So I am one of the hundreds or thousands silently following this forum and learning a lot from everyone. I just got my PPR yesterday 20/10/2017, I want to thank every and each one of you for taking the time and putting the effort in this forum, it made a huge difference. The least I could do is provide a detailed time line for my application, hopefully it will help re-assure some of you.
I am FSW inland
AOR: April 26, 2017
Medicals passed : July 1, 2017
No updates from July 1 to Sept 29
My time line from July 1 to Sept 29 :
Application status : We are processing your application. We will send you a message when there is an update or if we need more information from you.
Review of eligibility : We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements.
Review of medical results : You passed the medical exam.
Review of additional documents: No additional document needed
Interview : You do not need an interview. We will send you a message if this changes.
Biometrics : We do not need your fingerprints. We will send you a message if this changes.
Background check: We are processing your application. We will send you a message when we start your background check
Final decision: Your application is in progress. We will send you a message once the final decision has been made.
Received 2 GCMS notes on August 24 and Sept 27: Both notes were identical, showing:
Eligibility :recommended pass
Criminality: not started
Security: not started
Some notes by the officer who assigned the "recommended pass", indicating checking my degrees, letter of experience and confirming the location and contact info of the place I was working at
GCMS notes showed that no one looked at my application since july 4
On Sept 29, My background check was updated. I did not get an e-mail for that:
Background check : We are processing your background check. We will send you a message if we need more information
October 6, I got an email requesting Canadian police check for me and my wife, as we have been in canada for more than 6 months
The application updated to :
Review of additional documents: We need more documents to continue processing your application. We will send you a message with more details.
I uploaded them immediately as I had them ready
October 19, on the HOME PAGE of my account, showed the my application is updated, however when I opened the application, nothing was updated
October 20, I got PPR e-mail
Current time line after PPR:
Application status: We are processing your application. We will send you a message when there is an update or if we need more information from you.
Review of eligibility: We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements
Review of medical results :You passed the medical exam
Review of additional documents We need more documents to continue processing your application. We will send you a message with more details.
Interview: You do not need an interview. We will send you a message if this changes. Help
Biometrics : We do not need your fingerprints. We will send you a message if this changes. Help
Background check : We are processing your background check. We will send you a message if we need more information. Help
Final decision: Your application is in progress. We will send you a message once the final decision has been made.
What i learned throughout the process:
- There is NO one specific way that your application has to follow
- If your application is taking longer than others, it does not mean that there is something wrong. My application was not touched for almost 3 months for no obvious reasons
- The updates of your application on CIC are not that accurate as you can see from my current time line
- You guys are much more helpful than you can imagine, You are impacting others life significantly
I hope you find this post helpful and let me know if you have any questions!
Lots of love!