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Name Office APP Sent App RCVD S Appvd/Transfer In Process AOR PP Rqst Landed

galmxcan Mexico City 06/29 06/30 07/30 08/10 - - -
kalx Paris 06/30 07/02 08/04 - - - -
top2 Nairobi, Kenya 07/02 07/05 08/05 App Return - - - -
sweetypie ? 07/02 07/07 08/06 - - - -
Cdagal Sao Paulo 07/05 07/08 08/09 08/03 08/03 - -
robby1075 Buffalo 07/05 07/07 07/13 - - - - *sent 5/15, returned 7/5
stevedominic Guatemala City 07/05 07/06 08/06 08/19 - - -
CanadianPR1 New Delhi - 07/09 08/12 08/27 08/30 08/30 -
can_usa_97 Buffalo 07/08 07/13 08/12 09/02 09/07 - -
JGS ? London 07/08 07/09 08/10 - - - -
kalew2010 Buffalo 07/09 07/13 08/16 09/07 09/07 - - *transferred to NY
USA2BCCANADA Buffalo 07/09 07/13 08/13 09/01 09/09 09/21 -
v-delta Buffalo - 07/14 08/18 09/07 - - - *medical rcv'd
Hycore Singapore 07/11 07/16 08/17 08/31 - - -
*silverbee Buffalo 07/12 07/15 08/17 09/07 - - - *transferred to NY 09/22
Dayanara Buffalo 07/12 07/13 08/16 09/07 - - - *medical rcv'd
rrdiggy76 London 07/13 07/16 08/18 09/08 - - -
Love_Young Vegreville 07/13 07/16 - - - - -
pisces17 Taipei 07/14 07/16 08/19 08/31 - 09/15 -
*minna Buffalo 07/16 07/19 08/19 09/08 09/16 - -
m3the01 Bogota 07/16 07/21 08/23 - - - -
spsponsor New Delhi 07/19 07/20 08/24 09/16 - -
vinjovi555 New Dehli 07/19 07/21 08/21 - - - -
Furkan New Delhi - 07/21 08/24 09/16 - - -
deny112 Seoul 07/19 07/26 08/24 09/08 - - - *medical rcv'd
asim1990 Islamabad - 07/21 - - - - -
*waitingintz Pretoria 07/22 07/26 08/24 08/31 - - -
kal1313 New Dehli 07/20 07/23 08/24 09/16 - - -
kelsey199200 Cairo 07/23 07/28 08/30 - - - -
djboinski Buffalo 07/26 07/28 08/30 09/14 - - -
EmilyRugBurn Buffalo ? 07/26 08/25 09/10 - - -
*Denizen London ? 07/28 08/27 - - - -
tigerpika Buffalo 07/29 - - - - - -
nyssa Buffalo 07/30 08/03 09/01 - - - -
 
OMG! My husband got an interview date! They told him to bring his original passport NOVEMBER 11!! Thank you Sao Paulo!
 
Name Office APP Sent App RCVD S Appvd/Transfer In Process AOR PP Rqst Landed

galmxcan Mexico City 06/29 06/30 07/30 08/10 - - -
kalx Paris 06/30 07/02 08/04 - - - -
top2 Nairobi, Kenya 07/02 07/05 08/05 App Return - - - -
sweetypie ? 07/02 07/07 08/06 - - - -
Cdagal Sao Paulo 07/05 07/08 08/09 08/03 08/03 11/11 w/interview -
robby1075 Buffalo 07/05 07/07 07/13 - - - - *sent 5/15, returned 7/5
stevedominic Guatemala City 07/05 07/06 08/06 08/19 - - -
CanadianPR1 New Delhi - 07/09 08/12 08/27 08/30 08/30 -
can_usa_97 Buffalo 07/08 07/13 08/12 09/02 09/07 - -
JGS ? London 07/08 07/09 08/10 - - - -
kalew2010 Buffalo 07/09 07/13 08/16 09/07 09/07 - - *transferred to NY
USA2BCCANADA Buffalo 07/09 07/13 08/13 09/01 09/09 09/21 -
v-delta Buffalo - 07/14 08/18 09/07 - - - *medical rcv'd
Hycore Singapore 07/11 07/16 08/17 08/31 - - -
*silverbee Buffalo 07/12 07/15 08/17 09/07 - - - *transferred to NY 09/22
Dayanara Buffalo 07/12 07/13 08/16 09/07 - - - *medical rcv'd
rrdiggy76 London 07/13 07/16 08/18 09/08 - - -
Love_Young Vegreville 07/13 07/16 - - - - -
pisces17 Taipei 07/14 07/16 08/19 08/31 - 09/15 -
*minna Buffalo 07/16 07/19 08/19 09/08 09/16 - -
m3the01 Bogota 07/16 07/21 08/23 - - - -
spsponsor New Delhi 07/19 07/20 08/24 09/16 - -
vinjovi555 New Dehli 07/19 07/21 08/21 - - - -
Furkan New Delhi - 07/21 08/24 09/16 - - -
deny112 Seoul 07/19 07/26 08/24 09/08 - - - *medical rcv'd
asim1990 Islamabad - 07/21 - - - - -
*waitingintz Pretoria 07/22 07/26 08/24 08/31 - - -
kal1313 New Dehli 07/20 07/23 08/24 09/16 - - -
kelsey199200 Cairo 07/23 07/28 08/30 - - - -
djboinski Buffalo 07/26 07/28 08/30 09/14 - - -
EmilyRugBurn Buffalo ? 07/26 08/25 09/10 - - -
*Denizen London ? 07/28 08/27 - - - -
tigerpika Buffalo 07/29 - - - - - -
nyssa Buffalo 07/30 08/03 09/01 - - - -
 
