Dear Forumites
Below is extracted from CIC website one of the documents for better understanding of procedure.
Hope it wll be helpful to all
9.1. Putting an application into process at the CIO
Following a positive completeness check and final determination of eligibility for processing under Ministerial Instructions, if any, in place at the time of application, the CIO will:
create a file in GCMS;
enter “SW1-FED” in the Category field in GCMS;
cost recover the applicable processing fees and enter confirmation in GCMS;
record the GCMS file number on the paper file;
send an acknowledgement of receipt letter to the applicant informing them that their file has been placed into processing and, if applicable, transferred to another office;
transfer the paper file to the processing office in accordance with existing file transfer policies; and
transfer the electronic file to the processing office in GCMS by making that office the primary office for processing.
