Express Entry - e-APR Submitted in November 2016

[rajkamalmohanram]

well hope you feel better and your situation improves.

Would still appreciate if you do not hijack this thread, your AOR is in Jan 2017... There is a separate group for those applicants, you should join that thread.

+1 . Thanks a lot.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Guys,

Everyone has the right to vent their emotions, it is our very human nature. However let us not lose control of our feelings.

The wait is agonizing, to say the least.

We are not upset that others are receiving their PPRs. Everyone who has qualified, invested their money and time deserves to move for a better life.
The issue is when others after you have received PPR, it leads you wonder if there might be something in your application which might be causing delays or whether they might have misplaced some files(as we have seen before with some applicants).
The only temporary fix for this is to order GMCS notes - which I would be doing tomorrow, feel free to join me.

Some of us here who are waiting have some problem or the other in our present lives, hence the added pressure to immigrate.
We do not know what situation people are in, for some of us this is the only ray of hope in life after a tiresome 2 year wait.

Let us use this forum to stay in touch with each other and find comfort in each other as a group whilst we wait without any negativity.

For those who have already received PPR, request you to be empathetic towards those who are still waiting.

For those who are still waiting, please vent in a respectful manner and try to find solace in each other.

For those who have nothing beneficial to say, please do not say anything at all.

Peace.

We all have seen this with our files. No one's life here is a crystal stair. It is hard for everyone - counting days since you have submitted your application and living in fear that the application might be refused is horrible - I know that feeling from my own experience.

Freedom2016: However, expecting a FCFS in this process is impractical as there are a lot of variables that come into the picture. Security checks might be more stringent for someone who has been/who is from a country that is known to harbor terrorists, for instance. There might be other factors like "random inspection", delay in report from other agencies (INTERPOL/CSIS) etc. If you want to check the status, order GCMS notes and post it on the forum (after removing private information) and people might help you to understand what is written in there. Plus, the processing time is 6 months (80 % of the applications are finalized within 6 months according to IRCC).

Also, hijacking another thread for ranting is not acceptable. Please avoid that.

I hope you and others who are waiting get their PPRs very soon!

 

[thestunner316]

We all have seen this with our files. No one's life here is a crystal stair. It is hard for everyone - counting days since you have submitted your application and living in fear that the application might be refused is horrible - I know that feeling from my own experience.

Freedom2016: However, expecting a FCFS in this process is impractical as there are a lot of variables that come into the picture. Security checks might be more stringent for someone who has been/who is from a country that is known to harbor terrorists, for instance. There might be other factors like "random inspection", delay in report from other agencies (INTERPOL/CSIS) etc. If you want to check the status, order GCMS notes and post it on the forum (after removing private information) and people might help you to understand what is written in there. Plus, the processing time is 6 months (80 % of the applications are finalized within 6 months according to IRCC).

Also, hijacking another thread for ranting is not acceptable. Please avoid that.

I hope you and others who are waiting get their PPRs very soon!

+1 sirjee...

i have been part of this forum for just under a year now... have learnt a lot from you, particularly the art of patience... i have seen several of your posts and threads when you were in still in the infancy stages of OINP... even though it took 12 months just to get nomination, you were still active helping others, calming them down...

and you are still here even after getting PR amazing really

 

[nv0411]

We all have seen this with our files. No one's life here is a crystal stair. It is hard for everyone - counting days since you have submitted your application and living in fear that the application might be refused is horrible - I know that feeling from my own experience.

Freedom2016: However, expecting a FCFS in this process is impractical as there are a lot of variables that come into the picture. Security checks might be more stringent for someone who has been/who is from a country that is known to harbor terrorists, for instance. There might be other factors like "random inspection", delay in report from other agencies (INTERPOL/CSIS) etc. If you want to check the status, order GCMS notes and post it on the forum (after removing private information) and people might help you to understand what is written in there. Plus, the processing time is 6 months (80 % of the applications are finalized within 6 months according to IRCC).

Also, hijacking another thread for ranting is not acceptable. Please avoid that.

I hope you and others who are waiting get their PPRs very soon!

A personal example of how random and unpredictable this process is..

A friend and I submitted our AORs a few days apart in Dec.. Same profiles for both.. FSW-O from India with PA+1 dependent.. I applied on my own and she applied through a Canadian consultant... She has no travel history while my passport has only 5 blank pages.. Rest are littered with stamps.. I got PPR in March 1st week... A few days later, she received an additional document request.. Which means her PPR could still be weeks or months away..

Why? I dont know..
How did my security and background check finish before hers? I dont know..
Why did CIC wait for 3+ months to request an additional document from her? I dont know..

The day we submit our e-APR, we lose ownership over the entire process. Hence there is no use fretting and fuming about something that isn't within our control We will just be wasting our time. Some unknown visa officer in some unknown part of the world will be scrutinizing your file. There is nothing you can do to tell him/her to hurry up. DUring the initial days post AOR, i used to check the CIC account multiple times every day for updates.. And get frustrated.. I stopped that and then from Jan 1st onwards I started checking only once in a fortnight.. And sometimes I would forget to do that too.. It helped me get my mind off the process..

