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[Polash007]

Re: Passports Received with COPR

Dear All,

First of all I'd like to apologize for a long post Secondly, a good news...

By the grace of Allah, after a long 804 days of submitting our application (2 years, 2 months and 2 weeks), we have finally received our passports with VISA along with COPR. Alhamdulillah!! It has truly been a test of patience. In fact, our application was the first one to reach Canada from Bangladesh back in 2013. After that, I've seen loads of applications being processed, all submitted after ours.

Frankly speaking, when I saw applicants of 2014 getting MRs, a bit of a disappointment along with a bit of jealousy hit me, which I overcame with the help of the members of this forum. This forum is a platform of many different applicants, with different history and background. I felt that I was not alone and there are a lot of applicants out there in the same situation as me, in fact some in a worse one. All these made me pray more towards Him, so that I can have more patience.

In the beginning I was quite an active member of this forum, but later the waiting game defeated me, gradually I became a silent member. I gathered strength from reading the stories of applicants who were in the same situation, and how they are dealing with it. There are times I posted something which might have come to a help of others, hopefully, but most of the time I was silent. I feel grateful to the members of the forum who are constantly helping others, despite of their own situation, I never could have been such a big hearted person, RESPECT to those members. Everyone knows who they are.

From my experience, it is tough being this patient. But we have nothing else to do other than praying and being strong and keeping our eyes open all the time. From the bottom of my heart I believe one thing; all those who submitted actual documents, no matter with the help of unauthorized agents or authorized agents or by himself, will pass the patience game and land in Canada. Some a bit earlier, some a bit late, thats only the difference.

I have applied for GCMS notes a couple of times, from those and from others' notes I learned the following. This is only my hypothesis, I may be wrong:

SGVO "starts" processing the files in a FIFO basis. The very first thing they look for is a "clean" file with no complicity. They start processing the clean files and those files get cleared in 8-12 months.

The more complex files gets to another round of review, and goes to a second batch. If the files get passed in this review, the processing starts and is cleared within 12-18 months.

If the file raises more concern and is not passes, it goes for a background verification. In previous years these verification hardly used to take place in Bangladesh, but as we have a tremendous opportunity to fake docs in our country and we've started utilizing the opportunity, the BG verification has started quite strictly, and will get even stricter in the upcoming years. Files in this category takes more time to be cleared.

So based on how clean your file is, the processing of time depends. Thats why we can see a lot of May-June applicants waiting while some are already in Canada. Same will happen to September-December applicants as well.

Another important observation is, there are 3 study sessions in Canada, starting on every September/October, January/February and May/June. Just before these 3 sessions, the PR application processing comes to a slow as SGVO processes hundreds of student VISAs. As the number of students in English medium is rising in BD, and also the spending ability of this belt is getting higher, more and more students are applying to study in Canada, thus SGVOs PR application processing time is getting lengthier. You'll see just after these particular months, the MRs and SLUs come in a higher rate.

One last thing. I believe (ekantoi amar belief) that SGVO wont take any drastic measure against the applicants who took the help of unauthorized agents. They'll try to figure out if there is any misrepresentation in any form, they might review those files a bit strictly. Based on the reviews if they sense any foul play involved, they'll ask for an explanation through a fairness letter. If they find everything okay, the file should pass the review and go for further processing; ie Medicals etc. The process should take a bit more time. But the main thing is, they wont take any harsh measure without sending a fairness letter. Those who've used their agents email address should keep in touch with them constantly. And also should ask their agents NOT to send anything without consulting with the main applicant.

Anyways, enough bokbokani. I hope and pray that everyone gets his/her MR/PPR/DM in due time. And don't lose Faith on Him, things which are happening are happening for a reason, and for a good one.

Below is my detailed timeline:

NOC: 1112 (Later from GCMS note I found out that they have processed my application under 0111 as they thought my JD matched more with 0111. Thats why my file was not particularly a "clean" one, they had to take some sort of approval)
VO: SGVO

Application sent: 5th May, 2013 (Via UPS, the fastest for sending parcel to Canada)
App received by CIC: 9th May, 2013
PER received: 4th July, 2013
AOR received: 26th August, 2013
Second line update: 13th October, 2014 (Yup, SGVO didn't process a single file of 2013 from May 2013 to September 2014, from what I've heard, they were in some sort of strike :-O..SGVO started processing files of 2013 and 2014 together/simultaneously)
MR & RPRF received: 3rd June, 2015
Medicals done: 7th June, 2015 (At Wahab's)
Meds & RPRF receipt sent: 8th June, 2015
Third line update: 12th June, 2015
PPR received: 29th June, 2015
Decision Made: 30th June, 2015
Passport sent via VFS: 1st July, 2015
Passports received at SGVO: 6th July, 2015
Visa Stamped:
Passports despatched from SGVO: 21st July, 2015
Passports received at VFS Dhaka: 23rd July, 2015 (2 years, 2 months and 2 weeks of LONG wait!!)

