AOR in OCTOBER - let's get together

[jc94]

Days not over, still early hours. Don't give up!

 

[askaan305]

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[NSethi1976]

Completed 177 days today.....but no update.

 

[nvnobre]

You are already there but with a different AOR date. Which one is correct? Please confirm.

The correct is Oct 21st. Not sure why I have a different one. Thank you, though.

 

[AAA2133]

The correct is Oct 21st. Not sure why I have a different one. Thank you, though.

Sure. It's corrected.

 

[nvnobre]

Hi all,

this is becoming insane. Such a long time now without any PPRs. Does anybody have any idea of what is going on? Are they still committed with the 6 month timeline? Most of us are crossing that line soon. Hope we have news before day 180.

Lets keep our hopes high, but just wondering if anybody had any idea about what is going on.

 

[nickarter84]

Completed 177 days today.....but no update.

Same here

 

[jleaniz]

hi guys, well, bad news for me. 5 months into my application, they have now requested an FBI Clearance even though i never lived in the US, only visited and never for a period longer than 20 days any single time.

So i guess that adds another 16-20 weeks for me.

AOR October 28th

 

[Sehbaaz]

Hi
Sorry to hear but has ur BG ever gone in progress or any change?
Plz share ur timeline.

 

[nvnobre]

hi guys, well, bad news for me. 5 months into my application, they have now requested an FBI Clearance even though i never lived in the US, only visited and never for a period longer than 20 days any single time.

So i guess that adds another 16-20 weeks for me.

AOR October 28th

I am sorry to hear that! I don'd recall seeing any situation like this, since you have never lived and just visited. Does anybody have any idea of why this has happened? What is you category, nationality and visa office?

 

[maple325]

That sucks. 20 days is nothing.

Did you receive a ghost mail before the request?

I'm kinda worried they'll ask for FBI Clearance from me, too since I traveled quite extensively in the US over the past few years (never longer than 3 months though). I already applied for one in January, though.

hi guys, well, bad news for me. 5 months into my application, they have now requested an FBI Clearance even though i never lived in the US, only visited and never for a period longer than 20 days any single time.

So i guess that adds another 16-20 weeks for me.

AOR October 28th

 

[debanjanghosal]

Hi Guys,

Are there any FSW-Inland folks who received the AOR in October '15 but are yet to get PPR?

 

[jleaniz]

my timeline is as follows:
AOR October 28
BG in progress Nov 7
Meds passed Dec 2
FBI clearance spouse: Jan 26
FBI clearance PA: April 1

i'm a CEC inland applicant.

Today i got this:

"FBI Clearance: If your residence period in the USA has been six months or longer since the age of 18. Please provide proof that you have applied for an FBI clearance certificate.

As you have resided in the USA for 6 months or more, you must have a complete set of fingerprints taken at your local police station or at an accredited private fingerprinting agency.
Please follow the FBI’s instructions to send your fingerprints and your payment to the Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS Division).
The FBI will send you a letter with the results of your record check. That letter will be your police certificate. Please scan and upload your certificate directly through your MyCIC account."

But i never lived there for 6 months or more, maybe i should just upload a LOE explaining that?

 

[legalfalcon]

This is a mere hunch and nothing official. Based on how the CIC is processing the applications, and upon careful review of my personal GCMS notes, this is what I can conclude:

1. GCMS notes make an agent pick up your file and if there is a something pending, they will usually update it. So GCMS notes do make your file move, but not always. Ordering the GCMS notes is an applicant's legal right. You can order as many GCMS notes as you would like. But, please don't abuse the process. I would suggest that if you have crossed the 5-month mark, and there has not been much movement, you should definitely order the GCMS notes. It will give you a picture of what has happened and if there are any concerns, that you can rectify. Next set should be ordered as soon as your cross the 6-month mark and see if there has been any movement. At this time it is advisable to call CIC and send an email or a CSE to figure out what is happening with your file.

2. Seeing the recent trends, there have been virtually no PPR issued in this week or the last. This could be due to various reasons. CIC might be trying to clear the old files, change in the policy, or a system glitch. This is all speculation. Usually, the PNP applicants are being processed without delay. If their files can be processed, so can others, but it is a priority issue. To understand why this happens, welcome to the obscure world of federalism. The immigration is within the authority of the federal government, but the provinces had their unique needs, so they pick up applicants from the pool. Since the PNP is a province approved file, CIC puts them on priority not to piss off the provinces and create a political issue in the parliament or the provinces enacting laws within their purview at the state legislative levels.

What to do is your application is still under process and you are almost at the 6-month mark?

6 months has now become a myth with CIC stating that 6 months is the average time it took to clear 80% of the files, which I highly doubt at this stage. So stay calm and be positive. Order the GCMS notes, if you see something off or new, let everyone know, check the interpreting the GCMS notes thread, BGC in progress and still waiting thread, and six months and not finalized thread. I personally believe that if you follow this you should have a clear picture of what stage is your file at. Rest it depends on the CIC, and their backlog. But most of the delays are due to the CIC and not the applicants. So don't get paranoid that there is something wrong with your file. If you see the thread of applicants who had passed 6 months, they got approved, some had to wait for 7-8 months, but finally they got the PPR.

Ministerial Instructions Talk about processing delays, politics cannot be ignored. With the new government in power, they will have a new set of priorities, which we are all aware of, family unification, spouse visas etc. If the new Immigration Minster has given new Ministerial Instructions, then the whole EE process will be affected and the delays will be across the EE, which I am anticipating. I am searching for new ministerial instructions, if you have any links, please share. Here is an old article I came across. <http://www.jefflilaw.com/blog/2012/06/18/immigration-lawyer-wins-battle-against-cic-over-processing-delay-and-application-wipe-out/>

Stay calm and be positive. It is frustrating to wait and sometimes feels that it will never happen, this is when you need to find a reason to inspire yourself and believe in yourself.

Hope this helps. If there is anything that I can help anyone of you, please do not hesitate to let me know, or send me a PM if there is something that you would not like to share here.

God Speed!

 

[chinmay phadke]

Hi Guys,

Are there any FSW-Inland folks who received the AOR in October '15 but are yet to get PPR?

yes buddy, i am FSW-inland Oct 18,
last ghost email received - 23rd march....nothing after that