Hi All,
Sharing timelines below:
App sent (via FedEx): 28-Aug 2014
App received at VAC NY: 29-Aug-2014
App fwded by VAC NY to Consulate NY: 29-Aug-2014 (An email is received at this stage from VAC NY and online status is: Application in Transit to the Visa Office)
App received by Consulate NY: 2-Sep-2014 (online status: Application Received by the Visa Office - Under Consideration)
Medicals requested by Consulate NY: 30-Sep-2014 (An email is received at this stage from Consulate NY)
Medicals done: 25-Sep-2014 (we completed medicals before the request came in from CIC)
Medicals submitted to VAC NY: 2-Oct-2014
Medicals fwded by VAC NY to Consulate NY: 9-Oct-2014 (online status: Additional Documents in Transit to the Visa Office, our representative had few email exchanges with VAC NY between 2-Oct-2014 and 9-Oct-2014 regarding medicals. It seems VAC NY was not aware that Consulate had asked for medicals)
Approval email from Consulate NY: 15-Oct-2014 (An email is received at this stage from Consulate NY but online status remains same)
Passports sent from Consulate NY to VAC NY: 16-Oct-2014 (online status: Application Processing Completed - In Transit to the VAC)
Passports sent from VAC NY to applicant: 17-Oct-2014 (online status: Application Processing Completed - In Transit to the Applicant from the VAC)
Passports received: between 18-Oct-2014 and 20-Oct-2014