Hi
@legalfalcon , hope you are well and keeping safe. Kindly assist me.
I ordered a set of GCMS notes which I recently received this week and under NOTES 7 the Case processing Agent made the following comments:
Application: Exxxxxxxx REGULATION: PNP: FSW, 2020-01-22. I have reviewed this application based upon the documents submitted by the applicant and the information contained in the file and note the following. REOMMENDATION: *** Review REQUIRED by Officer ***. R76: Selection Criteria - FSW. POINTS: R76: Selection Criteria - FUNDS: SETTLEMENT FUNDS ARE NOT MET. EMPLOYMENT Exxxxxxx INSUFFICIENT DUTIES Outstanding documents (not requested).
These notes were generated in April. In regards to the Proof of funds the case officer went on to say SETTLEMENT FUNDS: verified statement from xxxxbank date 2019-12-23 showing CAD $ 23 509 Family of 4 requires CAD $ 24 083. In my case we had declared way more than was needed (an equivalent of about $27 000 when calculated per exchange rate now so not sure why they would say that). Our application was submitted before change of fees on 30 April 2020 and we paid all required fees at the old rate. Right through the GCMS notes it says POF MET except for the comments by this case officer. Not sure what to do.
In regards to the Work experience, it's a challenging exercise to get a a brand new Confirmation of employment. The first one nearly got me fired. So I submitted a letter of explanation with an elaboration of my duties and attached the relevant pages which show my duties (very shallow, just listed 2: Client support and administration - NOC is 1221), plus my current income tax cerificate and pay stubs. For my old job I had already submitted what I had so I listed my duties in the LOE. I am hoping I did the right thing.
Please let me know your thoughts on this. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Re- 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
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.
