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Thread For applications Through SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) Office

kiwi01

Star Member
Aug 8, 2015
165
3
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10/11/2015
Med's Done....
30/09/2015
amn83 said:
HI All,

Fellow NZrs please advise that how long it will take to get PPR after medicals and Police clearance. does any one have idea how long it will take get police clearance from NZ as that is the only thing we are waiting on. our medicals have been updated on CIC website and I have send Police clearance docs in post.

Looking forward for your reply.Please

Thanks
Police certificates "Takes up to 20 working days to process" but when I had to get one in the past only took a week.
 

Applechunks

Star Member
Nov 9, 2014
155
20
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney, Australia
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10/30/2014
AOR Received.
AOR 12/24/14, SA 12/29/14
File Transfer...
Sydney 01/06/2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
10/07/2014, Meds received ECAS 01/06/2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Decision made 3/6/15, PPR 3/31/15
VISA ISSUED...
COPR: 04/27/15
LANDED..........
08/08/15
MrsMuzz said:
Thank you, when I said we're estimating about 12 months, I meant we are working towards moving 12 months after we file the application based on estimated processing times. If it's 12 months from the medical, that works. That gives us a benchmark to plan the move around.
We've got a Facebook group for Aussie/Canada PR...just a small discussion/support group if you're interested.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/730074400442960/
 

amn83

Star Member
Jan 9, 2014
117
1
New Zealand
Category........
Visa Office......
Australia Sydney
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-10-2013
Nomination.....
31-08-2014
AOR Received.
24-03-2015
Med's Request
waiting ....
thanks for your reply. :)
 

F1SHA

Full Member
Dec 5, 2014
27
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Sending in our application today...ekkk. Just want to confirm with people where to send it to. Since we are applying outland, do we send it to the 'Other Family Class Applications' at:

CPC (Case Processing Centre) Mississauga
P.O. Box 6100, Station A
Mississauga, ON
L5A 3A4

Thanks in advance.
 

kiwi01

Star Member
Aug 8, 2015
165
3
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10/11/2015
Med's Done....
30/09/2015
Are you applying for spousal sponsorship? Because I haven't seen that address as the two you can send it to by either post or private courier.

Check the end of the application guide

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/3900ETOC.asp
 

F1SHA

Full Member
Dec 5, 2014
27
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Thank you for your reply...I'm glad I read it. We are going to send it through UPS because I just read on another thread that Canada Post has been a nightmare. So I'll just spend the money and send it through Canada Post to the courier address which is:

2 Robert Speck Parkway,
Suite 300
Mississauga ON, L4Z 1H8
 
Nov 29, 2015
1
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Hi all,

Just thought I would share with the rest on here in similar waiting mode...
I am a Canadian, sponsored my Kiwi husband - he is living and working in Papua New Guinea while we wait for his PR.

- We received your application for permanent residence on July 24, 2015.
- We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on September 28, 2015.
- We started processing your application on September 28, 2015.
- Medical results have been received.

Spreadsheet is great! I added what I can. Silly question... what does AOR and COPR stand for? ;D

Thanks!
LonelyCanadianWife
 

kiwi01

Star Member
Aug 8, 2015
165
3
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10/11/2015
Med's Done....
30/09/2015
lonelycanadianwife said:
Hi all,

Just thought I would share with the rest on here in similar waiting mode...
I am a Canadian, sponsored my Kiwi husband - he is living and working in Papua New Guinea while we wait for his PR.

- We received your application for permanent residence on July 24, 2015.
- We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on September 28, 2015.
- We started processing your application on September 28, 2015.
- Medical results have been received.

Spreadsheet is great! I added what I can. Silly question... what does AOR and COPR stand for? ;D

Thanks!
LonelyCanadianWife
AOR = Acknowledgment of receipt (as in they have got your application and are going to start looking at it)
COPR = Confirmation of permanent residency

So what date did you get approved as a sponsor?
 

canaussie87

Star Member
Feb 24, 2014
72
3
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-02-2016
Doc's Request.
N/A
Nomination.....
N/A
AOR Received.
15-03-2016
File Transfer...
21-03-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
23-11-2015
Interview........
Not Needed
Passport Req..
Visa Exempt - DM 22-04-2016
VISA ISSUED...
Visa Exempt - CoPR Received 04-05-2016
LANDED..........
05-05-2016
hey there guys,

i had my application returned mid-way through the year due to a form being out of date.... ARGH... anyway, I'm re-applying now and have a question.. I have 2 notarized documents from my mother-in-law and my wife's best friend from December last year.. do these notarized documents have an expiry? If i can avoid paying $40 a pop to have these letters both notarized again, I will and I will just send in the already notarized documents.

any help would be much appreciated it!!

