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JGM613

Hero Member
Apr 13, 2013
345
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-04-2013
AOR Received.
03-05-2013
File Transfer...
15-05-2013
Passport Req..
30-10-2013 ... In Process 12-03-2014...Decision Made 14-03-2014 as per ECAS
VISA ISSUED...
14-03-2014
LANDED..........
02-04=2014
Dan_from_Surrey said:
Well after a few weeks of mercilessly harassing the MP's office I received a couple of emails from them this morning........

This letter from Manila to the MP's office

"***** ******, MP
Surrey-North

Dear Mr. ******,

Please be advised that this application has been finalized. The visa package will be sent shortly. Visa validity is to 04 October 2014.

We trust this information is of assistance.

Sincerely,
"

About fooking time!!!!!! sum-beotch, we will actually get Christmas together!!!! just waiting on DHL or AIR 21 or who ever the hell to send the visa back north, and the misses can take care of getting that damned counterfoil stamp and get packed (she has already done the CFO course, just needs the stamp) WOOHOO!

Oh of course, ECAS still says the application was received last year ::)
BIG SMILE! Congrats Dan! You couldnt ask for a nicer Christmas gift!
 

JGM613

Hero Member
Apr 13, 2013
345
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-04-2013
AOR Received.
03-05-2013
File Transfer...
15-05-2013
Passport Req..
30-10-2013 ... In Process 12-03-2014...Decision Made 14-03-2014 as per ECAS
VISA ISSUED...
14-03-2014
LANDED..........
02-04=2014
One more question for you folks.....when you submitted your Apendix A....did you include a new batch of photos????

ALSO.....on Apendix A do we need to include my (sponsor) Canadian passport info......I dont think so ...but can someone confirm that please???

By the way Ms Steph....gave up going through the summer's posts and we decided to submit the passport instead of holding onto it to travel..
 

DaveSav

Hero Member
Sep 6, 2012
232
19
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-02-2013
Doc's Request.
8/8/2013
AOR Received.
27-02-2013
File Transfer...
13-03-2013
Med's Done....
07-12-2012
Interview........
n/a
Passport Req..
8/8/2013
VISA ISSUED...
14-11-2013
LANDED..........
28-11-2013
JGM613 said:
One more question for you folks.....when you submitted your Apendix A....did you include a new batch of photos????
Yah i included more photos as well as a bunch of western union receipts and Credit Card bills.

JGM613 said:
ALSO.....on Apendix A do we need to include my (sponsor) Canadian passport info......I dont think so ...but can someone confirm that please???
No you don't need to include your info.
 

Iay

Champion Member
Feb 4, 2013
1,562
48
Vancouver, BC
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 2, 2017
AOR Received.
2017/02/10 In-process 2017/02/16 Test 2017/03/22 DM 2017/03/23
JGM613 said:
One more question for you folks.....when you submitted your Apendix A....did you include a new batch of photos????

ALSO.....on Apendix A do we need to include my (sponsor) Canadian passport info......I dont think so ...but can someone confirm that please???

By the way Ms Steph....gave up going through the summer's posts and we decided to submit the passport instead of holding onto it to travel..
If youre asking about the passport photos because of the Appendix B attached, some members including myself submitted more because I didn't know if I should or not. Altho, one member phoned CEM to specifically ask and said that if it is not in the list of asked requirements, it is not needed :)
 

Dan_from_Surrey

Hero Member
Nov 5, 2010
485
23
124
Surrey BC
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-09-2012
Doc's Request.
Submitted with app
AOR Received.
Sponsorship approval 24-10-12
File Transfer...
24-10-12
Med's Request
Meds received 1-11-12
Med's Done....
15-08-2012 - Meds re-done 24-10-2013
Interview........
NA
Passport Req..
04-06-2013 DM 04-11-13
VISA ISSUED...
11-12-2013
LANDED..........
22-11-2013!
Thanks everyone! Just got off skype with the misses, after getting S**t for waking her up in the middle of the night :) but she was good once she got the news, and congrats to everyone else....

IAY - yes I need to fix that error (never noticed it until you pointed it out) in the side bar. Yes by all means get a hold of your MP and hammer on them, that is what other have had to do here as well. And that means emails, and follow up visits to their offices, the quickest way for the to get rid of you, is to get you fixed up. :)

Scos, got withdrawals for a couple of other missing bits of the relationship :) I won't be to occupied by the wait for the PR card :)

Davidalistar, put no faith in ECAS, our will probably change some time next year, when we are no longer checking it. My wife will follow up with harassing AIR 21 or whomever on the phone looking for her visas instead of checking on that now. Although I will say, there is a part of you, that after 13 months of giving the stink eye to ecas, that wants to see that confirmation on there to make it "real".

Again thank everyone, now we just need to see Iay, GOoner and JGM....
 

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
JGM613 said:
One more question for you folks.....when you submitted your Apendix A....did you include a new batch of photos????

ALSO.....on Apendix A do we need to include my (sponsor) Canadian passport info......I dont think so ...but can someone confirm that please???

