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Self-Employed Application 2018

Nornor

Star Member
Jul 3, 2018
170
104
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
Thanks! The processing times are definitely improving. I only submitted the application 9 months ago but there are a a few additional things they didn't ask for which I included with updates I submitted so that may have made the processing faster. Good luck for your application as well.
What are the additional things you included? Please share
 

Joyokoko

Newbie
Oct 26, 2018
1
0
Medicals passed.
Additional POF information submitted.
Passport request and invitation to pre-arrival services received same day.
Congrats!! Which country are you from? I hear some countries are faster than others.

Did the email come from CIO Syndey or from your local visa office? Which visa office processed your application? Did you ever receive a file transfer email from CIO to your local visa office?
 
Nov 8, 2016
184
157
VISA ISSUED...
10-11-2018
LANDED..........
15-04-2019
Congrats!! Which country are you from? I hear some countries are faster than others.

Did the email come from CIO Syndey or from your local visa office? Which visa office processed your application? Did you ever receive a file transfer email from CIO to your local visa office?
Thanks. I'm from UAE. The visa office I've been communicating with is London so I assume they processed it.

No, I didn't receive a file transfer email. Only emails I got was for medical request, additional information requested, passport submission and pre-arrival services.
 

gym

Star Member
Dec 28, 2017
76
6
Thanks. I'm from UAE. The visa office I've been communicating with is London so I assume they processed it.

No, I didn't receive a file transfer email. Only emails I got was for medical request, additional information requested, passport submission and pre-arrival services.
i worked in dubai before marhaba
 
Nov 8, 2016
184
157
VISA ISSUED...
10-11-2018
LANDED..........
15-04-2019
Update - DM - application approved. Visa issued and passport on its way back to me. Timeline:-
  • Sent application - Feb 18
  • AOR - Apr 18
  • Additional documents requested, medical request, RPRF, invitation to pre-arrival services and PPR - Oct 18
  • VIsa issued - Nov 18
Does anyone else that applied earlier this year have any updates yet?
 

epatricio

Full Member
Oct 4, 2017
40
15
Brazil
Category........
Visa Office......
Sao Paulo
App. Filed.......
28-12-2016
AOR Received.
13-03-2017
Does anyone else that applied earlier this year have any updates yet?[/QUOTE]
Update - DM - application approved. Visa issued and passport on its way back to me. Timeline:-
  • Sent application - Feb 18
  • AOR - Apr 18
  • Additional documents requested, medical request, RPRF, invitation to pre-arrival services and PPR - Oct 18
  • VIsa issued - Nov 18
Does anyone else that applied earlier this year have any updates yet?
Wow! that's fast!! :)

I sent my application in December 2016.
Request of additional info October 2018.
Waiting for some reply now...
 
Nov 8, 2016
184
157
VISA ISSUED...
10-11-2018
LANDED..........
15-04-2019
Does anyone else that applied earlier this year have any updates yet?

Wow! that's fast!! :)

I sent my application in December 2016.
Request of additional info October 2018.
Waiting for some reply now...[/QUOTE]

Looks like applications are getting processed faster now. You should hear back from them before the end of the year based on my observations.
 
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Sep 21, 2018
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Update - DM - application approved. Visa issued and passport on its way back to me. Timeline:-
  • Sent application - Feb 18
  • AOR - Apr 18
  • Additional documents requested, medical request, RPRF, invitation to pre-arrival services and PPR - Oct 18
  • VIsa issued - Nov 18
Does anyone else that applied earlier this year have any updates yet?
wow!! congratulations
we applied on January 9, 2018 and Aor
march 22, 2018 but no updates yet.
 
Nov 8, 2016
184
157
VISA ISSUED...
10-11-2018
LANDED..........
15-04-2019
wow!! congratulations
we applied on January 9, 2018 and Aor
march 22, 2018 but no updates yet.
Thanks. It was a helluva lot faster than I anticipated but I guess I'll have to roll with it. lol.

I spoke to a few other people who applied between Jan and April and they're all in the end stages now. Fingers crossed for everyone :)
 
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oligaro

Full Member
Jun 26, 2018
23
8
Hello
Do you think I can go to a doctor for medical exam before I receive a UCI number?
Our immigration specialist advised us to do so - we're going to book an appointment this month (application / Aug 18 - AOR / Sept 18).

I don't know but why would you go for a medical before it's requested?
In order to save any time possible... In our case, we asked for an urgent processing, and each day we can save, the better it is.
 
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Raminm

Newbie
Nov 8, 2018
2
0
Hi guys,
I am an Iranian freelance graphic designer with about 17 years work experience in this, and applied the visa about 4 months ago, whenever you believe or not unfortunately many Iranian’s applications refused by the Warsaw-Poland office, I have been worried about this for my application , I assigned a professional immigration consultant:( (iccrc). My application is in proccessing step and I did the biometrics about 2 weeks ago. would you mind telling me about the next step?
Thanks in advanced