Hello Everybody!
For those of you who are finished with the interviews, congratulations! I am sure you are getting approved as we speak!
For those of you who haven't signed up for the forums, please do so and share your experience!
For those of you who are still waiting, keep on trucking!
Here is my complete timeline with added observations for your reference. Hopefully my data will be useful for you!
VISA OFFICE: SINGAPORE
PRINCIPLE APPLICANT: from Vietnam
date/month/year Description
08/10/2011 Meds completed
12/09/2011 Application received by Mississauga
12/12/2011 Application forwarded to Singapore
11/09/2012 Application In Process on ECAS
20/09/2012 Received a request for passport, photos, updated forms (medicals expired yet no medical request as medicals were being re-assessed by Manila)
01/10/2012 Package sent to SVO
23/10/2012 Medical re-assessment requires applicant to re-do a chest x-ray (...)
05/11/2012 Chest x-ray sent to Manila
03/12/2012 Decision made on ECAS
07/12/2012 VISA ready to be picked up at IOM (tomorrow)
08/12/2012 Plane ticket to Canada!
Time to pass CIC-Mississauga (CIC-M): 3 months (longer than expected, some mix up with the forms, had to re-send)
Time to receive passport request after being approved my CIC-M: 9 months (I seriously thought this would only take 1 month at first... how I was wrong...)
Time to receive Visa after sending passport package to SVO: 2 months 6 days (longer than expected, new x-ray was requested by RMO Manila for med- re assessment)
Total Elapsed time from when application was sent to CIC-M: 15 months and 7 days
Hopefully these dates will give you a rough idea of what to expect! Wish you all the best of luck!