OTTAWA Case Pilot Office - for 2007 London Applicants only

[ahmadtajwer]

@ edupolo, i think you should take the lead and drop an email to them, reason being all of us got different replies, i got a generic one, M+JM got personalised one, Deear was told that they'll start issuing visas in Jan. I think that all of us should atleast drop a reminder once that'll give us a clear picture (it might do), you did your meds in July so you definitely is well due as those London applicants who did their meds in June/July have got their PPRs in Dec.

 

[M+JM]

about your last note, ahmadtajwer,

London applicants who did their meds in June/July have got their PPRs in Dec.

Yes of course, I had forgotten about that! Where and how did you find this info, trackit? Anyway this really gives us hope and makes me want to forget all the other so called bad news we can read on this thread... It's really a roller-coaster of emotions every time, I'm getting sick of it, and I mean almost litteraly sick. I can't bear the idea of spending another year in what I thought was a temporary flat, every time the family asks for updates I've got nothing to say...I'm gonna explode...

So I've learned to ignore those dreadful bad news...and to think positive:
-CPPO told us that we should expect email with PPR "in the next few weeks"
-they RE-told us that we should hear from them in a couple of months.
So 2012 is not conceivable, and that's it. And I hope this goes for everyone with the same scenario as us (applied 2007, transferred to CPPO, medicals done)

On a lighter note, here's something fun you can do: try watching Star Wars, replacing the name of C3PO with CPPO, and watch out for any "clues" For instance in Empire Strikes Back, Han Solo tells "CPPO" "Hurry up, you're gonna be a permanent resident!" ;D


Have a nice week!! ;D

 

[ahmadtajwer]

This information is from one of these threads that I follow. I want to assure you guys that it's definitely matter of months now if not weeks, don't even think abt years, that analysis was for the whole world. I'm on strong belief that 70% if not more of us will be finalised by 1st week of March. We might get to hear good news at the end of this months of by start of next month. Good luck to everyone. Guys be assured, definitely not years..........

 

[ItsBeenLongNow]

Ahmedtajwer, I hope you are 100% correct, and I hope the same goes for other 2007 CHC London(Non Ottawa cases)

 

[Nectar]

This information is from one of these threads that I follow. I want to assure you guys that it's definitely matter of months now if not weeks, don't even think abt years, that analysis was for the whole world. I'm on strong belief that 70% if not more of us will be finalised by 1st week of March. We might get to hear good news at the end of this months of by start of next month. Good luck to everyone. Guys be assured, definitely not years..........

Absolutely right !

As there are a few thousands of SAP 2007 applications in the queue therefore CHC London will be in a position to process its whole pre-February 2008 backlog by June 2012.

The actual average processing time from the first review of an application to the issuance of visas is about 8-12 months.

Please be realistic, if acknowledgement of receipt says 42-48 months processing times then it is assured that CHC London will at least touch the bottom line of processing time i.e., 42 months. For September/October 2007 Ottawa applicants it would be March/April 2011.

For SAP July/August 2007 London based applications it could be between 44-48 months.

Nectar

 

[edupolo]

Ok! So I sent an email to Ottawa last night, and literally 19 minutes later I got the following reply.
“We can see that your medicals have been furthered, and you will be contacted by our medical branch in due course.
Thank you for your interest in Canada”
This is so not specific once again, especially when I told them that I was concerned about my timeline because my medicals expire in July. What does ‘in due course’ mean, is that weeks, months, no idea. Also, my doctor said that our medicals were fine and he even did an extra blood test because one of us had high blood pressure due to probably stress. I am not too sure if being contacted by the medical branch means that they would want more tests, when we are both healthy people in their 20s with routine medical test due to our jobs.
Any ideas? I am freaking out because if this is true, I do not know how it will affect my timeline, since I really do not want to pay £450 to repeat my tests. I also do not understand why they let 7 months go by to let us know about this, and only because we are prompting them.
I actually replied to their email to ask them if they could be more specific about the information in their email.

 

[M+JM]

We can see that your medicals have been furthered, and you will be contacted by our medical branch in due course. Thank you for your interest in Canada

What medical branch? Normally nobody would contact you after your meds unless there was a problem and they needed further tests, in your case I can't imagine why they would wait 7 months to do that... And it's not like they only just got your meds, if I remember correctly you chased them up and made sure they had received your meds when you sent them.

