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[LizzyBennet]

Hi,
CEC, AOR Sep21
My application is in the same status as yours. No progress.

Waiting is exhausting eh?

 

[zain151]

Hello Guys,
I saw a Tweet that Vac in India had extented their services to other visa categories, mainly temporary visa applicants. Does it include express entry applicants? if not does anybody have a clue when it will start accepting PR applicants?

Looks like they are now accepting biometrics for 'Work permit' category. Earlier it was just Study permit and Family sponsorship. Don't think they have added PR applicants yet. Hopefully that's next but not sure when.

 

[Viraj2020]

Hi @legalfalcon
My AOR is 17th sept, FSW-Outland and I got a RPRF request on 4th November and I paid the same. It was acknowledged by IRCC but since then no update! Can you please help if I should call IRCC and enquire about my application status? Thanks

 

[GhanCIC]

CEC - AOR Sept 8
My GCMS note under eligibility section says,
Please review: EDOC****** A11.2: Review Required R87.1: CEC MINIMUM REQUIREMENT - Appears Met Ready to Finalize, RPRF: Complete

What does that mean, Is it ready to finalize or still review required on eligibility?
@legalfalcon

@legalfalcon If you can let me know your view, that would be great.

 

[SSGray]

Waiting is exhausting eh?

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/immigration-applicants.html
Status of Express Entry applications Last updated: 01-19-2021

• Canadian experience class
  • We’re working at full capacity to process applications.
    • You may experience delays in processing because we have a backlog of applications due to COVID-19
  • We started processing applications received the week of August 12, 2020.
• Other Express Entry applications
  • We have limited capacity to process applications and you may experience delays
  • We’ll update this when timelines become available.

Based on the information we have to wait...

 

[janaan]

I rang them yesterday and was told that my Criminality is in progress but Eligibility and Security has not yet started. (AOR Sept 05)

I'd give it another month and then call them maybe..

Rang IRCC again today and no changes to my application.

AOR Sept 5, CEC Inland
Visa Office: Ottawa
Eligibility: not started
Security: not started
Criminality: In progress

 

[sibhi8]

As per my current application status, eligibility is passed (by the officer), criminality is passed but security has not started. So, what do they check in security. @legalfalcon

What does your MyCIC show for BGC?

 

[legalfalcon]

Hi @legalfalcon
My AOR is 17th sept, FSW-Outland and I got a RPRF request on 4th November and I paid the same. It was acknowledged by IRCC but since then no update! Can you please help if I should call IRCC and enquire about my application status? Thanks

Currently there are delays. IRCC is currently working at full capacity only on CEC as per the update on January 19, 2020.



If you have received RPRF, then your eligibility is recommended passed, see #4,004

As per IRCC's annual 2019 annual report it takes 8-9 months for an application to process, which IRCC already knew at the end of 2019, but continued to show 6 months average time frame. You are not even at the half way mark.

You can send webform or request your GCMS notes to know the details, since your eligibility has started.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/annual-report-parliament-immigration-2019.html

How long did it take to process an Express Entry application?
Table 35 displays the time, in months, that IRCC took to process 80% of applications under each program. In 2019, IRCC did not meet the processing standard of finalizing 80% of all applications sourced via Express Entry within six months. The processing time for Express Entry, overall, was eight months. As an alternative measure of processing times, 60% of applications finalized in the 12-month period ending on December 31, 2019, were completed within the six-month service standard.

Table 35: Processing Times for Express Entry applications finalized by year and immigration category, in months

Program	2017	2018	2019
Canadian Experience Class	4	5	7
Federal Skilled Worker	4	6	9
Provincial/Territorial Nominee	6	6	9
Federal Skilled Trades	6	7	12
All Programs	5	5	8

Source: CIC_EDW (MBR) as of January 3, 2020
Data is operational and as such should be considered preliminary and subject to change.

• Processing times refer to the time in which 80% of applications were finalized by IRCC. The processing time is measured from the day a complete application is received until the time a final decision is made by an immigration officer.

 

[legalfalcon]

@legalfalcon If you can let me know your view, that would be great.

Posting my old post on RR:

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 - https://bit.ly/3o8ecGq
A11.2 – eligibility
Security - https://bit.ly/3iE3syj

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.

Hope this helps.

 

[D.R]

@legalfalcon could you please tell me how much time it takes for each stage, like as you said in previous posts regarding Criminality approx 110. Do you know about security and eligibility estimates?
My AOR 8th Sept 2020
Medical: Passed
Criminality: In progress
Security: Not started
Eligibility: Not started
77% bar

 

[Viraj2020]

Currently there are delays. IRCC is currently working at full capacity only on CEC as per the update on January 19, 2020.



If you have received RPRF, then your eligibility is recommended passed, see #4,004

As per IRCC's annual 2019 annual report it takes 8-9 months for an application to process, which IRCC already knew at the end of 2019, but continued to show 6 months average time frame. You are not even at the half way mark.

You can send webform or request your GCMS notes to know the details, since your eligibility has started.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/annual-report-parliament-immigration-2019.html

How long did it take to process an Express Entry application?
Table 35 displays the time, in months, that IRCC took to process 80% of applications under each program. In 2019, IRCC did not meet the processing standard of finalizing 80% of all applications sourced via Express Entry within six months. The processing time for Express Entry, overall, was eight months. As an alternative measure of processing times, 60% of applications finalized in the 12-month period ending on December 31, 2019, were completed within the six-month service standard.

Table 35: Processing Times for Express Entry applications finalized by year and immigration category, in months

Program	2017	2018	2019
Canadian Experience Class	4	5	7
Federal Skilled Worker	4	6	9
Provincial/Territorial Nominee	6	6	9
Federal Skilled Trades	6	7	12
All Programs	5	5	8

Source: CIC_EDW (MBR) as of January 3, 2020
Data is operational and as such should be considered preliminary and subject to change.

• Processing times refer to the time in which 80% of applications were finalized by IRCC. The processing time is measured from the day a complete application is received until the time a final decision is made by an immigration officer.

Thank you so much for your informative reply!! I will send a web form and see if they reply, or else just have to wait
Thanks again!

 

[Greta90]

Hello everyone. I am a FSW Inland with AOR 24 Sept 2020. Finally I received my GCMS notes and it seems it has been some progress

Eligibility: Passed
Security: Not started
Criminality: In progress
Medical: Passed
Info sharing : In progress


Hopefully they will make a decision within the 6 month period . Good luck to everyone!

 

[#EEC]

I have just raised webform regarding status of application but after successful submition it says they won't reply if application is within normal processing time. Is it just default wording or do they actually comply?
My AOR is September 12/2020. Should I hope for reply...???

 

[Sk97]

One of my friend got PPR yesterday. AOR September 8 CEC inland.

 

[krutts29]

I have just raised webform regarding status of application but after successful submition it says they won't reply if application is within normal processing time. Is it just default wording or do they actually comply?
My AOR is September 12/2020. Should I hope for reply...???

They did respond to my webform (my AOR is Sep 24, 2020) but all they said was that my application was still in progress, sort of like a confirmation. They took a while to respond too, > 2 weeks.