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Agastya

Hero Member
Nov 29, 2017
225
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I am still in Review. Few of my friends have received PPR...There is no specific time after ghost update...But its a positive sign that things are moving...You will get soon....Hang in...Dont withdraw your application....
What's a Ghost Update??
 

Agastya

Hero Member
Nov 29, 2017
225
9
IRCC people are so hostile...did not utter a word after a wait of 30 mins....Said the application is in your local VO, can't say what's the current status...ask local VO...
But local VO haven't replied since I raised last webform 30 days back
Can you Please share the IRCC contact no.?
 

Agastya

Hero Member
Nov 29, 2017
225
9
Hi All,

Please help me with this.... Where do I stand with my Application?????

1. My online account page shows my current status as "Submitted".
2. My Application status reads as "
We are processing your application. We will send you a message when there is an update or if we need more information from you.
Your application is taking us longer than usual to process.

About 20% of our applications are more complex to process. They take us longer due to things like how easily we can verify information, how well and how quickly you answer our requests and whether the application is complete.

If you aren't seeing updates, contact us using this Web form. Make sure you read your messages and take action when we ask you to."

3.

Application step Current status
Review of eligibility We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements.
Review of medical results You passed the medical exam.
Review of additional documents We do not need additional documents.
Interview You do not need an interview. We will send you a message if this changes.
Biometrics We do not need your fingerprints. We will send you a message if this changes.
Background check Your application is in progress. We will send you a message when we start your background check.
Final decision Your application is in progress. We will send you a message once the final decision has been made.
 

KarRml

Hero Member
Oct 28, 2018
302
209
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
2132
AOR Received.
03-07-2018
Your response makes us hopeful and how did you come across people from June and July Aor getting their PPR?
my work colleague was a late July AOR and he received his visa request yesterday. on June thread there were some movements too
 
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KarRml

Hero Member
Oct 28, 2018
302
209
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
2132
AOR Received.
03-07-2018
Hi All,

Please help me with this.... Where do I stand with my Application?????

1. My online account page shows my current status as "Submitted".
2. My Application status reads as "
We are processing your application. We will send you a message when there is an update or if we need more information from you.
Your application is taking us longer than usual to process.

About 20% of our applications are more complex to process. They take us longer due to things like how easily we can verify information, how well and how quickly you answer our requests and whether the application is complete.

If you aren't seeing updates, contact us using this Web form. Make sure you read your messages and take action when we ask you to."

3.

Application step Current status
Review of eligibility We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements.
Review of medical results You passed the medical exam.
Review of additional documents We do not need additional documents.
Interview You do not need an interview. We will send you a message if this changes.
Biometrics We do not need your fingerprints. We will send you a message if this changes.
Background check Your application is in progress. We will send you a message when we start your background check.
Final decision Your application is in progress. We will send you a message once the final decision has been made.
This is usual don't bother much about your CIC account. If you wanna know exactly your status order GSCM notes.
 
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KarRml

Hero Member
Oct 28, 2018
302
209
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
2132
AOR Received.
03-07-2018
What's a Ghost Update??
a ghost update is when you login to MyCIC and you observe that application "status" changed from SUBMITTED to Application Updated. However, nothing inside the portal is changed.
Usually ghost updates means that your PPR email is triggered but yet delivered to you.
 

KarRml

Hero Member
Oct 28, 2018
302
209
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
2132
AOR Received.
03-07-2018
Can you Please share the IRCC contact no.?
you can call the using google hangouts application (toll free) if you are outside Canada on: +1 613 944 4000 and just follow the operator and press the following options 1-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-0
You will need to try several times to get connected with a call agent. When you do get connected, the waiting times are average 25-30 min.
 

sweetsalt

Star Member
Jul 22, 2017
169
52
Not true. We have tons of cases that IRCC extended their medical results for another year.
It's totally upto the officer, the status of your case and your medical results wheteher they ask for re-medical or extend it without re-medical.
it might be .my wife has not been called for remeds as her x ray was delayed due to pregnancy and was completed in April, 2019.

Rest all the other applicants are called for the remeds..
 
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radhika25is

Full Member
Apr 17, 2019
38
37
Dear all,

I have been a silent reader of this forum for many months since our AOR date of June 10th, 2018. Our application was stuck in IP1 stage since the end of June last year, and no one touched our file since then. After reading the posts and replies on this forum, I contacted the local MP to ask for help on April 16th, 2019, and she called the IRCC the next day and got a reply "you will hear from them in ten days." Exactly on April 26th, we received an update on the website, showing that our file was moved to IP2 stage. In the following week, we called the agents through the phone to ask the most current stage of our application, and we were told that everything had passed and is waiting for a "final review." Yesterday (May 3rd, 2019), we received another update in the morning but only to observe an update on the medical exam (which was originally passed last year but accidentally changed to "You do not need a medical exam...", I emailed the CPC-Ottawa about this mistake, and it was corrected yesterday). And in the afternoon, we received the golden email. So I would like to thank all who have been actively contributing to this discussion, and the suggestions are really helpful.