I know it is easier said that done. But tension, frustration, anger and despair are completely inconsequential...

 

[Ranveer.35]

Hi Guys,

The email I received has spelling mistake in my name. How do I inform them about name correction while submitting passport at VFS?

Inform in New Delhi Office. Btw In which city your VFS center is ?

 

[royce110]

We all have seen this with our files. No one's life here is a crystal stair. It is hard for everyone - counting days since you have submitted your application and living in fear that the application might be refused is horrible - I know that feeling from my own experience.

Freedom2016: However, expecting a FCFS in this process is impractical as there are a lot of variables that come into the picture. Security checks might be more stringent for someone who has been/who is from a country that is known to harbor terrorists, for instance. There might be other factors like "random inspection", delay in report from other agencies (INTERPOL/CSIS) etc. If you want to check the status, order GCMS notes and post it on the forum (after removing private information) and people might help you to understand what is written in there. Plus, the processing time is 6 months (80 % of the applications are finalized within 6 months according to IRCC).

Also, hijacking another thread for ranting is not acceptable. Please avoid that.

I hope you and others who are waiting get their PPRs very soon!

Thanks for that.

I just hope I do not get caught in this web of extra 'security checks', the ambiguity and wait is annoying.

BG has been IP for nearly 10 days now, still no sign of PPR whilst others in the same timeline have received it.

Hoping for the best now against all the bad thoughts.

 

[s2l]

Thanks for that.

I just hope I do not get caught in this web of extra 'security checks', the ambiguity and wait is annoying.

BG has been IP for nearly 10 days now, still no sign of PPR whilst others in the same timeline have received it.

Hoping for the best now against all the bad thoughts.

Not to bum you out, but my second BGC has been in progress since the 17th or 20th of Feb... Wish you all the best!

 

[bestofluck]

Thanks for that.

I just hope I do not get caught in this web of extra 'security checks', the ambiguity and wait is annoying.

BG has been IP for nearly 10 days now, still no sign of PPR whilst others in the same timeline have received it.

Hoping for the best now against all the bad thoughts.

I got it after 11 days. May be tomorrow is your day. All the best

 

[AK84]

Hi Guys,

Any progress in PNP-Inland Applicants Nov,2016? :'( :'( :'(

 

[KrispyKreamKonnoisseur]

Hi Guys,

Any progress in PNP-Inland Applicants Nov,2016? :'( :'( :'(

ZE-freaking-RO

 

[krout]

We all have seen this with our files. No one's life here is a crystal stair. It is hard for everyone - counting days since you have submitted your application and living in fear that the application might be refused is horrible - I know that feeling from my own experience.

Freedom2016: However, expecting a FCFS in this process is impractical as there are a lot of variables that come into the picture. Security checks might be more stringent for someone who has been/who is from a country that is known to harbor terrorists, for instance. There might be other factors like "random inspection", delay in report from other agencies (INTERPOL/CSIS) etc. If you want to check the status, order GCMS notes and post it on the forum (after removing private information) and people might help you to understand what is written in there. Plus, the processing time is 6 months (80 % of the applications are finalized within 6 months according to IRCC).

Also, hijacking another thread for ranting is not acceptable. Please avoid that.

I hope you and others who are waiting get their PPRs very soon!

Hi rajkamalmohanram! I wish to extend my sincere gratitude for all your contributions to this forum, be it an insightful information, guidance, work on the tracker and/or nice, encouraging words.

Definite +1.

 

[MZASAM]

Friends:

We all went through the traumatic delays.
None of us can predict the reasons for delays and the only choice is to remain patient and hope for a early decision.

Wish all a speedy PR.

 

[Aliz14]

Hi Guys,

Any progress in PNP-Inland Applicants Nov,2016? :'( :'( :'(

So far no updates for PNP - Inland............

 

[thestunner316]

So far no updates for PNP - Inland............

wow really... not a single PR ?? i guess they are still waiting for winter to come... useless... :

 

[royce110]

I got it after 11 days. May be tomorrow is your day. All the best

Not to bum you out, but my second BGC has been in progress since the 17th or 20th of Feb... Wish you all the best!

ZE-freaking-RO

Friends:

We all went through the traumatic delays.
None of us can predict the reasons for delays and the only choice is to remain patient and hope for a early decision.

Wish all a speedy PR.

wow really... not a single PR ?? i guess they are still waiting for winter to come... useless... :

Another dry day :'(

Thanks to all who are providing support and motivation.

PNP inland guys - Believe the BG check goes IP early on for you guys as opposed to PNPO guys whose BG does from NS to NN to IP towards the end and then comes PPR.

Hoping the remainder of the week will bring good fortune ???