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Spouse sponsorship Abu Dhabi office

haldashti

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Dec 10, 2014
270
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Category........
Visa Office......
ADVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-01-2015
AOR Received.
14-03-2015
File Transfer...
24-04-2015
Med's Done....
10-05-2015
Passport Req..
16-09-2015
kathkath said:
Vancouver:)
You're lucky!! Nice beautiful Vancouver. Enjoy.
 

haldashti

Hero Member
Dec 10, 2014
270
16
Category........
Visa Office......
ADVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-01-2015
AOR Received.
14-03-2015
File Transfer...
24-04-2015
Med's Done....
10-05-2015
Passport Req..
16-09-2015
Hello all. Has anyone here obtained a police certificate from Kuwait recently? Just curious to know how long it will take. My wife was told 1 week. But we all know 1 week in the middle East doesn't necessarily mean 1 week!!! Thanks in advance.
 

Sarim

Hero Member
Aug 13, 2014
918
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Canada
Visa Office......
London... Resident United Arab Emirates... National Pakistan...
App. Filed.......
02, June 2015
AOR Received.
09, July 2015... AOR2 10, Aug 2015
File Transfer...
29, July 2015... In Process 6, Aug 2015
Med's Request
Upfront 23, May 2015
Interview........
Waived... Decision Made 12, Nov 2015
Passport Req..
24, Nov 2015... Passport Sent 1, Dec 2015
VISA ISSUED...
09, Dec 2015... PP & COPR rcvd 16, Dec 2015
LANDED..........
19, May 2016
haldashti said:
Hello all. Has anyone here obtained a police certificate from Kuwait recently? Just curious to know how long it will take. My wife was told 1 week. But we all know 1 week in the middle East doesn't necessarily mean 1 week!!! Thanks in advance.
dont know about kuwait but in uae required 3 working days for PCC through online and same days if you go personally.
 

chilkootcee

Champion Member
Mar 3, 2015
1,096
64
Visa Office......
Abu Dhabi
App. Filed.......
03-Jun-2015
Interview........
None required
LANDED..........
01-Apr-2016
Just want to encourage everyone who has applied in 2015 to add their info to the 2015 outland timeline (link below in my signature). It would be great to get all the ADVO people on there.

C.
 

FRV

Star Member
Apr 21, 2015
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Can anyone here who had islamic nika done in Dubai tell me wht ate the requirements for sending the nika certificate while applying?

First i need to get it translated in english and then whts next?
Do i also need to attach a photocopy of arabic one?
 

chilkootcee

Champion Member
Mar 3, 2015
1,096
64
Visa Office......
Abu Dhabi
App. Filed.......
03-Jun-2015
Interview........
None required
LANDED..........
01-Apr-2016
FRV said:
Can anyone here who had islamic nika done in Dubai tell me wht ate the requirements for sending the nika certificate while applying?

First i need to get it translated in english and then whts next?
Do i also need to attach a photocopy of arabic one?
I went to a legal translator in Dubai and gave them our original that hsd some attestations to translate. When they do the translation they affix a photocopy of the original in such a way that you can tell if it was removed. They also stamp it and sign it.

I had gone thru CIC requirements in terms of getting a notary public and "certified true copy of" but the translator will only stamp their qualification etc even tho I tried to convince them to write on it that they certify the attached copy is true (all they are doing is confirming they copied an original document) but they don't get it.

So I sent an electronic scan of the translated doc to ADVO to see if it met their translation requirements and they said that it did. I can't guarantee this for anyone but this was my experience.

C.
 

FRV

Star Member
Apr 21, 2015
159
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chilkootcee said:
I went to a legal translator in Dubai and gave them our original that hsd some attestations to translate. When they do the translation they affix a photocopy of the original in such a way that you can tell if it was removed. They also stamp it and sign it.

I had gone thru CIC requirements in terms of getting a notary public and "certified true copy of" but the translator will only stamp their qualification etc even tho I tried to convince them to write on it that they certify the attached copy is true (all they are doing is confirming they copied an original document) but they don't get it.

So I sent an electronic scan of the translated doc to ADVO to see if it met their translation requirements and they said that it did. I can't guarantee this for anyone but this was my experience.

