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Express Entry - e-APR Submitted in November 2016

ashpkgo70

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malican said:
Thank you very much for this. I am also sharing this info. on the December thread. Please feel free to check in their; definitely appreciate your post!
Thank you. I will be adding more information in this post in future as I gather more data so make sure you link this post and also you can add the link in your profile. I have added the link to this post in my signature. - Profile/Status changes post e-APR : https://goo.gl/QOSzjP

thanks for sharing. Happy to help.
 

ashpkgo70

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rafzy said:
+1 for this detailed post !

Btw... Can you tell me the background status for London Visa Office (LVO) ?
It can be one of the status changes I have mentioned but it can also be a different pattern. LVO is one of the fastest VOs, they generally process applications in 3 to 5 months.
 

ashpkgo70

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pratik1216 said:
Thanks Ash! Great post.


Raj, Ash - I submitted my profile on 16th NOV. No movement yet, butI did receive a ghost email. And, my "Review of submitted documents" has no status, its blank.

Application/profile status Open
Review of eligibility Review in Progress
Review of medical results Not needed at this time
Review of submitted documents
Scheduling an interview Not needed at this time
A background check is needed Not needed at this time
Final decision Not Started

What do you think?
It is normal, it can go blank, you will soon have a document request of the status No additional documents needed at this time.
 

ashpkgo70

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abid91 said:
Hi,

I received RCMP request on October 20th and submitted the same on Nov 4th. Since then the status for "additional document request" is "Provided". Will that change to "Received" once CIC receives the letter and make sure it is the same document which was requested?
The status "Provided" means You have successfully uploaded your documents. It will change to received once they confirm that you have provided the correct ones. Sorry I missed to mention this part in the post. Will add it.
 

ashpkgo70

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Surbhigurpreet said:
Hello Ash and Raj,

AS we are putting things together for future reference and making it easier for forum mates. There is a rumor/ reality that PNP applicant take less time to get assessed. Is it true? Have you seen cases where PNP are crossing the finishing lines prior to to 6 months time frame? Have u seen cases where they have crossed the 6 months for PNP applicants.
Thanks and Regards
That is not a rumor, according to CIC's 2015 year end report (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/reports/ee-year-end-2015.asp) the average time for PNP applicants in 3.8 months. The time frame here is for MOST of their cases that is for 80% of the cases. I have seen PNP applicants exceeding 6 months mark.
 

lazybone

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ashpkgo70 said:
Hey guys,
Looks like there has been a lot of confusion about the status changes in the profile and what do they mean.

Let me share some common things I have noticed via many posts on this forum and what do the changes mean. If anyone find any mistake or would like to correct the information provided below, please let me know I will make an update in the edit.

Our files are most likely assigned to nearest Visa offices, people also refer them as Local visa office or LVO. And for particular visa offices they use terms as NDVO (New delhi visa office), MVO (Manilla visa office) and so on... How do they decide to which VO to transfer your file, we are not entirely sure, but most likely to the nearest visa office to your current country of residence.

Following is the process how they access your file after you have submitted e-APR

Steps 1, 2 and 3 can go in parallel, after each one of them are complete 4 and then 5 will follow.
File transfer to Local VO will happen once step 1,2 and 3 are complete. Local VO will take care of steps 4 and 5.

1. Medical will change to passed (if you have passed the medical exam) -- depends on clinic to clinic and country to country, they will check if you don't any serious conditions like HIV, hepatitis and you wont be a burden on their health care initially.
2. R10 (Completeness check) -- they will verify if they have received all the documents, will notify you if you have missed any
3. A11.2 (Analyst Recommendation) -- they will verify if you are actually eligible for the program you have applied under and calculate CRS and if your CRS was above cutoff for that draw.
4. Background check and other formalities and checks -- here they will verify everything that you have mentioned in your application. Travel history, personal history, work history, criminality check etc... This part is time consuming, it if safe to assume that normally it would take anywhere from 1 to 4 months. Although the BG check time varies heavily. May even exceed the 6 months timeline. No one knows for sure how long will it take for your file.
5. Final decision -- I have seen 1 to 7 days after BG check completed to final decision made. Again, the time will vary and depends on visa officer.
In rarest cases they schedule an interview, they are very rare and we have not seen enough cases to conclude anything.

After the final decision has been made, you will receive a passport request (PPR) where you have to submit your passport for stamping and 4 photographs along with it. Your visa will be then stamped with the most awaited maple leaf visa along with CoPR (Confirmation of Permanent Residence) and you will have to make a first landing before the specified expiry date on CoPR.

Below are the "normal" change of statuses and "general" time period.

