JANUARY 2014 OUTLAND Applicants - Join here

[Zarilenth]

Fingerprints - won't be a problem for sure.
Medicals - not too sure, but considering it's something that is usually requested for other types of applications, it probably won't be a big deal. Normally, I would recommend mailing the form the doctor will give you as evidence of having done medicals but where they want the original, it's a risk to mail it without a file #. Do you have a client ID #?

Our application was sent initially without a copy of our marriage certificate. When we found out, our lawyer sent another package within a week and I'm guessing it got there just fine since we have sponsor approval.

Thanks for the reply! Makes me feel a lot better I have not gotten a client ID # yet because I have not gotten an AOR from CPC-M or sponsor approval yet. I assume I can get the doctor's office to send a copy to CPC-M anyway, on thursday!

 

[SenoritaBella]

Yes, certainly ask the doctor to do that. If you have ever applied for a visitor visa(TRV), work or study permit, you should already have a Client ID #(or UCI) - an eight digit number like so 1234-5678

Thanks for the reply! Makes me feel a lot better I have not gotten a client ID # yet because I have not gotten an AOR from CPC-M or sponsor approval yet. I assume I can get the doctor's office to send a copy to CPC-M anyway, on thursday!

 

[seoulcanada]

Wow... since Feb 3rd and it hasn't arrived. Mine hasn't arrived yet.

Update: I called the CIC call centre(Tel: 1-888-242-2100) and was told I am approved as sponsor and application sent to Dakar, Senegal. So SA = Feb 12th. Woot!!! Now the waiting begins.

Good for you! I'll call tomorrow. Since mine is almost the same timeline as yours, its probably the same guy working on it whose maybe a bit unorganized!

 

[ama1978]

Do you think it would be okay to call to check on the status of AOR or should I wait until it's been 34 days? The website says not to call unless it has passed the current processing times. I hate waiting. LOL!

 

[Zarilenth]

Do you think it would be okay to call to check on the status of AOR or should I wait until it's been 34 days? The website says not to call unless it has passed the current processing times. I hate waiting. LOL!

It doesn't hurt to try.. People who sent theirs after yours have received AOR! I have heard that some of the call centre people don't even know what an AOR is so you might have to try a couple times!

 

[ama1978]

It doesn't hurt to try.. People who sent theirs after yours have received AOR! I have heard that some of the call centre people don't even know what an AOR is so you might have to try a couple times!

Well that was useless. I called and they said they are working on apps from Jan 10th, 2014. I told her that that was what it said last week. She checked via my receipt # and there is nothing. For anyone else that has called...how did they check on the status of your app? Can they pull it up by name???? I just want to make sure they have received it as Canada Post could not give 100% confirmation as it was sent to P.O. and was not scanned in. GRRRRRRRR.

 

[Edgehead78]

Well that was useless. I called and they said they are working on apps from Jan 10th, 2014. I told her that that was what it said last week. She checked via my receipt # and there is nothing. For anyone else that has called...how did they check on the status of your app? Can they pull it up by name???? I just want to make sure they have received it as Canada Post could not give 100% confirmation as it was sent to P.O. and was not scanned in. GRRRRRRRR.

Did you use the regular parcel service of Canada Post? I used the Expresspost and I got the delivery confirmation even if it was P.O. Box. Half the price of Fedex and same delivery time from Montreal to Mississauga, that was a good choice.

 

[ama1978]

Did you use the regular parcel service of Canada Post? I used the Expresspost and I got the delivery confirmation even if it was P.O. Box. Half the price of Fedex and same delivery time from Montreal to Mississauga, that was a good choice.

No. I sent it priority courier through Canada Post. The Canada Post official ASSURED me that it was not a courier service so I mailed it to the P.O. Box. I sure hope everything works out okay.

 

[Gumper]

Interesting looking in preceding applicant group threads. NOV 2013 for example: one person's process shows as receiving visa & landing in TWO MONTHS! VO is Colombo. Can that really happen? If yes can CIC send some of those super efficient officers over to Manila SA's for Manila applicants in NOV were 'normal' (a month give or take), but none of the four show an AOR from VO yet, though I guess that's not too out of the norm. BTW, far more posts on this thread already than NOV's...yay JAN 2014 cohort!

 

[Graihn]

Interesting looking in preceding applicant group threads. NOV 2013 for example: one person's process shows as receiving visa & landing in TWO MONTHS! VO is Colombo. Can that really happen? If yes can CIC send some of those super efficient officers over to Manila SA's for Manila applicants in NOV were 'normal' (a month give or take), but none of the four show an AOR from VO yet, though I guess that's not too out of the norm. BTW, far more posts on this thread already than NOV's...yay JAN 2014 cohort!

We have discussed this before, and a logical conclusion was that they handpick a few every now and then for fast tracking just to keep average processing times down. Just a few make a significant difference on overall average processing times.

So, it's a lottery

 

[Gumper]

We have discussed this before, and a logical conclusion was that they handpick a few every now and then for fast tracking just to keep average processing times down. Just a few make a significant difference on overall average processing times.

So, it's a lottery

Wow, didn't know I entered a lottery! Kind of like police & speeding tickets I guess Good article in the Toronto Star yesterday about CIC & Family Class process, a few anecdotes presented & some stats....about 16% of applications in 2010 were refused -- of those that then appealed about 60% were successful. So the "success rate" is 84%, pretty decent I suppose.

 

[Graihn]

We have discussed this before, and a logical conclusion was that they handpick a few every now and then for fast tracking just to keep average processing times down. Just a few make a significant difference on overall average processing times.

So, it's a lottery

Wow, didn't know I entered a lottery! Kind of like police & speeding tickets I guess Good article in the Toronto Star yesterday about CIC & Family Class process, a few anecdotes presented & some stats....about 16% of applications in 2010 were refused -- of those that then appealed about 60% were successful. So the "success rate" is 84%, pretty decent I suppose.

In London it was 98% last year

 

[Zarilenth]

It's quote-ception up in here!

 

[Graihn]

It's quote-ception up in here!

Did it on purpose lol

 

[Edgehead78]

Interesting looking in preceding applicant group threads. NOV 2013 for example: one person's process shows as receiving visa & landing in TWO MONTHS! VO is Colombo. Can that really happen? If yes can CIC send some of those super efficient officers over to Manila SA's for Manila applicants in NOV were 'normal' (a month give or take), but none of the four show an AOR from VO yet, though I guess that's not too out of the norm. BTW, far more posts on this thread already than NOV's...yay JAN 2014 cohort!

I think it depends on the workload of VO also. I saw a timeline of like 4 months all-in-all in another thread for the Sydney Australia VO.
If I remember correctly, I also saw on the English speaking Manila thread someone that got his visa in like 5 months. But that one is suspected of have benefit from the faster Hayan typhoon processing even if he never asked for it.