rahul20978 said:
Thanks. Still have a doubt, though. Is the completeness check done immediately after the application is received at CIO, or is there a lag? What if they actually put on a shelf somewhere while they deal with the backlog, and the lag is actually between application received and completeness check, and not between completeness check and CC charging, as we have all been assuming. So maybe it actually takes them 2 months after receiving our application to do the completeness check, and then they charge the CC immediately. If that is the case, there is still a chance of getting our application returned (for whatever reason), isn't there?
Hey everybody I think all of the people who are waiting for their DD or CC to be charged are getting nervous. And I totally get that because I was so nervous before my CC got charged I can't even put it in words. So I did some research. The stages of the application have already been explained in this threat but I found another source. I will copy the who text in here. You can also follow the link to the website where I got the information from. From my perspective the way the different stages are explained makes sense to me. But feel free to do your own research and let us all in on what you have found. So good luck to everybody who is still waiting to be charged and to all of us who are waiting for the PER.
The Stages of an Application
Step 1: Application Recieved
Your application is received at CIC. CIC immediately puts a date stamp on your application. This is the date that will be used as the reference to check all your documents against. If for example your IELTS was valid on this date but will expire 1 month after this date. CIC will deem the IELTS as valid because it was still not expired at the time the application was received.
Step 2: Completeness Check
Once your application has finished waiting its turn
The CIC officer opens your application and does a completeness check, below is what is included in the completeness check. Below is a basic idea of what may be checked.
- All required forms have been included
- All forms that need signatures have been duly signed and dated.
- You have filled in all the required fields.
- Your chosen NOC has not reached the cap (1000 per NOC or total 25,000 for FSW 2014)
- You have included a payment method amounting to the required fee for your application.
- You have provided all supporting documents (IELTS, ECA, Degree Copies, Work Experience, Marriage Certificate etc.) that are required for your application as per the Document Checklist.
- Note: At this point your application may be returned to you for being incomplete or for not being under the cap for your NOC or the total CAP set by the Ministerial Instructions.
Step 3: Payment Charged
Woohooo!! Congratulations on submitting a valid application. At this point CIC would like to take the fees for the application. Hopefully that Credit Card you used (not recommended) is all ready to be charged. Demand Drafts / Bank Draft (recommended) take some time to be charged but have the best chance getting cleared. CIC will complete this phase before your application is put into processing.
Note: At this point your application may be returned to you, if CIC was unable to charge your Credit Card (they try multiple times) or there some other issue with processing your payment.
Step 4: Eligibility Review
The eligibility review is the final check and the final stage of your application at the Central Intake Office (CIO) Sydney Nova Scotia. It is also the last stage where your money might be refunded to you before your application processing is started.
CIC at this basically checks what your application is worth. You have obviously made several claims such as :
- I have xx,xxx amount of funds available
- I have an XYZ relative in Canada
- Here is my ECA with this Canadian Degree Equivalency
- Here is my proof of experience for the NOC I am applying under.
- Here are my IELTS score.
- Verification of your Arranged Offer of Employment (if included)
All of the components of your application are assessed by CIC at this point. CIC would review each one and calculate the points you are to be awarded in addition to checking whether you have provided valid experience for the chosen NOC.
After this eligibility review, CIC would either send you a Positive Eligibility Review (PER) email (provided you have included an email address in your application) and move your application to the selected visa office (Hurray you are in !!) OR they will send your application back to you with a printed Negative Eligibility Review Letter (NER).
If your application has been successful, it will be transferred to the relevant Visa Office.
Step 5: Application Received at Visa Office
After your application has received a PER, it is transferred to the relevant visa office. Further evaluation and an additional eligibility review is done at this stage.
Step 6: Visa Office Eligibility Check
After your application reaches the visa office an eligibility check is done. This might include background checks as well as security checks.
Step 7: Medical and Police Certificate Request
After the eligibility check the Visa office will request medical check ups and police certificates as needed by the Visa Office.
Step 8: Passport Request
Considering that there were no serious issues in the medical checkup and the police certificate requests, the Visa Office will request your passport.
Step 9: Visa Issued
Hopefully your visa is issued and you receive your passport back with the Visa Valid for one year from the date of your medical test.
Source of this information: http://www.fsw2014.info/the-stages-of-an-application/
