August AOR 2017

[devgn]

I can see that the PPRs are being issued even less than a month's time. This suggests that documents like police certificates, reference letters, bank statements are not being verified.
Your views.............

1. Medical is a online process, our local doctor will conduct medical and same is reviewed by other panel
2. Leaving Medical, Every thing is verified... PCC, Letters and Financials etc.

Why process is slow;

1. Visa officer are required to maintain best record in GC Notes.. officer has to write in great details about applicant information and his observation.. if GC are not maintained and applicant is rejected.. than there is lawyer at candidates back to appeal.. --- This is a very transparent system and so it makes process slow..

2. Background checks are obtained from various Canadian agencies.. --- This is very important and it is from the point of view Canadian person security and National Security and this is another time consuming factor..

3. A Visa officer can issue only limit number of Visas and when that limit is exhausted.. sit idle and wait for new person to take charge.. Slow

How things get speed by time;

1. New Visa officer gets charge
2. GC notes system works efficiently and data is righted imputed
3. Applicant has submitted great details and accurate information

How things get ultra fast;

1. There was one mistake in document, Officer refuses file and fresh ITA is issued in next draw, thats why most files are rejected within 20 days of AOR
2. Visa officer is having great amount of limit to issue Visa, And officer feels less burden to write GC notes since he will issue PR

Lastly Visa officer has to make decision on certain ground and not on the basis of self interest or liking. That the job to treat everyone with same protocol.

 

[devgn]

It's almost impossible to verify police certificates especially from third world countries. Reference letters are a pain to verify as most probably getting a hold of the manager or whoever signed that letter is also tough and annoying. Banks don't give out your account information so I really don't know how they would verify them.

I believe they just make sure that nothing is forged or photoshopped, the companies actually exist, the manager that signed the document is actually working there through linkedin/google, and they just have to trust the bank statements lol.

There is no international database with everything about everyone so they can't verify everything!! It's impossible

For your information;

When you obtain balance certificate from bank for account you are holding, just ask the person have you ever received any call from Embassy?

And they are not company HR that they will sneak into social accounts, they obtain data from Govt. agencies.. for company record.

If you are from India, then you know by paying Rs 50/- you can get company details from Ministry of Corporate affairs. And by Paying Rs 500/- you can obtain credit report from CIBIL.

Try submitting them Photoshoped documents and see the consequence

 

[aman0312]

Hey guys here is my timeline:
AOR Aug 1st
Asked for Netherlands PCC on Aug 14th (I used to live there)
Netherlands PCC uploaded Sept 15th
BG - NA
Medical Passed - Dunno when. May be 10 days after AOR.
Dunno whats next. Can you add me to the whatsapp group?

 

[Nykro]

For your information;

When you obtain balance certificate from bank for account you are holding, just ask the person have you ever received any call from Embassy?

And they are not company HR that they will sneak into social accounts, they obtain data from Govt. agencies.. for company record.

If you are from India, then you know by paying Rs 50/- you can get company details from Ministry of Corporate affairs. And by Paying Rs 500/- you can obtain credit report from CIBIL.

Try submitting them Photoshoped documents and see the consequence

I've asked the financial manager at a bank here in Canada and not even the government is allowed to know what's in your account unless they want to freeze it for some crime with a court order. No WaY! They can know how much you're holding in any other case, why do you think they keep asking for additional documents if something is unclear to them, if they're so good at verifying everything they wouldn't need additional documents.

The only thing they can do is contact whoever signed the POF at the bank and ask if its authentic and if the written amount on the paper is accurate, other than that they can't know what's inside your account at the current moment.

 

[UStoCanada2017]

I also submitted ADR on 31st Aug. I heard applicants who have ADR have to queue again to have their file looked at.

did you hear anything back? I have ordered GCMS notes last week to know what's going on?

 

[SheFer92]

What is your AOR and Medical Pass (if any)?

My timelines are as follows;
ITA - 31 May 2017
AOR- 10 August 2017
MEP - 23 August 2017
BG changed to in progress - 23 August 2017
BG changed to NA - 28 August 2017

Paid fees upfront

There has been no updates there after

 

[mattjp1]

did you hear anything back? I have ordered GCMS notes last week to know what's going on?

