I handed it in on 22 May so that would be 13 days.
Here is my full timeline, containing everything I know from GCMS etc:
Event | Date | Comments |
Application received | 24 May 13 | By courier |
Entered GCMS | 30 Jul 13 | Possibly scanned/within CAP here |
Credit card charged | 01 Aug 13 | (they allocated 14 days to take $) |
Processing at CIO | 07 Aug 13 | Payment info entered etc |
PER | 08 Aug 13 | |
File sent to LVO | 12 Aug 13 | |
File recv at LVO | 19 Aug 13 | Allocates to “PREC” screening |
File changes officer | 29 Aug 13 | |
File move/activity | 17 Sep 13 | Filed with ### for review |
I sent updated doc | 24 Sep 13 | |
Acknowledged doc | 26 Sep 13 | “File is in queue awaiting review” |
File move/activity | 23 Dec 13 | Entered queue for interview? |
Interview invite | 17 Feb 14 | Including documents to bring |
My Ack in GCMS | 24 Feb 14 | (I acknowledged by email on 17th ) |
Confirmed interview | 26 Feb 14 | Instructions on how to arrive etc |
File to interviewer | 17 Mar 14 | |
Interview | 21 Mar 14 | Positive interview |
Process started | 02 Apr 14 | |
File move/activity | 11 Apr 14 | |
Medical Req | 14 Apr 14 | |
Medical forms sent | 15 Apr 14 | Sent automatically (by GCMS?) |
RPRF arrived LVO | 22 Apr 14 | by courier |
RPRF in GCMS | 24 Apr 14 | “file to ###” |
Medicals | 26 Apr 14 | Handsworth, Birmingham |
Medicals sent to LVO | 03 May 14 | (COPRs valid 1 year from this) |
Medicals received | 06 May 14 | |
Requested Passports | 21 May 14 | |
Passports to VAC | 22 May 14 | Handed in at VFS global |
Passports at LVO | 23 May 14 | Confirmation email from VFS |
COPR issued | 02 Jun 14 | Confirmation email from VFS |
Collected passports+COPRs | 04 Jun 14 | Collected same day as notified |
After 376 days from application arrival in Nova Scotia, I just had to race to VFS to get the COPRs today
We plan to be off to Canada in the next few weeks!
I'm really grateful to everyone who has helped with advice and comparing progress along the way, and for the congratulations!
I hope this week brings many more good news for everyone.