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March 2012 applicants, join here! : )

TSauretBaxter

Hero Member
Jun 6, 2012
668
4
Alberta
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Received 29-03-2012
Doc's Request.
PGR Aug 17-12
AOR Received.
Sponsorship Approved July 3-12/ Mexico AOR Aug 17/12
Med's Done....
February 2012
Interview........
Waived!!
Passport Req..
Sept 12-12
VISA ISSUED...
Sept 19-12
LANDED..........
Sept 21-12
KJG said:
keep trying....I never go through on the first try....usually the 3rd or 4th.....perserverance....LOL....
yeah, they must be flooded with calls this morning.
 

Canstralian/Oznadian

Star Member
Mar 27, 2012
140
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney, Australia
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
26-03-2012
AOR Received.
04-07-2012
File Transfer...
25-06-2012
Med's Done....
09-01-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
09-04-2013
VISA ISSUED...
30-04-2013, arrived in Canada 13-05-2013
LANDED..........
31-05-2013
blondie1216 said:
This AOR from Sydney... Is that to say they received your file at the VO office? I thought we only got an AOR in the first stage.

Blondie, I didn't get an AOR for the first stage, just approval. Yes I am guessing that the AOR is to say they've rec'd the file in Sydney.
 

TSauretBaxter

Hero Member
Jun 6, 2012
668
4
Alberta
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Received 29-03-2012
Doc's Request.
PGR Aug 17-12
AOR Received.
Sponsorship Approved July 3-12/ Mexico AOR Aug 17/12
Med's Done....
February 2012
Interview........
Waived!!
Passport Req..
Sept 12-12
VISA ISSUED...
Sept 19-12
LANDED..........
Sept 21-12
The current wait time is more than one hour.. lol At least I'm on hold now :)
 

ccunnington

Hero Member
Nov 19, 2011
548
7
Sincelejo, Colombia
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-03-2012
AOR Received.
19-06-2012 (Mississauga). 06-11-2012 (Bogota).
File Transfer...
11-07-2012
Med's Done....
10-09-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
13-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
21-02-2013
TSauretBaxter said:
The current wait time is more than one hour.. lol At least I'm on hold now :)
I'm sure when the website changed from feb 29 apps to april 2 apps, the phone lines lit up like xmas trees!
 

KJG

Champion Member
Jun 4, 2012
2,795
29
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 28, 2012
AOR Received.
June 14, 2012
File Transfer...
June 20, 2012
Med's Done....
Jan 3, 2012
Interview........
Oct 4, 2012 9:00am
VISA ISSUED...
Oct 4, 2012
LANDED..........
Nov 9, 2012
TSauretBaxter said:
The current wait time is more than one hour.. lol At least I'm on hold now :)
yep...that is half the battle!!! :D
 

TSauretBaxter

Hero Member
Jun 6, 2012
668
4
Alberta
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Received 29-03-2012
Doc's Request.
PGR Aug 17-12
AOR Received.
Sponsorship Approved July 3-12/ Mexico AOR Aug 17/12
Med's Done....
February 2012
Interview........
Waived!!
Passport Req..
Sept 12-12
VISA ISSUED...
Sept 19-12
LANDED..........
Sept 21-12
ccunnington said:
I'm sure when the website changed from feb 29 apps to april 2 apps, the phone lines lit up like xmas trees!
lol.. my thoughts exactly
 

TSauretBaxter

Hero Member
Jun 6, 2012
668
4
Alberta
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Received 29-03-2012
Doc's Request.
PGR Aug 17-12
AOR Received.
Sponsorship Approved July 3-12/ Mexico AOR Aug 17/12
Med's Done....
February 2012
Interview........
Waived!!
Passport Req..
Sept 12-12
VISA ISSUED...
Sept 19-12
LANDED..........
Sept 21-12
APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! July 3rd!! WooHoo!! :D
 

KJG

Champion Member
Jun 4, 2012
2,795
29
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 28, 2012
AOR Received.
June 14, 2012
File Transfer...
June 20, 2012
Med's Done....
Jan 3, 2012
Interview........
Oct 4, 2012 9:00am
VISA ISSUED...
Oct 4, 2012
LANDED..........
Nov 9, 2012
TSauretBaxter said:
APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! July 3rd!! WooHoo!! :D
sweeeet........ ;D congrats!!!!!!!!
 

