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Thread for October 2010 Applicants

MandiF

Hero Member
Sep 7, 2010
484
38
Alberta Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-10-2010
File Transfer...
19-11-2010
Med's Done....
02-09-2010
Passport Req..
05-01-2011
VISA ISSUED...
10-02-2011
LANDED..........
25-02-2011
Thanks motul for your congrats.

We do have a really simple case which I think is probably helps the quick turnaround. No previous marriages or children for either of us. Chatted online from Jan 2008, met in person Dec 2008, married in UK Dec 2009, he got his UK PR April 2010, but due to crappy economy he went back to Canada to work end May 2010. I went over with him for three months, then when I got back to UK end August we started application, waited ages for my Australian police certificate and driving history and then sent off application 22 Oct. Sponsorship approval 19th October and then absolutely nothing, no AOR, no Ecas update, nothing until PPR letter arrived on Saturday!!! And Ecas still isn't showing anything. Boo Hiss.

I think it might have helped that I obviously didn't marry him just to get to Canada, as we got his PR in UK first, and then when he finally received it and could work, all the jobs in his industry dried up, so he had to go back to Canada to work.

I am going over to Canada on Wednesday for good and have been worried about getting immigration, so am really pleased to have that letter on me. And then will need to send back passport and hopefully my email changing over my address to CIC went through okay and they'll send it back to Canada for me. If not, hopefully will get caught up in my postal redirection!!
 

motul2000

Full Member
Oct 18, 2010
41
0
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-Oct-2010
File Transfer...
04-Nov-2010
Passport Req..
27-01-2011
MandiF said:
Thanks motul for your congrats.

We do have a really simple case which I think is probably helps the quick turnaround. No previous marriages or children for either of us. Chatted online from Jan 2008, met in person Dec 2008, married in UK Dec 2009, he got his UK PR April 2010, but due to crappy economy he went back to Canada to work end May 2010. I went over with him for three months, then when I got back to UK end August we started application, waited ages for my Australian police certificate and driving history and then sent off application 22 Oct. Sponsorship approval 19th October and then absolutely nothing, no AOR, no Ecas update, nothing until PPR letter arrived on Saturday!!! And Ecas still isn't showing anything. Boo Hiss.

I think it might have helped that I obviously didn't marry him just to get to Canada, as we got his PR in UK first, and then when he finally received it and could work, all the jobs in his industry dried up, so he had to go back to Canada to work.

I am going over to Canada on Wednesday for good and have been worried about getting immigration, so am really pleased to have that letter on me. And then will need to send back passport and hopefully my email changing over my address to CIC went through okay and they'll send it back to Canada for me. If not, hopefully will get caught up in my postal redirection!!
Hi ManfiF:

Thanks for your quick reply!

Yes, I agree with you that simple case helps to the quick turnaround. Hope you have a lovely journery to Canada and finger
cross my case won't hold long. :D
 

missinghim

Hero Member
Dec 20, 2010
212
5
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-Dec-'10.
File Transfer...
04-Jan-'11.
Passport Req..
19-Jan-'11.
VISA ISSUED...
4-Mar-'11
LANDED..........
18-July-'11
i initally sent my sponsorship applic to Missi CIC on Oct 12 (it was received). But because of 1 formwas not signed they sent whole applic back to me on nov 8. I resubmitted it (it was rec'd Dec14). Then on Jan 4 sent file to New Delhi VO...So im not really part of this threat. Was supposed to be. lol But anyways how long does London take? New Delhi says up to 6 mths..more like 4-5 mths for routine simple cases. Hope mine is routine n simple!!
 

MandiF

Hero Member
Sep 7, 2010
484
38
Alberta Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-10-2010
File Transfer...
19-11-2010
Med's Done....
02-09-2010
Passport Req..
05-01-2011
VISA ISSUED...
10-02-2011
LANDED..........
25-02-2011
missinghim said:
i initally sent my sponsorship applic to Missi CIC on Oct 12 (it was received). But because of 1 formwas not signed they sent whole applic back to me on nov 8. I resubmitted it (it was rec'd Dec14). Then on Jan 4 sent file to New Delhi VO...So im not really part of this threat. Was supposed to be. lol But anyways how long does London take? New Delhi says up to 6 mths..more like 4-5 mths for routine simple cases. Hope mine is routine n simple!!
London states their timeline is 6 to 9 months, but they did all their part for me in about a month and a half!!

Hope yours goes as quickly.
 

missinghim

Hero Member
Dec 20, 2010
212
5
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-Dec-'10.
File Transfer...
04-Jan-'11.
Passport Req..
19-Jan-'11.
VISA ISSUED...
4-Mar-'11
LANDED..........
18-July-'11
Thats awesome!!! WOW! i hope so too..i think our case is straightforward/simple too. Just have to wait- Will find out eventually.
 

MikeUK

Star Member
Jun 16, 2010
81
2
London, UK
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
26-10-2010
AOR Received.
02-12-2010
File Transfer...
23-11-2010
Med's Done....
02-10-2010
Passport Req..
10-02-2011
VISA ISSUED...
14-03-2011
LANDED..........
20-04-2011
MandiF said:
And so folks, after not hearing anything at all from CIC in London since I got sponsorship approval from Missisauga on 19th November, this morning, I received passport request in the mail this morning!!!!

