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Thread for Acrra Ghana applicants

waitingInTO

Hero Member
Nov 14, 2016
276
181
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
AVO
App. Filed.......
11-10-2016
AOR Received.
02-11-2016
File Transfer...
15-11-2016
Med's Request
24-10-2017
Med's Done....
Upfront - passed
Interview........
Not required
Passport Req..
24-10-2017 Submitted 01-12-2017
VISA ISSUED...
23-12-2017
LANDED..........
before end of the year
@Wapsis, I think you and me are the early 2017 applicants here so let see if we will be process in 12 months as they say for 2017 applicant.
@Wapsis and @bbccanada since you are early 2017, if you haven’t done so already, now is the time to email the minister, your MP and anyone else who will listen with your timelines and tell them that at the rate they are going you don’t think they will meet their 12 month promise. I am told that even though you may not get a response from the minister’s office, by law they are obligated to act on your email and make an inquiry. Also your MP, with your permission, can start calling every month to follow up on the progress.
 

nwaefulu_716

Star Member
Aug 7, 2017
94
51
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Accra
App. Filed.......
01-02-2017
Doc's Request.
02-03-2017 (schedule A)
AOR Received.
23-02-2017
File Transfer...
15-06-2017 (ECAS IP)
Med's Request
10-07-2017
Med's Done....
12-07-2017
Passport Req..
03-12-2018
VISA ISSUED...
06-02-2019
LANDED..........
20-02-2019
@Wapsis and @bbccanada since you are early 2017, if you haven’t done so already, now is the time to email the minister, your MP and anyone else who will listen with your timelines and tell them that at the rate they are going you don’t think they will meet their 12 month promise. I am told that even though you may not get a response from the minister’s office, by law they are obligated to act on your email and make an inquiry. Also your MP, with your permission, can start calling every month to follow up on the progress.
Planning to make some contact for follow up upon return to Canada. Do you think it beneficial to also send some additional proofs like boarding passes, more photos etc?
 

Ugoswife

Hero Member
Jan 7, 2017
388
298
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
3rd October2016
AOR Received.
26th October 2016
File Transfer...
3rd November, 2016 ; 15th November In process in Accra
Med's Done....
2nd April, 2016
Planning to make some contact for follow up upon return to Canada. Do you think it beneficial to also send some additional proofs like boarding passes, more photos etc?
You applied in February, so yes, it seems helpful to send additional relevant proof just to try to avoid any further delays when its decision time on your file.
 

nwaefulu_716

Star Member
Aug 7, 2017
94
51
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Accra
App. Filed.......
01-02-2017
Doc's Request.
02-03-2017 (schedule A)
AOR Received.
23-02-2017
File Transfer...
15-06-2017 (ECAS IP)
Med's Request
10-07-2017
Med's Done....
12-07-2017
Passport Req..
03-12-2018
VISA ISSUED...
06-02-2019
LANDED..........
20-02-2019
THIS IS WHAT MINE SAYS-MAY 2017 APPLICANT

Application status: We are processing your application. We will send you a message when there is an update or if we need more information from you.

Review of eligibility: We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements.

Review of medical results: You passed the medical exam.

Review of additional documents: The additional documents you provided have been uploaded.

Interview: You do not need an interview. We will send you a message if this changes.

Biometrics: We do not need your fingerprints. We will send you a message if this changes.

Background check: Your application is in progress. We will send you a message when we start your background check.

Final decision: Your application is in progress. We will send you a message once the final decision has been made.
Ours is same
 

bbccanada

Hero Member
Jul 19, 2012
454
157
Visa Office......
Accra
App. Filed.......
05-01-2017
Doc's Request.
none
AOR Received.
18-01-2017
File Transfer...
20-01-2017 in process Accra 02-02-2017
Med's Request
upfront
Interview........
No interview
Passport Req..
21-11-2017
VISA ISSUED...
04-12-2017
Its correctly displayed LOL.... I wonder myself too when will the BGC begin??? its been 8 months and over for you and still no other correspondence??
@cutie, this topic is gaining momentum pls share more timeline. My friend had US visa so he applied for Canadian visitors visa online and less than 3 weeks they give him 9 months visa but why are they taking forever to approve our spouses I don't understand. I am writing the minister of immigration and call my MP on Monday.
 

