computergeek
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- Jan 31, 2012
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- Category........
- Visa Office......
- CPP-O/LA
- Job Offer........
- Pre-Assessed..
- App. Filed.......
- 06-03-2012
- AOR Received.
- 21-06-2012
- File Transfer...
- 21-6-2012
- Med's Done....
- 11-02-2012
- Interview........
- Waived
- Passport Req..
- 26-09-2012
- VISA ISSUED...
- 10-10-2012
- LANDED..........
- 13-10-2012
My advice: wait until the day before your work permit expires. Submit the application on paper via courier (so they receive it BEFORE the current permit expires). That way you maximize the chance that you'll land before they get to your work permit. If that happens, they will refuse your work permit (permanent residents aren't eligible for work permits) and refund your application fee.nazam80 said:I rang to the call centre today and they told me that the time limit for Vancouver office has changed and now it's 5 months for the landing interview since your final decision has been made for stage 2. In my case two months has passed and I am waiting for the letter so I need to extend my work permit once more. Now again wait for landing interview. Its been around two years so seems like till I get my pr it would be 2.5 years.
You'll be covered by implied status in the interim.
Five months seems excessive for a local landing appointment. But that office does seem busy (it is around the corner from my gym and I see people queued there routinely before 8 am...)