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Thread for Acrra Ghana applicants

Aroms

Hero Member
May 19, 2016
569
15
Logos
Category........
Visa Office......
AVO
NOC Code......
**21
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Beebee2016 said:
It is not mine. I indicated i am sharing someone's news. Just to lift up a spirit. They dont necessary update mycic until it is approved, ie her mycic account has been the same all along until they day it was approved, she even got a mail that her mycic account has been updated. Please kindly read again.
Ohhh noted, thanks for the clarification.
 

OSPREY

Star Member
Mar 1, 2016
79
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14sep2015
AOR Received.
20Oct2015
File Transfer...
02Nov2015
Med's Request
02Nov2015
Med's Done....
20Nov2015
Interview........
NONE
Passport Req..
23-08-2016
VISA ISSUED...
27-09-2016
LANDED..........
11-OCT-2016
Agi2009 said:
No September applicants are still here....we still haven't heard anything good from those people so we are still waiting patiently ooo...may the Lord turn his eyes on us......amen
Amen Agi
 

samola10

Hero Member
Jan 17, 2016
431
141
Lagos
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Accra Ghana
Job Offer........
Yes
Pre-Assessed..
Yes
App. Filed.......
23-11-2015
Doc's Request.
06-09-2016
AOR Received.
20-01-2016
IELTS Request
No
File Transfer...
06-04-2016
Med's Request
29-11-2016 done re-medical and will be sent to accra by doctor
Med's Done....
24-07-2015, medical now confirmed passed on 22-04-2016. Thank God, 07-10-2016 schedule A, additional family information, police certificate Nigeria nd Uk nd kids medicals requested nd all submitted
Interview........
not my portion IJN, on the 05/01/2017 eCas show decision made... Thank God, journey almost completed.
Passport Req..
soon
Good morning to you all,
please I need clarification on the processing time...
when I checked it says 14 months including 47 days of sponsor assessment though my sponsor approval took 5 months which I Dont know why...
I emailed the MP of my city to help inquire about the delay to my application as its 9 months now since we applied in November 23, 2015 this is d email I received from her office that shocked me....

Applications go through a few steps:

First step is approval of the application. Your application was approved April 2016.

Second step is processing of the application. That takes approximately 14 months. ‎That's the most recent time line quoted us from CIC when we called to inquire about your case. So that is how I got the June 2017 date.

When the application first arrived isn't taken into account, due to the huge backlog to intake the file and get it to the approval stage.

I know this is not the information you want to hear. But you are in the processing stage so things seem to be on track.

please can anyone interprete this for me,
thank you all as you do
 

Lady O

Full Member
Jun 15, 2016
43
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14th sept,2015
AOR Received.
3rd nov,2015
File Transfer...
11th December,2015
Med's Request
Upfront 15th july,2015
Med's Done....
18th july,2016(redone )
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
18th july,2016, Passport delivered to AVO 27/07/16
VISA ISSUED...
29th August,2016
LANDED..........
September,2016
samola10 said:
Good morning to you all,
please I need clarification on the processing time...
when I checked it says 14 months including 47 days of sponsor assessment though my sponsor approval took 5 months which I Dont know why...
I emailed the MP of my city to help inquire about the delay to my application as its 9 months now since we applied in November 23, 2015 this is d email I received from her office that shocked me....

Applications go through a few steps:

First step is approval of the application. Your application was approved April 2016.

Second step is processing of the application. That takes approximately 14 months. ‎That's the most recent time line quoted us from CIC when we called to inquire about your case. So that is how I got the June 2017 date.

When the application first arrived isn't taken into account, due to the huge backlog to intake the file and get it to the approval stage.

I know this is not the information you want to hear. But you are in the processing stage so things seem to be on track.

please can anyone interprete this for me,
thank you all as you do
From my opinion, ur application is still on track, the delay in the first stage which took 5months MAY HAVE been due to the bringing in of Syria refugees, few months back, which delayed other application types .
 

Aroms

Hero Member
May 19, 2016
569
15
Logos
Category........
Visa Office......
AVO
NOC Code......
**21
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
samola10 said:
Good morning to you all,
please I need clarification on the processing time...
when I checked it says 14 months including 47 days of sponsor assessment though my sponsor approval took 5 months which I Dont know why...
I emailed the MP of my city to help inquire about the delay to my application as its 9 months now since we applied in November 23, 2015 this is d email I received from her office that shocked me....

Applications go through a few steps:

First step is approval of the application. Your application was approved April 2016.

Second step is processing of the application. That takes approximately 14 months. ‎That's the most recent time line quoted us from CIC when we called to inquire about your case. So that is how I got the June 2017 date.

When the application first arrived isn't taken into account, due to the huge backlog to intake the file and get it to the approval stage.

