visa Office......
HKVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-03-2015, CIC received 03-05-2015
AOR Received.
04-16-2015, SA 04-30-2015
File Transfer...
05-07-2015
Med's Done....
upfront
Interview........
waived, IP on Oct.9, DM on Nov.12
Passport Req..
N/A
VISA ISSUED...
N/A
LANDED..........
12-06-2015
rbbridge said:
For me regarding the AOR 2 is April 21st, 2015. However in my eCas my process started March 31, 2015. That means the day HKVO received the file and then by on April 21st issued me an e-mail to let me know. Since my eCas just turn IP, I think it is the old IP (last Friday), which means they are just start the real processing. Do you think this sounds correct ?

Therefore I think CIC is also starting to process your case, but base on the new IP and old IP, there must be some in-between people also. I see an effort on VO to change everyone to IP status. Base on the current processing time for HKVO to be 11 month and since my application date was in Jan, I do think I will hear from them in Nov/Dec for additional documents or decisions.

The above just my view to share, I could be off totally.
I kinda doubt it's the old one since almost the whole month of March and includes the former applicants' changed to IP on the same day, and from the 2015 spreadsheet, Ottawa and New Delhi VO also changed a bunch of people's ecas (from January all the way to May, four months' applications) to IP on October 9th.

Here is the the definition of IP:

Status of your application

IN PROCESS

(A decision has not been made yet.)

Explanation

Application Received by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) <== so there's no Application received on ecas anymore

We have received your application and will review it in order of receipt. We will send you an acknowledgement letter.

Documentation Verified by CIC
We are reviewing your application to make sure it is complete and that no documents are missing. We will return incomplete applications for resubmission.

An Interview May be Required
We will review the application and decide if an interview is necessary. If so, we will inform you in writing of the date, time and location of the interview.


I guess maybe we can never tell when our cases are actually in process anymore :(
 

littlemeatball

Full Member
Jun 16, 2015
43
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Hong Kong
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-06-2015
AOR Received.
24-07-2015; AOR2 27-08-2015
File Transfer...
24-08-2015
Med's Done....
14-04-2015
Yeah we are June 22nd applicant and we have not received AOR2 yet. :( I believe not everyone receives an AOR2 (or I sure hope so!).