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JANUARY 2013 Applicants - JOIN HERE!

tinytortoise

Star Member
Feb 7, 2012
156
1
Houston, Texas
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-01-2013
AOR Received.
06-02-2013
Med's Done....
09-10-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
22-07-2013
VISA ISSUED...
23-08-2013
amikety said:
If you click on "Application Received" it might open up a new link. That's where mine says Medicals Recieved.
Thanks for the tip, mine says the same! :)
 

amikety

VIP Member
Dec 4, 2011
4,905
143
Calgary
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-01-2013
AOR Received.
2-2-2013
Med's Done....
12-10-2012
Passport Req..
9-07-2013
VISA ISSUED...
7-08-2013
LANDED..........
7-08-2013
scos said:
I think this was missed on the spreadsheet.
I wasn't sure which day to put - the 18th, the day she wrote that, or the day she actually gets the letter. I was going to wait until she said something or someone else noticed :p

Still not sure which day to put. What do you guys think?
 

Polgas

Champion Member
Jan 2, 2013
1,226
23
Two Six Double 0
Category........
Visa Office......
CEM
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
JAN. 27, 2013
Doc's Request.
JUL. 23, 2013
Nomination.....
CSQ: APR. 10, 2013
AOR Received.
FEB. 13, 2013
File Transfer...
FEB. 21, 2013
Med's Done....
JAN. 07, 2013
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
JUL. 23, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
JAN. 08, 2014
LANDED..........
JAN. 31, 2014
Barbara Baraka said:
Thanks alot, we are on AOR visa office
Congrats!
 

Polgas

Champion Member
Jan 2, 2013
1,226
23
Two Six Double 0
Category........
Visa Office......
CEM
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
JAN. 27, 2013
Doc's Request.
JUL. 23, 2013
Nomination.....
CSQ: APR. 10, 2013
AOR Received.
FEB. 13, 2013
File Transfer...
FEB. 21, 2013
Med's Done....
JAN. 07, 2013
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
JUL. 23, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
JAN. 08, 2014
LANDED..........
JAN. 31, 2014
Sweden said:
Don't worry about it. Some people never got the "medicals have been received" line on ecas and everything was still OK! ecas is not very reliable... if it says "medicals have been received", it means that they are matched with your file, but if it doesn't say anything... it doesn't mean anything! :) most likely it's there, and medicals ( first time ones, sent with the application) are very very rarely a problem, so no need to worry about it.
Sweden
I have the same case it only says Application Recieved. :p :p
 

Sweden

VIP Member
Mar 31, 2012
4,186
179
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12/04/2012
File Transfer...
13/07/2012
Med's Done....
02/02/2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
05/11/12, received in Canada 19/11/12
LANDED..........
24/11/12, PR card received 30/01/12
amikety said:
I wasn't sure which day to put - the 18th, the day she wrote that, or the day she actually gets the letter. I was going to wait until she said something or someone else noticed :p

Still not sure which day to put. What do you guys think?
probably the 18th as that's what it says " we sent you a letter on the 18th" - that's the day she got approved most likely!
Sweden
 

fandv

Hero Member
Aug 8, 2011
778
11
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22 Jan 2013
AOR Received.
CPC-M: None. Singapore: 25 Apr 2013
File Transfer...
17 Apr 2013
Med's Request
2nd request: 5 Feb 2014
Med's Done....
1st: 12 Dec 2012. 2nd: 11 Feb 2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
14 Feb 2014 and also e-CAS changed to "In Process" on that day. Passport got to Singapore: 12 Mar '14
VISA ISSUED...
Decision Made on eCAS: 12 April 2014. Visa n COPR issued 8 April 2014, received 16 May 2014.
LANDED..........
20 May 2014. PR card arrived on 29 July 2014.
Hi guys...

The following page:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm-fc.asp

says:

"The processing times are calculated in calendar days."

So that means the CIC and visa offices also work during weekends (Saturdays + Sundays) then?!
 

Sweden

VIP Member
Mar 31, 2012
4,186
179
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12/04/2012
File Transfer...
13/07/2012
Med's Done....
02/02/2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
05/11/12, received in Canada 19/11/12
LANDED..........
24/11/12, PR card received 30/01/12
fandv said:
Hi guys...

The following page:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm-fc.asp

says:

"The processing times are calculated in calendar days."