What I read is that the guy quickly looked up your file, and the latest entry was "meds received" so he couldn't elaborate. I mean if we're "ready for visas" and London should contact us soon, surely you of all people here should be the same!

What really kills their reply is the terrible ending... It's so generic that it's telling you straightaway "please ignore this meaningless reply", so I wouldn't worry too much. Still, you were right to send another email. If there is something wrong with your meds (unlikely as you say given your account of your meds/routine tests) and they only realised it because you prompted them, something would be very wrong indeed...

 

[Nectar]

Ok! So I sent an email to Ottawa last night, and literally 19 minutes later I got the following reply.
“We can see that your medicals have been furthered, and you will be contacted by our medical branch in due course.
Thank you for your interest in Canada”
This is so not specific once again, especially when I told them that I was concerned about my timeline because my medicals expire in July. What does ‘in due course' mean, is that weeks, months, no idea. Also, my doctor said that our medicals were fine and he even did an extra blood test because one of us had high blood pressure due to probably stress. I am not too sure if being contacted by the medical branch means that they would want more tests, when we are both healthy people in their 20s with routine medical test due to our jobs.
Any ideas? I am freaking out because if this is true, I do not know how it will affect my timeline, since I really do not want to pay £450 to repeat my tests. I also do not understand why they let 7 months go by to let us know about this, and only because we are prompting them.
I actually replied to their email to ask them if they could be more specific about the information in their email.

Dear edupolo,

I am sorry to hear about your medical furtherence reply from CHC London. This is only a minor issue and will be over shortly.

If the blood pressure of any family member was over 140/90 in 3 attempts then the DMP must have done the serum creatinine level test immediately.

Did your DMP record blood pressure readings three times in medical report?

Why your DMP took a second blood sample? Was it for a serum creatinine level test?

It means your medical reports have been reviewed recently for the first time.

In this type of medical furtherence CHC London usually asks for a cardiologist report and could lead upto 2-4 months delay. Please wait for the correspondence from CHC London Medical Branch.

I hope this information is for assistance to you.

Nectar

 

[edupolo]

Yes, there was a blood test done by the doctor becuase my partner had slightly high blood pressure due to the situation probably, and even though it was not too high, the doctor was aware of how picky they are about it so he decided to do a blood test so that they could rule out anything else, which we were told that it was all fine.

It is odd because if they are going to drop that kind of email, they could have been a bit more specific, and if there was an issue, I would not understand why they have not said anything until 6 months later. They are telling people not to bther them with emails, and that is what I have been trying to do, but they have proved to me in two occasions now that nothing really happens unless you draw their attention to your file.

I am quite frustrated today after that reply. Still waiting to see how they respond to my second email.

By the way, thank you Nectar. Are you sure you are not a case worker in disguise? ;-) How do you get this first hand info?

 

[ahmadtajwer]

Yes, there was a blood test done by the doctor becuase my partner had slightly high blood pressure due to the situation probably, and even though it was not too high, the doctor was aware of how picky they are about it so he decided to do a blood test so that they could rule out anything else, which we were told that it was all fine.

It is odd because if they are going to drop that kind of email, they could have been a bit more specific, and if there was an issue, I would not understand why they have not said anything until 6 months later. They are telling people not to bther them with emails, and that is what I have been trying to do, but they have proved to me in two occasions now that nothing really happens unless you draw their attention to your file.

I am quite frustrated today after that reply. Still waiting to see how they respond to my second email.

By the way, thank you Nectar. Are you sure you are not a case worker in disguise? ;-) How do you get this first hand info?

Edupolo, it seems you might be getting medical furtherance letter. As everyone else said that it's quite late for them to ask for medical furtherance after 6 months, even the slowest CHCs ask for medical furtherance tests within couple of months from medicals. It's good that you dropped a reminder to them , let's wait for their answer to your email.

 

[Nectar]

Yes, there was a blood test done by the doctor becuase my partner had slightly high blood pressure due to the situation probably, and even though it was not too high, the doctor was aware of how picky they are about it so he decided to do a blood test so that they could rule out anything else, which we were told that it was all fine.

