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santoki

Star Member
Aug 29, 2012
175
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-03-2012
AOR Received.
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
02-02-2012
Passport Req..
19-10-2012
VISA ISSUED...
26-11-2012
LANDED..........
17-12-2012
happylaw said:
I have no idea! Mine said I have to send in Originals by MAIL! I just followed what they told me. I have been wondering the same thing but I have no clue why. I had to include 2 photos. From my observation (which I could be wrong) it seems like if you had the request from LA you have to send in the originals but if you get it from Ottawa you just send in copies but again I could be wrong!
Yes, I think if you go through LA you need the actual passport, but through Ottawa they will ask for a copy only. It clearly states it when you receive the email. And it doesn't seem like the process is shorter at all for just the copy - in fact, it could be longer as of right now.
 

nickolinasf

Full Member
Aug 17, 2012
22
0
missimpatient said:
LOL. If I would have checked my Email before I sent those msgs I would have seen....

WE GOT OUR PPR!!! (October 31) ;D This is so exciting. Only problem is I'm in Canada now and have to go back to get the pictures and the passport in since we only have 15 days to get documents back.. (my son is a dependant and he isn't here right now)

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :eek: :eek: ;D ;D ;D ;D
That's really grand! Congrats.
 

parker24

VIP Member
Nov 26, 2011
3,324
72
124
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, NY --> Los Angeles, CA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-03-2012
File Transfer...
05-06-2012
Med's Done....
16-11-2011
Passport Req..
16-11-2012
LANDED..........
04-01-2013
Congrats to all! :) I updated what I saw of the spreadsheet, as usual, if I missed anyone, let me know! :)

Hubby and I are patiently (not) waiting for PPR. Just got our winter tires on today, apparently there's going to be snow this weekend YIPES!
 

cgagnon

Hero Member
Nov 10, 2011
820
15
Montreal,QC
Category........
Visa Office......
LA(Buffalo)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-03-2012
AOR Received.
None
File Transfer...
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
13-12-2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10/10/2012
We sent photocopies even if they asked for the original valid passport. The lawyers said it's just a generic e-mail they send and that copies are ok as he is a US citizen.
 

parker24

VIP Member
Nov 26, 2011
3,324
72
124
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, NY --> Los Angeles, CA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-03-2012
File Transfer...
05-06-2012
Med's Done....
16-11-2011
Passport Req..
16-11-2012
LANDED..........
04-01-2013
cgagnon said:
We sent photocopies even if they asked for the original valid passport. The lawyers said it's just a generic e-mail they send and that copies are ok as he is a US citizen.
I saw that the address changed?! I take that as good news, I'm sure photocopies for US citizens are okay :) But do let us know!! (Obviously!)
 

roysingh

Star Member
Oct 12, 2012
52
0
Are there any October 2011 Applicants out there ?


Time line of Events for Application Dates
Appication Received 10/27/2011
Medical Completed 10/24/2011
Approved Part 1 1/9/2012
Birth Certificate requested 2/14/2012
Requested additional information 2/17/2012
Back up information sent to buffalo office via email in response to 2/14/2012 request 2/23/2012
Email Fingerprint check requested thru RCMP by Buffalo Consulate 3/12/2012
Fingerprint check Mailed to RCMP 4/4/2012
email from buffalo that application is in process and they they are unable to provide a date as to when the processing of my application will be complete 4/12/2012
Results sent by RCMP to Buffal Consulate for fingerprints per 5/25/2012 email from RCMP 5/11/2012
Notification via email that case was transferred to Ottawa 6/22/2012
Ottawa help desk email states file was transffered and is working thru a large number of files at same time 9/17/2012
Ottawa help desk sends email stating that I should hear from an agent within 2 months 10/17/2012
 

parker24

VIP Member
Nov 26, 2011
3,324
72
124
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, NY --> Los Angeles, CA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-03-2012
File Transfer...
05-06-2012
Med's Done....
16-11-2011
Passport Req..
16-11-2012
LANDED..........
04-01-2013
roysingh said:
Are there any October 2011 Applicants out there ?