So that means the CIC and visa offices also work during weekends (Saturdays + Sundays) then?!
no - it doesn't mean that they work during week ends ( although some people did get their AOR on saturdays!) but it means that it's much easier to count the number of days that way - rather than having to count 5 days per week etc. With Calendar days, you can just add :) probably to avoid confusion... so 21 days = 3 weeks. easy! :)
Sweden
 

goldenkagi

Hero Member
Jun 2, 2012
389
12
124
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24 Jan 2013
AOR Received.
None- Stage 1 Approval 18 Feb 2013
Med's Done....
26 Dec 2012
Passport Req..
18 July 2013
VISA ISSUED...
26 Oct 2013 Rec'd 07 Nov 2013
LANDED..........
22 Nov 2013
Don't worry fandv, you are probably not far behind! You can try to call CIC soon?
 

Kbean

Star Member
Jan 18, 2013
78
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-01-2013
AOR Received.
17-01-2013
File Transfer...
12-02-2013
Med's Request
14-01-2014
Med's Done....
1st:18-06-2012 2nd:20-01-2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Jan 15th, 2014, PP sent April 2nd, 2014
VISA ISSUED...
Visa Issued May 2nd, 2014, Decision Made May 5th, 2014
LANDED..........
Landed
goldenkagi said:
Don't worry fandv, you are probably not far behind! You can try to call CIC soon?
Yes call CIC if it has been more than 21 days.
 

Sweden

VIP Member
Mar 31, 2012
4,186
179
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12/04/2012
File Transfer...
13/07/2012
Med's Done....
02/02/2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
05/11/12, received in Canada 19/11/12
LANDED..........
24/11/12, PR card received 30/01/12
Kbean said:
Yes call CIC if it has been more than 21 days.
Actually - it's not that much the number of days that matter, but which date they are processing. Currently it's 29th of January. Since your application was received 30th of January, you have to wait until next week when they move the date - if you call now, they will tell you to call back later once the date on the website is passed your application date.
It'll come soon!
Sweden
 

fandv

Hero Member
Aug 8, 2011
778
11
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22 Jan 2013
AOR Received.
CPC-M: None. Singapore: 25 Apr 2013
File Transfer...
17 Apr 2013
Med's Request
2nd request: 5 Feb 2014
Med's Done....
1st: 12 Dec 2012. 2nd: 11 Feb 2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
14 Feb 2014 and also e-CAS changed to "In Process" on that day. Passport got to Singapore: 12 Mar '14
VISA ISSUED...
Decision Made on eCAS: 12 April 2014. Visa n COPR issued 8 April 2014, received 16 May 2014.
LANDED..........
20 May 2014. PR card arrived on 29 July 2014.
Thanks for the encouragement guys ^^ *keeping my fingers crossed*

By the way, do they really update that page weekly? Because we saw the "Processing applications received in November X, 2012" blurb for quite a while....I think that statement wasn't updated in weeks, until it finally was on 20th Feb....?! :)
 

Sweden

VIP Member
Mar 31, 2012
4,186
179
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12/04/2012
File Transfer...
13/07/2012
Med's Done....
02/02/2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
05/11/12, received in Canada 19/11/12
LANDED..........
24/11/12, PR card received 30/01/12
fandv said:
Thanks for the encouragement guys ^^ *keeping my fingers crossed*

By the way, do they really update that page weekly? Because we saw the "Processing applications received in November X, 2012" blurb for quite a while....I think that statement wasn't updated in weeks, until it finally was on 20th Feb....?! :)
they normally do... sometimes, when it gets messy ( like the few last weeks where they processed applications in November, December and January at the same time), they don't update it for a few weeks, but normally it changes every week and it "jumps" a week or 10 days every time... then it slows down and only moves 1 day - then jumps 2 months like this week! everytime CIC implements some sort of change (last year, in January it was the new GCSM instead of CAIPS, then new type of forms with the bar codes, etc), it messes up, then goes back to normal, then new changes... a roller coaster to keep everybody interested!
 

hm82

Star Member
Jul 8, 2012
161
8
Toronto
Visa Office......
New Delhi
App. Filed.......
31-Dec-2012
AOR Received.
18-Jan-2013
Med's Done....
18-Aug-2012
Passport Req..
08-Mar-2013
VISA ISSUED...
11-Apr-2013
LANDED..........
2-May-2013
amikety said:
Congrats! :D
Hi amikety, want to add my application to Jan-2013 list. How do I do that?
 

amikety

VIP Member
Dec 4, 2011
4,905
143
Calgary
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-01-2013
AOR Received.
2-2-2013
Med's Done....
12-10-2012
Passport Req..
9-07-2013
VISA ISSUED...
7-08-2013
LANDED..........
7-08-2013
hm82 said:
Hi amikety, want to add my application to Jan-2013 list. How do I do that?
Post your timeline here!

Visa Office
Application Mailed
AOR
Stage 1 Approval
Etc.

Once you get to ten posts, you can PM if you prefer.