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JUNE 2014 OUTLAND applicants

Yaak

Star Member
Aug 30, 2012
103
3
Salt Spring Island, BC
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
05-06-2014
Doc's Request.
26-08-2014
AOR Received.
SA 01-08-2014
Med's Done....
23-04-2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
exempt
VISA ISSUED...
20-12-2014
LANDED..........
17-01-2015
canada12345 said:
Hello All,

CIC has received my application for Sponsorship of my wife through OUTLAND process on June 13th 2014, but till today , we have not received Sponsorship approval.

ECas shows CIC received our application on June 13th and medical has been received.

We call them on weekly basis and they have 1 statement that `Your application is under process`. . .

We have clarified with CIC agents if they require additional documents or missing information but they said everything is OK and file is under process.

They have issued me a new UCI number and CIC agents said there is no problem if you got new UCI.

Can some one let us know why there is a long delay in Sponsorship ? Please Help us ...
From what I've seen on this forum, the biggest source of delay in approving sponsorship (when all of the documentation required was provided up front) is background checks. Apparently there can be wide variation in the response time for CIC to get background check information from various countries/jurisdictions. If, on the other hand, you are applying from the US or UK and have spent no time living in other countries, I have no idea what might be behind the delay.
 

Mrs.DoryBaby

Hero Member
Jul 29, 2014
229
2
Visa Office......
Havana
NOC Code......
FAMILY CLASS
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
June 25, 2014
Doc's Request.
N/A
Nomination.....
N/A
AOR Received.
August 20, 2014
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
August 28, 2014
Med's Request
Submitted with Application
Med's Done....
May, 2014
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
January 27, 2015
VISA ISSUED...
February 4, 2015
LANDED..........
7 Month wait! tip to toe! Good Luck EVERYONE!
It has been quiet lately.... Is everyone patiently waiting? I feel like I am anxiously waiting! How is everyone holding
up?

-dee
 

ckizaks

Star Member
Aug 5, 2014
60
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-06-2014
Doc's Request.
29-10-2014
AOR Received.
31-07-2014
File Transfer...
SA 05-08-2014
Med's Request
Up front
Med's Done....
08-02-2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Waived
VISA ISSUED...
Waiting DM 01-06-2015
LANDED..........
Waiting
Mrs.DoryBaby said:
It has been quiet lately.... Is everyone patiently waiting? I feel like I am anxiously waiting! How is everyone holding
up?

-dee
Like you...waiting....and...waiting :)
 

Scotmoose

Star Member
Jun 29, 2014
159
4
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-June-2014
File Transfer...
21-August-2014
Med's Done....
08-May-2014
Interview........
N\A
Passport Req..
N\A
VISA ISSUED...
In process as of 23 Jul 2015. COPR received 22 Sep 2015
LANDED..........
?
Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be much movement with PR being issued in general, other than the Ottawa Office. As my visa office is London I very much doubt I'll hear anything before Christmas, going by the current timescales.

Hang in there, we'll all get there eventually!
 

Roxie-B

Hero Member
Jun 23, 2014
207
2
canada12345 said:
Hello All,

CIC has received my application for Sponsorship of my wife through OUTLAND process on June 13th 2014, but till today , we have not received Sponsorship approval.

ECas shows CIC received our application on June 13th and medical has been received.

We call them on weekly basis and they have 1 statement that `Your application is under process`. . .

We have clarified with CIC agents if they require additional documents or missing information but they said everything is OK and file is under process.

canada1234 I am experiencing the same problem. My application was recieved on the 23 of junee up tp now still no updates. Jo one can give me any answers.







They have issued me a new UCI number and CIC agents said there is no problem if you got new UCI.

Can some one let us know why there is a long delay in Sponsorship ? Please Help us ...
 

misseliza

Star Member
Jul 21, 2014
94
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Santo Domingo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-June-2014
File Transfer...
7-Aug-2014
Med's Done....
14-May-2014
Interview........
26-Nov-2014
Passport Req..
16-Dec-2014
VISA ISSUED...
5-Jan-2015
Mrs.DoryBaby said:
It has been quiet lately.... Is everyone patiently waiting? I feel like I am anxiously waiting! How is everyone holding
up?

