June 2018 AOR - join here

[parvez.ali]

Its already been 3.5 months and agent is telling me tat ur application was just received on June 4th..so u r too esrly to call..To add more to d pain she added tat average processing time is 6 months bt sometimes it may stretch more than tat..

 

[Vitesze]

Vitesze - haven been looking at the thread from quite some time now and thought you are from 'Andy108' (moderators) clan as you have good knowledge. got to know that you are still in queue. Thats very impressive bro.

Haha no, I'm just like any other random PR applicant.

 

[cansha]

Its already been 3.5 months and agent is telling me tat ur application was just received on June 4th..so u r too esrly to call..To add more to d pain she added tat average processing time is 6 months bt sometimes it may stretch more than tat..

Yeah from their perspective 3 months of 6 months don't make a difference .But as an individual our situation may be different and our desperation to know high. I'm in same boat so understand the feeling. Have you ordered GCMS notes? I think it's a better source of information than calling agents.

 

[MissNass]

Congratulations . The way you expressed it here sounds bollywood style. Way to go. For me, its fingers crossed

Hahaha....Thank you....cross my fingers for you and for all who are waiting!
Keep faith and be strong guys...

 

[northern sunshine]

I agree!! Guys I am starting to loose hope now!! What is the longest you know someone waited for their PPR? I want to be mentally prepared!! I was hoping to hear something by thanksgiving but the chances seem really really slim to me now!!

Well, according to immitracker... something akin to 2 years.

Realistically, though, most applications are done within 4-6 months from AOR. Even if not, something like 90+% of applications are eventually approved. You'll be alright

Do you mean Canadian or American Thanksgiving? I think your chances are okay for American Thanksgiving. It would put you about 5 months out from AOR.

 

[Vitesze]

Well, according to immitracker... something akin to 2 years.

Realistically, though, most applications are done within 4-6 months from AOR. Even if not, something like 90+% of applications are eventually approved. You'll be alright

Do you mean Canadian or American Thanksgiving? I think your chances are okay for American Thanksgiving. It would put you about 5 months out from AOR.

Wasn't there a guy on the forum a couple of days ago who filed his application like somewhere in 2015, and only got his PPR this week?
(way to stress out this poor guy )

 

[parvez.ali]

Yeah from their perspective 3 months of 6 months don't make a difference .But as an individual our situation may be different and our desperation to know high. I'm in same boat so understand the feeling. Have you ordered GCMS notes? I think it's a better source of information than calling agents.

Yeah I did order GCMS last month..Will get it by first week of Oct..

 

[cansha]

Wasn't there a guy on the forum a couple of days ago who filed his application like somewhere in 2015, and only got his PPR this week?
(way to stress out this poor guy )

May have been a case of security screening taking longer. In any case no one should have to go through that sort of stress.

 

[cansha]

Yeah I did order GCMS last month..Will get it by first week of Oct..

Okay. Hopefully you’ll see a lot of progress on your application.

 

[northern sunshine]

Wasn't there a guy on the forum a couple of days ago who filed his application like somewhere in 2015, and only got his PPR this week?
(way to stress out this poor guy )

What a nightmare! I wonder if it had anything to do with the fact that Express Entry was new at the time they submitted.

 

[Micky345]

Yeah I did order GCMS last month..Will get it by first week of Oct..

That’s great. I was also thinking of ordering in first of October. Share your update once you receive it.

 

[parvez.ali]

Okay. Hopefully you’ll see a lot of progress on your application.

Hope so..Thanks

 

[parvez.ali]

That’s great. I was also thinking of ordering in first of October. Share your update once you receive it.

Sure..

 

[dandangel]

I received my AOR on June 3rd, just thought of sharing the journey thus far.

AOR: June 3rd.
Med Passed: June 18th.
IP1: June 19th.

Applied 1st GCMS: July 4th
Received notes for the same on Aug 4th.

It had >140 pages, and here is a gist of it.

Eligibility: Not Started
Security: Not Started
Criminality: Not Started
Medical: Passed
Info Sharing: Complete

But, there were 2 notes (they were in reverse chronological order):

1) On June 18th, by Program Assistant

(limited verbiage, looked like scribbled notes, checked entire application)

CRS score, Meds/UCI for all applicants, RPRF, PA IELTS, PA Education, Spouse IELTS, Spouse Education, PCC PA - NRT R.10 OK, PCC Spouse - NRT R.10 OK, Docs set for review - Client Info, Recommendation: Review Required

2) On June 27th, by Case Processing Officer

(this is more verbose, here is the gist)

A11.2: Met
R75: Appears Met
R76: Appears to meet
Selection Criteria - Funds: Appears to Meet
FSW Points: 74
RPRF: Complete
CRS: 447, Min for round: 441
(Details on how CRS score was reached)
Integrated Search (FOSS/GCMS): Details about PA TRV, and No Adverse info for Spouse and Child.
Family Composition: (Details of all applicants, child's Birth Cert with parent info)
Medicals: All valid for 6 months or more.
Passports: All valid for 6 months or more.
Work Experience: (Details / Extract from the experience letters + NOC verification details)
Work Experience: 6+ years, 15 FSW points
Settlement Funds: Appears to meet.


Only other thing I noticed was file moved from CIO, Ottawa to NDVO on July 5th.
Reason: Workload (re)-distribution

There was a due date on this: August 4th


Out of this whole exercise, specially after reading the Case Processing Officer's notes, I sleep a little better knowing that I've done my part in filling up / gathering certs etc. properly. And its all upto them now.



Applied 2nd GCMS: August 18th

I waited for 2 weeks, as the last due date 4th Aug in the 1st GCMS Notes - Eternal Optimist. And, by then some people with June AOR were starting to get PPRs. SO, I waited, till Aug 18th and reapplied for GCMS Notes.

Got a response yesterday, September 19th.

NO CHANGE, exact same notes as Aug 4th. Really heartbreaking after a month's wait after applying for the GCMS Notes. Sigh...

One thing though, the due date is now empty/blanked out. Brilliant.

So, its just wait... wait... wait.... till someone chances on the application again, sigh.

 

[ASBS1811]

Canada Post labour negotiations may cause application processing delays

14 September 2018
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Labour negotiations at Canada's national postal service, Canada Post, may result in processing delays for Canadian immigration applications mailed within Canada.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada advises individuals planning to travel to Canada of submitting an application (including a passport or other travel document) to apply early.

The 60-day conciliation period between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) ended on September 5, 2018.

CUPW negotiators are working with Canada Post to arrive at an agreement. If one isn't reached by September 26, the union will be in a legal strike position