PS. Be sure to check that all of your forms are the latest version of the document before you send it in.. I downloaded my document in July of last year and a newer version came out in August.. I submitted my document end of December 2014 and it got sent back without even being looked at due to the date stamp on the bottom left hand corner of my document being incorrect.. what sucked most is that there was only 1 small difference between the versions..
 

kiwi01

Star Member
Aug 8, 2015
165
3
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10/11/2015
Med's Done....
30/09/2015
canaussie87 said:
hey there guys,

i had my application returned mid-way through the year due to a form being out of date.... ARGH... anyway, I'm re-applying now and have a question.. I have 2 notarized documents from my mother-in-law and my wife's best friend from December last year.. do these notarized documents have an expiry? If i can avoid paying $40 a pop to have these letters both notarized again, I will and I will just send in the already notarized documents.

any help would be much appreciated it!!

PS. Be sure to check that all of your forms are the latest version of the document before you send it in.. I downloaded my document in July of last year and a newer version came out in August.. I submitted my document end of December 2014 and it got sent back without even being looked at due to the date stamp on the bottom left hand corner of my document being incorrect.. what sucked most is that there was only 1 small difference between the versions..
And it took them 6 months to send it back?
 

canaussie87

Star Member
Feb 24, 2014
72
3
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-02-2016
Doc's Request.
N/A
Nomination.....
N/A
AOR Received.
15-03-2016
File Transfer...
21-03-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
23-11-2015
Interview........
Not Needed
Passport Req..
Visa Exempt - DM 22-04-2016
VISA ISSUED...
Visa Exempt - CoPR Received 04-05-2016
LANDED..........
05-05-2016
kiwi01 said:
And it took them 6 months to send it back?
I got it back End of March.. so call it 4.5mths.. pretty much the time it was taking them at the time to deal with AOR1.

I am only getting around to reapplying now.. the year has been a silly one to say the least.
 

amn83

Star Member
Jan 9, 2014
117
1
New Zealand
Category........
Visa Office......
Australia Sydney
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-10-2013
Nomination.....
31-08-2014
AOR Received.
24-03-2015
Med's Request
waiting ....
HI ,

I have received Passport request on 26 November and have send our passports on 9 December, could anyone please advise how long it would take to get our passports back to us in NZ from CIC australia.

MAny Thanks
 

kangamoose

Hero Member
Jul 13, 2015
361
17
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03/08/2015
AOR Received.
02/09/2015
File Transfer...
AOR2 06/10/2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
11/07/2015
Passport Req..
DM 10/02/2016 Passport Copy Request 11/02/2016
LANDED..........
03/03/2016
amn83 said:
HI ,

I have received Passport request on 26 November and have send our passports on 9 December, could anyone please advise how long it would take to get our passports back to us in NZ from CIC australia.

MAny Thanks
If you hold a New Zealand passport you should have only needed to send a copy of your it not the actual document as NZ is visa exempt. Its weird that they asked for it...
 

mattkward

Full Member
May 19, 2015
27
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I need some help. I'm sponsoring my partner, and we're both based in New Zealand. For some reason our file was handled by the Ottawa office, but now that we're in the final stages it seems the Sydney office is now handling our file.

Over a month ago we received an email effectively confirming that we'd been approved, and we were given a date to arrive by, but they also requested new photos and some passport scans before issuing us the final paperwork. We sent these documents off to Sydney over a month ago. Shortly after, our status changed to "Decision Made"

But we've yet to receive our paperwork. There's been no communication. The date we were given to arrive by was March 1. We want to book tickets! But surely its best to wait for final confirmation.

Is this an absurdly long amount of time to wait? Or should we be expecting it in the mail soon?

Thanks for any help.
 

kiwi01

Star Member
Aug 8, 2015
165
3
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10/11/2015
Med's Done....
30/09/2015
Anyone recently got their PR through the Sydney office? Interested in how long recent applications have been taking.