For people who are stuck in the IP1 stage, if the waiting time is longer than 6 months and GCMS notes showed no update for a long time (like ours, nothing changed for 10 months), it would be beneficial to contact a local MP to inquire about the status on your behalf. Just like our MP said, "if I call them, they may realize that this file is important, and this will make the process faster." This is true in our case. If you are abroad, maybe ask someone familiar in Canada who can submit the request on your behalf. However, if you submit the express entry application through an agency, it would be not possible to do it this way; instead, you have to reply on your agent. Here is our time line:

FSW-applicant (Country of Origin: China, Country of Residence: USA)
AOR- June 10th, 2018
Medical Passed - June 26th, 2018
Ghost update - June 27th, 2018 (appear to be a mistake made by the case agent: we have submitted POF but an email of requesting a POF was sent and then reverted! This was shown in the GCMS note)
Review Required for POF, supplementary document (IP1 stage)- from June 27th, 2018.
Order first set GCMS note - Nov, 2018
Order second set GCMS note - Feb, 2019 (exactly the same thing as the first set, showing that no one has touched our file since June 2018)
Contacted the local MP - April 16th, 2019
Background check (IP2 stage) - April 26th, 2019
Medical exam re-updated - May 3rd, 2019 (in the morning)
RFV - May 3rd, 2019 (in the afternoon)
Will send the passport and do landing this month.

This is a complete process that we undertook since last year. It has been a long wait for us. And I hope this will be helpful for those who are still waiting or stuck in the IP1 stage. Once again, thanks everyone for the valuable comments and ideas. :)


Hi,

Congrats. That's a positive story to keep the day of us going.

Can u pls let us know how do we contact the local mp.

Our case is also similar to yours.

Thanks
 

radhika25is

Full Member
Apr 17, 2019
38
37
Dear all,

I have been a silent reader of this forum for many months since our AOR date of June 10th, 2018. Our application was stuck in IP1 stage since the end of June last year, and no one touched our file since then. After reading the posts and replies on this forum, I contacted the local MP to ask for help on April 16th, 2019, and she called the IRCC the next day and got a reply "you will hear from them in ten days." Exactly on April 26th, we received an update on the website, showing that our file was moved to IP2 stage. In the following week, we called the agents through the phone to ask the most current stage of our application, and we were told that everything had passed and is waiting for a "final review." Yesterday (May 3rd, 2019), we received another update in the morning but only to observe an update on the medical exam (which was originally passed last year but accidentally changed to "You do not need a medical exam...", I emailed the CPC-Ottawa about this mistake, and it was corrected yesterday). And in the afternoon, we received the golden email. So I would like to thank all who have been actively contributing to this discussion, and the suggestions are really helpful.

For people who are stuck in the IP1 stage, if the waiting time is longer than 6 months and GCMS notes showed no update for a long time (like ours, nothing changed for 10 months), it would be beneficial to contact a local MP to inquire about the status on your behalf. Just like our MP said, "if I call them, they may realize that this file is important, and this will make the process faster." This is true in our case. If you are abroad, maybe ask someone familiar in Canada who can submit the request on your behalf. However, if you submit the express entry application through an agency, it would be not possible to do it this way; instead, you have to reply on your agent. Here is our time line:

FSW-applicant (Country of Origin: China, Country of Residence: USA)
AOR- June 10th, 2018
Medical Passed - June 26th, 2018
Ghost update - June 27th, 2018 (appear to be a mistake made by the case agent: we have submitted POF but an email of requesting a POF was sent and then reverted! This was shown in the GCMS note)
Review Required for POF, supplementary document (IP1 stage)- from June 27th, 2018.
Order first set GCMS note - Nov, 2018
Order second set GCMS note - Feb, 2019 (exactly the same thing as the first set, showing that no one has touched our file since June 2018)
Contacted the local MP - April 16th, 2019
Background check (IP2 stage) - April 26th, 2019
Medical exam re-updated - May 3rd, 2019 (in the morning)
RFV - May 3rd, 2019 (in the afternoon)
Will send the passport and do landing this month.

This is a complete process that we undertook since last year. It has been a long wait for us. And I hope this will be helpful for those who are still waiting or stuck in the IP1 stage. Once again, thanks everyone for the valuable comments and ideas. :)
Hi,
Also can you name the local mp.??