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NEW DELHI (NDVO) - 2016 SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP OUTSIDE CANADA

johnybegood

Champion Member
Nov 16, 2014
1,800
76
Na
Category........
Visa Office......
Ndvo
NOC Code......
Na
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 18,2016
Doc's Request.
aor 1 may 11
Nomination.....
Sponsor approval 03/jun/16
AOR Received.
in process on 09 june 2016
IELTS Request
sent along with apln
File Transfer...
started processing june 13
Med's Request
Up front done in January 2016
Med's Done....
Background check 26 sept 2016
Interview........
Dm 29 sept 2016
Passport Req..
1st oct 2016
VISA ISSUED...
3 oct 2016
LANDED..........
16 oct 2016
Is there anything happening at ndvo
Trv
Work permit
Parents sponsorship
Economic migration
Anything
Or all of them took vacation and flew somewhere?
 

Singh17

Newbie
Jul 26, 2016
9
1
I m unable lo link my application ..whose information to be filled in the columns ..sponsor or the applicant from india ?
 

Pari123

Champion Member
Apr 11, 2012
1,097
60
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo/Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
26 Feb, 2012
Doc's Request.
18 Mar, 2013
Nomination.....
25 Jan,2012
AOR Received.
26 April, 2012
IELTS Request
No
Med's Request
26 April, 2012
Med's Done....
3 May 2012. In Process: May 21,2013
Passport Req..
July 23,2013
VISA ISSUED...
July 31,2013
LANDED..........
Aug 17, 2013
Singh17 said:
I m unable lo link my application ..whose information to be filled in the columns ..sponsor or the applicant from india ?
Applicant...make sure only fill either birth info or passport info, and # of ppl 2
 

vj1222

Star Member
May 30, 2016
110
3
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25 May 2016
AOR Received.
AOR1 14 June 2016 AOR2 02 Aug 2016
File Transfer...
SA 27 july 2016
Med's Done....
15 April 2016
Interview........
Not required
Passport Req..
23 jan 2017
VISA ISSUED...
waiting
johnybegood said:
Is there anything happening at ndvo
Trv
Work permit
Parents sponsorship
Economic migration
Anything
Or all of them took vacation and flew somewhere?
Looks like TRV's are processed at Banglore office,
Few applicants from 2015 are getting interview/remed/PPR requests (sounds to me like someone at Delhi is still working but not upto the extent they worked earlier this year)
NOT SURE ABOUT OTHER CATEGORIES
 

newbee1990

Hero Member
Apr 20, 2016
285
6
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-06-2016
AOR Received.
16-07-2016
File Transfer...
23-08-2016
Med's Request
23-08-2016(SA)
Med's Done....
27-05-2016
Interview........
24-08-2016 (AOR2)
Passport Req..
30-08-2016 (TRV PPR)
This is Student Season, so I feel they are all busy in making money out of Desi Students.
All other applications are stacked.
 

johnybegood

Champion Member
Nov 16, 2014
1,800
76
Na
Category........
Visa Office......
Ndvo
NOC Code......
Na
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 18,2016
Doc's Request.
aor 1 may 11
Nomination.....
Sponsor approval 03/jun/16
AOR Received.
in process on 09 june 2016
IELTS Request
sent along with apln
File Transfer...
started processing june 13
Med's Request
Up front done in January 2016
Med's Done....
Background check 26 sept 2016
Interview........
Dm 29 sept 2016
Passport Req..
1st oct 2016
VISA ISSUED...
3 oct 2016
LANDED..........
16 oct 2016
newbee1990 said:
This is Student Season, so I feel they are all busy in making money out of Desi Students.
All other applications are stacked.
I agree 100 percent and we all know they only want money and economic immigration others can wait until they are done making money
 

dondsw

Star Member
May 23, 2016
80
5
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO
NOC Code......
N/A
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
MAY 12,2016
AOR Received.
AOR1#JUNE 02/2016
IELTS Request
SA#JULY 06/2016
File Transfer...
AOR2#JULY 18/2016
Med's Request
UPFRONT
Med's Done....
APR 01,2016
Interview........
DECISION MADE#DEC 25, 2016
Passport Req..
JAN 03, 2017
VISA ISSUED...
Jan 08, 2017
LANDED..........
JAN 28, 2017
ADITYA VASHISHTHA said:
Ok thanks!

It seems like 'Officer' has landed in Canada and not active anymore.
guys this is new spreadsheet that we can edit, so to update your info please inbox me or tj
thnx
 