By the way Ms Steph....gave up going through the summer's posts and we decided to submit the passport instead of holding onto it to travel..
Yes we did, My wife wanted to make sure there was nothing that could hold up the process... but i am sure there will be something else
 

Dan_from_Surrey

Hero Member
Nov 5, 2010
485
23
124
Surrey BC
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-09-2012
Doc's Request.
Submitted with app
AOR Received.
Sponsorship approval 24-10-12
File Transfer...
24-10-12
Med's Request
Meds received 1-11-12
Med's Done....
15-08-2012 - Meds re-done 24-10-2013
Interview........
NA
Passport Req..
04-06-2013 DM 04-11-13
VISA ISSUED...
11-12-2013
LANDED..........
22-11-2013!
GoonerClank said:
Yes we did, My wife wanted to make sure there was nothing that could hold up the process... but i am sure there will be something else
That is one thing we where never asked for, a second Appendix A.
 

JGM613

Hero Member
Apr 13, 2013
345
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-04-2013
AOR Received.
03-05-2013
File Transfer...
15-05-2013
Passport Req..
30-10-2013 ... In Process 12-03-2014...Decision Made 14-03-2014 as per ECAS
VISA ISSUED...
14-03-2014
LANDED..........
02-04=2014
Steph C said:
yes for sure, if the mountain doesn't come to us.. I'm predicting big snow this year, there was none last year and we are due! Last big snowfall for us was in '96

Congrats also to Jhou! Sorry I missed you earlier..
A little jaunt up Island to Mount Washington would be a nicce treat...
 

JGM613

Hero Member
Apr 13, 2013
345
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-04-2013
AOR Received.
03-05-2013
File Transfer...
15-05-2013
Passport Req..
30-10-2013 ... In Process 12-03-2014...Decision Made 14-03-2014 as per ECAS
VISA ISSUED...
14-03-2014
LANDED..........
02-04=2014
Iay said:
If youre asking about the passport photos because of the Appendix B attached, some members including myself submitted more because I didn't know if I should or not. Altho, one member phoned CEM to specifically ask and said that if it is not in the list of asked requirements, it is not needed :)
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I should have been specific....yes...thats exactly what Im unsure about..the tail end of the communication requesting her passport was a spec sheet for photos...
I suppose when in doubt it never hurts to throw some in...
 

JGM613

Hero Member
Apr 13, 2013
345
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-04-2013
AOR Received.
03-05-2013
File Transfer...
15-05-2013
Passport Req..
30-10-2013 ... In Process 12-03-2014...Decision Made 14-03-2014 as per ECAS
VISA ISSUED...
14-03-2014
LANDED..........
02-04=2014
DaveSav said:
Yah i included more photos as well as a bunch of western union receipts and Credit Card bills.

No you don't need to include your info.
Thanks ... :)
 

JGM613

Hero Member
Apr 13, 2013
345
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-04-2013
AOR Received.
03-05-2013
File Transfer...
15-05-2013
Passport Req..
30-10-2013 ... In Process 12-03-2014...Decision Made 14-03-2014 as per ECAS
VISA ISSUED...
14-03-2014
LANDED..........
02-04=2014
Dan_from_Surrey said:
That is one thing we where never asked for, a second Appendix A.
Huh? Really? Thats weird that some would and some wouldnt...
 

JGM613

Hero Member
Apr 13, 2013
345
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-04-2013
AOR Received.
03-05-2013
File Transfer...
15-05-2013
Passport Req..
30-10-2013 ... In Process 12-03-2014...Decision Made 14-03-2014 as per ECAS
VISA ISSUED...
14-03-2014
LANDED..........
02-04=2014
Iay said:
If youre asking about the passport photos because of the Appendix B attached, some members including myself submitted more because I didn't know if I should or not. Altho, one member phoned CEM to specifically ask and said that if it is not in the list of asked requirements, it is not needed :)
Iay...on your apendix a then that accompanied PPR..did you include the Canadian spouse or is it really for those that are accompanying the applicant...as the form actually states...
 

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
JGM613 said:
A little jaunt up Island to Mount Washington would be a nicce treat...
yeah, good reminder, i did find a nice cabin for a good price..
 

Pauluz

Star Member
Aug 8, 2013
182
4
Ottawa, ON
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07 Jan 2013
AOR Received.
25 Jan 2013
Med's Done....
10 Dec 2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
11 Jul 2013
VISA ISSUED...
31 Oct 2013 (DM Status)
LANDED..........
Before Christmas
Congrats again Dan and Cranberries for the DMs. I hope Iay, Gooner and the others who hasnt received DM's, IP's, etc will get theirs soon. BTW, for those who got their DM's, did you guys get a call or email from CEM? Is it generally safe to assume DM = VISA?
 

Iay

Champion Member
Feb 4, 2013
1,562
48
Vancouver, BC
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 2, 2017
AOR Received.
2017/02/10 In-process 2017/02/16 Test 2017/03/22 DM 2017/03/23
JGM613 said:
Iay...on your apendix a then that accompanied PPR..did you include the Canadian spouse or is it really for those that are accompanying the applicant...as the form actually states...
My husband wrote my name on the spouse column altho I am already the sponsor. We just left my passport number blank since non-accompanying people don't need passport details.