Time line of Events for Application Dates
Appication Received 10/27/2011
Medical Completed 10/24/2011
Approved Part 1 1/9/2012
Birth Certificate requested 2/14/2012
Requested additional information 2/17/2012
Back up information sent to buffalo office via email in response to 2/14/2012 request 2/23/2012
Email Fingerprint check requested thru RCMP by Buffalo Consulate 3/12/2012
Fingerprint check Mailed to RCMP 4/4/2012
email from buffalo that application is in process and they they are unable to provide a date as to when the processing of my application will be complete 4/12/2012
Results sent by RCMP to Buffal Consulate for fingerprints per 5/25/2012 email from RCMP 5/11/2012
Notification via email that case was transferred to Ottawa 6/22/2012
Ottawa help desk email states file was transffered and is working thru a large number of files at same time 9/17/2012
Ottawa help desk sends email stating that I should hear from an agent within 2 months 10/17/2012
None on here no. You don't need to keep putting your information out, it's on the spreadsheet :) Hopefully you hear something soon, it seems like it's taking quite a while for you, I'd call CIC and see what's going on.
 

URIFiggy

Star Member
Jan 17, 2012
102
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo > Ottawa > LA for finalization
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-04-2012
AOR Received.
01-08-2012 for Stage 1; 07-09-2012 for Stage 2; 10-01-13 for Decision Made
File Transfer...
02-08-2012 to Ottawa; 07-09-2012 to LA
Med's Done....
31-03-2012
Interview........
wavied
Passport Req..
13-12-2012
VISA ISSUED...
Exempt; CPR issued 08-01-2013
LANDED..........
18-03-2013
Hi! Apparently my file was transfered to LA and no one in Ottawa told me. Can you please add me to the spreadsheet!

App Sent: Apr. 25th 2012
App Rec: Apr. 27th 2012
Sponser Approved: Aug 2nd 2012
Transfered to LA: Sept. 7th 2012
PR is from Rhode Island

Currently in Process.
 

Creampop

Hero Member
Jun 15, 2012
876
16
124
Waterloo ON
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo closed > Ottawa > Finalized in LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 23rd, 2012
Doc's Request.
RPRF-September 14th, 2012
File Transfer...
7/23/12 > Ottawa 10/9/12 > LA
Med's Done....
April 10th, 2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
October 9th, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
CoPR issued Oct. 29, 2012 DM November 6th, 2012
LANDED..........
November 23rd, 2012
URIFiggy said:
Hi! Apparently my file was transfered to LA and no one in Ottawa told me. Can you please add me to the spreadsheet!

App Sent: Apr. 25th 2012
App Rec: Apr. 27th 2012
Sponser Approved: Aug 2nd 2012
Transfered to LA: Sept. 7th 2012
PR is from Rhode Island

Currently in Process.
Yea! least you know it's doing something! eh? Believe me I can understand how this make you feel, I did get notice from Ottawa that my file was being transferred to LA, it kinda made me nervous and made me wonder what was going on, I figured I would finish in Ottawa, ya know LOL well 6 hours after I received that e-mail I received PPR from LA.... keeping my fingers crossed for you!
 

parker24

VIP Member
Nov 26, 2011
3,324
72
124
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, NY --> Los Angeles, CA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-03-2012
File Transfer...
05-06-2012
Med's Done....
16-11-2011
Passport Req..
16-11-2012
LANDED..........
04-01-2013
URIFiggy said:
Hi! Apparently my file was transfered to LA and no one in Ottawa told me. Can you please add me to the spreadsheet!

App Sent: Apr. 25th 2012
App Rec: Apr. 27th 2012
Sponser Approved: Aug 2nd 2012
Transfered to LA: Sept. 7th 2012
PR is from Rhode Island

Currently in Process.
Welcome to the spreadsheet! :)

CIC seems to be a bit confused themselves, not telling us where our files are! Crazy!
 

simb

Hero Member
Apr 15, 2012
718
35
Ontario
Visa Office......
Mississauga
checked Ecas
they updated
"medical results received" under "application received" tab

hoping for good news this month
 

Belinasha

Star Member
Nov 3, 2011
175
8
Ottawa
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-03-2012
Doc's Request.
14-09-2012 - New FBI needed - 120 days to submit - then told disregard request
AOR Received.
N/A
File Transfer...
29-05-2012 to LA
Med's Request
Meds received 29-05-2012; Medical extension received 16-10-2012
Med's Done....
27-10-2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
02-01-2013 received at LA 08-01-2013 ; Decision Made 1-17-2013
VISA ISSUED...
16-01-2013 sent to wrong address; 13-02-2013 LA replied new COPR sent to correct address; 21-02-2013 COPR arrives in mail at new address
LANDED..........
22-02-2013....FINALLY after almost 1 full year since applying
We've been in process since August 21, 2012. Haven't heard anything since October 16th when they asked to ignore the request for a new FBI check and that they are extending the medical. We're thinking that my hubby will land sometime in January since they've been sitting there doing nothing with our file..asking for stuff they don't need and waiting on the extension. We've pretty much given up hope that we'll hear anything anytime soon. This is so stupid. We've submitted our change of address online and hopefully they'll update it but who knows. We're going on 9 months since we've sent in our application....!@#% immigration Canada!
 

