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Hi everyone

I got invitation to pre-arrival service message on my online account today. Anyone have experience how long between this message re-medical/PPR?

Thank you in advance
That sounds exciting! Please, what date was your application received by CIC (I think you said January, just wondering if it’s close to beginning or end)?
 
January 25
Wow, they are getting close! (We are Feb 1 applicants.) Anyway, I don’t believe it should be very long at all until they request your passport. Seems like once they start sending stuff like that out you are near the end. I’m really curious because most of the people from 2017 who have been contacted are either using the old application and/or have done up front medicals that are expiring - ours seems to be one of the first ones that did the entire new application package including waiting for medicals to be requested. I was curious if the progress would be documented differently but according to our online account, background check hasn’t even started. So it seems AVO is still AVO regardless of what kind of paperwork they have - therefore it’s anybody’s guess what they are actually up to.
 
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Wow, they are getting close! (We are Feb 1 applicants.) Anyway, I don’t believe it should be very long at all until they request your passport. Seems like once they start sending stuff like that out you are near the end. I’m really curious because most of the people from 2017 who have been contacted are either using the old application and/or have done up front medicals that are expiring - ours seems to be one of the first ones that did the entire new application package including waiting for medicals to be requested. I was curious if the progress would be documented differently but according to our online account, background check hasn’t even started. So it seems AVO is still AVO regardless of what kind of paperwork they have - therefore it’s anybody’s guess what they are actually up to.
There was one person who got PPR, was a January applicant and said that they weren't able to submit upfront medicals, so it seems you are getting close!
 
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Wow, they are getting close! (We are Feb 1 applicants.) Anyway, I don’t believe it should be very long at all until they request your passport. Seems like once they start sending stuff like that out you are near the end. I’m really curious because most of the people from 2017 who have been contacted are either using the old application and/or have done up front medicals that are expiring - ours seems to be one of the first ones that did the entire new application package including waiting for medicals to be requested. I was curious if the progress would be documented differently but according to our online account, background check hasn’t even started. So it seems AVO is still AVO regardless of what kind of paperwork they have - therefore it’s anybody’s guess what they are actually up to.
I'm in the same boat with you, February 14 applicant
 
@bbccanada Please how much it costs to send a package to AVO from ghana?

@grace, I just got the information you were asking about send package to AVO from Accra. My wife sent the package to the AVO from Accra cost her 18 Ghana cedi and the returned prepaid cost her 48 Ghana cedi. The package was delivered the someday as well......
 
I’m flying with them by his Grace

@Skod, could you please fill out the spread sheet because your 1 day PUM has never been done in the history of this forum so record it on the spread sheet so future members will see that 1 day PUM has happen before. Thank you...........
 
Hello members, my wife's passport with the AVO for visa expires on June 2 2018 which is not a problem coming to Canada but once she comes we have to renew it here in few months and when I check the fee is $250 plus $30 for application form. So my question is, can she renew her passport after AVO issue her visa so we don't have to spend over $250 to renew few months after she landed? Thanks in advance
 
Hello members, my wife's passport with the AVO for visa expires on June 2 2018 which is not a problem coming to Canada but once she comes we have to renew it here in few months and when I check the fee is $250 plus $30 for application form. So my question is, can she renew her passport after AVO issue her visa so we don't have to spend over $250 to renew few months after she landed? Thanks in advance
Found this on cic

Does your passport have a valid visa in it?
If you send a passport for renewal that has a valid visa, tell us on the application form that you want the original passport returned to you and that you still need that visa. If you don’t, the visa could be damaged when the previous passport is cancelled.
Fyi