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Tips for 2016 (Future) PGP Applicants

kilamans

Hero Member
Feb 14, 2013
232
15
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Mississauga jan '16
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Credit card charged jan '16
AOR Received.
AOR - Feb '16
File Transfer...
Ottawa Aug '16
Med's Request
Oct '16 & for PCC
Med's Done....
Nov '16 & for PCC
Amarpreetd said:
mycic status is changed to closed application......final decision is application approved.....so hopfully passports r on their way back with visa stamp.....application status was already showing final decision....best of the luck to every one else....hopefully everyone will be reunited with their families soon.....will update when we receive passports
could you please share - after how many days you got the passport request, after submitting your pcc & medicals?
and after how many days you saw background check had updates?

incase if you have updated the excel sheet, sorry i cannot open at all, it will be great if you could share it here
and congrats to you and to your parents
 

Amarpreetd

Star Member
Jan 11, 2016
103
7
kilamans said:
can you tell after how many days you got the passport request, after submitting your pcc & medicals?
and after how many days you saw background check had updates?

incase if you have updated the excel sheet, sorry i cannot open at all, it will be great if you could share it here
and congrats to you and to your parents
thanks
pcc and medical request on 1st sept
submitted on 28th sept
ppr on 9th nov
my cic was showing background check in progress almost for over 3 weeks before passport request....
 

kilamans

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Feb 14, 2013
232
15
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Mississauga jan '16
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Credit card charged jan '16
AOR Received.
AOR - Feb '16
File Transfer...
Ottawa Aug '16
Med's Request
Oct '16 & for PCC
Med's Done....
Nov '16 & for PCC
Amarpreetd said:
thanks
pcc and medical request on 1st sept
submitted on 28th sept
ppr on 9th nov
my cic was showing background check in progress almost for over 3 weeks before passport request....
thank you again!
do let us know for how long the immigrant visa is stamped for (time given to do the landing)? as per msgs from others, its 1 year from the day medicals completed or the passport expiry date, whichever is earlier...
and how much time, you were given to send the passports, in PPR request?
 

junzky28

Star Member
Aug 21, 2015
50
7
AB
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Manila
App. Filed.......
04/01/2016
Doc's Request.
30-10-2016 / 17-04-2017 / MED, RPRF 05-12-2017
AOR Received.
16/05/2016
File Transfer...
13-02-2017
Med's Request
05-12-2017
Med's Done....
1st med 13-12-2017 / 2nd request 02/01/2018 / 3rd request 11/01/2018 / 4th 30/05/2018
Passport Req..
Waiting
kevin_k1 said:
Hi! I am on the Jan 5, 2016, 8:52 AM batch, since I received the AOR around May 2016 with my file number, I don't have any update from CIC, is this normal? My situation didn't change, the I have the same job, and I am living at the same address.
We're on the same boat. Still no SA. Same Jan 5 batch and got AOR mid of May.
 

thecoolguysam

VIP Member
May 25, 2011
4,821
384
Canada
kevin_k1 said:
Hi! I am on the Jan 5, 2016, 8:52 AM batch, since I received the AOR around May 2016 with my file number, I don't have any update from CIC, is this normal? My situation didn't change, the I have the same job, and I am living at the same address.
I am also waiting for SA (Jan 4th batch)
 

caboy808

Full Member
Feb 3, 2016
34
0
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
The spreadsheet's new entry tab doesn't work anymore as I thought to update the list today and it kept giving me errors.

After about 3 weeks of submission of passport, my parents received the visa stamped with 6 months validity, tickets are booked and ready to land!
 

Rossei

Champion Member
Jun 6, 2010
2,663
443
Canada
Category........
PNP
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
2133
Job Offer........
Yes
Pre-Assessed..
Yes
App. Filed.......
18-Jan-2011 (Buffalo)
Doc's Request.
N/A
Nomination.....
26-Nov-2010
AOR Received.
21-Jul-2011 (Email)
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
N/A
Med's Request
25-Jul-2011 (Reg. Mail)
Med's Done....
03-Aug-2011
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
08-Sep-2011 (Email)
VISA ISSUED...
20-Sep-2011 (Buffalo)
LANDED..........
20-Sep-2011 (Niagara)
caboy808 said:
The spreadsheet's new entry tab doesn't work anymore as I thought to update the list today and it kept giving me errors.

After about 3 weeks of submission of passport, my parents received the visa stamped with 6 months validity, tickets are booked and ready to land!
Well, I'm seeing users updating their info everyday. What errors you're seeing?

