June 2018 AOR - join here

[Triupati.balagi]

Any information on medical passed AOR July 18 to July 20

 

[parvez.ali]

Just spoke to a call center agent. I asked him about my eligibility, he put me on hold for couple of minutes and then told me it is not yet officially declared as passed but going that way because currently it is "recommended passed". He also said a senior officer need to give the final decision and usually "recommended passed" file get "eligibility passed" status by the senior officer. He confirmed visa office is Ottawa.

Last time I called 3 weeks ago, an agent said eligibility is in progress and visa office Ottawa.

Is it coming soon guys?
Aor 12 june;currently ip1 since 28 june.

Got d same reply when I called last week..Didnt u ask abt BG check..My BG check yet to start..Aor 4th June..wat abt u..

 

[linda85]

Same here. I called the office and a lady answered but she wasn't very helpful or cooperative and did not give me any information. My AOR is June 8th and she didn't seem very happy and told me that I was calling too soon!!

perhaps it was same agent

 

[linda85]

there is still BG check left.. which takes maximum time which is usually done after eligibility... Did you ask him about that

@sid1987 how long does background check takes..?

 

[pathwaytofreedom]

Any information on medical passed AOR July 18 to July 20

This is the June AOR thread. Try looking at this one, you might get your answers - https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-i...board/threads/july-2018-aor-join-here.569196/

 

[sid1987]

@sid1987 how long does background check takes..?

depends... on lo of factors... how many countries you visited.. country of origin blah blah blah

 

[linda85]

depends... on lo of factors... how many countries you visited.. country of origin blah blah blah

should be straight forward, not so many countries visited.

 

[northern sunshine]

Received the golden e-mail yesterday. Genuine thanks to everyone in this forum who are there to help everyone in need of time. I am an Indian-origin applicant from US and have spent a considerable amount of time in trackitt (the mud-slinging and infighting there is horrendous). Have to admit this is one of the best immigration forums around.Congratulations to all of us.

That aside, here is my high level timeline:
ITA: 23rd May
Submission and AOR: 26-Jun
MEP: 2-3 weeks aftter AOR (do not remember the date)
IP2:3 Aug
Email for PPR: 6 Aug

Hoping everyone receives their PPRs soon. I have the below Qs though:
1) Where in US can I take the photos? IS it same as US passport photo spec?
2) Have been asked to send the passport to Ottawa office. Anyone know how long it takes to get the passport back?

Thanks in advane for your wonderful replies

Congratulations!

1) CVS and Walgreens seem to do it. The specs are NOT the same as US passport photos. In your email they should have given you a link to the Canadian PR photo guidelines (this is the link that was in mine: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/i...ormation/applications/guides/pdf/5445eb-e.pdf). Print a copy of the guidelines and take that with you to the store, because the employees don't always know what to do. I know for a fact that Walgreens has the Canadian photo specs preset in their photo printing machine thing (where you can edit photos and stuff), but whether the employees themselves know is another story.
2) Depends on what shipping method you give them. You are responsible for covering return shipping, so if you want it faster, choose a faster service.

 

[Vivu]

Does anyone know if there is a tracker for COPR processing time in immitracker ?

 

[fleurspeaks19]

@sid1987 - Do you know the difference between criminality check and security check?
I just spoke to an agent and he told me that I have passed the criminality check and the security check has not started. Does that mean I have a long wait ahead of me?

 

[northern sunshine]

Does anyone know if there is a tracker for COPR processing time in immitracker ?

I think this one? https://myimmitracker.com/en/ca/trackers/passport-processing-tracker

 

[hope2018]

Does anyone know if there is a tracker for COPR processing time in immitracker ?

https://myimmitracker.com/en/ca/trackers/passport-processing-tracker

 

[hope2018]

@sid1987 - Do you know the difference between criminality check and security check?
I just spoke to an agent and he told me that I have passed the criminality check and the security check has not started. Does that mean I have a long wait ahead of me?

Criminality is based on PCC you submit. It is security/background checks which can be time consuming, differs for every applicant.
What did agent tell about eligibility?

 

[cprcandidate]

Congratulations!

1) CVS and Walgreens seem to do it. The specs are NOT the same as US passport photos. In your email they should have given you a link to the Canadian PR photo guidelines (this is the link that was in mine: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/i...ormation/applications/guides/pdf/5445eb-e.pdf). Print a copy of the guidelines and take that with you to the store, because the employees don't always know what to do. I know for a fact that Walgreens has the Canadian photo specs preset in their photo printing machine thing (where you can edit photos and stuff), but whether the employees themselves know is another story.
2) Depends on what shipping method you give them. You are responsible for covering return shipping, so if you want it faster, choose a faster service.

Thank you!
I have had bad experience in CVS and Walgreens when I went here for US passport size photos. They are expensive too. I found Costco to be decent, but wasn't sure if they know the Canadian format.
Also,my Q regarding time for PPR was specifically about the processing time. I have my US license expiring soon, so wanted to know if it would be back in 30 days or less.

 

[northern sunshine]

Thank you!
I have had bad experience in CVS and Walgreens when I went here for US passport size photos. They are expensive too. I found Costco to be decent, but wasn't sure if they know the Canadian format.
Also,my Q regarding time for PPR was specifically about the processing time. I have my US license expiring soon, so wanted to know if it would be back in 30 days or less.

Yeah, I had a bad time trying to get photos at Walgreens, too... the folks at CVS actually worked with me but the photo quality was severely lacking. I ended up taking some passport photos at a Shoppers Drug Mart in Canada last time I visited. Cost me about the same as Walgreens/CVS but 1000000% better experience and quality.

As far as I know they usually only hang on to your passport for a few days. It's fairly quick. Check out that tracker that was just posted.