At what stage does CIC collect the fees?
1. After preliminary completeness check? OR
2. After eligibility review against ministerial instructions?
- Section 8 of the document (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/op/op06c-eng.pdf) does not mention explicitly that fees are collected after the completeness check.
- Table on page 10/11 in section 9 mentions refund of the fees if app fails to meet ministerial criteria - implying that fees are charged sometime after the completeness check.
- Section 9.1 mentions "cost recover the applicable processing fees and enter confirmation in GCMS" - This is the first mention of fees being charged to the applicant
Looks like, I am missing something here ???. Need some revelation
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