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Hey, all im new to this thread, just found it!....I'm a Canadian citizen by birth, my wife is from the UK and we are doing an outland family class sponsorship!

our app was received Aug 27th to the Sydney office in Nova Scotia. no word yet from the office unfortunately.
is there a group chat (whatsapp/facebook) or spread sheet you guys keep track off for individuals in the same situation.


I think it’s a normal situation but Sydney as what I heard is a faster visa office as compared to London !
 
Just received a PPR.

Note: nothing has changed in GCKey, still BGC did not start and ECAS says In Process not Decision made.

Weird but thought of sharing with ya'll encase if someone thinks steps are updated accordingly.
 
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Hi All,

Although they asked me to send an ORIGINAL police certificate (PCC), in mycic account, I found the "Upload Button" available under "Documents submitted by the client" to upload the PCC they asked for.

Does this mean they are actually asking to just upload the PCC without sending the original by mail?

Thanks

Ayhz

You need to upload it and submit it online before the 30 days time frame.
I never submitted anything in original except now my passport, any other document requested were submitted online after scanning the original.

That's the whole idea behind the MyCIC account is to be able to submit requested document faster than mailing them so this would speed up process and eliminate the wait period.

Just don't forget once you upload it you have to click on next and electronically sign it otherwise it will say "Updated-not submitted"...good luck
 
Hey, all im new to this thread, just found it!....I'm a Canadian citizen by birth, my wife is from the UK and we are doing an outland family class sponsorship!

our app was received Aug 27th to the Sydney office in Nova Scotia. no word yet from the office unfortunately.
is there a group chat (whatsapp/facebook) or spread sheet you guys keep track off for individuals in the same situation.
Yes there is! Please see the spreadsheet link in my signature line. If you want to have your timeline added, just post your details here and I will spot them and add you to the spreadsheet.
 
Yes there is! Please see the spreadsheet link in my signature line. If you want to have your timeline added, just post your details here and I will spot them and add you to the spreadsheet.

my timeline:
app received: Aug 27th 2018.
sent to the Sydney office Nova Scotia.
im a Canadian by birth and my wife is from the UK.
still waiting for a reply of any sort.
 
Anyone know how long COPR takes to arrive after submitting passport to London office?
Our application stayed to be processed in Mississauga (received June 1st, 2018) and we got PPR on Sept 5th. We were on holiday in Canada at the time so had to mail the passport copy, photos, and paperwork from there to London VO. We mailed it on September 11th. Stupidly we didn't ask for any sort of tracking, so I can't say for sure when it got delivered (assuming it did...don't want to even think about it being lost in the mail!!!).

Oh and in case people find this info useful - we got PPR email and DM in ECAS before the GCKEY even changed to background check in progress. And never got any pre arrival services email.
 
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Just received a PPR.

Note: nothing has changed in GCKey, still BGC did not start and ECAS says In Process not Decision made.

Weird but thought of sharing with ya'll encase if someone thinks steps are updated accordingly.
Hi Barko. Can you give us details of when you applied/dates of other steps?
 
Hey,

Could you add me to the s/s as well please.

AOR- 1 August 2018
Medical passed June 2018 ( previous application declined due to a missing passport copy)
Biometrics requested September 2018

Married
PA- British
Place of Residency- London

How can I see that s/s to have a clue what is current timeline..? I have a potential offer from Canada and they are keep asking me when I am able to move and I am keep feeding them with "soon"...
 
Just received a PPR.

Note: nothing has changed in GCKey, still BGC did not start and ECAS says In Process not Decision made.

Weird but thought of sharing with ya'll encase if someone thinks steps are updated accordingly.


Anyone know how long COPR takes to arrive after submitting passport to London office?
Our application stayed to be processed in Mississauga (received June 1st, 2018) and we got PPR on Sept 5th.

Hi both, did you receive pp request via email or regular mail? Thanks
 
got my COPR today. october 2017 app
 
my timeline:
app received: Aug 27th 2018.
sent to the Sydney office Nova Scotia.
im a Canadian by birth and my wife is from the UK.
still waiting for a reply of any sort.
Thank you. Added to spreadsheet. Just post updates here please.
 
Hey,

Could you add me to the s/s as well please.

AOR- 1 August 2018
Medical passed June 2018 ( previous application declined due to a missing passport copy)
Biometrics requested September 2018

Married
PA- British
Place of Residency- London

How can I see that s/s to have a clue what is current timeline..? I have a potential offer from Canada and they are keep asking me when I am able to move and I am keep feeding them with "soon"...
Thank you, I have added you to the spreadsheet and had to guess at a couple of dates. Please post updates here.

I hope the spreadsheet is fairly self explanatory. Just check others timelines, the rows in Green are those that have got all the way to decision made. As regards overall timeline to CoPR, plan on 8 - 11 months from receipt in Sydney to receipt of CoPR (then of course you have to land etc. etc.). So I am afraid you will likely be March / April 2019 yet (it is not impossible it could be quicker, occasionally some are processed in 4 - 6 months - I am just going off historic averages).
 
Thanks for the update. Spreadsheet updated. That's you ready then?

my wife is the applicant, sooo ready! lol

we only got 2 months validity due to medical expiring soon
 
my wife is the applicant, sooo ready! lol

we only got 2 months validity due to medical expiring soon

Congrats! you are lucky. I have not heard anything back from LVO regarding eligibility or background check. my wife's medical expires end of month.. what a waste...