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tobs

VIP Member
May 25, 2018
3,879
2,484
Nigeria
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
2145
App. Filed.......
10-07-2018
AOR Received.
10-07-2018
Passport Req..
04-01-2019
Guys any idea if VFS provides the service of clicking the pictures? or do I need to get them clicked (Canadian Embassy specifications) from somewhere outside?
yes you can get them snapped there.
 
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Pks1988

Full Member
Sep 1, 2018
30
18
Hello everyone.
I have been a silent member of this forum. Now, my patience is giving up as is everybody else's who are in the queue for PR. So. I decided to mail the Ottawa visa office (confirmed by calling CIC, unfortunately, this was the only information I could get from the agent on call) and got the following reply:

Please be informed that your application is currently in queue for review by an officer. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide you with a date on which your file will be reviewed.


Please be assured that you will be contacted immediately should further information be required or regarding the next steps in your file.


We thank you for your patience and for keeping your correspondence to a minimum.

My application details:
AOR: 31/08/18
Medicals/IP1: 25/09/18
IP2: 5 or 6/12/18
No updates afterwards.

Should I consider ordering GCMS notes now or wait for the 6 months mark (28 days left)?

Thanks in advance.
 

cheekylittleminx727

Star Member
Dec 2, 2018
80
56
Hello everyone.
I have been a silent member of this forum. Now, my patience is giving up as is everybody else's who are in the queue for PR. So. I decided to mail the Ottawa visa office (confirmed by calling CIC, unfortunately, this was the only information I could get from the agent on call) and got the following reply:

Please be informed that your application is currently in queue for review by an officer. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide you with a date on which your file will be reviewed.


Please be assured that you will be contacted immediately should further information be required or regarding the next steps in your file.


We thank you for your patience and for keeping your correspondence to a minimum.

My application details:
AOR: 31/08/18
Medicals/IP1: 25/09/18
IP2: 5 or 6/12/18
No updates afterwards.

Should I consider ordering GCMS notes now or wait for the 6 months mark (28 days left)?

Thanks in advance.
We are on exactly the same timeline. I contacted IRCC through a web form and this was their response:

The initial assessment to ensure your application is complete has been finalized. Following this assessment, your application was transferred to the Case Processing Centre in Ottawa, Ontario (CPC-O). The office will contact you if they need other documents from you.

The background verifications are currently valid for criminality and have not been initiated for security yet. The medical examination results on file are valid.

Furthermore, if you would like to contact the responsible office directly in the future, you may find the contact information for the CPC-O on our website.
 

tobs

VIP Member
May 25, 2018
3,879
2,484
Nigeria
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
2145
App. Filed.......
10-07-2018
AOR Received.
10-07-2018
Passport Req..
04-01-2019
Hello everyone.
I have been a silent member of this forum. Now, my patience is giving up as is everybody else's who are in the queue for PR. So. I decided to mail the Ottawa visa office (confirmed by calling CIC, unfortunately, this was the only information I could get from the agent on call) and got the following reply:

Please be informed that your application is currently in queue for review by an officer. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide you with a date on which your file will be reviewed.


Please be assured that you will be contacted immediately should further information be required or regarding the next steps in your file.


We thank you for your patience and for keeping your correspondence to a minimum.

My application details:
AOR: 31/08/18
Medicals/IP1: 25/09/18
IP2: 5 or 6/12/18
No updates afterwards.

Should I consider ordering GCMS notes now or wait for the 6 months mark (28 days left)?

Thanks in advance.
why are you waiting for 6 months before ordering GCMS notes??
 

Abdelilah

Hero Member
Apr 8, 2017
435
150
Calgary
Category........
FSW
NOC Code......
2281
App. Filed.......
19/08/2018
Doc's Request.
07/11/2018
AOR Received.
19/08/2018
LANDED..........
17/02/2019
Aug 29 AOR here. No movement since months now! people with AORs much later than mine are getting PPRs. This sucks!
I feel for you mate, same story, 19/08 with exception of a ghost update on the 26/01 but no PPR yet, this is driving me crazy.
 

HiBh

Star Member
Jul 1, 2018
78
4
same here guys! I ordered for GCMS notes on 17th Jan. Waiting to receive them and the PPR. This sucks!

I got the same reply from Ottawa VO!
 

Ashmay77

Newbie
Nov 3, 2018
2
12
Hi everyone. I happen to be one of the silent readers on this forum until now. I finally got the golden mail this morning, after what i consider to be a long wait. Nonetheless, I am grateful to God and for the support this forum offers. My timeline is below:
ITA: 08/08/18
AOR: 27/08/18
GCMS Notes: 08/01/19
ADR (spouse renewed passport): 25/01/19
PPR: 31/01/19
Stream: FSW Outland (Nigeria)
VO: Ottawa.
Cheers
 

Pks1988

Full Member
Sep 1, 2018
30
18
We are on exactly the same timeline. I contacted IRCC through a web form and this was their response:

The initial assessment to ensure your application is complete has been finalized. Following this assessment, your application was transferred to the Case Processing Centre in Ottawa, Ontario (CPC-O). The office will contact you if they need other documents from you.

The background verifications are currently valid for criminality and have not been initiated for security yet. The medical examination results on file are valid.

Furthermore, if you would like to contact the responsible office directly in the future, you may find the contact information for the CPC-O on our website.
I think the CPCs are giving a general reply. I am thinking to contact IRCC through a web form before ordering GCMS notes.
 

Pks1988

Full Member
Sep 1, 2018
30
18
why are you waiting for 6 months before ordering GCMS notes??
Looking at the trend nowadays, I chose to wait patiently till today. GCMS notes are gonna take a month more if I order them today itself. So, I have decided to extend my wait a week or ten days more. Who knows I get lucky, fingers crossed!!