They received my docs on 05.10.17, but they have yet to accept them. It has been close to 3 weeks now
Hope they do urs on time.
Share your WES timelines for 2017
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Hope they do urs on time.
...and just received it by courier. This brings a close to my ECA journey, hope it goes smoothly for everyone else.I was finally able to get a tracking number from WES after messaging them many times on their Facebook page and website!
Good thing too, as I'd rather use the hard copy when I'm going to upload my documents.
My final timeline:
1- Application creation and submission: 19-AUG
2- Documents (Transcript + Certificate) sent from University: 24-AUG
3- Documents delivered: 30-AUG
4- Documents received and accepted: 12-SEP
5- ECA completed: 29-SEP (so it took 17 days since they accepted the documents)
6- Received hard copy: 22-OCT
I did call them email them posted in twitter, but no update what so ever. They just give a generic response, thats it.
Then you can only hope for the best. I hope everyone gets their report within the mentioned timelines.
Just a tip:
I sent all documents correctly and after review they said that they didn't my receive my Degree Certificate in original language.
But I was sure I had sent it on my envelope.
So, I called to then and they kept saying they had not received it and that I had to send it, but I did not accept it and I asked for a new review.
After 3 business days, they reviewed and found my Degree Certificate on my envelope.
I was just one step away from spending again on sending another envelope.
Conclusion: you pay dearly for a poorly made service.
I sent all documents correctly and after review they said that they didn't my receive my Degree Certificate in original language.
But I was sure I had sent it on my envelope.
So, I called to then and they kept saying they had not received it and that I had to send it, but I did not accept it and I asked for a new review.
After 3 business days, they reviewed and found my Degree Certificate on my envelope.
I was just one step away from spending again on sending another envelope.
Conclusion: you pay dearly for a poorly made service.
Noting down procedure for preparing documents for ECA from MSBTE and BAMU for others who may follow:
- I have a Diploma (three years) from Maharashtra State Board of Technical (MSBTE) examinations; went to MSBTE Mumbai office.
- Made sure to get both transcripts and authentication done. MSBTE certifies copies of degree and mark sheets.
- Takes about two weeks to get envelopes with transcripts and authenticated from MSBTE
- Take originals and cash with you. Also take good xerox copies as the xerox machines around MSBTE office are not good.
- Cost: Six hundred per set of transcripts and Three hundred and fifty per authentication
- Also made sure to get two sets of transcripts. One can quickly send the second set and avoid spending time and effort and take off from office to get the documents again.
- Keep second set safe: signed and stamped envelopes remain undamaged till receipt of ECA.
- Besides one will need one set to scan transcripts after ECA documentation is done for eAPR.
- For Bachelor in Engineering (BE) degree, went to BAMU Aurangabad to get transcripts and to get degree Authenticated/Verified (Stamp on the back side of the original degree certificate)
- Window in main building opens at 10 am where forms can be purchased for applying for transcripts and degree certificate authentication/verification.
- Fill forms and pay at a different window for both transcripts and authentication/verification. Eight hundred for one set for BE transcripts. For authentication/verification, its five hundred.
- Make sure you have the originals with you.
- Get two sets of transcripts for reasons mentioned above. Transcripts are given on university letterhead at a different building (ask).
- Plan to stay in Aurangabad for at least two days as getting the transcripts in a day is highly unlikely.
- Check with college if any professor from college is posted at the University on duty. If so, it’s easier to get this done.
- For my Master of Science, wrote to German University and requested them to send one set of transcripts and degree inputs to WES directly, and another to my personal address. While they knew, I specifically requested them to stamp and sign on the envelopes as described elsewhere in this forum.
- Got certified translations of my degree and mark sheets
- Translation was notarized
- Got scanned copies (colored) and hard copies from the agency. Will need them for eAPR.
- Send copy of originals and copy of translations to WES
- Similarly, for my PhD, requested Dutch university to send one set transcripts directly to WES and another to my address. Got degree translated and translation notarized. The university also issued a letter that there are no marks or rating for the PhD as per university policy.
- When I had initially created a WES account, I had only requested my PhD and my M.Sc to be evaluated.
- Later, as I got an understanding of the process to get my BE and Diploma transcripts ready, I requested WES to include these degrees as well via the my account /contact us form.
