December 2018 AOR - join here

[Nimesh91]

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Ottawa

 

[Dipi1305]

I am in the same boat. Applied from inland tho. 29 dec AOR, medical passed Feb 11, still nothing. Called and got told Bg check processing, criminality/security not started. My work permit expires in 3 months, I will apply soon for a BOWP (and spend close to 1000 dollars in private insurance :/ ). This to avoid potentially losing in the 5 figures between plane tickets and job loss... Needless to say this is beyond frustrating, especially when you've been doing nothing but contributing here since landing...

In the same situation too.. I have AOR of 12 Dec. 2018 and my medicals got cleared on 23 Jan 2019 ... since then I have heard nothing from them ... As per my call with IRCCC agent yesterday nothing on background check has started yet

 

[ramanbhatti]

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[tuhadapeo]

Awesome, congrats

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[gurjeetgill]

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Congratulations

 

[kaurpreet]

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Congratulations

 

[DieneUmi]

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Congratulations!

 

[DieneUmi]

I got in touch with Ralph Goodale's office. They were quite prompt. This is the reply that I received:

"I spoke to IRCC regarding your new PR application received Dec 5, 2018. It is at the Case Processing Centre in Ottawa.

Standard processing time is 6 months. This means 80% of routine applications are completed within that time frame, while 20% take longer.


Eligibility is met.

Criminality and security checks have not been initiated. They cannot be expedited and timelines are not available.

Medicals are valid to Nov 2019."


So, essentially, nothing different from what I have been hearing since my first call to IRCC on 31st May 2019.

 

[ivoyager]

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Wow, so the first week of December is still being processed.

 

[ivoyager]

Ralph doesn't give you note he just contacts the IRCC for you when you can't reach them on the phone and you have no update

How?

 

[rody0988]

It's PPR guys.... yipppeeeeeeee

So, finally it came! Glad to read that. Have a party! Njoy for a while before next challenges begin

 

[Pura Vida]

I wrote a post on RR, reposting it here:

Understanding “Review Required”

A lot of applicants see “review required” in their GCMS notes for eligibility. There are many theories floating around with regard to what “review required” means and if it is alarming.

Before I venture into explaining the significance, it is important to understand that each application goes through the following stages as per the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the regulations (Canadian Immigration Law):

R10 – Completeness Check
Criminality
Medicals
A11.2 – eligibility
Security

Out of the above, the most important stage is eligibility. This is also the most time-consuming stage because your documents have to be verified, evaluated and assessed to ascertain that you meet the eligibility criteria for the program you have applied (FSW / CEC / FTW). To stream line this process and make it easier for an immigration officer (decision making authority), all applications are first evaluated by case analysts or program assistants. They review the documents and summarize it in the GCMS. If they have any concerns with any document or want the immigration officer to carefully look into a specific document, they will flag it as “review required.” It is the content of the note that is important here. If the review required is for a specific document, while the summary of the note says that an applicant has met the eligibility, or “ready to finalize” it simply means that while the applicant has met the eligibility criteria, but the specific document needs a careful examination form the officer before promoting (eligibility pass) by the officer.

However, if there are concerns, there will be a review required for the eligibility, and there will be no text to the effect “ready to finalize” or pass. The note will specifically state job duties do not match, or the employment cannot be verified, or the number of years of work experience claimed cannot be verified. This is where an application can land in muddy waters. But the final decision rests on the immigration officer. He may override the decision of the analyst / assistant or go with the analysis of the analyst / assistant.

Even in cases where the analyst / assistant is of the opinion that the applicant has met the eligibility, and there is no “review required,” the officer can replace it with his own opinion. Though rare, but it does happen. This is why the eligibility is only passed when an officer conclusively marks the eligibility as passed.

Finally, there is “review required” for PoF. This is the most common in many applications. This is because, the financial and banking practices of each country are different. Eg. Fixed deposits are know as Certificate of Deposit (CD) in the US. Similarly, treasury bonds, mutual funds, stocks, and many other investment vehicles are there. If your PoF anything other than a bank deposit, it is more likely that it will be marked as “review required.” Also, IRCC does not go by day to day fluctuations in FOREX. Instead, the Canadian federal government issued a quarterly conversion rate for all FOREX vis-a-via CAD. If your PoF is in a foreign currency, then you may have “review required” for the officer to make a determination.

Just because you have “review required” does not mean that you hit the panic mode. Instead, read the context in which it is there. If there is a concern regarding a document, you can send a replacement document via CSE. The most common reasons for RR are:

1. Work reference letter without job duties
2. Work reference letters missing all the details requested by IRCC
3. If you submitted a letter from a colleague because you were unable to get one from your employer, but did not have a LoE on file, this too will lead to RR.
4. Not sufficient work experience in the primary NOC.
5. Inability to verify your employment as your employer details are missing.

There are just some of the scenarios.

Thank you very much senior for this perfect explanation. In my notes I see eligibility "met" and "ready to finalize" since February, security did not start since then.

 

[Raagrang]

I got in touch with Ralph Goodale's office. They were quite prompt. This is the reply that I received:

"I spoke to IRCC regarding your new PR application received Dec 5, 2018. It is at the Case Processing Centre in Ottawa.

Standard processing time is 6 months. This means 80% of routine applications are completed within that time frame, while 20% take longer.


Eligibility is met.

Criminality and security checks have not been initiated. They cannot be expedited and timelines are not available.

Medicals are valid to Nov 2019."


So, essentially, nothing different from what I have been hearing since my first call to IRCC on 31st May 2019.

Hello - How does one get in touch with Ralphe Goodale's office? What's the e-mail? I'm a Dec 04 AOR. Will they respond to me as I'm based in India or do they deal only with local applicant?
Thanks much

 

[jayadyuti]

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Congrats!!

 

[jayadyuti]

Hi All,
Can anyone please help me with the number to contact CIC from India and what is the best time to call them. I have crossed my timeline on 27th June. I have tried calling the number +1 613-944-4000 from google hangout but everytime I got the automated message that no agent is currently available to attend the call.I have also filled up the Web form but haven't received any response.
Thanks.