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mwrooney

Hero Member
Aug 31, 2014
366
19
Rumon2015 said:
Thank U brother.After getting PER mail CIC sent me another mail on 09-03-2015 requiring additional information/documents regarding my job responsibilities.I sent those documents accordingly on 24-03-2015. After that no mail from them. It may be mentioned here that after PER I sent them the documents of my new born baby. Is everything going right way?
Raise a CSE and ask them about the acknowledgement of the documents you have sent to them. This is what my friend has done and received a reply with positive acknowledgement.

Have you ordered GCMS Notes? If yes then you can see in the incoming section that whether they have received your documents or not.
 

Rumon2015

Full Member
Jan 29, 2015
49
2
124
Comilla,Bangladesh
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
NOC Code......
1212
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-08-2014
Doc's Request.
09-03-2015
Nomination.....
14-12-2014
AOR Received.
03-02-2015
IELTS Request
Submitted with application
File Transfer...
03-12-2014 (SLU on 06-08-2015)
mwrooney said:
Raise a CSE and ask them about the acknowledgement of the documents you have sent to them. This is what my friend has done and received a reply with positive acknowledgement.

Have you ordered GCMS Notes? If yes then you can see in the incoming section that whether they have received your documents or not.
Thank for ur valuable advise.
 

TheMapleLeaf

Hero Member
Aug 10, 2014
334
82
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-Aug-2014
Doc's Request.
11-May-2015 (Information Chart & PCC's)
File Transfer...
01-Dec-2014
Med's Request
10-Jul-2015
Med's Done....
12-Jul-2015
Passport Req..
05-Aug-2015
VISA ISSUED...
15-Sep-2015
LANDED..........
25-Dec-2015
Guys!

For ppl waiting for background & security checks, I found an aged document, hope it will bring some rest to your concerns.

http://fas.org/asmp/campaigns/control/Canadianexemptionsfoia/FOIA_4_22_05/P5HX.pdf

Cheers
 

Harry_Putter

Star Member
Mar 29, 2015
133
7
India
Visa Office......
Warsaw & Delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21 Nov 2014
AOR Received.
17 Mar 2015
File Transfer...
12 Feb 2015 to Warsaw. August 2015 to Delhi
Med's Request
09 May 2015
Med's Done....
12 May 2015, TLU 20 May 2015
Interview........
Additional docus requested by NDVO on 11 Sept 2015, submitted on 22 Sept 2015
Passport Req..
09 Nov 2015 DM - 07 Nov 2015
VISA ISSUED...
Recvd COPR 13 Nov 2015
Hi everyone,

This is a great forum. I was going through the old posts and very helpful information has been given by Qorax.

Below is my case. Please share your thoughts if you have come across something similar.

My visa office should have been Delhi but due to high processing demands there it was moved to Warsaw, Poland. My medicals were updated on 20 May 2015 (TLU). Three weeks back I wrote an email to Warsaw enquiring about my case and the next day they replied saying "file has been transferred to our office in Delhi and they will make the final decision. Received all the documents and background checks are ongoing"

So it seems my file has been sent back to Delhi (but why?) and, of course, background checks (I hope they mean security checks) are in process.

Does it mean now I am going to here from Delhi? And how many more months will be added to this?


- Harry
 

nekeol

Champion Member
Nov 7, 2012
2,507
135
Waterloo region, Ontario
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
London/Abu Dhabi
NOC Code......
1111 Accountant
App. Filed.......
25/9/2011
Doc's Request.
21/11/12
Nomination.....
Not Applicable
IELTS Request
Submitted with Application
Med's Request
19/12/2013, after BGC
Med's Done....
7/1/2014
Interview........
Exempt
Passport Req..
02/02/2014 - DM 11/2/14
VISA ISSUED...
14/02/2014
LANDED..........
Alhamdolillah Landed July 2014/Citizenship Applied in JAN 2018
Harry_Putter said:
Hi everyone,

This is a great forum. I was going through the old posts and very helpful information has been given by Qorax.

Below is my case. Please share your thoughts if you have come across something similar.

