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subramani_vs

Hero Member
Aug 1, 2015
673
254
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-Feb-2017
Dear subramani_vs when I stared this group in March 2020 I noticed your profile matched with mine. Since then I am following your posts and comments almost daily basis. Brother your thoughtful comments, your news on other websites, or other groups helped me a lot to have patience.

And about your query, I am from Bangladesh and currently living in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh.
Happy that my posts were helpful. I too noticed that we have same AOR. Are you a FSW or PNP candidate?
 

Magnolian

Star Member
Sep 28, 2020
153
34
Hi there, yes it's free to request your own information under the Privacy Act if you are inland. You didn't have to pay $5 if all you were requesting is your own information. To request for free all you have to do is select the Privacy Act and you will not be asked to pay! (More details here >> https://help.gcmsnotes.com/how-to-order/for-free)

The Canada Border Services Agency is a federal law enforcement agency that is responsible for border control, immigration enforcement, and customs services in Canada. The CBSA is accountable to Parliament through the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. Wikipedia

You can request your Gcms Notes and more from CBSA as well instead of IRCC
Hi Thanks! Even if I paid the fee, I will still receive my notes, right? I don't mind paying it, and I just wanted to
make sure I did it right.
 

Twinklestar06

Hero Member
Sep 25, 2020
224
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Hi alI,
I received a ghost update on Friday , Application/Profile Updated didn’t receive any email though (I believe it’s the second GU as I did get one in March, not sure if I missed something in between, aor 15 feb, PNP inland). My eligibility is under review required since June, as per my latest GCMS notes received in mid September. Any guesses what this GU is about. Thank u.
 

nns14

Champion Member
Feb 10, 2018
1,433
886
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Nairobi, Kenya
NOC Code......
2147
App. Filed.......
26-09-2019
AOR Received.
26-09-2019
File Transfer...
24-10-2019
Passport Req..
18-Jul-2022
VISA ISSUED...
05-Aug-2022
LANDED..........
11-Jan-2023
I tried to do two things simultaniously. (1) I tried to start a chat, but I did not notice that it was already

I did two things simultaneously yesterday. First, as per your advice, I started a chat on the link you shared with Singapore VAC, without noticing that office hours is over for that day. Secondly, I raised a webform. It was a surprise that they replied within 8 hours or so (although the after submission it showed that the reply may come within 28 days. The reply was as follows :

"Visa Application Centres (VAC) in Bangladesh is temporarily closed. Please note that sending passports into or out of Bangladesh by mail or courier is contrary to Bangladesh law. The only approved shipping method is via our Visa Application Centres (VAC) in Bangladesh.

For updates on the resumption of services at VACs, please monitor their website at: https://www.vfsglobal.ca/Canada/Bangladesh/".

Welcome to comment on my next move forward.
Ohh that’s bad. I wasn’t aware of that law by Bangladesh. If this is the case, in my opinion, you have two choices:

1. Fly to Singapore and submit the passport in that VFS. Once passport is delivered to the consulate, email the office for urgent visa processing and explain what you did.

2. Email the VO as instructed in the PPR later requesting extention for passport submission due to VFS in your home country closed and country law doesn’t allow another method of shipment for passports.

I would go with option 1 but I am crazy and usually money isn’t an issue for such things.
 
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benu_bd

Full Member
Oct 18, 2020
36
52
Bangladesh
Category........
PNP
Nomination.....
10/01/2020
AOR Received.
20/02/2020
Med's Done....
08/02/2020
Passport Req..
13/10/2020
VISA ISSUED...
02/12/2020
The webform response I received does not mention about the 30 days deadline to submit my passport. They shared the link and advice me to keep watching. I guest in the COVID situation the 30 days deadline for submission of passport does not apply. Moreover, some members of the forum say that their medical automatically changes to complete after 1 year of medical validity (I can do re-medical if needed). If the above two issues are true then, I do not want to hurry. Because, I do not have a plan of 14 days quarantine, even I get CoPR and travel to Canada.

Your thoughts, please.
 

DashSat

Star Member
Oct 5, 2020
58
78
Canada
Category........
CEC
I think IRCC messed the update in the portal this time.

The whole biometrics section is now a link and clicking it goes to 404.

Anybody else has this issue?
 

nns14

Champion Member
Feb 10, 2018
1,433
886
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Nairobi, Kenya
NOC Code......
2147
App. Filed.......
26-09-2019
AOR Received.
26-09-2019
File Transfer...
24-10-2019
Passport Req..
18-Jul-2022
VISA ISSUED...
05-Aug-2022
LANDED..........
11-Jan-2023
I think IRCC messed the update in the portal this time.

The whole biometrics section is now a link and clicking it goes to 404.

Anybody else has this issue?
Same here.

Did you receive any ghost update? Just before clicking the application, it said "Application/Profile updated" and I click it but nothing to see. But I did notice that point you mentioned, I even clicked it and it took me to an error page like you said.
 

DashSat

Star Member
Oct 5, 2020
58
78
Canada
Category........
CEC
Same here.

Did you receive any ghost update? Just before clicking the application, it said "Application/Profile updated" and I click it but nothing to see. But I did notice that point you mentioned, I even clicked it and it took me to an error page like you said.
No it did not show "Application/Profile updated". However - I dont believe in that anymore - the portal is too glitchy to be sure of anything.
 

nns14

Champion Member
Feb 10, 2018
1,433
886
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Nairobi, Kenya
NOC Code......
2147
App. Filed.......
26-09-2019
AOR Received.
26-09-2019
File Transfer...
24-10-2019
Passport Req..
18-Jul-2022
VISA ISSUED...
05-Aug-2022
LANDED..........
11-Jan-2023
No it did not show "Application/Profile updated". However - I dont believe in that anymore - the portal is too glitchy to be sure of anything.
The portal has nothing to do with the application. Don't you dare take away one GU I received in months. :D
 

GW007

Hero Member
May 22, 2020
243
90
The portal has nothing to do with the application. Don't you dare take away one GU I received in months. :D
... I understand the feeling.... I encountered same scenario in July; had a bit of issue logging into my account initially, but when I was able to, saw ghost-update which eventual turned out to be a glitch....
 

thephdguy

Hero Member
Oct 1, 2019
338
112
Category........
FSW
NOC Code......
2131
Hi alI,
I received a ghost update on Friday , Application/Profile Updated didn’t receive any email though (I believe it’s the second GU as I did get one in March, not sure if I missed something in between, aor 15 feb, PNP inland). My eligibility is under review required since June, as per my latest GCMS notes received in mid September. Any guesses what this GU is about. Thank u.
Allegedly, there were glitches on the applications Friday and Monday. Even if you saw "Application/profile updated" it may have not been so. I'm disappointed in this as well, as I've never seen any updates to my profile after my Biometrics on March 6th.
 

caipsnotes

Champion Member
Jan 10, 2020
2,493
1,059
Canada
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Buffalo, NY
Hi Thanks! Even if I paid the fee, I will still receive my notes, right? I don't mind paying it, and I just wanted to
make sure I did it right.
Not to worry you will receive the Gcms Notes none the less, in some cases it's taking a bit longer than the typical 30 days.
 
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