Thread for Acrra Ghana applicants

[chenny]

congrats mrs,bbccanada very soon,you will hear good news too.

 

[Jermiah29_11]

Hi, I'm new to the forum. My husband and I are just about ready to send in our application. It is all complete except for the medical and police checks. We found the CIC website to be very confusing and conflicting on when to do these. It has now been advised to us to have the medical done upfront (even if it may expire in the process) but have been told we can wait to receive a letter from the High Commission for a request for the police certificate.

I've read through a large portion of this thread now and have seen that some of you had very short wait times (July - December). I'm wondering if you included a police check right up front or if you waited for the request for it?

The CIC website says for Ghana:
Do I need to provide a police certificate when applying for permanent residence?
Yes. However, applicants should normally wait to apply until they receive a written request for a police certificate from the High Commission, Accra.

He will go for his medical on Monday but would be good to know if we should also make the effort to do the police check too.

Thanks so much!! Thanks also to those who offer hope that the timeline could be shorter than a year.

 

[Mrs.]

Hi, I'm new to the forum. My husband and I are just about ready to send in our application. It is all complete except for the medical and police checks. We found the CIC website to be very confusing and conflicting on when to do these. It has now been advised to us to have the medical done upfront (even if it may expire in the process) but have been told we can wait to receive a letter from the High Commission for a request for the police certificate.

I've read through a large portion of this thread now and have seen that some of you had very short wait times (July - December). I'm wondering if you included a police check right up front or if you waited for the request for it?

The CIC website says for Ghana:
Do I need to provide a police certificate when applying for permanent residence?
Yes. However, applicants should normally wait to apply until they receive a written request for a police certificate from the High Commission, Accra.

He will go for his medical on Monday but would be good to know if we should also make the effort to do the police check too.

Thanks so much!! Thanks also to those who offer hope that the timeline could be shorter than a year.

I sent everything, including police checks, medicals, and paid all fees upfront.

 

[Jermiah29_11]

Thanks.

I am just wondering then how you obtained what info specifically you needed in order to get the police check?

As it also stated on the website:
Local Requests
Applicants residing in Ghana must present the Canadian visa office’s letter of request in person to the General Police Headquarters of Ghana in Accra. Fingerprints will be taken at the time of application. There is a processing fee of US $120 cash.

Did you do just a regular police check and fingerprints and just include that?

Thanks again!

 

[Mrs.]

Thanks.

I am just wondering then how you obtained what info specifically you needed in order to get the police check?

As it also stated on the website:
Local Requests
Applicants residing in Ghana must present the Canadian visa office's letter of request in person to the General Police Headquarters of Ghana in Accra. Fingerprints will be taken at the time of application. There is a processing fee of US $120 cash.

Did you do just a regular police check and fingerprints and just include that?

Thanks again!

We went to the police HQ in Accra, requested it and submitted that.

Have a nice day

 

[inlimbo]

Hi, I'm new to the forum. My husband and I are just about ready to send in our application. It is all complete except for the medical and police checks. We found the CIC website to be very confusing and conflicting on when to do these. It has now been advised to us to have the medical done upfront (even if it may expire in the process) but have been told we can wait to receive a letter from the High Commission for a request for the police certificate.

I've read through a large portion of this thread now and have seen that some of you had very short wait times (July - December). I'm wondering if you included a police check right up front or if you waited for the request for it?

The CIC website says for Ghana:
Do I need to provide a police certificate when applying for permanent residence?
Yes. However, applicants should normally wait to apply until they receive a written request for a police certificate from the High Commission, Accra.

He will go for his medical on Monday but would be good to know if we should also make the effort to do the police check too.

Thanks so much!! Thanks also to those who offer hope that the timeline could be shorter than a year.

I've been dealing with Accra for almost 4 years. In my experience, wait for them to request the police checks and medical. Also, kindly request them to email you all correspondence.