My visa office should have been Delhi but due to high processing demands there it was moved to Warsaw, Poland. My medicals were updated on 20 May 2015 (TLU). Three weeks back I wrote an email to Warsaw enquiring about my case and the next day they replied saying "file has been transferred to our office in Delhi and they will make the final decision. Received all the documents and background checks are ongoing"

So it seems my file has been sent back to Delhi (but why?) and, of course, background checks (I hope they mean security checks) are in process.

Does it mean now I am going to here from Delhi? And how many more months will be added to this?


- Harry
this is vo admin decesion don't worry it is ok because ur visa will be stamped
It is positive but late, don't worry 2016 u will be in canada
Start enjoying ur life in home country, u will have no chance of it again
 

Uttara11

Hero Member
Oct 31, 2012
464
10
Bangladesgh
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
NOC Code......
3131
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10.01.11
Doc's Request.
10.01.11
Nomination.....
IP (14.04.13), RPRF paid on 8 Aug'14
AOR Received.
04.03.11
IELTS Request
Provided with Application
File Transfer...
18.01.11
Med's Request
Received on 11 Jul'14 & re -Med request: 31 Jan'16
Med's Done....
Re-Med: 01 Feb'16, 1st med Done on 22 Jul'14
Interview........
Alhamdulillah- waived
Passport Req..
Alhamdulillah received on 3 May'16 & sent 5 th May'16
VISA ISSUED...
Received - 14 Jun'16
LANDED..........
Insallah- within dec'16
Dear Saleem,
I'm having the same situation and received the same reply from SVO. See my timeline. Waiting....waiting....waiting since Jan-2011. From Jan'11 applicant, may be I'm the only person who is still waiting. May Allah help us to get in CANADA!

Regards
Uttara11


saleem7821 said:
Dear seniors , kindly advice . i have done my medical last year july 2014. Medical expire . send CSE to LVO and got the reply below:
This email is in response to your enquiry below.



Your file is currently undergoing necessary background checks. Please be advised that there are various checks that a file may need to undergo during the application process. Because of this, your file may continue to be in process after your medical validity has expired. Once all the necessary checks are complete, we will contact you with further details.



Please contact us only if there are significant issues that arise, as we are focusing our efforts on processing files and may not be able to respond to routine case enquiries. Also, please do not send duplicate hard copies of any information you submit.



We appreciate your patience during this process.

one of the unfortunate candidate of 2013 .
All suggestions are welcome .

regards
 

Quina

Hero Member
Jan 4, 2015
307
18
India
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO/Warsaw
NOC Code......
0112
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-12-2014
Doc's Request.
IND/UK/USA PCC request on 11.08.2015
Nomination.....
PER recd 01-03-15
AOR Received.
09-04-15
IELTS Request
Sent with application
File Transfer...
No idea, but SLU 23-05-15
Med's Request
16-05-16
Med's Done....
25-05-16
Interview........
Waived, TLU 04-06-16
Passport Req..
WARSAW Knows
VISA ISSUED...
NDVO knows
LANDED..........
GOD knows
Dear forumites & especially nekeol . I ordered my GCMS in the month of July and got it in August. Below are the few notes from my visa office:

Assessment :
Eligibility Passed
Security :
HIRV:
Criminality: not started
Org. Crime:
Medical:not started
Misrepresentation:
Other reqs:not started
Final:
Due date 2015/10/26


Notes:
Notes1.
Received signed request to update PA's email address, address updated.
Notes 2: EDE x 1 received. Await docs.
Notes 3: EDE x 1 sent.
Notes 4: received case status request. Reply sent.
Notes 5:MPC- please send EDE x SP
Notes 6: file reviewed. ECA and ielts on file. Eligibility passed based on information on file. Age and relationship documents on file, FOSS- no adverse info.india PC x 2, UK PC x PA, FBI clearance x PA pending.review of schedule A and travel forms- no apparent concerns x PA. EDE required x SP.
Outstanding: MEDx3, PPT x 3, RPRF x 2, India PC x 2, uk PCx pa, fbi clearance x pa

These are the notes section made by VO. I had sent a cse after my GCMS reports. To that the visa office replied with PCC request of three countries but no MR request yet. Also, I was keen to know what does EDE required x SP mean?
Will appreciate your reply!
 

