Hello guys
I have been in US on my student visa which ended in Feb 2022. Before ending my student visa, I applied for status change to Tourist visa which is currently pending. I have been without pay in US since Feb 2022 to now August 2022. Meanwhile, My company applied for my work permit to Canada and I am qualified for ICT WP GSS. My company delayed applying my work permit by 3 months (Applied on May 17 2022) and when they did, they sent me biometric appointment details 10 days after applying for WP. I gave my biometric (may 31 2022) and everything was well.
But, due to the constant delays in my application and my legal stay without pay in US ending in August 2022, I was anxious about my application and wanted to know the status of my application. There have been times when I called the IRCC toll free numbers at least 3-4 times everyday for few weeks in hope of talking to an agent (which I eventually did).
Now I came to know that calling and trying to speak to an agent can flag the applicant. Although there is nothing I can do about it right now, I am curious to know if this is true and if it is then does it impact my visa application? What are the implications of this?
I have been in US on my student visa which ended in Feb 2022. Before ending my student visa, I applied for status change to Tourist visa which is currently pending. I have been without pay in US since Feb 2022 to now August 2022. Meanwhile, My company applied for my work permit to Canada and I am qualified for ICT WP GSS. My company delayed applying my work permit by 3 months (Applied on May 17 2022) and when they did, they sent me biometric appointment details 10 days after applying for WP. I gave my biometric (may 31 2022) and everything was well.
But, due to the constant delays in my application and my legal stay without pay in US ending in August 2022, I was anxious about my application and wanted to know the status of my application. There have been times when I called the IRCC toll free numbers at least 3-4 times everyday for few weeks in hope of talking to an agent (which I eventually did).
Now I came to know that calling and trying to speak to an agent can flag the applicant. Although there is nothing I can do about it right now, I am curious to know if this is true and if it is then does it impact my visa application? What are the implications of this?