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CanadianJeepGuy

Champion Member
Jun 24, 2012
2,666
99
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
NOC Code......
N/A
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-05-2012; "In Process" 26-04-2013
Doc's Request.
docs and pics resent 04-09-2012
AOR Received.
16-08-2012 (Unofficial. Received email missing docs)
File Transfer...
09-10-2012
Med's Request
April 14th 2013
Med's Done....
Dec 2011; re-med May 06 2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
May 06 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 27 2013
LANDED..........
June 15th 2013
Steph C said:
Atta boy Jeep Guy! No wonder she has to attend church Sundays.
Gotta make all those confessions worth it.
 

Tagum-N.B.

Champion Member
Jan 11, 2013
2,231
47
Category........
Visa Office......
manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-01-2012
AOR Received.
manila 20-03-2012 in process july1, 2013
IELTS Request
remeds request july11 remed complete july17-aug 1
VISA ISSUED...
AUGUST 31.2013
LANDED..........
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
CanadianJeepGuy said:
Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
I PROMISED MY WIFE THAT BUT SHE DOESNT BELIEVE ME,,,,ITS PRETTY HARD (SOFT) TO GET IN THE MOOD WHEN YOU CAN HEAR A BABY SUCKLING ON ITS MOTHER AND ANOTHER WOMAN WASHING HER DISHES IN THE NEXT ROOM,,,,AND PEOPLE WALKING BY YOUR DOOR EVERY 10 SECONDS,,,HOW QUIET CAN YOU BE, THERE IS 2 LAYERS OF 1/8" PLYWOOD BETWEEN EACH ROOM
 

Tagum-N.B.

Champion Member
Jan 11, 2013
2,231
47
Category........
Visa Office......
manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-01-2012
AOR Received.
manila 20-03-2012 in process july1, 2013
IELTS Request
remeds request july11 remed complete july17-aug 1
VISA ISSUED...
AUGUST 31.2013
LANDED..........
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
OH,, IM GOING TO THE OTHER SIDE SEE WHATS GOING ON
 

Tagum-N.B.

Champion Member
Jan 11, 2013
2,231
47
Category........
Visa Office......
manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-01-2012
AOR Received.
manila 20-03-2012 in process july1, 2013
IELTS Request
remeds request july11 remed complete july17-aug 1
VISA ISSUED...
AUGUST 31.2013
LANDED..........
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
Steph C said:
She will see, it's quiet here, and nice and cold. It's good weather for activities, much better than in the Phils.
THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT IT BEING A SMALL WORLD IN THE OTHER FORUM,,,,well listen,,,the man that lives in the house behind my newest inlaws is the uncle of my 7 year old boy
 

Tagum-N.B.

Champion Member
Jan 11, 2013
2,231
47
Category........
Visa Office......
manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-01-2012
AOR Received.
manila 20-03-2012 in process july1, 2013
IELTS Request
remeds request july11 remed complete july17-aug 1
VISA ISSUED...
AUGUST 31.2013
LANDED..........
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
I mite of wrote this here once b4,,, but I stayed in his house in june 2006 while my new wife was living with her parents for the school vacation
 

Steph C

VIP Member
Nov 11, 2009
3,052
71
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 30 2012
Doc's Request.
N/A
File Transfer...
Sep 27 2012
Med's Request
April 15 2013 (re-med)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
March 18 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 22 2013
LANDED..........
June 6 2013
Tagum-N.B. said:
I mite of wrote this here once b4,,, but I stayed in his house in june 2006 while my new wife was living with her parents for the school vacation
Oh that's weird!
 

Tagum-N.B.

Champion Member
Jan 11, 2013
2,231
47
Category........
Visa Office......
manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-01-2012
AOR Received.
manila 20-03-2012 in process july1, 2013
IELTS Request
remeds request july11 remed complete july17-aug 1
VISA ISSUED...
AUGUST 31.2013
LANDED..........
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
Steph C said:
Oh that's weird!
how do you think I felt the first time she took me to her parents,,,,i was surprised I recognized the store where I went anfd bought things in 2006,,,,had no idea where I was
 

Steph C

VIP Member
Nov 11, 2009
3,052
71
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 30 2012
Doc's Request.
N/A
File Transfer...
Sep 27 2012
Med's Request
April 15 2013 (re-med)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
March 18 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 22 2013
LANDED..........
June 6 2013
Tagum-N.B. said:
how do you think I felt the first time she took me to her parents,,,,i was surprised I recognized the store where I went anfd bought things in 2006,,,,had no idea where I was
Maybe it's a sting.. organized by your X
 

Tagum-N.B.

