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January 2012 Applicants - Join here!

Amoss

Hero Member
Feb 28, 2012
328
2
Category........
Visa Office......
LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-01-2012
AOR Received.
10-03-2012
File Transfer...
to Buffalo 20-03-2012 -- to LA 08-05-02012
Med's Done....
20-12-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
08-08-2012
The strange thing is that they tell you to add the amount of days in Step 1 with total time in Step 2 to know how long your app should take. According to CIC processing times now, it says 55 days... but my app has been sitting there for 65 days. So when you call and ask about it and they say that when it says January 25th apps on the site, it actually means January 10th.. it just doesn't make sense.

just venting...

:D
 

Dr Eng X

Champion Member
Jan 10, 2012
1,573
31
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Amoss said:
The strange thing is that they tell you to add the amount of days in Step 1 with total time in Step 2 to know how long your app should take. According to CIC processing times now, it says 55 days... but my app has been sitting there for 65 days. So when you call and ask about it and they say that when it says January 25th apps on the site, it actually means January 10th.. it just doesn't make sense.

just venting...

:D
The agent just did not know what to say!!
 

Gemini1

Star Member
Apr 4, 2011
62
1
Thanks podkayne8...I hope so too...it is very worrying to be the last one so far. My dad sent me an email tonight saying still no "snail mail" for me :( Could it that I am applying while not living in Canada? I know I have asked that before...
My husband has been on his Serbian forums and someone told him she waited 70 something days for approval. We are at 69 now....
I didn't phone last night as it was already late here when I read the update...I might phone on Monday if there still no snail mail for me by Friday night.
 

Amoss

Hero Member
Feb 28, 2012
328
2
Category........
Visa Office......
LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-01-2012
AOR Received.
10-03-2012
File Transfer...
to Buffalo 20-03-2012 -- to LA 08-05-02012
Med's Done....
20-12-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
08-08-2012
Dr Eng X said:
The agent just did not know what to say!!
what do you mean?

It's been 65 days... their website says 55 days.
 

missmini

Champion Member
Oct 6, 2009
1,777
71
Visa Office......
Amman
App. Filed.......
01-2012
Doc's Request.
05-2012 (CSQ approved)
AOR Received.
07-2012
File Transfer...
04-2012
Med's Done....
11-2011 (extended until 11-2013)
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
02-2013 (finalyyyyyy)
LANDED..........
07-2013 (DONE - thank u all :):):))
didn't u guys notice that the 55 days didn't change since maybe 3 weeks now and like last week this time too the calculations r wrong!!!!!!! these r calendaristic days not business and from Jan 25 until March 14 (the day of update) it's 50 days not 55...if it's still 55 days of working then they r opening Jan 20th applications....again someone didn't get enough coffee tsk tsk tsk

looking at our spreadsheet i think they r far behind :eek: then what they post... the december spreadsheet was reflecting very well the CIC updates....although it would b cool that we all get the good news in the same time ;):)
 

Amoss

Hero Member
Feb 28, 2012
328
2
Category........
Visa Office......
LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-01-2012
AOR Received.
10-03-2012
File Transfer...
to Buffalo 20-03-2012 -- to LA 08-05-02012
Med's Done....
20-12-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
08-08-2012
missmini said:
didn't u guys notice that the 55 days didn't change since maybe 3 weeks now and like last week this time too the calculations r wrong!!!!!!! these r calendaristic days not business and from Jan 25 until March 14 (the day of update) it's 50 days not 55...if it's still 55 days of working then they r opening Jan 20th applications....again someone didn't get enough coffee tsk tsk tsk

looking at our spreadsheet i think they r far behind :eek: then what they post... the december spreadsheet was reflecting very well the CIC updates....although it would b cool that we all get the good news in the same time ;):)
Yes! It's definitely fun to celebrate together... BUT, I'd sure like to know sooner :(

;)
 

Amoss

Hero Member
Feb 28, 2012
328
2
Category........
Visa Office......
LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-01-2012
AOR Received.
10-03-2012
File Transfer...
to Buffalo 20-03-2012 -- to LA 08-05-02012
Med's Done....
20-12-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
08-08-2012
http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html
 

missmini

Champion Member
Oct 6, 2009
1,777
71
Visa Office......
Amman
App. Filed.......
01-2012
Doc's Request.
05-2012 (CSQ approved)
AOR Received.
07-2012
File Transfer...
04-2012
Med's Done....
11-2011 (extended until 11-2013)
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
02-2013 (finalyyyyyy)
LANDED..........
07-2013 (DONE - thank u all :):):))
Amoss said:
http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html
cool site thank u :D i was counting manually not a lot of fun especially when u start over several times :p it's ok u can at least access the e-cas :) and the week is not over yet :);)
 

Amoss

Hero Member
Feb 28, 2012
328
2
Category........
Visa Office......
LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-01-2012
AOR Received.
10-03-2012
File Transfer...
to Buffalo 20-03-2012 -- to LA 08-05-02012
Med's Done....
20-12-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
08-08-2012
missmini said:
cool site thank u :D i was counting manually not a lot of fun especially when u start over several times :p it's ok u can at least access the e-cas :) and the week is not over yet :);)
thanks! You're right! Glad to know something for sure! :)
 

Dr Eng X

Champion Member
Jan 10, 2012
1,573
31
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Amoss said:
what do you mean?

It's been 65 days... their website says 55 days.
It is very crazy. The site says something, the status is another and we are waiting checking the site over and over. The agent could not justify why the site says working on application jan 25 while your application and others are not done. That is why the agent said these non sense things when the site says jan 25 that means blah blah blah....!
They are driving us all crazy
 

Dr Eng X

Champion Member
Jan 10, 2012
1,573
31
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Amoss said:
http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html
That is a good calculator specially for me who keeps counting the hours and living in suspens
 

canadiangirl78

Champion Member
Mar 1, 2012
2,345
30
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 21
AOR Received.
Mississauga: May 10, Mexico: June 4
File Transfer...
May 16
Med's Done....
Dec 21, 2011
Interview........
Waived!
Passport Req..
July 6
VISA ISSUED...
July 13
LANDED..........
August 2, 2012
Ack! That calculator says I have 30 days left. :mad:
 

indian_spouse

Star Member
Mar 1, 2012
96
0
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16 Jan 2012
AOR Received.
16th march 2012
Med's Done....
8 Dec 2011
Passport Req..
27th march 2012
VISA ISSUED...
28 June 2012( DM)
LANDED..........
12-14 July 2012
PLS PLS!!!!! SPONSORSHIP APPROVAL... COME SOON..!!!!!!!!
PLS MAKE US HAPPY..AND LET US MOVE TO STEP 2...AND QUICKLY WE GET PPR AND VISAS STAMPED TO LAND IN CANADA N BE WITH OUR SPOUSES!!!!!!!!!
OH PLZZZ GOD :) GIVE US A GOOD NEWS!!!!
 

Gemini1

Star Member
Apr 4, 2011
62
1
I GOT MY APPROVAL!
I don't mean to rub it in for those of you still waiting...but 70 days for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to call them tonight...spoke with Tanya and she was the nicest so far. She told my I was approved March 9th...exactly 2 months after we applied. She said that I should receive an email and sometimes they send it 5 days after approval...so...
So happy and feel such relief!
Thanks to everyone and good luck to those still waiting :)
 

Bobbi

Full Member
Jan 25, 2012
44
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Vienna
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-01-2012
AOR Received.
04-06-2012
File Transfer...
09-05-2012
Med's Done....
28-02-2012
Passport Req..
11-09-2012
VISA ISSUED...
18-09-2012
Congratulations Gemini!!! Much deserved!