Guyz.... dont be panic.... We have waited for seven weeks already and its eighth week for some of the april applicants including me..... I am really hopeful that coming week will be good for us.... See, we have not heard any good news but we've not heard any bad news either.....
I just wanted to share this article I've come across...
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Canadian Embassy Manila Processing Time Delay
Recently, a number of our clients has been wondering why they do not receive notice from the Canadian Visa Office-Manila even after the 45 days processing time indicated on their acknowledgment letter. This of course makes most of them worried about their application.
Are you in similar situation?
You shouldn't worry if there's a delay, it has nothing to do with your documents. Give it 2 weeks alloance before you make a follow up. There seems to be delay in processing due to volume of applications the visa office is reviewing.
The new acknowledgemt letter we received recently indicates a different processing time.
Processing Time:
Applications for permanent residence in Canada in the category in which you have applied are finalized in an average of 6 to 12 months in our office. If you have not received any instructions from this office within 90 days from the date of this letter, please contact us directly and inform us of this.
That used to be 45 days.
The same thing is true with those who have submitted their original passports, waiting for their visa. It used to be returned with 2-3 weeks. But now, it takes longer.
“We will make our best efforts to have your passport(s) returned to you with your visa(s) within 90 days from their receipt at the Embassy. You should not make any plans to travel to Canada until you are in possession of your passports and the required visas.”
Processing period remains to be 6-12 months from the time the Visa Office received your application with supporting documents, after assessment from Centralized Intake Office.
So there. That explains why there is a delay. Avoid unncessary stress. It's not you, it's the embassy. ;-)
I hope this helps relieve the anxiety which we are all experiencing...goodluck to us!!!
this wait just sucks,
Its been almost 2 months they received my documents,
I applied to cio in oct, other people wko applied at that tme even have landed in canada, i still lookin for this crap.
I just received an email from consultant in Canada that my 2nd AOR dated 23 April was received (more than 6 weeks) with stickers saying that the average processing time was 8 months!! and that we could enquire if nothing was received in 3 months. Both the AOR file numbers pull up the same info -"received by Visa office" on eCAS.