Champion Member
Jan 11, 2013
2,231
47
Category........
Visa Office......
manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-01-2012
AOR Received.
manila 20-03-2012 in process july1, 2013
IELTS Request
remeds request july11 remed complete july17-aug 1
VISA ISSUED...
AUGUST 31.2013
LANDED..........
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
Steph C said:
Maybe it's a sting.. organized by your X
I was stung biten kicked,,you name it by that burikat, she will get her pay back the day my wife gets her visa, I got all the evidence the services need
 

Tagum-N.B.

Champion Member
Jan 11, 2013
2,231
47
Category........
Visa Office......
manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-01-2012
AOR Received.
manila 20-03-2012 in process july1, 2013
IELTS Request
remeds request july11 remed complete july17-aug 1
VISA ISSUED...
AUGUST 31.2013
LANDED..........
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
my wife is still at the nso,,,,,since 7am
 

GoonerClank

Hero Member
Apr 14, 2013
787
18
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-03-2013
File Transfer...
11-04-2013
Med's Done....
24-01-2013 (Expires 24-02-2014)
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
04-09-2013<br />DM: 23-01-2014<br />COPR expires: 20-02-2014
VISA ISSUED...
Visa Issued: 24-01-2014
LANDED..........
15-02-2014
Tagum-N.B. said:
my wife is still at the nso,,,,,since 7am
Wow took me a while to catch up on steph talking to herself;) ...

I am really happy for you and your wife Tagum. Hope she was able to get the stuff at the nso and is still not there.
 

CanadianJeepGuy

Champion Member
Jun 24, 2012
2,666
99
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
NOC Code......
N/A
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-05-2012; "In Process" 26-04-2013
Doc's Request.
docs and pics resent 04-09-2012
AOR Received.
16-08-2012 (Unofficial. Received email missing docs)
File Transfer...
09-10-2012
Med's Request
April 14th 2013
Med's Done....
Dec 2011; re-med May 06 2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
May 06 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 27 2013
LANDED..........
June 15th 2013
Tagum-N.B. said:
I PROMISED MY WIFE THAT BUT SHE DOESNT BELIEVE ME,,,,ITS PRETTY HARD (SOFT) TO GET IN THE MOOD WHEN YOU CAN HEAR A BABY SUCKLING ON ITS MOTHER AND ANOTHER WOMAN WASHING HER DISHES IN THE NEXT ROOM,,,,AND PEOPLE WALKING BY YOUR DOOR EVERY 10 SECONDS,,,HOW QUIET CAN YOU BE, THERE IS 2 LAYERS OF 1/8" PLYWOOD BETWEEN EACH ROOM
Ya that is a bit too close to the relatives.
 

scos

Champion Member
Jun 11, 2012
1,026
48
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2012-08-01
AOR Received.
2012-10-16
Med's Request
2013-05-02
Med's Done....
2013-05-07
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
2013-05-02, In-Process: 2013-06-04, Decision Made: 2013-07-25
VISA ISSUED...
2013-07-30
LANDED..........
2013-08-18
Still have no replies from CEM. ECAS still shows no meds received. All is incredibly quiet (while people here are getting their visas and DMs). So I checked my GCMS and copy of my application again and found that my wife's NBI has now expired. So that led to a call to the MP's office for a nice half hour rant.

I am thinking "what are the odds I will get an email from CEM requesting an NBI"? That of course would add almost 2 months again to my app after figuring in getting it, submitting it and getting the idiots to acknowledge receiving it (after all, it has bee over 2 months since medical and they have yet to acknowledge THAT). At that point I would be close to or have exceeded 14 months (coming up on 12 now). All for a very simple application with no major problems (that is, the only "problem" is that no one will look at it).

