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jigzyy

VIP Member
Jul 1, 2010
3,840
789
Canada
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
2174
App. Filed.......
04-05-2013
AOR Received.
09-07-2013
File Transfer...
22-07-2013
Med's Request
02-04-2014
Med's Done....
15-04-2014
Interview........
21-01-2014
Passport Req..
01-07-2014
VISA ISSUED...
14-07-2014
LANDED..........
22-09-2014
With all the LinkedIn profile views going around here, I think I made my case a little harder for them, because I didn't have my LinkedIn profile a week ago, made after looking at a lot of comments here ;D haha, I think they are now using other ways to verify me :-\. But none of my current / previous employers have been contacted for any further information (they are located in USA & Canada). But they do have online presence which might be enough for them, BECAUSE, my visa officer actually viewed my Canadian employers website at the same moment when I was being interviewed, along with few of the projects I have done for them.
 

ZN908

Hero Member
Aug 7, 2013
227
3
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
3142
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-08-2013
Nomination.....
04-11-2013 (PER)
VISA ISSUED...
07-12-2014
LANDED..........
25-12-2014
i have subitted all the requested documents to LVO dated 20 march. the documents were received by some Mr.Hussain. now whether i have to make case specific enquiry for confirmation or not.. please advise..
 

jigzyy

VIP Member
Jul 1, 2010
3,840
789
Canada
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
2174
App. Filed.......
04-05-2013
AOR Received.
09-07-2013
File Transfer...
22-07-2013
Med's Request
02-04-2014
Med's Done....
15-04-2014
Interview........
21-01-2014
Passport Req..
01-07-2014
VISA ISSUED...
14-07-2014
LANDED..........
22-09-2014
ZN908 said:
i have subitted all the requested documents to LVO dated 20 march. the documents were received by some Mr.Hussain. now whether i have to make case specific enquiry for confirmation or not.. please advise..
Mr. Hussein have received a lot of documents from this forum. I guess your documents are delivered at the correct place.
 

ZN908

Hero Member
Aug 7, 2013
227
3
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
3142
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-08-2013
Nomination.....
04-11-2013 (PER)
VISA ISSUED...
07-12-2014
LANDED..........
25-12-2014
jigzyy said:
Mr. Hussein have received a lot of documents from this forum. I guess your documents are delivered at the correct place.
Thanks
 

goalcanada

Hero Member
Mar 2, 2014
638
12
Category........
Visa Office......
LVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-05-13
AOR Received.
PER recd 25-07-2013
Med's Request
18-08-2014
Med's Done....
3rd line on 19.09.14
Passport Req..
PPR1 on 12.09.14 & PP submitted 29.9.14
jigzyy said:
With all the LinkedIn profile views going around here, I think I made my case a little harder for them, because I didn't have my LinkedIn profile a week ago,
Dear Jigzyy,

Do you created your LinkedIn profile Now ;)
So, you will get your MR soon...

Can you give the summary of LVO appli..

No of PER
No of Interviews.... and so on..
 

jigzyy

VIP Member
Jul 1, 2010
3,840
789
Canada
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
2174
App. Filed.......
04-05-2013
AOR Received.
09-07-2013
File Transfer...
22-07-2013
Med's Request
02-04-2014
Med's Done....
15-04-2014
Interview........
21-01-2014
Passport Req..
01-07-2014
VISA ISSUED...
14-07-2014
LANDED..........
22-09-2014
goalcanada said:
Dear Jigzyy,

Do you created your LinkedIn profile Now ;)
So, you will get your MR soon...

Can you give the summary of LVO appli..

No of PER
No of Interviews.... and so on..
Ha! Yes.. Created after this LinkedIn Discussions. Really never gave it a thought before. Anyway.

You can open up spreadsheet, go to Visa Office Spreadsheet, and you'll get all the details.
 

pharmacistfarhan

Hero Member
Feb 27, 2010
710
23
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
2131
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-5-2013
Doc's Request.
Sent along with application
AOR Received.
PER: 03-7-2013
IELTS Request
Sent along with application
File Transfer...
18-07-2013
Med's Request
10-01-2014
Med's Done....
15-01-2014 , 3rd line appeared on ECAS on Jan 23, 2014, RPRF Request on May 13, 2014, RPRF DD received by LVO on May 19, 2014.
Interview........
Alhumdolillah waived
Passport Req..
PPR1 on Aug 26, 2014, PPR2 on Sep 24, 2014, Decision Made on Sep26, 2014
VISA ISSUED...
Alhumdullilah Passports received on Sep 30, 2014
LANDED..........
22 Oct 2014
Maria_Sal said:
yes as im noticing too..pakistani applicants are plunging into 4-5 months background check mostly..so it would be no surprise to us even if ppr comes somewhere in may/june..

For other nationalities v should see ppr's soon like Ibasco :)

but the wait is killing really :(:(:(
See, there is a guesstimate as far as I see the cases who have gotten MR in Jan 2014 (like I had it on Jan 10, 2014).

CSIS website details that they completed 51% cases in 62 days (62 days is turn-around time for 51% that CIC gave to them) in 2011 (no more recent data was available there). While 48% cases took as long as 110 days to be completed (by CSIS)......only 1% cases took 12 months or bit more.

This has established (to a greater extent) that simultaneously with sending MR to applicant, VO sends file details to CSIS for BG security clearance.

For me MR came on Jan 10, 2014. So, if I take 62 working days (suppose I'm too lucky and my BG clearance is going to be completed in 62 days.... ;D ;D), even then 8th Apr would be 62nd day from Jan 10, 2014. And with 110 working days, date would be Jun 13, 2014..............

