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Thread for November 2010 applications

melbell_28

Hero Member
Oct 2, 2010
464
5
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Colombo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
4-11-2010
Doc's Request.
10-12-2010
AOR Received.
06-01-2011
File Transfer...
20-12-2010
Med's Done....
28-06-2010
yay for all of us! happy happy :) phase 2 down, phase 3 here we go!!!
 

geminibella

Hero Member
Oct 27, 2010
543
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12/11/2010
File Transfer...
21/12/2010
Med's Done....
08/24/2010
Passport Req..
13/11/2011
VISA ISSUED...
15/11/2011
LANDED..........
30/11/2011
stilll nothing and today was tuesday :(:(

Yesterday marked 2 months after my application has been received in Damascus.. yet nothing.. should I stress or is this normal ? :S
 

the luckiest guy

Full Member
Sep 1, 2010
45
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Beijing
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23-11-2010
AOR Received.
24-12-2010
Med's Done....
27-09-2010
geminibella said:
stilll nothing and today was tuesday :(:(

Yesterday marked 2 months after my application has been received in Damascus.. yet nothing.. should I stress or is this normal ? :S
I would say it's normal. I'm hearing some never see any updates and they have gotten their PR.
 

geminibella

Hero Member
Oct 27, 2010
543
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12/11/2010
File Transfer...
21/12/2010
Med's Done....
08/24/2010
Passport Req..
13/11/2011
VISA ISSUED...
15/11/2011
LANDED..........
30/11/2011
the luckiest guy said:
I would say it's normal. I'm hearing some never see any updates and they have gotten their PR.
Hmmmm well luckiest guy lets hope that's the case for everyone lol :p
 

melbell_28

Hero Member
Oct 2, 2010
464
5
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Colombo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
4-11-2010
Doc's Request.
10-12-2010
AOR Received.
06-01-2011
File Transfer...
20-12-2010
Med's Done....
28-06-2010
So I have been doing some research and looking at some data from previous months...

So far here's what I have discovered..

The fastest processing times are for Manila, London and Buffallo.

In comparison with the chart on the CIC website with the processing times, the actual time was about half of that on average for most people. For a very few it was faster than that.

Also, all you Buffallo appliants (I know there's a lot of you in here :) ) you should be getting your PPR very very soon and be ready to land in Canada betweeb March-May (Best bet i would say is April).

London on the other hand is a little all over the place. Some landed within 3 months and other around 5-6 month mark.

Anyways, hope this helps ppl and remember this is just a very general analysis and do not put too much weight on it.

Cheers
 

DKA

Star Member
Jun 12, 2010
140
2
New York
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-11-2010
AOR Received.
27-01-2011
File Transfer...
09-12-2010
Med's Done....
07-09-2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
07-03-2011
VISA ISSUED...
15-03-2011
LANDED..........
15-03-2011
Melbell - I would jump for joy right about now if you had legit resources to back up what you said about Buffalo applicants!
 

melbell_28

Hero Member
Oct 2, 2010
464
5
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Colombo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
4-11-2010
Doc's Request.
10-12-2010
AOR Received.
06-01-2011
File Transfer...
20-12-2010
Med's Done....
28-06-2010
hehehe... dude i spent the day surfing all the forums from the last few hours and that's what i've come up with... i'm trying to find ppl who have applied thru my visa office and no luck. however i did observe the locations and thought i could let you guys know since i see all the posts that go up on this thread from the buffalo and london ppl.

all the VOs are pretty slow in general.. but the great thing is it looks like most of the cases that go thru with little issues are processed in a pretty short period.,

i wish i could find data like that for my hubby and i! ahhh!

regardless, everything will work out :)
 

flying

Member
Feb 21, 2011
12
1
Visa Office......
ND
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15/11/2010
File Transfer...
21/12/2010
Passport Req..
15/01/2011
hello evryone
i also filed my sponsorship application in november.we sent our PP to ND on jan 15..no news after tht.nyone who filed in nov got their visa yet?...i heard tht it takes only a month to get PP back..so we are kind of worried...
 

melbell_28

Hero Member
Oct 2, 2010
464
5
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Colombo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
4-11-2010
Doc's Request.
10-12-2010
AOR Received.
06-01-2011
File Transfer...
20-12-2010
Med's Done....
28-06-2010
Welcome Flying. As far as I know, no one here has gotten their visa here...