Belldandy18

Star Member
Apr 28, 2012
124
0
Manila
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-03-2012
AOR Received.
26-06-2012; Approval Letter 28-06-2012
File Transfer...
09-07-2012
Passport Req..
04-09-2012
TSauretBaxter said:
APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! July 3rd!! WooHoo!! :D
Congrats! :D
 

canadiangirl78

Champion Member
Mar 1, 2012
2,345
30
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 21
AOR Received.
Mississauga: May 10, Mexico: June 4
File Transfer...
May 16
Med's Done....
Dec 21, 2011
Interview........
Waived!
Passport Req..
July 6
VISA ISSUED...
July 13
LANDED..........
August 2, 2012
TSauretBaxter said:
APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! July 3rd!! WooHoo!! :D
Congrats!!!!

And Blondie, some visa offices do AOR and some don't. Mexico does.
 

TSauretBaxter

Hero Member
Jun 6, 2012
668
4
Alberta
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Received 29-03-2012
Doc's Request.
PGR Aug 17-12
AOR Received.
Sponsorship Approved July 3-12/ Mexico AOR Aug 17/12
Med's Done....
February 2012
Interview........
Waived!!
Passport Req..
Sept 12-12
VISA ISSUED...
Sept 19-12
LANDED..........
Sept 21-12
Thanks! They said they sent me an e-mail, I confirmed they have my correct e-mail, and checked my Junk Mail. I'm not sure why I didn't receive it, so anyone for March still waiting should definitely call.
 

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
TSauretBaxter said:
Thanks! They said they sent me an e-mail, I confirmed they have my correct e-mail, and checked my Junk Mail. I'm not sure why I didn't receive it, so anyone for March still waiting should definitely call.
Congratulations! i added you to the spreadsheet don't know how come you were not there!
 

TSauretBaxter

Hero Member
Jun 6, 2012
668
4
Alberta
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Received 29-03-2012
Doc's Request.
PGR Aug 17-12
AOR Received.
Sponsorship Approved July 3-12/ Mexico AOR Aug 17/12
Med's Done....
February 2012
Interview........
Waived!!
Passport Req..
Sept 12-12
VISA ISSUED...
Sept 19-12
LANDED..........
Sept 21-12
cgagnon said:
Congratulations! i added you to the spreadsheet don't know how come you were not there!
Thanks! I joined a little late :)
 

sway_in_de_wind

Star Member
Apr 10, 2012
53
0
Cheshire
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-03-2012
AOR Received.
26-06-2012
File Transfer...
26-06-2012
Med's Done....
02-05-2012
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2012
LANDED..........
15-04-2013
Can anybody help with this one? Does the London office do passport requests for British citizens? Is a passport request just so they can add a visa in to it? I am just wondering because we are planning on a trip to Canada for two weeks in Sept - Oct. We are not expecting to be done with the process by then but there is a possability. Do we need to send a passoprt for them to add a visa or can we just land without that, or do we even need it as we are fron a visa exempt country?

Thanks
 

merger

Hero Member
Feb 5, 2012
363
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
App. sent 28-03-2012 / App. Received 30-03-2012
AOR Received.
n/a
File Transfer...
received by CEM 09-07-2012
Med's Done....
15-02-2012
Interview........
n/a
Passport Req..
PPR date 05-09-2012 / letter received 10-09-2012
VISA ISSUED...
04-10-2012 / visa received 26-10-2012
LANDED..........
18-11-2012 :)
TSauretBaxter said:
Thanks! They said they sent me an e-mail, I confirmed they have my correct e-mail, and checked my Junk Mail. I'm not sure why I didn't receive it, so anyone for March still waiting should definitely call.
thanks for this!

we are wondering too.. our ecas was updated with 'application received' - 30 march 2012 but no approval yet

will ask my husband to call tom