May2016

Star Member
May 30, 2016
145
0
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-05-2016
AOR Received.
AOR1 : 16-06-2016 AOR2 : 02-08-2016
Med's Done....
12-05-2016
Passport Req..
23-01-2017
VISA ISSUED...
26-01-2017
LANDED..........
Per my Convenience.... :)
Third line added on PA side (Started processing the application)
 

johnybegood

Champion Member
Nov 16, 2014
1,800
76
Na
Category........
Visa Office......
Ndvo
NOC Code......
Na
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 18,2016
Doc's Request.
aor 1 may 11
Nomination.....
Sponsor approval 03/jun/16
AOR Received.
in process on 09 june 2016
IELTS Request
sent along with apln
File Transfer...
started processing june 13
Med's Request
Up front done in January 2016
Med's Done....
Background check 26 sept 2016
Interview........
Dm 29 sept 2016
Passport Req..
1st oct 2016
VISA ISSUED...
3 oct 2016
LANDED..........
16 oct 2016
No movement at ndvo
 

pgu

Hero Member
Aug 11, 2015
315
8
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23-04-2015
AOR Received.
25-06-2015
File Transfer...
01-07-2015 ... IP on Oct-09-2015
Med's Request
Re-medical on March 16th, 2016 done on 19th March 2016
Med's Done....
22-02-2015
Passport Req..
16 Aug 2016
LANDED..........
booked tickets for Sept 14, 2016
Just to share the information :-

If you are in Alberta and your spouse is with you on Visitor visa, your visiting spouse can get Alberta Health coverage.. just you need to show them your landing record.. for first time Alberta health may consider the passport stamp and issue 6 months health coverage. but for extension you need to show them either your visa extension document or your landing record.
 

T.J.

Hero Member
Apr 30, 2014
278
30
Category........
PNP
Job Offer........
Yes
App. Filed.......
25-10-2018
Doc's Request.
05-11-2018
Nomination.....
DIP 09-11-2018
AOR Received.
25-10-2018
Med's Done....
20-09-2017
SPMAY_2016 said:
HI, Where is the Spreadsheet. Can i have access to it. ?
Here is the spreadsheet.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pzYYWOD_sY4qACMOIZww0EoHKjqgyAKM-p3dpcFOm_A/edit?pref=2&pli=1#gid=0

And post your info here if you want to add or edit your information.
 

dondsw

Star Member
May 23, 2016
80
5
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO
NOC Code......
N/A
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
MAY 12,2016
AOR Received.
AOR1#JUNE 02/2016
IELTS Request
SA#JULY 06/2016
File Transfer...
AOR2#JULY 18/2016
Med's Request
UPFRONT
Med's Done....
APR 01,2016
Interview........
DECISION MADE#DEC 25, 2016
Passport Req..
JAN 03, 2017
VISA ISSUED...
Jan 08, 2017
LANDED..........
JAN 28, 2017
T.J. said:
Here is the spreadsheet.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pzYYWOD_sY4qACMOIZww0EoHKjqgyAKM-p3dpcFOm_A/edit?pref=2&pli=1#gid=0

And post your info here if you want to add or edit your information.
and guys if u want your info added either inbox one of us or
goto new sheet
right click on the cell u want to edit
add comment and submit your date and any related info
thanks
 

johnybegood

Champion Member
Nov 16, 2014
1,800
76
Na
Category........
Visa Office......
Ndvo
NOC Code......
Na
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 18,2016
Doc's Request.
aor 1 may 11
Nomination.....
Sponsor approval 03/jun/16
AOR Received.
in process on 09 june 2016
IELTS Request
sent along with apln
File Transfer...
started processing june 13
Med's Request
Up front done in January 2016
Med's Done....
Background check 26 sept 2016
Interview........
Dm 29 sept 2016
Passport Req..
1st oct 2016
VISA ISSUED...
3 oct 2016
LANDED..........
16 oct 2016
Feds consulting on two-tiered immigration processing
Big changes are planned for the fall, but the government is staying tight-lipped on the details.

Immigration Minister John McCallum is consulting the public as his department prepares to make major changes to Canada's immigration system. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

By PETER MAZEREEUW
PUBLISHED : Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 12:00 AM
The federal government is seeking public feedback on letting some immigration applicants pay more for faster processing.

That idea is one of many put forward in an online consultation document the government is asking members of the public to fill out as it gears up for an overhaul of the immigration processing system.

The NDP’s immigration critic and a pair of Liberal and NDP MPs say bringing in a two-tiered Canadian immigration system is out of the question.

“I wouldn’t support it,” said NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, B.C.). “By doing that, effectively you’re saying you can buy your way into the system and bypass everybody.”

“They’re absolutely creating a two-tiered system if that were to proceed,” she said.

However, Liberal MP Peter Fonseca (Mississauga East-Cooksville, Ont.) and a Toronto immigration lawyer say such a system could help to improve immigration processing.

The issue is one close to MPs’ hearts as much of their constituency work is tied up in helping constituents with immigration questions, including application processing.

Many MPs have two staffers in their riding offices and at least one attends to constituents’ immigration needs. The most common complaints of constituents about immigration issues are related to long delays in the processing times of applications for family reunification, refugees, spousal sponsorship, temporary foreign workers, visitor visas, and Canadian citizenship applications.

Submission deadline approaching
“Is there any rationale for providing options to those willing to pay higher fees for an expedited process?” is one of 15 questions posed on the consultation document, which can be accessed through the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada website.

The questionnaire covers a range of subjects, including how best to welcome newcomers, how many should be admitted into the country, and whether there should be more programs for employees to hire permanent foreign workers when Canadians can’t be found for the job.

The government is accepting online submissions until Aug. 5.