So, I can safely say that for our cases, BG security clearance process may take as long as Jun 13, 2014.
 

goalcanada

Hero Member
Mar 2, 2014
638
12
Category........
Visa Office......
LVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-05-13
AOR Received.
PER recd 25-07-2013
Med's Request
18-08-2014
Med's Done....
3rd line on 19.09.14
Passport Req..
PPR1 on 12.09.14 & PP submitted 29.9.14
jigzyy said:
You can open up spreadsheet, go to Visa Office Spreadsheet, and you'll get all the details.
Well, As per that NDVO issued 113 VISAs under FSW 2013. When count will start under LVO???
Now its "0
 

jigzyy

VIP Member
Jul 1, 2010
3,840
789
Canada
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
2174
App. Filed.......
04-05-2013
AOR Received.
09-07-2013
File Transfer...
22-07-2013
Med's Request
02-04-2014
Med's Done....
15-04-2014
Interview........
21-01-2014
Passport Req..
01-07-2014
VISA ISSUED...
14-07-2014
LANDED..........
22-09-2014

nkalra

Champion Member
Sep 8, 2011
1,364
44
goalcanada said:
Well, As per that NDVO issued 113 VISAs under FSW 2013. When count will start under LVO???
Now its "0
Sky is the limit..... finding the person to answer this million dollar question :p
 

jigzyy

VIP Member
Jul 1, 2010
3,840
789
Canada
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
2174
App. Filed.......
04-05-2013
AOR Received.
09-07-2013
File Transfer...
22-07-2013
Med's Request
02-04-2014
Med's Done....
15-04-2014
Interview........
21-01-2014
Passport Req..
01-07-2014
VISA ISSUED...
14-07-2014
LANDED..........
22-09-2014
pharmacistfarhan said:
See, there is a guesstimate as far as I see the cases who have gotten MR in Jan 2014 (like I had it on Jan 10, 2014).

CSIS website details that they completed 51% cases in 62 days (62 days is turn-around time for 51% that CIC gave to them) in 2011 (no more recent data was available there). While 48% cases took as long as 110 days to be completed (by CSIS)......only 1% cases took 12 months or bit more.

This has established (to a greater extent) that simultaneously with sending MR to applicant, VO sends file details to CSIS for BG security clearance.

For me MR came on Jan 10, 2014. So, if I take 62 working days (suppose I'm too lucky and my BG clearance is going to be completed in 62 days.... ;D ;D), even then 8th Apr would be 62nd day from Jan 10, 2014. And with 110 working days, date would be Jun 13, 2014..............

So, I can safely say that for our cases, BG security clearance process may take as long as Jun 13, 2014.
If it takes this much time, why would visa officers who interviewed us provided "May" as the case finalization date knowing we are from "High Risk" country, i.e. Pakistan and Security check might take a while :-\ LVO seriously does not make any sense.
 

nkalra

Champion Member
Sep 8, 2011
1,364
44
jigzyy said:
If it takes this much time, why would visa officers who interviewed us provided "May" as the case finalization date knowing we are from "High Risk" country, i.e. Pakistan and Security check might take a while :-\ LVO seriously does not make any sense.
Dude, Forget about the SC checks which will be after or inline with MR. Wondering where is MR :eek: 4 weeks crossed already, maybe docs verification or don't know what is going on. :'(
 

jigzyy

VIP Member
Jul 1, 2010
3,840
789
Canada
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
2174
App. Filed.......
04-05-2013
AOR Received.
09-07-2013
File Transfer...
22-07-2013
Med's Request
02-04-2014
Med's Done....
15-04-2014
Interview........
21-01-2014
Passport Req..
01-07-2014
VISA ISSUED...
14-07-2014
LANDED..........
22-09-2014
nkalra said:
Dude, Forget about the SC checks which will be after or inline with MR. Wondering where is MR :eek: 4 weeks crossed already, maybe docs verification or don't know what is going on. :'(
Well I believe Security Checks are already underway since the day 2nd line added. Now there are two ways LVO will go about MR, 1- After Security clearance, issue medical rprf & when medical received, a quick decision made, 2- send medicals in between, wait for Security to be finished and then Decision made. Both ways, it'll take same time. Point 2 will only make us happy that we are done with our medicals.
 

rawdah

Champion Member
May 8, 2013
2,947
198
Category........
Visa Office......
LONDON
NOC Code......
2132
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23-05-2013 PER Rec'd...: 07-08-2013
Doc's Request.
04-03-2014
Med's Request
23-09-2014
Med's Done....
24-09-2014
Passport Req..
PPR1:23-09-2014, PPR2: 20-10-2014
VISA ISSUED...
22-10-2014
LANDED..........
04-12-2014
jigzyy said:
Well I believe Security Checks are already underway since the day 2nd line added. Now there are two ways LVO will go about MR, 1- After Security clearance, issue medical rprf & when medical received, a quick decision made, 2- send medicals in between, wait for Security to be finished and then Decision made. Both ways, it'll take same time. Point 2 will only make us happy that we are done with our medicals.
Point 1 will give us a greater lead time to enter Canada ;)
 

nkalra

Champion Member
Sep 8, 2011
1,364
44
jigzyy said:
Well I believe Security Checks are already underway since the day 2nd line added. Now there are two ways LVO will go about MR, 1- After Security clearance, issue medical rprf & when medical received, a quick decision made, 2- send medicals in between, wait for Security to be finished and then Decision made. Both ways, it'll take same time. Point 2 will only make us happy that we are done with our medicals.
Ya that's true going ahead we will see two scenarios, I feel 2nd one is better for mental relaxation. :p which I feel most likely going to happen.