Thread for October 2010 Applicants

[Alex121]

THANK YOU I know me too, my husband could have left but he needs to settle thing here first and 4 days to travel is not enought time especially with our son, but at least we know we are near the end

 

[vt]

Question for the group:

It was my understanding that once the embassy issued the visa you had a year to land. But i have been reading our last posts and it looks like you have to land before your medicals expire. Is this correct?

 

[Rinnerz]

Question for the group:

It was my understanding that once the embassy issued the visa you had a year to land. But i have been reading our last posts and it looks like you have to land before your medicals expire. Is this correct?

You have to land before your visa expires. The expiry date normally coincides with EITHER the 1 year anniversary of your medicals OR your passport's expiry date, whichever comes first. In rare cases, the visa office SOMETIMES extends the medicals' validity so that they can give you a later visa expiry date, so you have more time to land. But often, they just make you redo the medicals before issuing the visa.

 

[jiyamano]

Hi,

At last i landed today at Pearson airport. It was great and very simple Immigration process. It hardly took me max. 2 mins. to clear immigration and 5 mins in custom.

I thank all the forum members to help me out in this whole process. I wish all the best to the rest who are still in process.

Keep smiling

Cheers,

 

[mrandmrsromero]

Jiyamano congrats on landing!

 

[zubee]

just to put on my updates.....

Name App Filed VO Decision Made InProcess AOR PPR/AIP LANDED
BonBon9 15/09 Mexico 14/10-29d 22/12 02/12 23/02 17/05
lee_rockz18 01/10 Manila 01/11-31d 14/12 14/12
Katie87 01/10 London 24/11-55d 14/02
CANenforcer 04/10 Singapore 13/11-39d
Latvian 04/10 Inland 18/11
Spacey 05/10 London 04/11-30d 25/11 27/01 24/02
Zubee 05/10 Inland 14/08/11
NiHao 05/10 Beijing 02/11-28d 16/11 16/11 19/01
QCSunshine 05/10 Buffalo 04/11-30d 18/11 18/11 04/05 24/05
malaika 05/10 Nairobi 01/12-57d 23/12 14/01 09/02
mrandmrsromero 05/10 Mexico DF 03/11-29d 04/02
watnxt 05/10 Colombo 05/11-31d 17/11 (eCAS)
KelKel 06/10 Buffalo 04/11-29d 17/11 26/11 28/02 03/03
funkygunner 06/10 London 17/10-12d 25/11 19/01
TimeToGo 06/10 London 04/11-29d 24/11 19/01
motul2000 06/10 London 04/11-29d 27/01
hello-kitty 07/10 Singapore 04/11-28d 02/06 12/11
Rinnerz 12/10 Buffalo 09/11-28d 06/12 14/12 08/07
richie4U 12/10 Accra 15/11-34d 15/11 03/02 08/02
Saisn 13/10 Islamabad 02/12-50d
waitingforwife 13/10 New Delhi 09/11-27d 10/01 22/11 25/01 12/04
Rola14 13/10 Damascus 10/11-28d 24/11 11/05
Dmitri 14/10 Moscow 14/11-31d 01/02 01/02 17/06 09/07
Millu 14/10 London 22/11-39d 28/02 23/04
MDU 14/10 London 12/11-29d 28/02
vt 15/10 Buenos Aires 15/11-31d 23/11
rhythmic_snow 18/10 Singapore 16/11-29d
zehra 15/10 Inland
jacquevw rsb-18/10 Pretoria 18/11-29d 01/12 02/12 08/03 06/04
loc213 18/10 Tokyo 26/11-39d 11/04 02/05
Kingqatar 19/10 Singapore 17/11-29d
Lizet 19/10 Inland
d-tilley592 19/10 London 23/11-34d 18/02 22/03
x5-452 21/10 Buffalo 30/11-40d 27/01 07/04
jiyamano 21/10 Tokyo 18/11-28d 28/11
canda 21/10 Mexico City 19/11-29d 08/03
ftgpmb 21/10 London 18/11-28d 28/01 25/11 04/02 16/04
MandiF 22/10 London 19/11-28d 05/01 25/02
Baukjebecka 22/10 Berlin 22/11-31d 20/12 02/12 26/01
MisplacedBrit 25/10 Inland
Annabruce 25/10 Inland
MikeUK 26/10 London 23/11-28d 01/02 02/12 10/02 20/04
juljud 26/10 London 23/11-28d 07/02 02/12 10/02 03/04
carlyee 27/10 Inland
jhjeppe 27/10 Inland 08/12
Filipina 27/10 Manila 23/11-27d 20/01 04/01 18/02
TheHal 28/10 Buffalo/Detroit 24/11-27d 13/01 03/06 06/06
westofherspine 29/10 London 30/11-32d 11/02 09/12 15/02
JMA 01/11 Nairobi 01/12-30d 05/01 13/01 10/06 ??/06
medellinguy 03/11 Bogota 03/12-30d 07/04 07/07
coldgirl 04/11 Inland