saleem7821

Hero Member
Jul 24, 2013
603
70
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
2134
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-09-2013
Nomination.....
PER Received :16-12-2013
IELTS Request
Sent with Application
File Transfer...
10-01-2014
Med's Request
26-06-2014 Remedical Assessment Request : 26-08-2015
Med's Done....
09-07-2014 Remedical done : 17-09-2015
Passport Req..
PPR1 : 28-Oct-2014 , PPR2 : 26-Oct-2015
VISA ISSUED...
26-Oct-2015
LANDED..........
InshahAllah May 2016 Welcome Edmonton
Uttara11 said:
Dear Saleem,
I'm having the same situation and received the same reply from SVO. See my timeline. Waiting....waiting....waiting since Jan-2011. From Jan'11 applicant, may be I'm the only person who is still waiting. May Allah help us to get in CANADA!

Regards
Uttara11
Dear Uttara11, hope you doing good.praying for your speedy process also.
as per your timeline your medical has been expired in july 2015 .kindly do let me know either you have received new medical request to re validate your medicals ? because i have got re-medical assessment request last month .
your urgent response is requested.

regards
saleem
 

chiragkdave

Star Member
Jan 20, 2015
190
3
Visa Office......
WVO
Hi Nekeol,

In my case, it's been 129 days since MR, 107 days since TLU and 84 days since the hard copies of PCC (3 countries), RPRF fees paid receipts and change in passport copies (all for self + dependent family members) sent to WVO and still waiting for the DM/PPR...

I had raised CSE on 07-Sep-15 and received the response on 10-Sep-15 that "the processing of your application is pending background check completion. You will be contacted as soon as we are ready to communicate further requirements or final decision."

Can you please suggest ?
 

azaidi

Full Member
Aug 1, 2014
43
0
Pakistan
Category........
Visa Office......
LVO
NOC Code......
1212
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-12-2014
Doc's Request.
5-5-2015 (additional documents submitted)
Nomination.....
28-2-2015 (PER, 2LU on 7 Aug 2015)
AOR Received.
12-2-2015
IELTS Request
With application
File Transfer...
28-2-2015 (3LU on 12 Sep 2015)
Med's Request
5oct 2016
Med's Done....
26th oct 2016
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
1 feb 2017
VISA ISSUED...
14 feb 2017
LANDED..........
Planning to land on 15-5-17
Under a new system which is August 2015 onwards, what is meant by 3LU which says file is transferred to X visa office on X date.

Should it mean background checks are done? Work verification is done?

Next step would be?
 

Canada.dream

Full Member
Jan 7, 2014
33
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Paris vo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AOR Received.
16 July 2015
File Transfer...
30 July 2015
Med's Request
23-2-2017
Med's Done....
01-3-2017
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
03-4-2017
VISA ISSUED...
Pending
LANDED..........
Hopefully this year
Hello Nekeol
I hope you can help me with my concern
I am QSW applicant, received CSQ and sumitted my file to CIO
In the US police certificate of my wife, it is mentioned that my wife had beed deported from the US in 2003, however my wife had never been deported, she left the country on her free well in 2008,
Now i am worried what would be the decision made by CIC,
Please advise
 

nekeol

Champion Member
Nov 7, 2012
2,507
135
Waterloo region, Ontario
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
London/Abu Dhabi
NOC Code......
1111 Accountant
App. Filed.......
25/9/2011
Doc's Request.
21/11/12
Nomination.....
Not Applicable
IELTS Request
Submitted with Application
Med's Request
19/12/2013, after BGC
Med's Done....
7/1/2014
Interview........
Exempt
Passport Req..
02/02/2014 - DM 11/2/14
VISA ISSUED...
14/02/2014
LANDED..........
Alhamdolillah Landed July 2014/Citizenship Applied in JAN 2018
Canada.dream said:
Hello Nekeol
I hope you can help me with my concern
I am QSW applicant, received CSQ and sumitted my file to CIO
In the US police certificate of my wife, it is mentioned that my wife had beed deported from the US in 2003, however my wife had never been deported, she left the country on her free well in 2008,
Now i am worried what would be the decision made by CIC,
Please advise
just explain them in writing by email or along with police certificate about your concerns to cic, but make sure what so ever your wife is writing must be true and accurate, ultimately they will discover it.
it has no effect on ur file because cic assessment is looking for criminal record and this is not a criminal record to proof ur inadmissibility to canada.
Request another police report to US police and ask them to correct it if this is us police mistake.
 

