Today, I was able to speak with an agent.
Eligibility - Review Needed
Criminality - In progress
Info Sharing - Complete
Security - Not Started
VO- CPC Ottawa.
My AOR is April 09. I am CEC with dependents (inland).
Can someone please share if they know what does "Review Needed" in eligibility means? I need to be worried or is it normal?
Does Agent specifically told you about "Review Required"?
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At the first stage if there are concerns with a document or the case analyst or the program assistant wants the officer to have a careful review into a specific document then they will flag it with the message "
Review Required". If the applicant has met the eligibility criteria, but a specific document needs further review from an officer then the GCMS notes will contain a message that the "
applicant has met the eligibility", or “
ready to finalize”. (Ready to finalize means that the assistant or analyst is recommending that the officer review the file before making a final decision) However, if there are concerns with eligibility then there will be a review required but there will be no message like “ready to finalize” or "pass". The message will specifically state that the job duties do not match, or the employment cannot be verified, or the number of years of work experience claimed cannot be verified. 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. This is why
eligibility is only passed when an officer conclusively marks the eligibility as "passed". Some of the common reasons for Review Required are related to:
- Proof of funds (POF). Sometimes POF verification can take place again during Security Screening.
- Reference letter
- Work experience
- Employment verification
- If you answered yes to any Statutory (Stat) Questions
As a result of these 2 stages the GCMS notes for eligibility review can have up to 3-4 notes. One will be by an analyst or an assistant, and the next will be by an officer. Due to the 2 stage review, MyCIC message may change from "
The eligibility review has been met" to "
The responsible office is currently verifying if your application meets the eligibility requirements under the immigration program for which you have applied". If in the notes section you see "Pass candidate" it just refers to your profile and score which is not the same as passed by an officer for Eligibility Review.