By the grace of Wahe Guru, my mother's TRV got approved today!! We are so so happy. We cannot wait for her to come here and show Canada!
We received a mail titled "You have a new message in your account for application" from
donotreply@cic.gc.ca at 2:49 PM (Canadian Time). I checked the CIC portal and it was for Biometric Correspondence Letter. 50 minutes later, I received another email with the same title at 3:40 pm and this time the Final Status in the portal got updated. This is the timeline for all the events -
- Application Submission - 12 September 2019
- Biometrics Collection Letter - 13 September 2019
- Biometrics Completed - 17 September 2019
- Correspondence Letter - 25 September 2019
- Original Passport Request - 25 September 2019
These are the final statuses -
- Review of eligibility - We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements.
- Review of medical results - You do not need a medical exam. We will send you a message if this changes.
- Review of additional documents - We do not need additional documents.
- Interview - You do not need an interview. We will send you a message if this changes.
- Biometrics - September 17, 2019 Completed.
- Background check - We are processing your background check. We will send you a message if we need more information.
- Final decision - Your application was approved. You need to send us your valid passport to finalize your application.
We will be sending her passport to VAC tomorrow. I will update this post again when she gets the visa stamped.
Wishing best of luck to all other people who are still waiting. This process is so much full of anxiety and stress, hang in there...