This is my first post here. I sent in my SA on May 1st, received my AOR on May 29th, 2015. My husband is waiting patiently in Mexico and I am here in Canada. I have tried to fill out my timeline on the spreadsheet as I know everyone will benefit from it. I do have one question though, many of you have listed that your medical exams were already completed. When I spoke with CIC before sending in our applications, they said that yes the process would be faster if we did, however depending on the country, it may not be possible. So we called the "panel doctor" (is that what they call them?) in Mexico City and they told us that without the request from the Visa office, we could not proceed with the Medical exam and would have to wait until we received the request. Did we make a mistake by not contacting several doctors?
Any comments appreciated