bbccanada

Hero Member
Jul 19, 2012
454
157
Visa Office......
Accra
App. Filed.......
05-01-2017
Doc's Request.
none
AOR Received.
18-01-2017
File Transfer...
20-01-2017 in process Accra 02-02-2017
Med's Request
upfront
Interview........
No interview
Passport Req..
21-11-2017
VISA ISSUED...
04-12-2017
Mine was also received in February 14th, the only difference on my timeline is the review of additional documents which says "we do not need additional documents".
@kWAMTIN,so you see everything is pretty much the same for everyone except the additional document section so basically this is a standard thing they have in their database.
 

bbccanada

Hero Member
Jul 19, 2012
454
157
Visa Office......
Accra
App. Filed.......
05-01-2017
Doc's Request.
none
AOR Received.
18-01-2017
File Transfer...
20-01-2017 in process Accra 02-02-2017
Med's Request
upfront
Interview........
No interview
Passport Req..
21-11-2017
VISA ISSUED...
04-12-2017
Ours is same
@nwaefulu, you see yours too is the same story. I think we should be sharing that information weekly so we can see what is being done at the AVO.
 

bbccanada

Hero Member
Jul 19, 2012
454
157
Visa Office......
Accra
App. Filed.......
05-01-2017
Doc's Request.
none
AOR Received.
18-01-2017
File Transfer...
20-01-2017 in process Accra 02-02-2017
Med's Request
upfront
Interview........
No interview
Passport Req..
21-11-2017
VISA ISSUED...
04-12-2017

AtGod

Star Member
Sep 30, 2017
66
38
Canada
Visa Office......
Accra
App. Filed.......
24-01-2017
Doc's Request.
N/A
AOR Received.
11-02-2017
File Transfer...
28-02-2017
Med's Request
not yet
@Wapsis and @bbccanada since you are early 2017, if you haven’t done so already, now is the time to email the minister, your MP and anyone else who will listen with your timelines and tell them that at the rate they are going you don’t think they will meet their 12 month promise. I am told that even though you may not get a response from the minister’s office, by law they are obligated to act on your email and make an inquiry. Also your MP, with your permission, can start calling every month to follow up on the progress.
I am January applicant and I haven't even received medical request. I request help from my MP and she said the MPs can't anymore directly contact the VO. Actually all they can do is to get the last update on your file and mine said my file is in queue to be reviewed. She said she can't do anything to speed up if I don't pass the 12months. I said to her at this speed I am pretty sure they won't finish at time. She said don't worry sometimes it fast at end. So I am just waiting...
 

Cutie101

Hero Member
May 28, 2017
437
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Category........
FAM
@cutie, this topic is gaining momentum pls share more timeline. My friend had US visa so he applied for Canadian visitors visa online and less than 3 weeks they give him 9 months visa but why are they taking forever to approve our spouses I don't understand. I am writing the minister of immigration and call my MP on Monday.
The funny thing is the government knows what they are doing
Accra office is being bias towards Africans in general because I do not know what the hold up is.. even with the minister's trip to Accra still there has been no improvement. I see other forums all receiving PPR and are 2017 applicants so what do we Africans need to do to get some attention here honestly write to the Ministers office I will do the same and we go from there.
Express entry is 6 months you get PPR and family sponsorship more then 18 months
this is tearing up families not reunification.
 
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HisAma

Member
Jul 8, 2017
14
8
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
AVO
AOR Received.
01-10-2017
@Wapsis, I think you and me are the early 2017 applicants here so let see if we will be process in 12 months as they say for 2017 applicant.
Hi, there are other early 2017 applicants on this forum, although maybe we're less vocal. There are at least 5 of us who were late Dec or Jan applicants: @Limanye , @Holymoses , @Chingy , Wunmiakoda, and me, @HisAma (we talked about it in mid-Sept). My husband's application was received Jan 10, 2017. We used the old application package, as it was acceptable up until Jan 31, 2017. MyCIC status is the same as yours and the last time I heard from them was in mid-February when they sent the application to AVO. Still waiting to be contacted, like the rest of us.

@bbccanada , did you apply with the old package or the new?
 

waitingInTO

Hero Member
Nov 14, 2016
276
181
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
AVO
App. Filed.......
11-10-2016
AOR Received.
02-11-2016
File Transfer...
15-11-2016
Med's Request
24-10-2017
Med's Done....
Upfront - passed
Interview........
Not required
Passport Req..
24-10-2017 Submitted 01-12-2017
VISA ISSUED...
23-12-2017
LANDED..........
before end of the year
Planning to make some contact for follow up upon return to Canada. Do you think it beneficial to also send some additional proofs like boarding passes, more photos etc?
it doesn't hurt to do periodically send additional info.