-dee
Hey Dee...I'm not holding up so well. The fact that it took 3 months for our paper to get to the VO abroad is really playing with my mind. I'm horrified to think that it could still take another 5-10 months. That seems to be the "Average" turnaround timeframe based on other people's real experiences. My hubby is my rock and it helps that we are going through it together but man I tell you, it's just hard to cope sometimes.

Hope you are holding up better than I am...and hope I feel better next week!!
 

jotony

Full Member
Jan 7, 2011
41
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Dakar
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30/06/2014
AOR Received.
08/09/2014
File Transfer...
08/09/2014
Med's Done....
18/03/2014
Passport Req..
27/01/2015
VISA ISSUED...
12/02/2015
File received on 15th June and we got feedback on 8september that file has been approved and file has been forwarded to visa Office Abroad.

But when I tried check our status using our credentils on the website ,it said " We were not able to identify you using the information you provided".

I have used UCI number and also the application number but still same "We were not able to identify you using the information you provided".

somebody knows what that means ???


And what next after file has been forwarded to visa office abroad??
 

lifeoffe

Star Member
May 30, 2014
78
0
124
Philippines
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06/03/2014
AOR Received.
07/30/2014 SA
File Transfer...
07/30/2014
Med's Done....
08/02/2014 RECEIVED
Passport Req..
NO REQUEST YET, BUT ALREADY INPROCESS
misseliza said:
Hey Dee...I'm not holding up so well. The fact that it took 3 months for our paper to get to the VO abroad is really playing with my mind. I'm horrified to think that it could still take another 5-10 months. That seems to be the "Average" turnaround timeframe based on other people's real experiences. My hubby is my rock and it helps that we are going through it together but man I tell you, it's just hard to cope sometimes.

Hope you are holding up better than I am...and hope I feel better next week!!
well ours took a while too, it says application received June 3 but received at designated VO August 13 so you're not alone, let's just hope for the best slowly and surely is more acceptable than fast but denied..
 

taffy7

Champion Member
May 23, 2013
2,482
69
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10th April 2014/June 10th 2014 application complete
Doc's Request.
09 June 2014 same doc's requested again 6th Oct 2014. docs not needed again mistake by cic
AOR Received.
sponsorship approval 05 Aug 2014
File Transfer...
05 Aug 2014
Med's Request
28 July 2015
Med's Done....
30th Dec 2013
Passport Req..
in process 18th July 2015/ DM 5/12/2015
LANDED..........
28/12/2015
jotony said:
File received on 15th June and we got feedback on 8september that file has been approved and file has been forwarded to visa Office Abroad.

But when I tried check our status using our credentils on the website ,it said " We were not able to identify you using the information you provided".

I have used UCI number and also the application number but still same "We were not able to identify you using the information you provided".

somebody knows what that means ???


And what next after file has been forwarded to visa office abroad??

I am still not able to check ecas with my uci # it took two weeks after my file was transferred to my VO office, before i was able to check using application #
 

misseliza

Star Member
Jul 21, 2014
94
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Santo Domingo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-June-2014
File Transfer...
7-Aug-2014
Med's Done....
14-May-2014
Interview........
26-Nov-2014
Passport Req..
16-Dec-2014
VISA ISSUED...
5-Jan-2015
jotony said:
File received on 15th June and we got feedback on 8september that file has been approved and file has been forwarded to visa Office Abroad.

But when I tried check our status using our credentils on the website ,it said " We were not able to identify you using the information you provided".

I have used UCI number and also the application number but still same "We were not able to identify you using the information you provided".

somebody knows what that means ???


And what next after file has been forwarded to visa office abroad??
Congratulations on getting Sponsorship Approval. Are you entering the UCI # for the Sponsor or the Applicant? I'm not sure if you are the Sponsor or the Applicant, but if you enter the Sponsor's UCI # and info, there's no reason why the system shouldn't be able to identify that...