C.
Foreign affairs attestation is also required? Also ur home country attestation?
 

chilkootcee

Champion Member
Mar 3, 2015
1,096
64
Visa Office......
Abu Dhabi
App. Filed.......
03-Jun-2015
Interview........
None required
LANDED..........
01-Apr-2016
FRV said:
Foreign affairs attestation is also required? Also ur home country attestation?
I don't think it's required...I can't remember why we did it. But it was easy to do for a fee at MOFA in Bur Dubai. We didn't bother with Canadian attestation.

C.
 

haldashti

Hero Member
Dec 10, 2014
270
16
Category........
Visa Office......
ADVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-01-2015
AOR Received.
14-03-2015
File Transfer...
24-04-2015
Med's Done....
10-05-2015
Passport Req..
16-09-2015
Sarim said:
dont know about kuwait but in uae required 3 working days for PCC through online and same days if you go personally.
Thanks. Not complaining by any means, but I've already purchased my ticket in August for a trip end of September and made arrangements with work, etc.. Coming back to Canada October 16th. We'll be waiting nervously and praying to get things done in time, so my wife can come back with me.. Feels like running a marathon, we're almost at the finish line, but feel exhausted!
 

Sarim

Hero Member
Aug 13, 2014
918
22
Canada
Visa Office......
London... Resident United Arab Emirates... National Pakistan...
App. Filed.......
02, June 2015
AOR Received.
09, July 2015... AOR2 10, Aug 2015
File Transfer...
29, July 2015... In Process 6, Aug 2015
Med's Request
Upfront 23, May 2015
Interview........
Waived... Decision Made 12, Nov 2015
Passport Req..
24, Nov 2015... Passport Sent 1, Dec 2015
VISA ISSUED...
09, Dec 2015... PP & COPR rcvd 16, Dec 2015
LANDED..........
19, May 2016
haldashti said:
Thanks. Not complaining by any means, but I've already purchased my ticket in August for a trip end of September and made arrangements with work, etc.. Coming back to Canada October 16th. We'll be waiting nervously and praying to get things done in time, so my wife can come back with me.. Feels like running a marathon, we're almost at the finish line, but feel exhausted!
wish u good luck mate, really this immigration thing is very painful :-[
 

haldashti

Hero Member
Dec 10, 2014
270
16
Category........
Visa Office......
ADVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-01-2015
AOR Received.
14-03-2015
File Transfer...
24-04-2015
Med's Done....
10-05-2015
Passport Req..
16-09-2015
Sarim said:
wish u good luck mate, really this immigration thing is very painful :-[
Thank you Sarim. Good luck to you too.
 

azeemfrazkhan

Full Member
Jul 21, 2015
25
0
Category........
Visa Office......
ABU DHABI
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16th July 2015
AOR Received.
14th Aug 2015
File Transfer...
15TH SEP 2015
Med's Done....
UP-FRONT
chilkootcee said:
I don't think it's required...I can't remember why we did it. But it was easy to do for a fee at MOFA in Bur Dubai. We didn't bother with Canadian attestation.

C.
hi chickootcee please add me in abu dhabi spread sheet as my file has been transferred to abu dhabi.
 

zbaby

Hero Member
Nov 18, 2014
205
4
Category........
Visa Office......
LVO/Abu Dhabi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-12-2014
Med's Done....
25-11-2014
VISA ISSUED...
21-09-2015
kathkath said:
Dear all,

Q, when ADVO sent a letter about PPR does it means u r getting the visa 100%?
Sorry for the question but just want to clarify
Hi Kathkath,

any update on your passport? i am getting worried as eid holidays ahead and it is going to take more time.
Allah kareem!!
 

chilkootcee

Champion Member
Mar 3, 2015
1,096
64
Visa Office......
Abu Dhabi
App. Filed.......
03-Jun-2015
Interview........
None required
LANDED..........
01-Apr-2016
Hi everyone,

Thank you Haldashti for taking care of the spreadsheet and us! I have volunteered to take over the spreadsheet.

I have changed the settings so that anyone with the link can edit it. This means you can add / update your own timeline information. My experience in the past with shared spreadsheets is that the risk is low for doing this and Googlesheets allows any edits to be reversed. I will be checking the sheet regularly to make sure everything is okay. If you need help with putting your information there, just let me know and I will walk you through it.

I strongly encourage everyone to add themselves / update their information on the spreadsheet as it helps all of us and give us encouragement :).
I also still strongly recommend that you add yourself / update your info to the annual spreadsheet for your application year (i.e. 2015).

May we all be granted patience from Allah / God as we make our journey to Canada.

Have a great day everyone!

C.