Hello everyone, I've been an avid reader of this forum for the past year as I prepared and applied for my PR. I've received my PR & CoPR yesterday and I am immensely thankful to all the forumites and seniors whose valuable inputs, guidance & occasional word of patience has steered me through a longish PR journey. I feel I have now earned the right to give some feedback and share my experience. Here's my timeline:
Application sent on : Aug 13, 2014
Application received : Aug 19, 2014
Category : FSW1
NOC Code : 2132 (Mechanical Engineer)
Visa Office : NDVO
CC charged : Nov 19, 2014
PER : DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MAIL OR ANY OTHER CORRESPONDENCE
Sent query#1 for status : Jan 15, 2015
Sent query#2 for status : Mar 4, 2015
Received CIC response to query#1 : Mar 11, 2015
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Response: Please be advised that your file was transferred to New Delhi. As your file is no longer in our office, we are unable to comment on it. Please direct your enquiries and additional information to that office.)
CIC response to query#2 : Mar 25, 2015 (File no. provided, first time in 7 months of application, I go to know my UCI.....huge relief !!)
MR, PCC & RPRF (from NDVO) : Mar 25, 2015
Docs sent : Apr 4, 2015
PPR from NDVO : May 21, 2014
Requested NDVO to change destination to Abu Dhabi, UAE : May 24, 2015
Passports submitted at ADVO : May 25, 2015
NDVO response with revised PPR details mentioning AD VO: May 26, 2015
Additional document (NDVO papers) submitted : May 26, 2015
Passport & CoPR received : June 16, 2015
I once again thank all the forumites for all the immense, immaculate and accurate inputs and for the experienced seniors for pouring out their hearts in these posts. You guys are doing a remarkable job....happy to be on board this group and share my two cents..
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