 

[chenny]

jeremiah,my own advice for you is do both medicals and police report upfront.many people who had short processing time with no interview did everything right away.one of the delays with my application was i didnt do medicals and police up front waited for the embassy to contact me,for each time they told me to do medicals,it takes months to process and send to accra.up till now accra has not contacted me for police check and its been 8months now since i applied.MY DEAR I BEG YOU IN THE NAME OF GOD,TELL HIM/HER TO DO BOTH POLICE CHECK AND MEDICALS TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME,SEND A COPY OF THE MEDICAL DOCUMENT AND POLICE WITH YOUR APPLICATION AT ONCE,SO THAT YOUR APPLICATION IS NOT DELAYED AND IF FOR ANYTHING ITS DELAYED ,YOU WON'T BE IN DOUBT AND REGRET WHY YOU DIDN'T DO IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION,YOUR MEDICAL RESULT ITSELF GETS TO ACCRA LIKE 3MONTHS AFTER YOU DO IT AND ACCRA WILL NEVER ISSUE YOU A VISA UNTIL THEY GET THE MEDICAL RESULT,GO THROUGH IT AND DO THE CRIMINAL CHECK WELL,I.E POLICE CHECK BEFORE ANY INTERVIEW OR VISA.IF YOU WANTS YOUR SPOUSE IN LIKE 6MONTHS MAX,DO EVERYTHING AT ONCE,MAKE YOUR MIND AT PEACE AND WAIT TO BE CALLED FOR INTERVIEW OR VISA,BUT IF YOU WANT TO WAIT TILL LIKE 12-18MONTHS THEN DON'T DO IT,WAIT TILL THEY ASK YOU.AND PAY ALL THE MONEY TOO OO,PAY IT AT ONCE,DON'T OWE ANYTHING,NOT EVEN RIGHT TO PERMANENT RESIDENT.PAY IT AT ONCE.i applied since may and havent heard from accra since september and alot are going through my mind.i wish i saw this forum before sending my application and wish i had done both med and police check at once.different things goes through my mind why its delayed and u tend to blame yourself when you don't do your own part.some people who applied way after me has gotten there visa and i asked most of them.THEY DID BOTH AND SENT ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AT ONCE,INCLUDING PHONEBILLS,FACEBOOK MESSAGES,MAILS,CALLS DETAILS,ACCOUNT/WESTERN UNION DEATILS,ALOT OF PICTURES.SEND ALL PROOFS AT ONCE OOOOO.BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY.my advice ooooo.end of story

 

[chenny]

and jeremiah listen to MRS,she did everything upfront and applied months after i applied,she has heard from the embassy and her visa will be given to her without interview cos they already told her,her visa is in process.PLEASE I'M BEGGING YOU,DO EVERYTHING RIGHT AND COMPLETE BEFORE YOU SEND IN YOUR APPLICATION,ONCE IT GET TO GHANA,YOU CANNOT TALK TO THEM AND CANADA CANNOT ACCESS YOUR FILE,IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE/OMIT ANYTHING,YOU WAIT UNTIL THEY CONTACT YOU.

 

[canadianwoman]

Hi guys? @ canadianwoman, my husband is in the country we had another registry marriage on the 22nd of january, submitted 23th, we did just as you advised, we are waiting for a positive news from them

Good. I pray everything goes well from now on.

 

[Agingonana]

i think chenny is right my wife and i took a whole month to research and ask around and finally one of the immegration women advise we should send everything together medicals and report and everything we have facebook,skype,photos and submit it together with arranging our stuff clear enough for them to see the destinction about the applicant and the sponsor even befor we saw the forum which made us realize we did the right thing together so jeremiah submit everything together,the whole idea is they want to make sure the police report is authentic and if you send it and it is they can never tell you to do it again so my advice? SEND THEM TOGETHER and read the forum from the begginning you will see is better that,most of the people who have theirs delayed is always because they did something wrong which is definately not submitting medicals and police report together

 

[MzTee]

Hi everyone,
I'm applying to sponsor my hubby and I'm praying to God for favour. I've sent my package to mississauga last week. I'm glad about this forum and the ability to provide support.
Thanks

 

[inlimbo]

Seeing as my husband just received the request to do the medical a week ago, I think I know what I'm talking about. That you can submit at any time or without the request is totally news to me.

 

[inlimbo]

I sent everything, including police checks, medicals, and paid all fees upfront.

I would love to know how you did this. The Medical Request section A cant be filled out without a file number and UCI...

 

[fernendez]

I've been dealing with Accra for almost 4 years. In my experience, wait for them to request the police checks and medical. Also, kindly request them to email you all correspondence.

Hello, It is better to send everything together as it saves time. The process four years ago is different from the present process. Everything is now more simplified.

 

[inlimbo]

Hello, It is better to send everything together as it saves time. The process four years ago is different from the present process. Everything is now more simplified.

We just received a request a week ago though. I'm trying to understand how we didn't know we could somehow send the medical without a request.