Immigration Minister John McCallum (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) has promised to speed up the processing of immigration applications, particularly those in the family sponsorship class, by “streamlining” the application process this fall. He has also promised to make it easier for international students to become permanent residents; for refugees, economic immigrants, and people seeking visitor visas to come to Canada; and to eliminate the requirement that new spouses wait two years in Canada before being granted permanent residency status.

Some of those changes could be made by simply altering the points system used by immigration officials, said Mario Bellissimo, an immigration lawyer in Toronto at Bellissimo Law Group.

Ultimately though, “they’re going to need more money, they’re going to need more officers,” he said.

Allowing some immigration applicants to pay more to have their documents processed quicker could be one way to speed up the application process, said Mr. Bellissimo.

For example, IRCC could use the extra cash to pay a second worker to process the more routine portions of an application—criminal and medical background checks, for example—while another immigration official works on the rest, reducing the amount of time spent on the applications for which higher fees have been paid, he said.

“I think it’s a great idea,” said Mr. Fonseca.

Canadians can already opt to pay extra to have passport renewals processed quicker, and a similar option could be helpful for people who need last-minute visas for funerals or weddings, he said, adding that MPs are often approached by constituents desperate for help getting those last-minute documents.

Mr. Fonseca said IRCC told him that, were such a system implemented, the extra cash could indeed be used to pay for more processing officers, and thereby reduce wait times for both those who pay and those who do not pay.

The government questionnaire does not provide any further detail about what sort of immigration applications—for examples, visas or permanent residency applications—such a system could be applied to.

Keep ‘merit-based’ system: Dhaliwal
Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal (Surrey-Newton, B.C.) said that while “asking a question is not an issue,” Canada should have a “merit-based” immigration system.

“Money should not fast-track immigration to Canada. That’s what I believe in,” said Mr. Dhaliwal, who immigrated to Canada from India in 1984.

Kennedy Stewart, the NDP MP for B.C.’s diverse Burnaby South riding, also said any consultation process should involve asking “tough questions” like whether to create a two-tiered system.

However, the government shouldn’t use the questionnaire as cover to bring in such a system just because it wants to, he said.

The government should be providing reports on the results of its consultations to the public, he said.

IRCC had received 3,500 submissions to the online consultation by July 28, according to spokesperson Nancy Caron.

Mr. McCallum declined to be interviewed through a spokesperson, and IRCC officials did not directly answer questions about how seriously the government is considering that or other subjects raised in the consultation document.

“Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada will be reviewing the feedback gathered from Canadians to help guide decisions on how many people we will welcome in the coming years and the future of immigration in Canada. This is a consultation and no outcome should be implied or assumed,” wrote Ms. Caron in an emailed statement.

Ms. Kwan is circulating her own letter to interested constituents and community groups to gather feedback on possible changes to Canada’s immigration system, which she said she will eventually send to Mr. McCallum.

The office of Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel (Calgary Nose Hill, Alta.) did not respond to interview requests.

Changes expected in fall
Mr. McCallum has promised to make big changes to the way the government handles several types of immigration applications.

The Liberals campaigned on promises to double the number of applications allowed for parents and grandparents to 10,000 per year, to double the budget for processing family-class applications, to reduce processing times, to give more points under the Express Entry program for siblings, and to eliminate the two-year waiting period for permanent residency for new spouses.

Mr. McCallum promised during a public appearance last month to “have a much quicker entry process” for people seeking visas for weddings or funerals, to reduce times for family class applications, to “streamline” the admissions process, and to make it easier for international students to become permanent residents, the Mississauga News reported.

Mr. McCallum has also been under pressure from members of the Liberal caucus to speed up processing times, The Hill Times reported in June, with backbenchers forming regional caucuses to discuss the issue. The Ontario caucus is co-chaired by Julie Dzerowicz (Davenport, Ont.) and Mr. Fonseca, the Western and Northern caucus is chaired by Jati Sidhu (Mission-Matsqui-Fraser-Canyon, B.C.), the Atlantic caucus is chaired by Alaina Lockhart (Fundy Royal, N.B.), and the Quebec caucus is chaired by Steven MacKinnon (Gatineau, Que.).

“People who put me in here, they come to my office and they’re banging on my doors [asking], ‘What are you doing different from the previous government?’” Mr. Sidhu told The Hill Times in June.

Making it easier for international students to gain permanent residence status may only require a “quick fix” by Mr. McCallum, who could order that more points be given to those applicants through the Express Entry program, said Mr. Bellissimo.

Similarly, removing the two-year waiting time for new spouses could be done quickly by the minister, he said.

Whatever changes are made, the government should address problems in the immigration system in a “cohesive and comprehensive way”, said Ms. Kwan.

It’s also important that changes are communicated to potential applicants as plainly as possible, said Mr. Bellissimo, so that people have realistic expectations about how their applications will be processed.

peter@hilltimes.com

@PJMazereeuw
 

T.J.

Hero Member
Apr 30, 2014
278
30
Category........
PNP
Job Offer........
Yes
App. Filed.......
25-10-2018
Doc's Request.
05-11-2018
Nomination.....
DIP 09-11-2018
AOR Received.
25-10-2018
Med's Done....
20-09-2017
Status changed to In Process today. :)