Besides, what username do you use there? I didn't find any caboy808. Is it irazr by any chance?
 

bsz

Star Member
Aug 22, 2011
121
11
My parents' case has got SA and forwarded to Ottawa and now waiting for IME.

Can they do an UPFRONT medical test to accelerate the process?

They have their UCI.
 

kilamans

Hero Member
Feb 14, 2013
232
15
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Mississauga jan '16
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Credit card charged jan '16
AOR Received.
AOR - Feb '16
File Transfer...
Ottawa Aug '16
Med's Request
Oct '16 & for PCC
Med's Done....
Nov '16 & for PCC
bsz said:
My parents' case has got SA and forwarded to Ottawa and now waiting for IME.

Can they do an UPFRONT medical test to accelerate the process?

They have their UCI.
i dont have the answer to your question, but i want you to think about the other two things too - PCC & RPRF
 

Amarpreetd

Star Member
Jan 11, 2016
103
7
my parents received their passports back today..... visa valid till next year sept til their medicals valid ......planning to flagpole next week some time as they r already in on canada....
 

Rossei

Champion Member
Jun 6, 2010
2,663
443
Canada
Category........
PNP
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
2133
Job Offer........
Yes
Pre-Assessed..
Yes
App. Filed.......
18-Jan-2011 (Buffalo)
Doc's Request.
N/A
Nomination.....
26-Nov-2010
AOR Received.
21-Jul-2011 (Email)
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
N/A
Med's Request
25-Jul-2011 (Reg. Mail)
Med's Done....
03-Aug-2011
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
08-Sep-2011 (Email)
VISA ISSUED...
20-Sep-2011 (Buffalo)
LANDED..........
20-Sep-2011 (Niagara)
bsz said:
My parents' case has got SA and forwarded to Ottawa and now waiting for IME.

Can they do an UPFRONT medical test to accelerate the process?

They have their UCI.
They can surely do an upfront medical. But whether it's going to expedite the processing is something different. It's better to send the report once CIC asks for IME. In this way, you will obviously save some time.
 

bsz

Star Member
Aug 22, 2011
121
11
Rossei said:
They can surely do an upfront medical. But whether it's going to expedite the processing is something different. It's better to send the report once CIC asks for IME. In this way, you will obviously save some time.
How do you save time if you do it when CIC asks for it? Wouldn't that be the ordinary time?

Or maybe you mean we do the medical but don't send the result? But that's not your option as the doctor Send/eSend the result.
 

Rossei

Champion Member
Jun 6, 2010
2,663
443
Canada
Category........
PNP
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
2133
Job Offer........
Yes
Pre-Assessed..
Yes
App. Filed.......
18-Jan-2011 (Buffalo)
Doc's Request.
N/A
Nomination.....
26-Nov-2010
AOR Received.
21-Jul-2011 (Email)
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
N/A
Med's Request
25-Jul-2011 (Reg. Mail)
Med's Done....
03-Aug-2011
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
08-Sep-2011 (Email)
VISA ISSUED...
20-Sep-2011 (Buffalo)
LANDED..........
20-Sep-2011 (Niagara)
Amarpreetd said:
my parents received their passports back today..... visa valid till next year sept til their medicals valid ......planning to flagpole next week some time as they r already in on canada....
Something to prepare you before flag-pole: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/flagpole-experiences-parents-landing-t462476.0.html
 

kilamans

Hero Member
Feb 14, 2013
232
15
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Mississauga jan '16
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Credit card charged jan '16
AOR Received.
AOR - Feb '16
File Transfer...
Ottawa Aug '16
Med's Request
Oct '16 & for PCC
Med's Done....
Nov '16 & for PCC
Rossei said:
Something to prepare you before flag-pole: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/flagpole-experiences-parents-landing-t462476.0.html
good planning Rossei, you started this thread and it makes easy for people to read it there, post questions there itself...
applause
 

SMA.DE

Hero Member
Jun 19, 2011
221
4
Hello,
I am wondering how you presented travel for the Personal History and Address sections on form IMM5669. In the past ten years, the main activity for my parents are working. However, they do visit Canada from time to time. For sometime trips, they just stayed here for around 2 weeks. For some trips, they spent around 5 months. During the past 10 years, they also visited other countries like US, but just for less than a week. Do I need just put them are employed and put their address in the home country for the last 10 years, do I need to list all the travel in details, or do I only need to list the trip with longer duration (i.e. more than 1 week or more than 1 month) ?

What did you in the application?

Thanks for all the promoted reply!