1. Application/profile status : Open (Will stay open until a final decision has been made)
2. Review of eligibility : In progress (Mostly it will stay like this until a final decision has been made)
3. Review of Medical results : No needed to Passed (Generally it will take 1 day to 2 months)
4. Review of submitted documents :
No documents required at this time to Requested additional documents (or something like that if they have requested any new documents).
Requested additional documents to Provided (Once they have received the documents they have requested).
No additional documents needed at this time (This will stay like this for rest of your application if they have not requested any additional documents)
5. Scheduling an interview : Not needed at this time (Probably will stay like that throughout your application unless you have an schedule interview)
6. A background check is needed : This varies from VO to VO, I am mentioning general trends in statuses
Not needed at this time to Not started to again Not needed at this time to In progress -- This tend is generally for NDVO.
Not needed at this time to In progress : CEC applicants will generally have this status change.
Not started to In progress : Some CEC applicants and other VOs generally have this status change.
Not started to Not needed at this time to In progress : Some people have not started as their initial status and sometimes it will follow like this
Not needed at this time to Not started to Not needed at this time to In progress to Not needed at this time to In progress : Sometimes or generally NDVO follows this trend. Some applicants have noticed this kind of change of statuses. Not need to worry they got their PR after second time it changed to In progress.
In progress to passed : This will happen if you have passed the background check.
7. Final decision : Not started to Decision made -- this will happen after your BG changes to passed.

The above timelines I have outlined are based on hundreds of forum posts and following the general trend. These timeline varies drastically and one can only speculate on it. There is no analytics site that predicts accurate PPR date from AOR even with hundreds of cases on their tracker.

If there is any communication from CIC, any good news or bad news, you will be informed via your my CIC profile. So be sure to check it regularly. Even though they send out e-mail if there has been any changes in our applications, I have seen cases of e-mail not getting delivered to applicant. So be sure to login and check your profile every single day.

I hope you all find this post helpful. Please let me know if there is any information that is wrong or if you have any suggestions.
In addition to that lets be hopeful and post our experience, questions, doubts and answers here in forums and help each other out.
Great effort and +1!!! :)

I do agree and disagree with you on certain points..although i love the fact that you are studying these trends..well done buddy..

Hope you become a guiding light for others!! :)

Best wishes!! :)
 

ashpkgo70

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lazybone said:
Great effort and +1!!! :)

I do agree and disagree with you on certain points..although i love the fact that you are studying these trends..well done buddy..

Hope you become a guiding light for others!! :)

Best wishes!! :)
Thank you lazybone. Please let me know if there is any information that is wrong or needs update. :) You are one of the senior members and you have helped me before too.
 

Surbhigurpreet

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Delhi
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
NOC Code......
1111
Job Offer........
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App. Filed.......
15.07.2015
Doc's Request.
21.09.2016
Nomination.....
14.10.2016
AOR Received.
15.11.2016
IELTS Request
upfront
File Transfer...
16.12.2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
12.11.2016 passed 21.11.2016
Passport Req..
07.03.2017
VISA ISSUED...
14.03.2017
LANDED..........
waiting
ashpkgo70 said:
That is not a rumor, according to CIC's 2015 year end report (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/reports/ee-year-end-2015.asp) the average time for PNP applicants in 3.8 months. The time frame here is for MOST of their cases that is for 80% of the cases. I have seen PNP applicants exceeding 6 months mark.
Thank you for your reply. ONE OF MY friend was an OINP applicant. He got his PR in exactly 6 months. but being hopeful for early results is good. My medical passed in 3 days and thereafter BG changed from not started to not needed in 4 days thereafter. Since 21st november things are unchanged. Best of luck to all... May we all get through easily.
 

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AK_canada said:
Hi, did u have 59 countries in that list or cities - if within the USA I travelled to 5 cities every trip, I break those down in different rows as well? or just country stamps?
They ask to mention both cities and countries. So you better list all of them. I personally listed even those for which I had no stamps in my passport.

AK_canada said:
Also, the link is not opening in the PDF they sent - chrome / IE ..
Sent via personal messages. But here it is again if someone else is also experiencing the same problem.

AK_canada said:
And, Where does one upload the PDF created?
Check status and messages -> View submitted application -> Continue
There will be a placeholder for it in the LOE section.
 

AK_canada

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Dedicated said:
They ask to mention both cities and countries. So you better list all of them. I personally listed even those for which I had no stamps in my passport.
Sent via personal messages. But here it is again if someone else is also experiencing the same problem.
Check status and messages -> View submitted application -> Continue
There will be a placeholder for it in the LOE section.
Thank you, appreciate it.
 

tari7499

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Faisalabad
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
6221 & 2132
App. Filed.......
04-Dec-2015
AOR Received.
14-Apr-2016. Additional Docs Request: 24-Sep-2016 Additional Docs Emailed: 28-Sep-2016 Notification for Decision Phase: 28-Sep-2016 Nomination: 30-Sep-2016
Passport Req..
23-Mar-2017
VISA ISSUED...
10-Apr-2017
LANDED..........
02-Jul-2017
Hi fellows, sorry for delayed update. Here are my application details:
County of Residence: Paksitan
Family Members: 4 (2 adults & 2 minors)
eAPR : 04-Nov
 

rafzy

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Guys,

Just want to confirm one thing quickly.

My Aor Date is 24 Nov and Meds Pass date is 30 Nov.

At time of my meds pass, my background check status switched from not needed to not started on 1st Dec.

On 2nd Dec about 24 hours later, my application background status changed from not started to not needed.

Is it ok for the bkg status to revert back to NN in just 24 hours of going to NS ?

Im worried :-[