The MP's office is going to contact me next week with the status. In the meantime I am going start compiling a list of addresses to start an email campaign. You know, the usual suspects, Kenney, Harper, maybe a newspaper or two. And there must be an ombudsman that can deal with this (oh, and opposition critics, forgot about them). And I'm re-ordering the GCMS notes to see what is really going on, not the "story" they like to say. It is funny how they say they are working hard on it yet my GCMS notes tell an entirely different story.

She also tried blaming the strike. So I told her about my spreadsheet and said "hey, you want to know how many out of our little group got visas since June 1?" She said she would. So I totalled them up and told her 21 people have received visas. And that is only of those people who provided information. And that isn't even counting DMs, PPRs, etc. So I don't blame the strike for my application. I blame CIC.

I'm really tired of trying to be nice and understanding in all of this. For now on I am going to be a pain in their collective a$$es.
 

CanadianJeepGuy

Champion Member
Jun 24, 2012
2,666
99
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
NOC Code......
N/A
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-05-2012; "In Process" 26-04-2013
Doc's Request.
docs and pics resent 04-09-2012
AOR Received.
16-08-2012 (Unofficial. Received email missing docs)
File Transfer...
09-10-2012
Med's Request
April 14th 2013
Med's Done....
Dec 2011; re-med May 06 2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
May 06 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 27 2013
LANDED..........
June 15th 2013
scos said:
Still have no replies from CEM. ECAS still shows no meds received. All is incredibly quiet (while people here are getting their visas and DMs). So I checked my GCMS and copy of my application again and found that my wife's NBI has now expired. So that led to a call to the MP's office for a nice half hour rant.

I am thinking "what are the odds I will get an email from CEM requesting an NBI"? That of course would add almost 2 months again to my app after figuring in getting it, submitting it and getting the idiots to acknowledge receiving it (after all, it has bee over 2 months since medical and they have yet to acknowledge THAT). At that point I would be close to or have exceeded 14 months (coming up on 12 now). All for a very simple application with no major problems (that is, the only "problem" is that no one will look at it).

The MP's office is going to contact me next week with the status. In the meantime I am going start compiling a list of addresses to start an email campaign. You know, the usual suspects, Kenney, Harper, maybe a newspaper or two. And there must be an ombudsman that can deal with this (oh, and opposition critics, forgot about them). And I'm re-ordering the GCMS notes to see what is really going on, not the "story" they like to say. It is funny how they say they are working hard on it yet my GCMS notes tell an entirely different story.

She also tried blaming the strike. So I told her about my spreadsheet and said "hey, you want to know how many out of our little group got visas since June 1?" She said she would. So I totalled them up and told her 21 people have received visas. And that is only of those people who provided information. And that isn't even counting DMs, PPRs, etc. So I don't blame the strike for my application. I blame CIC.

I'm really tired of trying to be nice and understanding in all of this. For now on I am going to be a pain in their collective a$$es.
You are experiencing almost exactly what I had. Email your MP and copy in everyone that would embarrass her/him should they not wish to act. While the strike will most definitely affect applications it should not greatly affect those that have sat for months at CEM prior to the strike. Redo the NBI as it is cheap (about 115 pesos) and the medical if it is close to expiring. Do not give them any opportunity to find a reason for delay.
 

scos

Champion Member
Jun 11, 2012
1,026
48
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2012-08-01
AOR Received.
2012-10-16
Med's Request
2013-05-02
Med's Done....
2013-05-07
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
2013-05-02, In-Process: 2013-06-04, Decision Made: 2013-07-25
VISA ISSUED...
2013-07-30
LANDED..........
2013-08-18
CanadianJeepGuy said:
You are experiencing almost exactly what I had. Email your MP and copy in everyone that would embarrass her/him should they not wish to act. While the strike will most definitely affect applications it should not greatly affect those that have sat for months at CEM prior to the strike. Redo the NBI as it is cheap (about 115 pesos) and the medical if it is close to expiring. Do not give them any opportunity to find a reason for delay.
Medical was done 2 months ago but it seems they have yet to discover that fact.

I guess I could tell my wife to send in an NBI now before they ask for one just in case.