Now starting another chapter, have loads to do before flying......Then another long chapter of waiting.....waiting for a decent job......blah blah...

Thats my story. Again, apologies for the long post.

Bye for now. May Allah give us all the strength to keep our patience and guide us. Adios...

Tausif.

Dear Tausifh Bhai,
Thanks for ur long writing which must be an inspirartion for some one like me. You shown us how to keep patience and keep faith on Almighty.

Someone told me that CIC is committed to reduce processing time and complete processing of FSW'14' applicants by 12-15 months. As i have already passed 4.5 months after AOR, so getting frustrated day by day.

However, you did not define the CLEAN FILE concept in details. What is the criteria of Clean file? Are you sure about FIFO basis processing?

Can you pls advise me after how many days i shud raise GCMS note? Is there problem or bad remarks to raise GCMS note ?

As your processing is completed, hope you will not leave us or not be silent observer any more. Pls always remain with us and guide/advise us time to time.

Looking forward for your kind direction and help for our forum

 

[takhan]

Re: Passports Received with COPR

Dear Tausifh Bhai,
Thanks for ur long writing which must be an inspirartion for some one like me. You shown us how to keep patience and keep faith on Almighty.

Someone told me that CIC is committed to reduce processing time and complete processing of FSW'14' applicants by 12-15 months. As i have already passed 4.5 months after AOR, so getting frustrated day by day.

However, you did not define the CLEAN FILE concept in details. What is the criteria of Clean file? Are you sure about FIFO basis processing?

Can you pls advise me after how many days i shud raise GCMS note? Is there problem or bad remarks to raise GCMS note ?

As your processing is completed, hope you will not leave us or not be silent observer any more. Pls always remain with us and guide/advise us time to time.

Looking forward for your kind direction and help for our forum

I got MR and RPRF after 9 months of AOR. So have patience !!!!.

 

[Polash007]

Re: Passports Received with COPR

I got MR and RPRF after 9 months of AOR. So have patience !!!!.

Dear takhan bhai,

Thanks a lot. This patience game is just a cruel fun and making crazy. Pray for me bro

 

[Polash007]

Some one pls clear my confusion about PCC. I sent PCC with my initial application. Should i collect it once again and submit the same again in next step? ? ? What is the validity of PCC? :'( :'( :'(

 

[takhan]

Some one pls clear my confusion about PCC. I sent PCC with my initial application. Should i collect it once again and submit the same again in next step? ? ? What is the validity of PCC? :'( :'( :'(

If needed, your visa office will ask for updated PCC again , only then you can send it. If they don't ask for it, no need to submit it again .

 

[takhan]

Re: Passports Received with COPR

Dear takhan bhai,

Thanks a lot. This patience game is just a cruel fun and making crazy. Pray for me bro

Don't worry bro. pray to ALLAH.If HE permits your wish will be fulfilled.

 

[neelita07]

Re: Passports Received with COPR

Dear All,

First of all I'd like to apologize for a long post Secondly, a good news...

By the grace of Allah, after a long 804 days of submitting our application (2 years, 2 months and 2 weeks), we have finally received our passports with VISA along with COPR. Alhamdulillah!! It has truly been a test of patience. In fact, our application was the first one to reach Canada from Bangladesh back in 2013. After that, I've seen loads of applications being processed, all submitted after ours.

Frankly speaking, when I saw applicants of 2014 getting MRs, a bit of a disappointment along with a bit of jealousy hit me, which I overcame with the help of the members of this forum. This forum is a platform of many different applicants, with different history and background. I felt that I was not alone and there are a lot of applicants out there in the same situation as me, in fact some in a worse one. All these made me pray more towards Him, so that I can have more patience.

In the beginning I was quite an active member of this forum, but later the waiting game defeated me, gradually I became a silent member. I gathered strength from reading the stories of applicants who were in the same situation, and how they are dealing with it. There are times I posted something which might have come to a help of others, hopefully, but most of the time I was silent. I feel grateful to the members of the forum who are constantly helping others, despite of their own situation, I never could have been such a big hearted person, RESPECT to those members. Everyone knows who they are.

