go north said:
Hi Druce,
This really tests our patience .... what is supposedly the normal time for file transfer (from AOR), would you know?
CIC says to let the normal processing time past before inquiring (CSI)...
Thanks for answering ...
... Good luck to all of us ...
I think it is 90 days. I waited for +-45 days and then I requested a Case Specific Inquiry. +- 2 weeks after the request I receid an e-mail from my Local Visa Office, South Africa Pretoria responding and confirming that my file has been received in good order by them and that I will be notified once they start working on the file.
Hi jarri. The processing times vary from Visa Office to Visa Office. From what country are you and where are you currently living? This will give you an idea of where your file will be transferred to. It does however state on the website that your file may not be trnasferred to the VO nearest to you. This is the latest from CIC, check out the link (this is what you get when you have applied PNP normal paper baed application, not EE).:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/index.asp
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