Canada.dream

Full Member
Jan 7, 2014
33
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Paris vo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AOR Received.
16 July 2015
File Transfer...
30 July 2015
Med's Request
23-2-2017
Med's Done....
01-3-2017
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
03-4-2017
VISA ISSUED...
Pending
LANDED..........
Hopefully this year
nekeol said:
just explain them in writing by email or along with police certificate about your concerns to cic, but make sure what so ever your wife is writing must be true and accurate, ultimately they will discover it.
it has no effect on ur file because cic assessment is looking for criminal record and this is not a criminal record to proof ur inadmissibility to canada.
Request another police report to US police and ask them to correct it if this is us police mistake.
Hi Nekeol, thank you for your feedback,
to be honest, my wife did have a problem with her immigration status in the US, the US immigration department discovered that my wife's visa was issued illegally by the US immigration department thru an immigration agency, however my wife was not aware at all that her visa was illegal, so in 2003 it was discovered and they kept possession of my wife's passport, but was never deported, she left the US in 2008,
In the US police report it was mentioned that there was a charge and expedite deportation, but the fact that my wife was never detained, prisoned, charged or even deported, we wrote this in details to the CIC but i am not sure to which extent the Canadian would go with what is mentioned in the US report??!!
 

INAM khan

Hero Member
Feb 21, 2015
287
4
Visa Office......
LVO ( RFI)
NOC Code......
0111
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
31-10-2014
Nomination.....
29-01-2015
AOR Received.
SLU: 26/08/2015
File Transfer...
05/02/2015
Med's Request
Waiting. ........
Dear all please any comments or help

my timeline is below :

App Date : 3rd November, 2014
CC charged: 6th January, 2015
PER : 29th January, 2015
Visa Office : London
Visa Officer: RFI
I raised CSE at the end of July and got the generic reply "your file is awaiting review and if any additional documents required we will in touch with you".

I received my GCMS NOTES on 25th august, in GCMS NOTES, they mentioned the status PA PUT AWAY and due date is 15th September, 2015.

ASSESSMENTS 1

Eligibility: Not started
Criminality: Not Started
security: Not started
Medical: Not started:

Yesterday again I raised CSE and got the reply "your file is awaiting review and if any additional documents required we will in touch with you". so what should I expect from LVO that they started work on my application or they have given another due date? . If anyone have the same experience please share.

Reply will be appreciated. .....

Thanks
 

nekeol

Champion Member
Nov 7, 2012
2,507
135
Waterloo region, Ontario
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
London/Abu Dhabi
NOC Code......
1111 Accountant
App. Filed.......
25/9/2011
Doc's Request.
21/11/12
Nomination.....
Not Applicable
IELTS Request
Submitted with Application
Med's Request
19/12/2013, after BGC
Med's Done....
7/1/2014
Interview........
Exempt
Passport Req..
02/02/2014 - DM 11/2/14
VISA ISSUED...
14/02/2014
LANDED..........
Alhamdolillah Landed July 2014/Citizenship Applied in JAN 2018
INAM khan said:
Dear all please any comments or help

my timeline is below :

App Date : 3rd November, 2014
CC charged: 6th January, 2015
PER : 29th January, 2015
Visa Office : London
Visa Officer: RFI
I raised CSE at the end of July and got the generic reply "your file is awaiting review and if any additional documents required we will in touch with you".

I received my GCMS NOTES on 25th august, in GCMS NOTES, they mentioned the status PA PUT AWAY and due date is 15th September, 2015.

ASSESSMENTS 1

Eligibility: Not started
Criminality: Not Started
security: Not started
Medical: Not started:

Yesterday again I raised CSE and got the reply "your file is awaiting review and if any additional documents required we will in touch with you". so what should I expect from LVO that they started work on my application or they have given another due date? . If anyone have the same experience please share.

Reply will be appreciated. .....

Thanks
after receiving ur file officer verify accuracy of documents, i hope they have verified and now officer will check and pass ur eligibility, which is first step.
then the next step of medical, additinal documents and last security screening, this is step by stp.
wait, relax, enjoy pray.