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Toronto2018

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May 30, 2018
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Tunisia
Category........
FSW
App. Filed.......
30-04-2018
AOR Received.
30-04-2018
Med's Done....
28-04-2018
Passport Req..
27-07-2018

sidkher

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Jul 11, 2017
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what is the email address from which we receive the ppr email? i am stuck in ip1 since 24th April.. everytime is call IRCC it says we are currently experiencing high number of calls.. can't connect.. fswo single applicant..
 

andromorr

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Jul 27, 2018
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Joining the chorus... AoR April 10th, stuck in IP1. FSW-O, single applicant. I'm in the US so can't call IRCC. I've ordered GCMS notes, hopefully nothing is wrong with my application.
 

Rijo02

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May 2, 2018
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Same here! AOR 24th April and no updates since. Stuck in IP1. Hoping our time comes soon!!!☺
This doesn't make any sense! The randomness is crazy. How does CIC actually process applications? Like they wake up in the morning and say "Oh lets just take April 30 files" while 6th April, 15th April, and 24th April have not moved. Whereas they just finished processing April 4th, 11th and even 29th. What is the sense behind this?

They can even put the blame on CSIS or Interpol not returning security checks in time but I really doubt it. Does it mean that CSIS and Interpol database need quite some time to process an early existing record.....No way! For example, it took FBI less than 10 mins to provide a security check result. Does it mean they are now busier than FBI? Maybe busy in the Canadian sense!

Even this assertion of lots of travel history is bullshit. Why then does Air Canada exist or intercontinental businesses? I have been trying to understand what is going on!

It pains so much that an applicant who got an ITA say on the 1st of April will take leave from work to gather documents and submit his/her application on 15th April. After submission will have to wait for at least 100 days+ to hear from CIC. Whereas, another applicant who got ITA maybe same day (1st April) or even later (1 May) reluctantly applies in June will get PR before the April AOR. When this is brought up, the crazy diplomatic "It takes 6 months to process a file and so you don't have to worry" or "Every applicants file/case is different" springs up. What then is the benefit of applying early? So what it means is that the 15th April AOR file is bad or not easy to process and needs 100 days to make their file good enough for PR while the June AOR applicant has an immaculate file.

The worst of the situation is that CIC complains of too much PR applications. However, they are busy issuing 3750 ITA's every forth night. Are they just collecting the money? Don't get me wrong, I am not against issuing ITA's. All I dread is the imbalance between ITA and processing already submitted applications. Even at that, it might still take CIC 4 months to refuse an application.....what the hell!!.

Of course, there are no perfect system. But on daily basis, CIC is just epitomizing a system that is far from being a representative of a developed nation like Canada. It truly sucks when I think of this. Well, to them, we need them and all we can do is just to wait for them whenever they are ready.

#Waitingcanbekilling
 

andromorr

Newbie
Jul 27, 2018
5
23
Why can't you call Canada because you are in US???
I called +1 (613) 944-4000 and followed the instructions (pressed 1 repeatedly) but after I get transferred to CIC I get a message saying that the toll-free number is not available in my area. As I understand it, you're not meant to be able to call IRCC unless you're in Canada, but calling +1 (613) 944-4000 is a loophole. Apparently, it doesn't work if you're calling from the US. I'd be more than happy to be wrong and if there were a way to call.
 

Arod

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May 15, 2017
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This doesn't make any sense! The randomness is crazy. How does CIC actually process applications? Like they wake up in the morning and say "Oh lets just take April 30 files" while 6th April, 15th April, and 24th April have not moved. Whereas they just finished processing April 4th, 11th and even 29th. What is the sense behind this?

They can even put the blame on CSIS or Interpol not returning security checks in time but I really doubt it. Does it mean that CSIS and Interpol database need quite some time to process an early existing record.....No way! For example, it took FBI less than 10 mins to provide a security check result. Does it mean they are now busier than FBI? Maybe busy in the Canadian sense!

Even this assertion of lots of travel history is bullshit. Why then does Air Canada exist or intercontinental businesses? I have been trying to understand what is going on!

It pains so much that an applicant who got an ITA say on the 1st of April will take leave from work to gather documents and submit his/her application on 15th April. After submission will have to wait for at least 100 days+ to hear from CIC. Whereas, another applicant who got ITA maybe same day (1st April) or even later (1 May) reluctantly applies in June will get PR before the April AOR. When this is brought up, the crazy diplomatic "It takes 6 months to process a file and so you don't have to worry" or "Every applicants file/case is different" springs up. What then is the benefit of applying early? So what it means is that the 15th April AOR file is bad or not easy to process and needs 100 days to make their file good enough for PR while the June AOR applicant has an immaculate file.

The worst of the situation is that CIC complains of too much PR applications. However, they are busy issuing 3750 ITA's every forth night. Are they just collecting the money? Don't get me wrong, I am not against issuing ITA's. All I dread is the imbalance between ITA and processing already submitted applications. Even at that, it might still take CIC 4 months to refuse an application.....what the hell!!.

Of course, there are no perfect system. But on daily basis, CIC is just epitomizing a system that is far from being a representative of a developed nation like Canada. It truly sucks when I think of this. Well, to them, we need them and all we can do is just to wait for them whenever they are ready.

#Waitingcanbekilling
The worst part is we are all paying the same amount of money for our applications to be handled in a fair manner, it's not like those who get PPR in less than two months applied for a premium service or something.

It's like if two people were paying $50 each for a basketball game ticket and one of them has to watch the game from the upper deck while the other is comfortably sitting in front row.
 
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