AOR from London June/July 2010 - Progress updates
Feb 19th 2011, 5:36 pm
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Re: AOR from London June/July 2010 - Progress updates
Congratulations to everyone receiving their 'In Process' status... I'm super jealous... I'm gonna send my 'move your ass' email on Monday...
Concerning the letter does anyone wanna post want they wrote in their letter/email?
Concerning the letter does anyone wanna post want they wrote in their letter/email?
Feb 19th 2011, 5:44 pm
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Re: AOR from London June/July 2010 - Progress updates
Dear Sir / Madam,
Case number XXXXXXXXXXX
We applied for Permanent Residence via the Post Feb 2008 Federal Skilled Worker route on 25th January 2010 and received the AOR from you on 24th May 2010. It has now been 8 months since we received the AOR and our application still shows as "received by visa office" on ECAS. As per your AOR letter we are sending this case specific email, as we have not had any further instructions from you for 8 months!
Please can you advise when we should be processed or if you require further info from us?
Kind regards,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Feb 19th 2011, 11:07 pm
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Re: AOR from London June/July 2010 - Progress updates
Hi
Have you looked at the processing times (for I assume London) for post February applications? It is 13 months for 80% of the applications.
Here you go!
Dear Sir / Madam,
Case number XXXXXXXXXXX
We applied for Permanent Residence via the Post Feb 2008 Federal Skilled Worker route on 25th January 2010 and received the AOR from you on 24th May 2010. It has now been 8 months since we received the AOR and our application still shows as "received by visa office" on ECAS. As per your AOR letter we are sending this case specific email, as we have not had any further instructions from you for 8 months!
Please can you advise when we should be processed or if you require further info from us?
Kind regards,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Dear Sir / Madam,
Case number XXXXXXXXXXX
We applied for Permanent Residence via the Post Feb 2008 Federal Skilled Worker route on 25th January 2010 and received the AOR from you on 24th May 2010. It has now been 8 months since we received the AOR and our application still shows as "received by visa office" on ECAS. As per your AOR letter we are sending this case specific email, as we have not had any further instructions from you for 8 months!
Please can you advise when we should be processed or if you require further info from us?
Kind regards,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Feb 20th 2011, 7:52 am
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Re: AOR from London June/July 2010 - Progress updates
Yes we have, however for all the applicants before us on the post feb 2008 stream except for one or two with similar timelines. 8 months at "received by visa office" was unusual! I took advice and was advised to chase London up. It also states to do this in the AOR letter. Another thing to remember is if London have sent you a letter asking for more information and you fail to respond due to it going missing in the post you will be rejected without further attempts at contact. So best not to wait for ever before sending them an email!
Feb 20th 2011, 8:38 am
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Re: AOR from London June/July 2010 - Progress updates
Yes we have, however for all the applicants before us on the post feb 2008 stream except for one or two with similar timelines. 8 months at "received by visa office" was unusual! I took advice and was advised to chase London up. It also states to do this in the AOR letter. Another thing to remember is if London have sent you a letter asking for more information and you fail to respond due to it going missing in the post you will be rejected without further attempts at contact. So best not to wait for ever before sending them an email!
1) If the AOR letter says 8 months then 8 months it should be, until they start pumping out letters that say (maybe) 9 months or 10 months. Basically you would be doing nothing other than following their instructions. Can't see anyone faulting that.
2) What Mac2 says about missing request for more information letters is also very pertinent as it may help protect an application against that missed letter scenario, as rare as it may be.
IMHO Sending a case specific letter at the 8 month point is playing it safe and exactly what I will do when the time comes. Generic reply or not, it's worth doing, rather that trying to second guess fluctuating processing periods, doing nothing and waiting in the hope that you haven't slipped through the net somehow.
Feb 22nd 2011, 8:42 am
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Re: AOR from London June/July 2010 - Progress updates
Hi
Did you send the enquiry via a certain email address or via the form on the website?
Did you send the enquiry via a certain email address or via the form on the website?
Feb 22nd 2011, 8:47 am
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Feb 22nd 2011, 8:52 am
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Message sent, fingers crossed I hear something soon 
Feb 22nd 2011, 9:48 am
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Re: AOR from London June/July 2010 - Progress updates
We've just sent an email too, both the wife and I have just changed jobs so we used the excuse of informing CHC about this as an excuse to email, although our 8 months are up in a couple of weeks anyway. Hate bothering them but it has seemed to yield results recently.
Feb 22nd 2011, 10:14 am
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Re: AOR from London June/July 2010 - Progress updates
OMG! Just checked ecas and we are finally "In Process"!
A week after e-mailing CHC re 8 months since AOR. Can't believe it.for med requests soon.
A week after e-mailing CHC re 8 months since AOR. Can't believe it.
for med requests soon.
Feb 22nd 2011, 10:20 am
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Feb 22nd 2011, 1:03 pm
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Re: AOR from London June/July 2010 - Progress updates
Congrats!!!!! 
It's a great feeling!
It's a great feeling!
Feb 22nd 2011, 5:13 pm
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Congratulations, that is fab news 
Feb 22nd 2011, 6:07 pm
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Re: AOR from London June/July 2010 - Progress updates
Yeeeeeehaaaaaaaa