Guys I have a question that I need to put out there for all of you...

My ecas status does not say "in process".. Just application recieved. I don't know what's going on with our VO. They have requested docs and we sent them in. They also initally took out the Medicals Recieved line a few weeks ago and now its been back since sunday.. Confused ???
Is anyone else in the same boat??
 

DKA

Star Member
Jun 12, 2010
140
2
New York
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-11-2010
AOR Received.
27-01-2011
File Transfer...
09-12-2010
Med's Done....
07-09-2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
07-03-2011
VISA ISSUED...
15-03-2011
LANDED..........
15-03-2011
Hey everyone - GOOD NEWS

Received a letter from Buffalo today [letter dated Feb. 18th/post dated Feb. 22nd] saying the following [in brief]:

Initial assessment complete; expect to finalize your application without a personal interview. [They better not toy with me and say an interview is needed later on down the road]
No additional documents are required at this time. [I better not receive anything later on syaing additional documents are needed because I know I sent in all required documents!]
We have received the results of your medical examination [Finally some information on my medical]

Hopefully soon I will get something in regards to getting my visa!! ;D

Good luck to all hope you guys receive something soon!
 

quakingaspen

Hero Member
Sep 24, 2010
536
18
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01.12.10
AOR Received.
07.03.11
File Transfer...
11.01.11
Med's Done....
16.11.10
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
12.04.11
LANDED..........
02.05.11
Yay! Congrats! I totally just shared your post with the December thread... Our Buffalo group hasn't had a single AOR yet, so it gives us some hope.

Congrats to you, and thank you for sharing. :)
 

melbell_28

Hero Member
Oct 2, 2010
464
5
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Colombo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
4-11-2010
Doc's Request.
10-12-2010
AOR Received.
06-01-2011
File Transfer...
20-12-2010
Med's Done....
28-06-2010
DKA said:
Hey everyone - GOOD NEWS

Received a letter from Buffalo today [letter dated Feb. 18th/post dated Feb. 22nd] saying the following [in brief]:

Initial assessment complete; expect to finalize your application without a personal interview. [They better not toy with me and say an interview is needed later on down the road]
No additional documents are required at this time. [I better not receive anything later on syaing additional documents are needed because I know I sent in all required documents!]
We have received the results of your medical examination [Finally some information on my medical]

Hopefully soon I will get something in regards to getting my visa!! ;D

Good luck to all hope you guys receive something soon!
See DKA!! I was pretty close :p Congrats!!
 

pinay_juliet

Star Member
Jan 27, 2011
106
0
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
DKA said:
Hey everyone - GOOD NEWS

Received a letter from Buffalo today [letter dated Feb. 18th/post dated Feb. 22nd] saying the following [in brief]:

Initial assessment complete; expect to finalize your application without a personal interview. [They better not toy with me and say an interview is needed later on down the road]
No additional documents are required at this time. [I better not receive anything later on syaing additional documents are needed because I know I sent in all required documents!]
We have received the results of your medical examination [Finally some information on my medical]

Hopefully soon I will get something in regards to getting my visa!! ;D

Good luck to all hope you guys receive something soon!

Congrats DKA! Now we are both waiting for the PPR!
 

DKA

Star Member
Jun 12, 2010
140
2
New York
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-11-2010
AOR Received.
27-01-2011
File Transfer...
09-12-2010
Med's Done....
07-09-2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
07-03-2011
VISA ISSUED...
15-03-2011
LANDED..........
15-03-2011
quakingaspen: Thanks & no problem! Good luck to you and everyone - hope you all hear something soon. [Oh and by the way...I'm a girl ;)]

melbell_28: LOL you're funny! Thanks for good talks - maybe you should say something postitive again maybe then I'll receive PPR! LOL

pinay_juliet: Thanks - just curious to know how long we have to wait now...

Now would this letter be considered my AOR? Or should I still consider the email I received from Buffalo on January 27th as my AOR?