Haven't heard anything yet. Will order GCMS soon too.

 

[A J]

anyone with AOR 27Aug or after? would you please like to share status?

 

[gosatyasree]

anyone with AOR 27Aug or after? would you please like to share status?

AOR/ e-APR 28 August 2017
Current status IP2

 

[A J]

AOR/ e-APR 28 August 2017
Current status IP2

thnx. i am very new to all this. not sure what IP2 means. my meds passed in 10 days and recvd 2 months extension for FBI. does this mean now everything is on hold until i submit FBI PCC?

 

[Yash17]

AOR 11 SEP and UPLOADED RPRF on 16 SEP.

Are you sure within 5 days you got RPRF request ?
this is amazing ....................

 

[Yash17]

thnx. i am very new to all this. not sure what IP2 means. my meds passed in 10 days and recvd 2 months extension for FBI. does this mean now everything is on hold until i submit FBI PCC?

Yes your case will be on HOLD until you submit FBI PCC.
This FBI PCC is headache for people who needs to submit this.

 

[jman25]

When was your doc tab changed?

So today I checked with my representative and she showed me that my documents tab is now saying "we are reviewing your additional documents" so I think that's confirmation for IP1. before it was saying we do not need any additional documents.

 

[Yash17]

AOR/ e-APR 28 August 2017
Current status IP2

31st August AOR
MEP passed on 14th Sep
IP1 14th Sep
No updates after that.....

 

[ashutoshduggal]

Hi Andy. Please add me to the Whatsapp and Telegram groups. Thanks

Hi Guys,

Starting thread for those who have AOR in August 2017 - please join for discussion and knowledge sharing.

There is already a watsapp/telegram groups for August AOR - please leave a request (dont share number, just a request saying: add me to watsapp) and i will send you an invite link.

Below I will post some information which you may find useful going forward.

Some FAQ:

Q: How to find my visa office?

A: Send E-mail to: CPC-CTD-Ottawa@cic.gc.ca
Subject: E000xxxx - Visa Office
Body of the mail:
Hello,

I am trying to find out in which Visa office my application is being processed?

Application number: E000xxxx
Date of Birth: 19xx-xx-xx
Last Name: xxx
First Name: xxxx
UCI: -
Category of Immigration: Federal Skilled Worker

Q: Can you explain background status changes (by other forum member, not my):

A: Background statuses explained:

There are two different things. Application status remains in process until we complete stamping.

Regarding BG status - It will go through different stages and let me try to make it clear to you to avoid any further confusion.

Prior to March 7, CIC used to maintain the below BG status.
1. Not needed at this time (NN)
2. Not Started (NS)
3. In Progress (IP)

After March 7, they paraphase the above status as follows.

1. Not Applicable (NA) ( Old Status :: NN)
2. Next to step to conduct BG Check (NBG) (Old Status : NS)
3. In Progress (IP)

People in the threads are using the above status interchangeably. So, don't get confused.

Now as far as BG process is concerned, it will go through the below trends. I'm using new status words for your reference.

Trend 1: NA -> IP -> NA -> IP
Trend 2: NA -> NBG-> NA-> IP

Some people who are submitting RCMP along with eAPR follows Trend 2 and rest Trend 1. I may not be 100% accurate. But this is what I noticed for CEC Inlanders.
Once the applicant at IP(2), he can expect PPR anytime soon.

Regarding at what stage BG will change??

STAGE 1:: After we submit our application, the BG status would be NA and it will be there until we see a change in Medical status (Passed).

STAGE 2:: After medical update is done, then agent at CIO will change our BG to IP or NBG. Then, he will start R10 check, Criminal checks.

STAGE 3:: After the above checks are done, then he will change BG to NA and our file moved to next stage for Eligibility assessment (A11.2) . Once he/she feels that we are meeting the Eligibility then he/she will provide his/her recommendation to Visa Officer and initiate the Security Clearance. At this point only our file will be moved from CIO to CPC.

STAGE 4:: Officer at Local Visa Office (LVO) will review the recommendation, Security clearance reports. Once he/she satisfies then he/she will approve the recommendation. Then our BG will be changed to IP again. This is where PPR(Passport Request) mails triggered to applicants.


I will post more as we progress.

Thanks!