COPR this week?

[Arsh123456789]

Finally Approved on the portal!

CEC inland
ITA: March 24
AOR: March 26
MEP: May 26
ADR (Military records): July 06
ADR uploaded: July 08
GU: July 09 (Review of additional documents changed to Not applicable)
Biometrics Done: Oct 22th
Biometrics updated on File: Oct 31th
GU: Nov 6th
MEP (Extended by officer, no ReMed examination): Nov 20th
GU: Nov 30th - Review of additional documents changed from "Not applicable" to "We are reviewing your additional documents"- no documents were uploaded (Officer later said that this meant the application was approved internally).
Application Approved on portal: January 18th


There is a COPR number on the portal, hoping that I will receive the final document sometime soon, so I can be finally free from this nightmare.

Finally Approved on the portal!

CEC inland
ITA: March 24
AOR: March 26
MEP: May 26
ADR (Military records): July 06
ADR uploaded: July 08
GU: July 09 (Review of additional documents changed to Not applicable)
Biometrics Done: Oct 22th
Biometrics updated on File: Oct 31th
GU: Nov 6th
MEP (Extended by officer, no ReMed examination): Nov 20th
GU: Nov 30th - Review of additional documents changed from "Not applicable" to "We are reviewing your additional documents"- no documents were uploaded (Officer later said that this meant the application was approved internally).
Application Approved on portal: January 18th


There is a COPR number on the portal, hoping that I will receive the final document sometime soon, so I can be finally free from this nightmare.

Hi can u please update portal dates

 

[Yen@5]

Received COPR number today but no document yet. Does anyone have any idea how long does it take after approval?

 

[Doz]

Has anyone sent passport to Egypt?

 

[Kk kabobo]

Hi guys
Aor march 23 2020
I called ircc today and I was told that they accidentally refunded my biometric fee which they were not suppose to refund.
I did my biometrics in September 2020.
In this case should I repay the money back or i should wait until they ask me to do so.
And has anyone had such issue before and how did you go about it.
Thanks.

 

[gp_2020]

Hi guys
Aor march 23 2020
I called ircc today and I was told that they accidentally refunded my biometric fee which they were not suppose to refund.
I did my biometrics in September 2020.
In this case should I repay the money back or i should wait until they ask me to do so.
And has anyone had such issue before and how did you go about it.
Thanks.

I would suggest to check with IRCC how to make a payment for that. Since you were on a call with them..

 

[Kk kabobo]

I would suggest to check with IRCC how to make a payment for that. Since you were on a call with them..

Okay thanks

 

[daiju]

Hi I was trying to contact them for a month now but the call is not getting transferred to customer service. Can you please provide the contact number ?

Thank you

 

[Navjot sidhu]

Hi I was trying to contact them for a month now but the call is not getting transferred to customer service. Can you please provide the contact number ?

Thank you

Hi dear u may need to call 8-10 times the by luck it will connect!!!

 

[pjsandhu]

Hi dear u may need to call 8-10 times the by luck it will connect!!!

I waited for 50 mintute then got in touch with the agent

 

[Navjot sidhu]

I waited for 50 mintute then got in touch with the agent

I waited for 50 mintute then got in touch with the agent

Any updates

 

[pjsandhu]

Any updates

No.... lady was nice Nd said everything is in process.. na my VO is Ottawa

 

[gp_2020]

@legalfalcon can you advise?
I called IRCC to check status of my application. they said:
everything is passed, criminality is in progress, IRCC is pending response from RCMP (based on my biometrics that I submitted on Nov 18, 2020).
I completed PCC with RCMP upfront last year.

What is exactly happening in the back-end? What does RCMP has to confirm back to IRCC? Same thing as they did a year ago based on PCC or is this completely separate process?

 

[Gabrielmsf]

Finally Approved on the portal!

CEC inland
ITA: March 24
AOR: March 26
MEP: May 26
ADR (Military records): July 06
ADR uploaded: July 08
GU: July 09 (Review of additional documents changed to Not applicable)
Biometrics Done: Oct 22th
Biometrics updated on File: Oct 31th
GU: Nov 6th
MEP (Extended by officer, no ReMed examination): Nov 20th
GU: Nov 30th - Review of additional documents changed from "Not applicable" to "We are reviewing your additional documents"- no documents were uploaded (Officer later said that this meant the application was approved internally).
Application Approved on portal: January 18th


There is a COPR number on the portal, hoping that I will receive the final document sometime soon, so I can be finally free from this nightmare.

Received an e-mail with COPR today. No PR portal invitation.
So I guess I will have to mail the photos to Etobicoke, but outside from that I'm done. Finally.

 

[horizonj]

Received an e-mail with COPR today. No PR portal invitation.
So I guess I will have to mail the photos to Etobicoke, but outside from that I'm done. Finally.

Congrats. AOR?

 

[legalfalcon]

@legalfalcon can you advise?
I called IRCC to check status of my application. they said:
everything is passed, criminality is in progress, IRCC is pending response from RCMP (based on my biometrics that I submitted on Nov 18, 2020).
I completed PCC with RCMP upfront last year.

What is exactly happening in the back-end? What does RCMP has to confirm back to IRCC? Same thing as they did a year ago based on PCC or is this completely separate process?

When you provide the biometrics they have to be run through the system to ensure that there is no match and thus no criminal record.

Steps in the biometrics process as of 2018

Step 1: Providing biometrics
By the end of 2018, all foreign nationals applying for a visitor visa, a work or study permit (except U.S. nationals), or permanent residence as well as all asylum seekers and refugee claimants will need to give their fingerprints and have their photo taken in addition to the personal information currently required.

Step 2: Applicant data transmission
Digital fingerprints will be sent electronically to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP); the photograph will be electronically stored in a database at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC); and the personal information will be automatically entered into IRCC’s case-processing system. Files will be encrypted, transmitted and stored through secure means.

Step 3: Fingerprint check
The RCMP will check fingerprints against criminal, refugee claimant, deportee and temporary resident application records.

Step 4: Final decision
If the RCMP finds no adverse information concerning the applicant, the case officer will be notified electronically and will complete the processing of the application. Adverse or ambiguous information from the RCMP will be analysed by a central assessment unit managed by IRCC before being passed on to the migration officer for a final decision. After the final decision, the applicant’s personal information and photograph will be sent to the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) case-processing system.

Step 5: Identity verification
When a traveller or immigrant arrives at a Canadian port of entry (POE), the CBSA will verify that he/she is the same person to whom the visa or permit was issued. The photo taken abroad will be available for the border officer to visually compare with the person who appears at the POE.
At the major airports, fingerprints will be verified automatically at a primary inspection kiosk. At the additional airports and land ports of entry, discretionary fingerprint checks will be conducted by a border services officer upon referral to secondary inspection. In both instances, the traveller’s identity will be checked to make sure that the person who wants to enter Canada is the same person who was approved overseas.

see https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/corporate-initiatives/biometrics/process-steps-2018.html