How excited am I, have been grinning all morning and dancing around the house. Haven't had any email contact, and Ecas is still not saying any information available, but I have the PPR.

Am leaving for Canada on Wednesday and as soon as I get there, I'll be sending my passport back for the Visa.

Wahooooooooooooo
WOW! That is AWESOME!! Massive congrats MandiF!!! I can't even imagine how excited you are. Such a complete shift...from the black hole and wondering if they even received your app to PPR. Hopefully mine is only a few days away too ;)

Did they ever update your eCas?
 

MandiF

Hero Member
Sep 7, 2010
484
38
Alberta Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-10-2010
File Transfer...
19-11-2010
Med's Done....
02-09-2010
Passport Req..
05-01-2011
VISA ISSUED...
10-02-2011
LANDED..........
25-02-2011
MikeUK said:
WOW! That is AWESOME!! Massive congrats MandiF!!! I can't even imagine how excited you are. Such a complete shift...from the black hole and wondering if they even received your app to PPR. Hopefully mine is only a few days away too ;)

Did they ever update your eCas?
Thanks so much MikeUK, it is just amazing. Am still just grinning when I think about it. Had no idea of its ever received or anything and now this. Still no update to eCas, so not sure what's going on there.

Hopefully they've been working really hard and everyone will be getting a letter in the next week or so.

:D
 

loc213

Member
Aug 18, 2010
19
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Tokyo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-10-2010
AOR Received.
11-04-2011
Passport Req..
11-04-2011
VISA ISSUED...
02-05-2011
LANDED..........
02-05-2011
MandiF said:
This really needed updating, have been so busy with packing up my house etc and with my husband over for Christmas, I never got around to it, but here it is, and as I'll be in Canada next week and not busy busy at home, I'll keep it better updated.

I've added all the extra people and hopefully have all the information in here correct. Any changes needed just let me know.

Good luck and fast processing wishes for everyone else.


loc213 18/10 26/11-39d
Congrats MandiF on such a quick turnaround. For your next update, my VO is Tokyo, and still no AOR nor anything in ECAS.

Thanks.
 

loc213

Member
Aug 18, 2010
19
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Tokyo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-10-2010
AOR Received.
11-04-2011
Passport Req..
11-04-2011
VISA ISSUED...
02-05-2011
LANDED..........
02-05-2011
I meant, "Congrats MandiF on the quick turnaround (for getting PPR)"... not "quick turnaround" (of updating the table of statistics) :D
 

jma

Hero Member
May 25, 2010
287
0
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Nov/2010
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
june 2011
VISA ISSUED...
june,2011
LANDED..........
june,2011
hi my fellow october members
how's every thing guys?
it's nice to see mandif got her pp in a great fashion
congrts mandif
in my hubby's application there's a little update
nairobi started processing our application january 5
and iam pleased 2 see that as i will take this as a gift in our marriege anniversary
and i will say 2 my lovely hubby i know {he'll see this post soon }
A HAPPY ANNIVERSARY DARLING
congarts mandif once again
 

lemon

Full Member
Jan 11, 2011
22
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
how long will a pending review lasts?
 

kelKel

Champion Member
Apr 8, 2010
1,296
63
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-10-2010
AOR Received.
17-11-2010
File Transfer...
04-11-2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
28-02-2011
LANDED..........
03-03-2011
Guys I need to vent. I'm having a super pmsy breakdown today. I never realized how stressful of a process this was going to be. Argggh want to start planning my wedding. Damn maybe I'll just do it at cityhall after this is over. I dont really want to deal with planning/organizing/paperwork for a long time.

That was me raging. I'm okay now :)
 

Millu

Hero Member
Sep 28, 2009
210
6
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-10-2010
File Transfer...
22-11-2010
Med's Done....
15-09-2010
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
28-2-2011
LANDED..........
23-4-2011
kelKel said:
Guys I need to vent. I'm having a super pmsy breakdown today. I never realized how stressful of a process this was going to be. Argggh want to start planning my wedding. Damn maybe I'll just do it at cityhall after this is over. I dont really want to deal with planning/organizing/paperwork for a long time.

That was me raging. I'm okay now :)
Glad you feel better! :D Its so good that this forum exists. I have atleast one day in every week when im pretty much getting nervous breakdown. And we end up fighting cause i take my frustration to my hubby. He understands, but if you would knew me, you would feel sorry for my hubby.

Take a little timeout from planning after the process is over. And you have the energy to plan your dream wedding.

Stay strong! Hope its not for long!!!!!
 

patiently_waiting

Hero Member
Nov 29, 2010
385
26
Category........
Visa Office......
London UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
September 22, 2010
AOR Received.
November 26, 2010
File Transfer...
November 1, 2010
Med's Done....
July 13, 2010
Passport Req..
February 14, 2011
With you Kelkel! Not sure if it is the weather (I can see Buffalo from my balcony when it isn't snowing lol) but today seems to be sucking the life out of me!

Millu has your ecas changed yet??

Sending good vibes....
 

kelKel

Champion Member
Apr 8, 2010
1,296
63
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-10-2010
AOR Received.
17-11-2010
File Transfer...
04-11-2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
28-02-2011
LANDED..........
03-03-2011
Thank you Millu! Yes I think a break is in order and definitely a little vacation. This forum has been so great throughout. Hopefully it's not long for either of us.