From my experience, it is tough being this patient. But we have nothing else to do other than praying and being strong and keeping our eyes open all the time. From the bottom of my heart I believe one thing; all those who submitted actual documents, no matter with the help of unauthorized agents or authorized agents or by himself, will pass the patience game and land in Canada. Some a bit earlier, some a bit late, thats only the difference.

I have applied for GCMS notes a couple of times, from those and from others' notes I learned the following. This is only my hypothesis, I may be wrong:

SGVO "starts" processing the files in a FIFO basis. The very first thing they look for is a "clean" file with no complicity. They start processing the clean files and those files get cleared in 8-12 months.

The more complex files gets to another round of review, and goes to a second batch. If the files get passed in this review, the processing starts and is cleared within 12-18 months.

If the file raises more concern and is not passes, it goes for a background verification. In previous years these verification hardly used to take place in Bangladesh, but as we have a tremendous opportunity to fake docs in our country and we've started utilizing the opportunity, the BG verification has started quite strictly, and will get even stricter in the upcoming years. Files in this category takes more time to be cleared.

So based on how clean your file is, the processing of time depends. Thats why we can see a lot of May-June applicants waiting while some are already in Canada. Same will happen to September-December applicants as well.

Another important observation is, there are 3 study sessions in Canada, starting on every September/October, January/February and May/June. Just before these 3 sessions, the PR application processing comes to a slow as SGVO processes hundreds of student VISAs. As the number of students in English medium is rising in BD, and also the spending ability of this belt is getting higher, more and more students are applying to study in Canada, thus SGVOs PR application processing time is getting lengthier. You'll see just after these particular months, the MRs and SLUs come in a higher rate.

One last thing. I believe (ekantoi amar belief) that SGVO wont take any drastic measure against the applicants who took the help of unauthorized agents. They'll try to figure out if there is any misrepresentation in any form, they might review those files a bit strictly. Based on the reviews if they sense any foul play involved, they'll ask for an explanation through a fairness letter. If they find everything okay, the file should pass the review and go for further processing; ie Medicals etc. The process should take a bit more time. But the main thing is, they wont take any harsh measure without sending a fairness letter. Those who've used their agents email address should keep in touch with them constantly. And also should ask their agents NOT to send anything without consulting with the main applicant.

Anyways, enough bokbokani. I hope and pray that everyone gets his/her MR/PPR/DM in due time. And don't lose Faith on Him, things which are happening are happening for a reason, and for a good one.

Below is my detailed timeline:

NOC: 1112 (Later from GCMS note I found out that they have processed my application under 0111 as they thought my JD matched more with 0111. Thats why my file was not particularly a "clean" one, they had to take some sort of approval)
VO: SGVO

Application sent: 5th May, 2013 (Via UPS, the fastest for sending parcel to Canada)
App received by CIC: 9th May, 2013
PER received: 4th July, 2013
AOR received: 26th August, 2013
Second line update: 13th October, 2014 (Yup, SGVO didn't process a single file of 2013 from May 2013 to September 2014, from what I've heard, they were in some sort of strike :-O..SGVO started processing files of 2013 and 2014 together/simultaneously)
MR & RPRF received: 3rd June, 2015
Medicals done: 7th June, 2015 (At Wahab's)
Meds & RPRF receipt sent: 8th June, 2015
Third line update: 12th June, 2015
PPR received: 29th June, 2015
Decision Made: 30th June, 2015
Passport sent via VFS: 1st July, 2015
Passports received at SGVO: 6th July, 2015
Visa Stamped:
Passports despatched from SGVO: 21st July, 2015
Passports received at VFS Dhaka: 23rd July, 2015 (2 years, 2 months and 2 weeks of LONG wait!!)

Now starting another chapter, have loads to do before flying......Then another long chapter of waiting.....waiting for a decent job......blah blah...

Thats my story. Again, apologies for the long post.

Bye for now. May Allah give us all the strength to keep our patience and guide us. Adios...

Tausif.

Many congratulations to you...and thank you for sharing everything in detail...May Allah help all of us.

 

[mcgyver]

Re: Passports Received with COPR

Wow brother! Shubheccha! You and I went to VFS on the same day. Who knows, may be we even exchanged looks. lol.

This portion of your timeline is identical to that of mine, except that I haven't got back my passports:
PPR received: 29th June, 2015
Decision Made: 30th June, 2015
Passport sent via VFS: 1st July, 2015
Passports received at SGVO: 6th July, 2015

Another thing. The fact that SGVO processed your application against a NOC (0111) different from your intended NOC (1112) is intriguing! Don't they usually say in similar circumstances that an applicant's job description has not matched the NOC and that therefore the application is deemed ineligible? Something like that? In your case they proactively searched for a NOC (and found one) in order to match your JD. Lucky!

