@007JB,
I see that your timeline and my timeline are quite similar. My wife's PR application timeline is as follows:
Application filed: July 15, 2015
Application received by CIC Mississauga: July 16, 2015
AOR1: August 18, 2015
SA: September 15, 2015
File Transfer: September 15, 2015
AOR2: September 22, 2015
I checked my ECAS system and it currently says PR application status "in process" and SA status also "in process". When I click on PR application status it says following:
We received Mrs. (my wife's) application on July 16, 2015
We started processing your application on September 18, 2015
My question is: Did you receive similar ECAS notifications? What do they mean by "we started processing your application"? My understanding is that this means they have opened our application and are currently verifying all the documents, photos etc etc. Is this correct? If this is the case, then I am very much surprised and confused how NDVO operates. I am waiting for someone to get PPR who has similar notification in 2015. If someone does get it, then I would conclude that it is a randomized process and not a sequential process which I feel will be quite unfair to the applicants who applied before may be early 2015 or late 2014. I guess someone has to really go the NDVO office and see what are they doing and how are they doing. I think we should all write a letter to CIC complaining about outland offices on how they operate. This is not a streamlined process and the outland visa offices have to properly tell us or at least update the status from time to time and also let us know at least if it is a random process or sequential process which will help the applicants to be mentally prepared and know what and when to expect otherwise just expecting something in air does not help.
Anyone, please share opinions or comments who have similar timelines as mine and have similar notifications in ECAS.
Cheers,
Vinod