I wish I'd see an update in ECAS for my medical or something. It'd be reassuring, lol.
I did check today - how I waited till today I'm not sure, to see if my FBI Certificate made it to Buffalo. It did, the 23rd.
Guess that doesn't really truly mean anything though, right? :P
 
It means you can stop wondering if the FBI Certificate made it :P One less thing to be worried about!! ;D
 
Cdagal said:
It means you can stop wondering if the FBI Certificate made it :P One less thing to be worried about!! ;D

I've read about people getting them there, but then Buffalo losing them. So until I hear from them again I'm not sure I can breath. Maybe something is in the mail today.
 
OMG how awful! I will be sooo thankful when this process is over. I never imagined how complicated everything could be. Naive, but it never occurred to me that moving here from the US would have been so difficult until I started reading in this forum!
 
It would be, though I guess since we are having second thoughts- it might just help 'force' a decision out of us.
 
Tried to check eCas today online but there was nothing listed.
Called CIC number and used automated service. It confirmed that my application was received on July 16, 2010.
It did not state when it started processing but I will be calling tomorrow to see if I can find out.
I will also be trying to find out our file number so I can go ahead and send my FBI clearance in.

I know that isn't that big of an update but just so glad I can finally share something.
 
Update: My application was in process since September 14 and I received my AOR on September 22 ;) I hope Buffalo keeps moving quickly!!
 
Cdagal said:
OMG! My husband got an interview date! They told him to bring his original passport NOVEMBER 11!! Thank you Sao Paulo!

Oi, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Thats amazing news :D
 
Amazing that so many people are hearing back already! Congrats to all.

Hopefully it will keep going quickly for the rest of us too...

Question: I know it depends on the Visa Office whether they update ECAS or not but how long would you wait for an AOR before trying to get in touch with the office? I've been 'In Process' for 4 weeks now on ECAS and haven't recieved anything by mail. They had a mistake in our Canadian mailing address so just worried there will be a mistake with the SA one (what are the odds right??). Don't want to harrass the people reviewing the file, you know? But don't want to wait 4 months just to find out we didn't recieve the letter and have missed the deadline for submitting additional documents (and have all our police checks expire...) So... 6 weeks? 8 weeks? now?
 
Ask and you shall receive!!!

Letter arrived today! No idea what it says as we've given them an SA mailing address so have to wait for it to be scanned and forwarded but exciting enough news for a post I thought. Must be the AOR... will confirm when I've actually read it. (hopefully no silverbee style disappointment in store).
 
YAY YAY YAY!!!

Just called CIC and they informed me that our application started processing on September 22, 2010.
Ours took 2 months and 6 days from the time it was received to start processing.
Just reminding everyone that ours is inland so that is why ours took longer.

I know it is just one little thing but I am on top of the world. :P
 
Love_Young said:
YAY YAY YAY!!!

Just called CIC and they informed me that our application started processing on September 22, 2010.
Ours took 2 months and 6 days from the time it was received to start processing.
Just reminding everyone that ours is inland so that is why ours took longer.

I know it is just one little thing but I am on top of the world. :P

Congrats! That is exciting news...I think it means now that it's in process you can apply for an open work permit. That's a lot faster to get "in process" than was listed on the website, that's great :)