simb

Hero Member
Apr 15, 2012
718
35
Ontario
Visa Office......
Mississauga
I just got my GCMS notes first time since i filed my application..
and i am so confused.
everywhere it says
application 1
application 2
application 3 and so on
and can anybody tell me at the end of the gcms
there are few notes.
which states few things about me..
and there it says interview required
does that mean i will have an interview ? as per those notes ?

under the eligibility section
it says not started
security not started
it just says medicals passed

m soo confused
 

computergeek

VIP Member
Jan 31, 2012
5,143
278
124
Vancouver BC
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O/LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-03-2012
AOR Received.
21-06-2012
File Transfer...
21-6-2012
Med's Done....
11-02-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
26-09-2012
VISA ISSUED...
10-10-2012
LANDED..........
13-10-2012
simb said:
I just got my GCMS notes first time since i filed my application..
and i am so confused.
everywhere it says
application 1
application 2
application 3 and so on
and can anybody tell me at the end of the gcms
there are few notes.
which states few things about me..
and there it says interview required
does that mean i will have an interview ? as per those notes ?

under the eligibility section
it says not started
security not started
it just says medicals passed

m soo confused
There are several areas related to your application, including the "application status" - these are individual records for each time someone has touched your application. They are listed in reverse order (so most recent activity is printed first, to oldest activity printed last). There is a sequential number (most recent to oldest), an indication of the application's status (e.g., open) the reason for that status (e.g., "in process"), decision information (if any), the office where the person touching your file is located, the date of the entry, and the identifier of the CIC person touching your file (in the format "first initial, last initial, five digit identifier).

The "application" area seems to consist of records for changes to the application information itself (e.g., my own notes from last month which show a change of "Primary Office" from "Ottawa" to "Los Angeles". Similar format to the "application status".

Eligibility would say "not started" if they required an interview, because the legitimacy of the relationship is required for Eligibility. In my own notes I see an entry for Eligibility where it went from "in progress" to "passed" and five days earlier it went from "not started" to "in progress".

Some of the entries are redacted. For example my "security" update says the 'old value' was "not started" and the 'new value' is blank, as is the date, but the entry before and after have the same date, so THIS entry must also have the same date and elsewhere the same officer says the application is RFV ("ready for visa").

The notes don't say why they want an interview? It's a bit odd, and a bit rare, but it means they should transfer your file to an office in the US, hopefully the one you requested (NYC, Detroit, Seattle, LA).

There is a thread on here to discuss the meanings of GCMS notes.
 

simb

Hero Member
Apr 15, 2012
718
35
Ontario
Visa Office......
Mississauga
computergeek said:
There are several areas related to your application, including the "application status" - these are individual records for each time someone has touched your application. They are listed in reverse order (so most recent activity is printed first, to oldest activity printed last). There is a sequential number (most recent to oldest), an indication of the application's status (e.g., open) the reason for that status (e.g., "in process"), decision information (if any), the office where the person touching your file is located, the date of the entry, and the identifier of the CIC person touching your file (in the format "first initial, last initial, five digit identifier).

The "application" area seems to consist of records for changes to the application information itself (e.g., my own notes from last month which show a change of "Primary Office" from "Ottawa" to "Los Angeles". Similar format to the "application status".

Eligibility would say "not started" if they required an interview, because the legitimacy of the relationship is required for Eligibility. In my own notes I see an entry for Eligibility where it went from "in progress" to "passed" and five days earlier it went from "not started" to "in progress".

Some of the entries are redacted. For example my "security" update says the 'old value' was "not started" and the 'new value' is blank, as is the date, but the entry before and after have the same date, so THIS entry must also have the same date and elsewhere the same officer says the application is RFV ("ready for visa").

The notes don't say why they want an interview? It's a bit odd, and a bit rare, but it means they should transfer your file to an office in the US, hopefully the one you requested (NYC, Detroit, Seattle, LA).

There is a thread on here to discuss the meanings of GCMS notes.
yea. even i was confused that the 'eligibility' section says 'not started' and under notes they say interview required..
may be.. if the complete the eligibility section.. then they would decide they need interview or not..
I am worried that they just complete medicals, criminality..but not security and eligibility ..and now i feel its gonna take time :( :( :(