It is odd because if they are going to drop that kind of email, they could have been a bit more specific, and if there was an issue, I would not understand why they have not said anything until 6 months later. They are telling people not to bther them with emails, and that is what I have been trying to do, but they have proved to me in two occasions now that nothing really happens unless you draw their attention to your file.

I am quite frustrated today after that reply. Still waiting to see how they respond to my second email.

By the way, thank you Nectar. Are you sure you are not a case worker in disguise? ;-) How do you get this first hand info?

Please no comments.

Your medicals must be reviewed recently not 6 months ago otherwise you were sent medical furtherance instructions back in August/September 2010.

It is an advice to all those who are waiting for medicals etc from their respective CHCs that if your/family member's blood pressure is higher than 140/90 in 3 attempts then you must request your DMP to do creatinine clearance test along with a complete cardiologist report immediately.

Please don't bother an extra cost of medical tests because it is good not only for your health but also your application for permanent residence in Canada.

This practice will indeed halt medical furtherence and shave timeline of about 2-4 months.

Nectar

 

[edupolo]

Hi Nectar,

Thanks again. One of us did the creatinine test due to the blood pressure being slightly higher than that, and we confirmed with the doctor that those results turned out fine. So maybe they also want a cardiologist opinion to be 100% sure although I find that to be rather picky.

I am so frustrated that noone got back to us about this months ago, instead of now when we have less than 6 months to go before the expiration of our medicals because the main issue is that the medical branch has not even contacted us yet... so I wonder how long we have to wait for, since they did not even specify.

anyway, I could go on forever about this ;-)

 

[ahmadtajwer]

@ Edupolo, your frustration is certainly understandable, it might be that they require cardio report as well which i would say that if all the other results are clear than they shouldn't really require that. Wish you good luck and hope that if there is anything than you get that ASAP.

 

[Nectar]

Hi Nectar,

Thanks again. One of us did the creatinine test due to the blood pressure being slightly higher than that, and we confirmed with the doctor that those results turned out fine. So maybe they also want a cardiologist opinion to be 100% sure although I find that to be rather picky.

I am so frustrated that noone got back to us about this months ago, instead of now when we have less than 6 months to go before the expiration of our medicals because the main issue is that the medical branch has not even contacted us yet... so I wonder how long we have to wait for, since they did not even specify.

anyway, I could go on forever about this ;-)

Dear edupolo,

Please be advised that don't assume anything until you receive the correspondence from CHC London. This may be in January or February 2011.

Actually CHC needs every applicant's report upto date just because of audit and systems procedural fairness.

CHC works in a batch pattern that's why CHC assigns BFD and process every straight forward application in a strict chronological order within the available resources and timeframe.

Although CHC London has got extra human resources such as 'Ottawa Processing Unit' in Canada but in reality and in terms of medical evaluations & PHEP there is an extreme workload at CHC London nowadays .

I hope you will be given 30 days for re-medical submission to the Medical Branch at CHC London.

I further hope that your application will also be given a priority tag just because of processing timeframe.

Good Luck !

Nectar

 

[ahmadtajwer]

Dear edupolo,

Please be advised that don't assume anything until you receive the correspondence from CHC London. This may be in January or February 2011.

Actually CHC needs every applicant's report upto date just because of audit and systems procedural fairness.

CHC works in a batch pattern that's why CHC assigns BFD and process every straight forward application in a strict chronological order within the available resources and timeframe.

Although CHC London has got extra human resources such as 'Ottawa Processing Unit' in Canada but in reality and in terms of medical evaluations & PHEP there is an extreme workload at CHC London nowadays .

I hope you will be given 30 days for re-medical submission to the Medical Branch at CHC London.

I further hope that your application will also be given a priority tag just because of processing timeframe.

Good Luck !

Nectar

I can understand procedural fairness thing for pre feb 2008 applicants, but CHC Buffalo and NY also transferred some files over to deteroit office for faster processing and these were dealt with. Why CHC London would have any pressure just to issue PHEP because even medicals go to Ottawa and they are the ones doing security checks as well. As per email from Ottawa to M+JM, London CHC has no info on our files even after medicals and all queries should be to/from Ottawa.