After the file is forwarded to the visa office abroad, you WAIT :) You might get an acknowledgement or receipt from the visa office, but you might not- it depends on the office you are dealing with.

Good luck!
 

misseliza

Star Member
Jul 21, 2014
94
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Santo Domingo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-June-2014
File Transfer...
7-Aug-2014
Med's Done....
14-May-2014
Interview........
26-Nov-2014
Passport Req..
16-Dec-2014
VISA ISSUED...
5-Jan-2015
lifeoffe said:
well ours took a while too, it says application received June 3 but received at designated VO August 13 so you're not alone, let's just hope for the best slowly and surely is more acceptable than fast but denied..
Agreed! How do you know for a fact that the designated VO received your application August 13th? Did the AOR 2 e-mail from the VO abroad specifically say that's when they received your package? Our e-mail from the VO abroad (Received Sept. 5th) was very confusing because it said they received our application on June 11th (that was the date I originally sent to Mississauga, so for them to state that still makes no sense to me). I guess I just have to assume that Step 2 starts as of Sept. 5th when the VO abroad sent us the e-mail. Sorry- ranting a little bit here!
 

taffy7

Champion Member
May 23, 2013
2,482
69
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10th April 2014/June 10th 2014 application complete
Doc's Request.
09 June 2014 same doc's requested again 6th Oct 2014. docs not needed again mistake by cic
AOR Received.
sponsorship approval 05 Aug 2014
File Transfer...
05 Aug 2014
Med's Request
28 July 2015
Med's Done....
30th Dec 2013
Passport Req..
in process 18th July 2015/ DM 5/12/2015
LANDED..........
28/12/2015
misseliza said:
Agreed! How do you know for a fact that the designated VO received your application August 13th? Did the AOR 2 e-mail from the VO abroad specifically say that's when they received your package? Our e-mail from the VO abroad (Received Sept. 5th) was very confusing because it said they received our application on June 11th (that was the date I originally sent to Mississauga, so for them to state that still makes no sense to me). I guess I just have to assume that Step 2 starts as of Sept. 5th when the VO abroad sent us the e-mail. Sorry- ranting a little bit here!
for me i don't know when my Vo received our application in London, they don't send out AOR. my application was sent in April, then further documents was required for June 10th , my sponsorship was approved aug 5th and the lady who called me said she was sending my documents to London, but my ecas says June 10th so confusing.
 

Yaak

Star Member
Aug 30, 2012
103
3
Salt Spring Island, BC
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
05-06-2014
Doc's Request.
26-08-2014
AOR Received.
SA 01-08-2014
Med's Done....
23-04-2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
exempt
VISA ISSUED...
20-12-2014
LANDED..........
17-01-2015
jotony said:
File received on 15th June and we got feedback on 8september that file has been approved and file has been forwarded to visa Office Abroad.

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I've added you to our tracking spreadsheet. Please feel free to add any additional information.
 

Yaak

Star Member
Aug 30, 2012
103
3
Salt Spring Island, BC
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
05-06-2014
Doc's Request.
26-08-2014
AOR Received.
SA 01-08-2014
Med's Done....
23-04-2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
exempt
VISA ISSUED...
20-12-2014
LANDED..........
17-01-2015
Mrs.DoryBaby said:
It has been quiet lately.... Is everyone patiently waiting? I feel like I am anxiously waiting! How is everyone holding
up?

-dee
Yeah, trying to be patient. CIC requested the Statutory Declaration of Common-law Union from us, along with two more photos. They received them a week ago today but, of course, we've heard nothing. Would love to know if someone is working on our file or if the additional documentation is just sitting in a pile somewhere. I suspect we won't know anything until ECAS is magically updated...
 

canada12345

Newbie
Sep 10, 2014
2
0
Hello All,

If my sponsor approval is delayed by Background checks? What is approximate timeline for background checks ?