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Summerbreeze

Full Member
May 1, 2023
23
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I am pleased to announce that my ETA application from November 2023 and my CR application from May 2021 have finally been approved today by the London office! I strongly believe it has something to do with me requesting the case notes 3 weeks ago, that I still haven't even received yet. Do not give up hope everyone and if you haven't already, request your case notes! I used gcms-notes.ca. I can not wait to see all of my family and friends again! I am sooo happy right now. This has made my week!
 
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Summerbreeze

Full Member
May 1, 2023
23
5
You ca

You can apply for GCMS notes online and they tell gives you an indication to what’s been done with your application so far
Thank you so much for suggesting this. I am convinced this is what caused them to approve my application sooner after the 37 months wait!
 

akins002

Member
Feb 2, 2024
16
9
This is super good news, many more approvals on the way soon. Am soo happy for u. This will be an awesome summer for u definitely.

Hopefully mine will come next week.
 
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Cloudsrtife

Member
May 15, 2024
13
4
I am pleased to announce that my ETA application from November 2023 and my CR application from May 2021 have finally been approved today by the London office! I strongly believe it has something to do with me requesting the case notes 3 weeks ago, that I still haven't even received yet. Do not give up hope everyone and if you haven't already, request your case notes! I used gcms-notes.ca. I can not wait to see all of my family and friends again! I am sooo happy right now. This has made my week!
So happy for you! I hope and pray we all hear this positive life changing news soon. Keep updating everyone. I have already applied for my GCMS notes and I will too update whenever I get any news.
 
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Posho

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Jan 31, 2024
47
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I am pleased to announce that my ETA application from November 2023 and my CR application from May 2021 have finally been approved today by the London office! I strongly believe it has something to do with me requesting the case notes 3 weeks ago, that I still haven't even received yet. Do not give up hope everyone and if you haven't already, request your case notes! I used gcms-notes.ca. I can not wait to see all of my family and friends again! I am sooo happy right now. This has made my week!
Congratulations
 
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icardi2

Member
Sep 22, 2023
13
0
I received my approval for Criminal Rehabilitation Last week. Here's the time line:

-Applied October 2020 via courier at the Bogota office
-February 2021 they called and say I did not need to file a CR application that my application was on its way back to my house; but my lawyer insisted, so I returned the file
-December 23rd 2021, they requested Colombian Police Background check. Got the process done and I send the embassy the 'receipt' that those were being processed (police background results are given directly to the embassy)
-Last two weeks of May 2022, I emailed the embassy and the CR program manager asking for an update on the app, received no reply.
-June 10th 2022 Approximately, I received the approval of my CR application.

Any questions, let me know




Congrats !!! Sorry for the question, what were your convictions???
 

mike1121

Newbie
Feb 17, 2024
4
1
Hi all, CR applied in Nov 2023 done with lawyer, Spousal Sponsorship application filed on our own in Dec 2023. I have received pre arrival email for SS application but haven't passed background yet and no word back on CR application. Just wanted to confirm, do you have to wait the 12 months before trying to obtain the GCMS notes for CR application? Hopefully with the Spousal Sponsorship application they will process the CR application quicker. One other question, when you are requesting the GCMS notes, did you select the complete file (IRCC notes) or CBSA notes to get the CR application information?
 
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relyzarr

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Jun 28, 2024
27
0
40
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Winnipeg
Hi all, CR applied in Nov 2023 done with lawyer, Spousal Sponsorship application filed on our own in Dec 2023. I have received pre arrival email for SS application but haven't passed background yet and no word back on CR application. Just wanted to confirm, do you have to wait the 12 months before trying to obtain the GCMS notes for CR application? Hopefully with the Spousal Sponsorship application they will process the CR application quicker. One other question, when you are requesting the GCMS notes, did you select the complete file (IRCC notes) or CBSA notes to get the CR application information?
I didn’t know you can request GCMS Notes for CR application, I applied for PR and for CR ( almost a year).
 

scylla

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Jun 8, 2010
95,942
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Category........
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Job Offer........
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App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
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28-06-2010
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01-10-2010
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05-10-2010
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05-10-2010
I got my criminal rehabiltation application approved. yesterday. Many more goodnews coming soon. My application was submitted Jan 2022. I hope you gys hear good news soon too.
Congratulations and thanks for reporting back to let everyone know how long it took. This is helpful info for others.
 

Cet20

Newbie
Nov 22, 2023
7
4
I applied CR last June 12 to Buenos Aires office. I have a file number, but nothing processed. Is there anyone who has experience with Buenos Aires office?
 

relyzarr

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Jun 28, 2024
27
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I got my criminal rehabiltation application approved. yesterday. Many more goodnews coming soon. My application was submitted Jan 2022. I hope you gys hear good news soon too.
Hi
Can you please tell me what country did you applied for CR? I applied in USA and is almost a year
 

Cloudsrtife

Member
May 15, 2024
13
4
I got my criminal rehabiltation application approved. yesterday. Many more goodnews coming soon. My application was submitted Jan 2022. I hope you gys hear good news soon too.
Congradulations! Hope the good news keeps on coming for us. Did you get an email?
 

mike1121

Newbie
Feb 17, 2024
4
1
Hi all, CR applied in Nov 2023 done with lawyer, Spousal Sponsorship application filed on our own in Dec 2023. I have received pre arrival email for SS application but haven't passed background yet and no word back on CR application. Just wanted to confirm, do you have to wait the 12 months before trying to obtain the GCMS notes for CR application? Hopefully with the Spousal Sponsorship application they will process the CR application quicker. One other question, when you are requesting the GCMS notes, did you select the complete file (IRCC notes) or CBSA notes to get the CR application information?
UPDATE*** RECEIVED CR Approval today, was notified 2 weeks ago spousal application moved to NY, which must have made them review CR paperwork. Also received Passport Request today for spousal sponsorship. So submitted Nov 2023, received CR approval July 2024.

Good Luck Everyone!
 
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