Hello Janey and Love Canada,janeyboss said:A friend of mine from Manila who has a pending application there, received a message from the embassy that there will be some delays because of the huge amount of applications they're processing now. The embassy there isn't that big and the number of VO's assessing the applications are just few. So, expect a backlog. I just don't know if it affects the DMP which process the medical assessment from other countries such as vietnam.
FYI, my wife in VN has submitted her ppt back in February 2013 (2 weeks after she did her medical exams). It has been almost 4 months and still no status change on ECAS or anything.
Having known that it would normally take 8-12weeks before we could get the ppt back (with a visa), it's been killing me and my wife every single day. :'(
I've sent about 6-7 status request emails to SVO and last week I received (finally) a short response from them. "We are awaiting for the medical results from Manila before we can finalize your application."
Thanks Janey for your info. It helps clear things up.
By reading my timeline, hopefully it makes you guys feel better with the wait.
Good luck!
P.S.: I can't wait!