Thread For applications Through SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) Office

[canada29]

yes they will send you letters evrytime if they need to update you on something or even if in process they let you know a email adress you can contact ;;they are pretty good at email you back the very same day

 

[mslectirc]

sydney office will be really fast in processing .. my file was processed through sydney - they only took about a week or so.. ;D :-X

Hey,

Which stage u are on right now? It took weeks for Sydney to send u the Stage 2 AOR or passport request.. ?

Please let me know, thanks .

 

[2313]

My Husband and I are all done. We landed today at the Border (flag polled). Took just over an hour for the whole process. This was a really good thread with great posts and helped me out a lot. Good luck to everyone else!

 

[mslectirc]

My Husband and I are all done. We landed today at the Border (flag polled). Took just over an hour for the whole process. This was a really good thread with great posts and helped me out a lot. Good luck to everyone else!

Hey congrats ..

If you dont mind can you please share how long it took to get the approval?

Thanks

 

[vik403]

Hi,
Can you please send me the link for the CAIPS notes as well? I wouyld really appreciate that.
Thanks
Vik

 

[Robhi]

Hi,
Can you please send me the link for the CAIPS notes as well? I wouyld really appreciate that.
Thanks
Vik

Here you go:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5563E.pdf

They replied to my request within less than 2 weeks. I submitted it through the Access to Information Act. But the information wasn't much better than what ecas showed in my case.

 

[mrlahori]

Here you go:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5563E.pdf

They replied to my request within less than 2 weeks. I submitted it through the Access to Information Act. But the information wasn't much better than what ecas showed in my case.

Hi Robhi, I just got my GCMS/CAIPS Notes from ATIP act as well. In my file everything says NOT started except medical which is passed. Did any on of yours section said passed or mostly not started ? After how long did you get the PPR after the file request ? i got quite dishearted today after looking at notes and seeing NOT started on everything and file is in sydney since start of January. Thanks.

 

[Robhi]

Hi Robhi, I just got my GCMS/CAIPS Notes from ATIP act as well. In my file everything says NOT started except medical which is passed. Did any on of yours section said passed or mostly not started ? After how long did you get the PPR after the file request ? i got quite dishearted today after looking at notes and seeing NOT started on everything and file is in sydney since start of January. Thanks.

Hi mrlahori - I had the same thing (Medical Passed, Rest Not Started). The criminality check also said "No adverse info" but this was also written on the police certificate, so no surprise there. We got our GCMS/CAIPS notes on April 10, then got our PPR on May 14. But we applied for our CAIPS notes much later than you did in the process (Our file was sent to Sydney in October 2012), so I wouldn't be too worried / disheartened if you don't get any contact right away. Give it a couple more months before you start to get worried

 

[mrlahori]

Hi mrlahori - I had the same thing (Medical Passed, Rest Not Started). The criminality check also said "No adverse info" but this was also written on the police certificate, so no surprise there. We got our GCMS/CAIPS notes on April 10, then got our PPR on May 14. But we applied for our CAIPS notes much later than you did in the process (Our file was sent to Sydney in October 2012), so I wouldn't be too worried / disheartened if you don't get any contact right away. Give it a couple more months before you start to get worried

Thanks a lot Robhi. I really appreciate your help. This gives me some hope that i will hear from Sydney in next couple of months.

 

[Robhi]

Thanks everyone! Great to have your support and to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel...also, e-CAS is now saying "In Process", albeit after receiving the PPR email. Better late than never, I guess, eh?

Quick update everyone - e-cas is now saying "Decision Made" (it's been 2 weeks since we received PPR and about 10 days since we mailed our passport copies). I assume that COPR is just around the corner?

 

[Canstralian/Oznadian]

Quick update everyone - e-cas is now saying "Decision Made" (it's been 2 weeks since we received PPR and about 10 days since we mailed our passport copies). I assume that COPR is just around the corner?

Hi Robhi, I think we were about a week after it changed to decision made when we got the COPR, so yes it's right around the corner.

 

[Canstralian/Oznadian]

Hubby and I came down to Las Vegas for a little holiday. Landing tonight!!! Hooray!!

 

[c12345]

Quick update everyone - e-cas is now saying "Decision Made" (it's been 2 weeks since we received PPR and about 10 days since we mailed our passport copies). I assume that COPR is just around the corner?

Congrats Robhi! I know we applied around the same time but yours was quite delayed!
my husband and I live in Toronto too. when we got the COPR we went to buffalo to "land". There was a lane where you can turn around before getting to the US customs so you head back to the Canadian customs. Only took us 15 minutes!

 

[Canstralian/Oznadian]

Hubby landed May 31 @ Calgary International Airport. Took 10 minutes tops, the CBSA officer was great. Shook my husband's hand, congratulated him and welcomed him to Canada.
And............we're done.

 

[Robhi]

Hi Robhi, I think we were about a week after it changed to decision made when we got the COPR, so yes it's right around the corner.

Got our COPR in the mail everyone! Sydney VO did not disappoint. The spreadsheet is updated. Looking at my timeline (284 days from beginning to end), I think we did pretty well, even if this was a little longer than most of the others in this forum.

Oddly, they didn't use our Fedex prepaid envelope and sent everything back by snail mail instead. They had a post-it note on the waybill saying that they did this because the Fedex account wasn't in the recipient's name (even though I made sure it was). So my advice to all of you out there is, either go with snail mail for the return envelope (which only took 3 weeks), or make absolutely sure your courier account is in the name of the applicant/recipient.