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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
Those of you who are in Step 2- how long did it take you to see "In Process" on ecas?
 

Nessa

Hero Member
May 25, 2011
365
4
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Dec. 6 2011
Doc's Request.
May 11 2012 (PGR)
AOR Received.
April 09 2012
File Transfer...
Jan. 31 2012
Med's Done....
Nov. 08 2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
June 21 2012
VISA ISSUED...
June 26 2012
LANDED..........
Nov. 3 2012
Mine didn´t say in process till May 14th (AOR from Mexico was April 9th)
 

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
Nessa said:
Mine didn´t say in process till May 14th (AOR from Mexico was April 9th)
Just over a month then, not too bad!

So they do the AOR and then it sits in line for awhile?
 

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
What is the AOR? I don't know all the lingo yet :) Do you usually not get any confirmation from CIC until they actually start to process your application? What is the first correspondence you receive from them after sending in your application?
 

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:
What is the AOR? I don't know all the lingo yet :) Do you usually not get any confirmation from CIC until they actually start to process your application? What is the first correspondence you receive from them after sending in your application?
AOR = Acknowledgement of Receipt.....only some people get those and others don't and you do not receive any correspondence until the AOR and/or Approval letter........ :(
 

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
KJG said:
AOR = Acknowledgement of Receipt.....only some people get those and others don't and you do not receive any correspondence until the AOR and/or Approval letter........ :(
Only some people get AOR for Step 1 but most visa officers send one out for Step 2.
 

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! When do you get the information that allows you start tracking your application online?
 

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:
Thanks! When do you get the information that allows you start tracking your application online?
You get it with the AOR if you get one. Or the approval letter.
 

edgarsitow

Hero Member
Sep 11, 2008
431
7
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
September 19 2009
Doc's Request.
April 26, 2012, ARC Request on August 31, 2012
File Transfer...
14 October 2009 to Mexico City (Original) April 04, 2012 (re-processing after appeal allowed)
Med's Request
April 26, 2012
Med's Done....
September 07, 2009 (Original) April 30, 2012 (After appeal allowed)
Interview........
March 23, 2010 DENIED, Filed appeal September 2010
Passport Req..
November 05, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
November 06, 2012
LANDED..........
November 17, 2012
Interesting. So I sent on Monday a Case Specific Inquiry telling them about the FBI document and they replied within two days!

I wonder if they're replying like this to everyone, or if they're giving me special consideration due to my ridiculously long and complicated process. :p
 

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
That's fast. I waited a week. So did you mail in your FBI stuff yet? What did the email say?
 

Debora

Member
Apr 14, 2012
19
0
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Edgarsitow...
Alesinha...
(or any other Québecer)...

I am getting ready to send the first Sponsorship application kit to Mississauga... so far I have a thick binder full of printed emails, pictures, relationship support letters from relatives, and things I cannot make copies of, like 40 calling cards clipped to their original receipts. My question is: Will that thick binder be forwarded to Québec once the Sponsorhip is approved on the federal level? Man I really hope so, for all the paper + ink + hours spent on that thing. ::)
 

edgarsitow

Hero Member
Sep 11, 2008
431
7
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
September 19 2009
Doc's Request.
April 26, 2012, ARC Request on August 31, 2012
File Transfer...
14 October 2009 to Mexico City (Original) April 04, 2012 (re-processing after appeal allowed)
Med's Request
April 26, 2012
Med's Done....
September 07, 2009 (Original) April 30, 2012 (After appeal allowed)
Interview........
March 23, 2010 DENIED, Filed appeal September 2010
Passport Req..
November 05, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
November 06, 2012
LANDED..........
November 17, 2012
Debora said:
Edgarsitow...
Alesinha...
(or any other Québecer)...

I am getting ready to send the first Sponsorship application kit to Mississauga... so far I have a thick binder full of printed emails, pictures, relationship support letters from relatives, and things I cannot make copies of, like 40 calling cards clipped to their original receipts. My question is: Will that thick binder be forwarded to Québec once the Sponsorhip is approved on the federal level? Man I really hope so, for all the paper + ink + hours spent on that thing. ::)
Yes and No.

They will forward the application, but not to Québec, they will forward it to Mexico City and from there you will be contacted by the Québec consulate to get your CSQ (Certificat de Selection du Quebec), :)
 

Debora

Member
Apr 14, 2012
19
0
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
edgarsitow said:
Yes and No.

They will forward the application, but not to Québec, they will forward it to Mexico City and from there you will be contacted by the Québec consulate to get your CSQ (Certificat de Selection du Quebec), :)
Ahh cool, so I don't have to worry about making a 2nd binder for Québec (or Mexico City) with the exact same copies of everything?
 

edgarsitow

Hero Member
Sep 11, 2008
431
7
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
September 19 2009
Doc's Request.
April 26, 2012, ARC Request on August 31, 2012
File Transfer...
14 October 2009 to Mexico City (Original) April 04, 2012 (re-processing after appeal allowed)
Med's Request
April 26, 2012
Med's Done....
September 07, 2009 (Original) April 30, 2012 (After appeal allowed)
Interview........
March 23, 2010 DENIED, Filed appeal September 2010
Passport Req..
November 05, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
November 06, 2012
LANDED..........
November 17, 2012
Debora said:
Ahh cool, so I don't have to worry about making a 2nd binder for Québec (or Mexico City) with the exact same copies of everything?
Not at all, that binder is basically for Mexico City. In Mrs. Gaga they will only look at the sponsor's eligibility, such as making sure he's not bankrupt/receiving social assistance. Then everything gets sent to Mexico City for further processing.