Later from GCMS note I found out that they have processed my application under 0111 as they thought my JD matched more with 0111. Thats why my file was not particularly a "clean" one, they had to take some sort of approval

 

[hoping_15]

Re: Passports Received with COPR

Dear All,

First of all I'd like to apologize for a long post Secondly, a good news...

By the grace of Allah, after a long 804 days of submitting our application (2 years, 2 months and 2 weeks), we have finally received our passports with VISA along with COPR. Alhamdulillah!! It has truly been a test of patience. In fact, our application was the first one to reach Canada from Bangladesh back in 2013. After that, I've seen loads of applications being processed, all submitted after ours.

Frankly speaking, when I saw applicants of 2014 getting MRs, a bit of a disappointment along with a bit of jealousy hit me, which I overcame with the help of the members of this forum. ...........

Bye for now. May Allah give us all the strength to keep our patience and guide us. Adios...

Tausif.

Wish you the very best. I console myself by remembering files like yours.

 

[Rubayat007]

There are many applicants who had selected SGVO as their their original VO. However due to heavy workload SGVO transferred some files to MANILA VO. Applicants whose files were transferred to MANILA VO lets connect here and share our timelines, views and thoughts. let's see what is the current Status of the MANILA VO.
Lets work together in making our Dreams come true.

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/fswp-2014-sgvo-applicant-transferred-to-manila-visa-officelets-connect-here-t308648.0.html

Note: I would like to suggest those who are waiting for long time to raise a CSE regarding his/her current Visa Office. In my case I found my VO transferred to MANILA from SGVO after raising the CSE. As different visa office works differently, I think this will be very helpful if you know in advance which visa office is processing your file.

 

[Zahid_Uttara]

Hey Buddy,

Next steps are as usual. Though CIC is committed to complete processing within 6 months, i doubt that commitment as they committed to complete our FSW'14 processing by 12-15 months, but they failed. However next steps are :
1. They will check your documents and send you PER with UCI number after couple of months.
2. You will get AOR after 1 months of PER.
3. Then you have to wait few months for MR.
4. After MR, you will get RPRF & PPR few days later.
5. Finally they will issue visa

You can check your file updates in online using our UCI number. Step by step it will update.

By the way, you are very lucky guy got ITA. Could you pls tell me your NOC? What was your ranking point? Job offer type? Which province?

Regards

Hello Dear
Thank you for your kind response. My NOC is 2173 and my ranking point is 891. I have got PNP nomination of Nova Scotia. My cell # 01817519406.
Can you please let me know the elaboration of:
PER
AOR
MR
RPRF
PPR

Thanks
Zahid

 

[Polash007]

Hello Dear
Thank you for your kind response. My NOC is 2173 and my ranking point is 891. I have got PNP nomination of Nova Scotia. My cell # 01817519406.
Can you please let me know the elaboration of:
PER = positive eligibility response
AOR = Acknowledgement of Receipt
MR = Medical Request
RPRF = Request for pernanent residence fee
PPR= Passport request

Thanks
Zahid

If any more query, you can inbox me.

 

[Polash007]

so I hope and pray we'll all get our passports back together.

Afsun Apu,

Sent you PM. Pls check your inbox

 

[Jubair Azaz]

don't loose hope, you have waited enough now is the time of celebration...sit tight it only few more days to go before you get the maple lead sealed passport

me also submitted passport with picture and appendix C as instructed by SVO. Sent my passports on 17th June 2015

allah knows how long i have to wait. i'm probably the only one who had to wait almost 4 YEARS. (SINP Family referral)
Don't know for sure if it's the normal timeframe for applicants in my category.

In 2013, I almost decided to submit a 2nd application on FSW category but then backed off due to work load from job.
:'( Mannn I should've taken the plunge for FSW.

 

[Jubair Azaz]

Re: Passports Received with COPR

hats off to you bhai, you are a symbol of patience for all of us, really happy to see finally you got what u deserved...all the best for your future life in the maple land

Dear All,

First of all I'd like to apologize for a long post Secondly, a good news...

By the grace of Allah, after a long 804 days of submitting our application (2 years, 2 months and 2 weeks), we have finally received our passports with VISA along with COPR. Alhamdulillah!! It has truly been a test of patience. In fact, our application was the first one to reach Canada from Bangladesh back in 2013. After that, I've seen loads of applications being processed, all submitted after ours.

Thats my story. Again, apologies for the long post.

Bye for now. May Allah give us all the strength to keep our patience and guide us. Adios...

Tausif.