I know this is not the information you want to hear. But you are in the processing stage so things seem to be on track.

please can anyone interprete this for me,
thank you all as you do
So far your application is going on fine, you need to excesses a lot of patient at this time so putting on your patient garment :) :).
Most time you might not get any comm from cic/avo for about 3-4 months, just stay cool and best of luck, it will surely end praise.
 

samola10

Hero Member
Jan 17, 2016
431
141
Lagos
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Accra Ghana
Job Offer........
Yes
Pre-Assessed..
Yes
App. Filed.......
23-11-2015
Doc's Request.
06-09-2016
AOR Received.
20-01-2016
IELTS Request
No
File Transfer...
06-04-2016
Med's Request
29-11-2016 done re-medical and will be sent to accra by doctor
Med's Done....
24-07-2015, medical now confirmed passed on 22-04-2016. Thank God, 07-10-2016 schedule A, additional family information, police certificate Nigeria nd Uk nd kids medicals requested nd all submitted
Interview........
not my portion IJN, on the 05/01/2017 eCas show decision made... Thank God, journey almost completed.
Passport Req..
soon
I want to thank you all at this time for your contribution.
I appreciate, God bless
 

momma obasi

Full Member
Oct 27, 2015
36
0
calgary,canada
Category........
Visa Office......
accra
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-15-2015
Doc's Request.
06-03-2016
Nomination.....
11-02-2015
AOR Received.
11-03-2015
File Transfer...
12-11-2015
Med's Done....
09-01-2015
Interview........
I hope not
Passport Req..
11-11-2016
VISA ISSUED...
I pray soon
LANDED..........
by Gods grace in 2016
Ritzy5 said:
Just asking.... Have the other September applicants been sorted out? We don't get to hear anything from them. I'm just hoping they have not forgotten to update us :'(
im still waiting too, I wonder how long its gonna take as it was only suppose to be 30 days..are they waiting for september to come?im getting really worried grrrr...I think thres 3 of us left...agi, me and who the 3rd.blessed?
 

Ritzy5

Full Member
Jan 23, 2016
46
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05/11/2015
Doc's Request.
01/11/2016
AOR Received.
29/12/2015
File Transfer...
02/02/2016
Med's Request
Re-Med 01/02/2017
Med's Done....
09/07/2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
01/02/2017
VISA ISSUED...
10/03/2017
I'm asking a question based on the responses Samola received. Does it mean Avo is no more processing on an average of 9 months. Secondly, doesn't the 9 month average count starts from month of which application was filled?
 

Ritzy5

Full Member
Jan 23, 2016
46
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05/11/2015
Doc's Request.
01/11/2016
AOR Received.
29/12/2015
File Transfer...
02/02/2016
Med's Request
Re-Med 01/02/2017
Med's Done....
09/07/2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
01/02/2017
VISA ISSUED...
10/03/2017
Agi's timeline is a bit confusing. Wondering why ppr hasnt been received since it's 11th month now for Agi.
 

mandiebraxton

VIP Member
Mar 7, 2011
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Ritzy5 said:
I'm asking a question based on the responses Samola received. Does it mean Avo is no more processing on an average of 9 months. Secondly, doesn't the 9 month average count starts from month of which application was filled?
One thing I have learned is contacting MP does not speed up applications and the response you get from them is something the applicant already knows. The 9 months estimate is from the day application was received, as you can see from the timeline of those who got their visas. I disagree with the response Samola received. The CIC call center people will not give the MP office specific info, and at worst the call center gives wrong information. Also note that AVO is very unpredictable, and that's why there is disparity in processing time on this thread. My advise, we should all continue to pray and wait.

From CIC website:

How are processing times calculated?
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) calculates processing times from the day CIC receives an application to the day it makes a decision on the application.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=068&top=3


*Mandie*
 

Donda

Member
Dec 22, 2015
13
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samola10 said:
Good morning to you all,
please I need clarification on the processing time...
when I checked it says 14 months including 47 days of sponsor assessment though my sponsor approval took 5 months which I Dont know why...
I emailed the MP of my city to help inquire about the delay to my application as its 9 months now since we applied in November 23, 2015 this is d email I received from her office that shocked me....

Applications go through a few steps:

First step is approval of the application. Your application was approved April 2016.

Second step is processing of the application. That takes approximately 14 months. ‎That's the most recent time line quoted us from CIC when we called to inquire about your case. So that is how I got the June 2017 date.

When the application first arrived isn't taken into account, due to the huge backlog to intake the file and get it to the approval stage.

I know this is not the information you want to hear. But you are in the processing stage so things seem to be on track.

please can anyone interprete this for me,
thank you all as you do

Don't worry. I had a similar response from my MP when I contacted them. I was advised to keep my expectations up to end of February 2017. But it was surprising we got the ppr request in a month's time. They don't get much information from CIC since they mostly contact the CIC office in Canada and not the visa office. Sometimes, when they call CIC, it sends a signal to the visa office to speed up the process. In your case, I guess the initial SA approval caused the delay. You will soon smile :)
 

mandiebraxton

VIP Member
Mar 7, 2011
3,653
439
Donda said:
Don't worry. I had a similar response from my MP when I contacted them. I was advised to keep my expectations up to end of February 2017. But it was surprising we got the ppr request in a month's time. They don't get much information from CIC since they mostly contact the CIC office in Canada and not the visa office. Sometimes, when they call CIC, it sends a signal to the visa office to speed up the process. In your case, I guess the initial SA approval caused the delay. You will soon smile :)
I wouldn't associate your good fortune to the fact that you contacted your MP. MPs have no influence on your application except in high profile 'abnormal or exceptional cases', and if an application is within CIC proceccing timeline, it is not deemed exceptional and that is why they send that generic e-mail to keep your expectation up to the CIC processing time. Congrats on your PPR :)
*Mandie*