 

[mrandmrsromero]

Any more news for the October group?

 

[Latvian]

Here is my timeline, looks NICE, isn't it?

We received your application for permanent residence on September 30, 2010.

We started processing your application on November 18, 2010.

A decision has been made and you will be contacted.

Medical results have been received.

We sent you a letter on July 22, 2011 to xxx Nova Scotia, Canada, B4A 4E3 about the decision on your application. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us. If we have sent the letter to the wrong address, please contact us.

You entered Canada at the Halifax office on August 17, 2011 and became a Permanent Resident.

 

[medellinguy]

Here is my timeline, looks NICE, isn't it?

We received your application for permanent residence on September 30, 2010.

We started processing your application on November 18, 2010.

A decision has been made and you will be contacted.

Medical results have been received.

We sent you a letter on July 22, 2011 to xxx Nova Scotia, Canada, B4A 4E3 about the decision on your application. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us. If we have sent the letter to the wrong address, please contact us.

You entered Canada at the Halifax office on August 17, 2011 and became a Permanent Resident.

congratulations!!!!!

 

[mrandmrsromero]

You entered Canada at the Halifax office on August 17, 2011 and became a Permanent Resident.

YAY!

 

[amberrojas]

Hello, I'm new to this thread. I think. Looking for advice here too.

We just heard today that they received the dhl shipment from Guatemala in Costa Rica and my husbands passport wasn't one of the lucky ones..AGAIN. Now, his medicals and criminal check expire next week and the week after. Should he just go re-do them, or should we wait till they request them? I am just wondering if the paper work will be different than when it was the original medicals etc. They haven't sent a letter requesting them since as of today they are still valid. Only for 1-2 more weeks though. By the time the next shipment goes to Costa Rica approx Sept. 15, they will already be expired. I want to get on top of this right away.

Thanks.

 

[mrandmrsromero]

Should he just go re-do them, or should we wait till they request them

From what I've read elsewhere on this forum, it is better to wait until they request them. Anyone else have thoughts on this?

My husband will be in the same boat, medicals expiring soon.

 

[Latvian]

As to medicals you better wait until they request to re-do them. I had the same thing and asked CIC what to do so they've advised me not to rush and wait. That's from my experience...

 

[amberrojas]

i received this yesterday FINALLY! and it explains why we have been waiting longer than others who applied after us even:

Thank you for your electronic message.

We have reviewed in our system the application for Mr. ***** and we found that to be able to continue with his process, the results of the verification of the fingerprints with the RCMP are pending. This is a process that takes 4 to 6 months to receive back a reply. We have sent the fingerprints for verification with the RCMP on April 07. We have sent a message to the RCMP requesting information about the fingerprints

The medical exams may be required since are valid until September 09. As soon as we have new information, you will be contacted and informed about the medical exams and the Police Certificate.

 

[vt]

uu yeah uuu yeah uu yeah.....this is me singing and doing my celebration dance hahahah

WE GOT PPR!!!! so happy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want to thank this wonderful forum for the information and emotional support you provide through this nerve wracking long experience!!!!

Soooo happy!!!!! This same time last year I was preparing to mail the package and thinking ufff should I put more info, how long will this take, should we sell the house now or later, etc... wow and now we are days away to be all together and start a new chapter in Ohhh Canada!!! So grateful!!!

Good Luck to all
VT