- WES asked for Name of Institution, Institution Type, Country, Date of Attendance, Name of Diploma/Certificate. I provided these via email having couriered the documents via courier before sending the email. No extra cost involved for the additional degrees ECA.
- Got an email that my PhD documents had reached and accepted, while my M.Sc documents had not been accepted.
- Strangely, my M.Sc documents had partly reached: translation had reached, and copy of originals sent in the same envelop had not reached! A day later, all documents had reached without me doing anything! Similar case happened with my wife's ECA, but that's not important here. Lesson: I realized that I had to give WES time before reacting to some of the status updates.
- Had to wait for my BE and Diploma inclusion request to get accepted, documents to reach and get accepted.
- Got an ECA one day after the due for completion date.
- The ECA reads as follows:
- CANADIAN EQUIVALENCY SUMMARY: Earned doctorate
- DIPLOMA: Canadian Equivalency: Secondary school diploma and diploma (two years)
- BE: Canadian Equivalency: Bachelor's degree (four years)
- M.Sc. Canadian Equivalency: Master's degree
- PhD: Canadian Equivalency: Earned doctorate
- Account time line:
- Account created and payment made: 9th Aug
- Application submission (PhD and M.Sc): 15th Aug
- Request to include BE and Diploma: 2nd Sept
- WES response to request by asking Name of Institution, Institution Type, Country, Date of Attendance, Name of Diploma/Certificate: 12th Sept
- I respond with BE and Diploma university details: 12th Sept
- Courier with BE and Diploma documents reached 12th Sept
- WES status update on MSc and PhD stating M.Sc partial documents not received: 14th Sept
- WES status changes online to MSc and PhD documents received: ~15th Sept
- WES response to addition of BE and Diploma: 19th Sept saying we are forwarding details to evaluation team
- WES status update: BE, Diploma, MSc and PhD documents reached and accepted: 19th Sept. We are reviewing your evaluation report.
- Evaluation due for completion: 10th Oct
- I write to WES on 10th Oct that there is no change in status since 19th Sept
- Status changes to final review: 10th Oct
- ECA completion: 11th Oct
Many people on this forum may not be surprised. WES has been unable to process the applications and respond to the applicants in time. They need to put the blame on someone and blaming the applicant is the easiest thing for them.
Just got my ECA by mail. Here's the timeline,
- Oct 1st - WES profile created
- Oct 2nd - Documents Sent || Oct 3rd - Delivered
- Oct 6th - Status Update - "Package Received" (After bugging them on twitter)
- Oct 10th - Status Update - "Review of evaluation"
- Oct 13th - Status Update - "Final Review" (Due date - Oct 18th)
- Oct 18th - Report online and sent to recipients
- Oct 23rd - Report received via mail (to USA)
Congrats. This was really quick. There are candidates who are still waiting for their documents to be accepted, after 3 weeks of the documents getting delivered to WES.
True. But maybe my case was quick because the evaluation was only for Masters (US) and the only document they requested was an Academic Transcript.
Yes, that might be one of the reasons. Can you please tell me, how much time do they take to respond on twitter?
I've sent a DM with all the details and got a response in about an hour or so. Might vary depending on the time of the day.
My status changed on 23.10.17.
"We received your document(s). We are reviewing your document(s). Status last updated: 10/23/2017"
"Your evaluation is in progress. You are not required to do anything at this time. Your evaluation is due for completion on 11/10/2017"
This means my report will be ready by 10th Nov '17?
They have mentioned that they have accepted all my docs, but to see they have accepted only two of my wife's qualifications (diploma & a certificate). I have sent two more diploma transcripts (for two different qualifications), but its not shown as accepted or rejected at all. Is this normal?
The accepted set is from a well known university in my country the other is from a institute here. May be that's the case?
"We received your document(s). We are reviewing your document(s). Status last updated: 10/23/2017"
"Your evaluation is in progress. You are not required to do anything at this time. Your evaluation is due for completion on 11/10/2017"
This means my report will be ready by 10th Nov '17?
They have mentioned that they have accepted all my docs, but to see they have accepted only two of my wife's qualifications (diploma & a certificate). I have sent two more diploma transcripts (for two different qualifications), but its not shown as accepted or rejected at all. Is this normal?
The accepted set is from a well known university in my country the other is from a institute here. May be that's the case?