Finally, I have received my GCMS notes that have turned out to be not so helpful. Here is why.....
My friend in Canada requested for my notes on my behalf on Sept29-2014. Apparently, those guys were quick to handle the request and generated the GCMS notes on Oct1-2014. I know this because each of the 47 pages in the PDF file has the time stamp of Oct1-2014. In other words, my GCMS notes were ready on Oct1-2014 already!
But they intentionally (perhaps?) delayed the delivery to make it one month's time before sending the notes to my friend; exactly on Oct29-2014. I have no idea why they waited exactly one month before mailing to my friend. I don't want to speculate.
This is the middle of December already. I have received it this late only because my poor friend did not realize that the PDF file was sitting in his mail box for 43 days (Oct29-Dec12)!! Poor me too!
According to the second line in my E-CAS status, CIC started processing my application on Oct28-2014. Since all information in the PDF file was from dates prior to Oct1-2014, it is no surprise that important dates in the PDF file are blank.
I will have my friend apply again because I need data on what happened after processing began on Oct28-2014.
Only useful information so far in my notes is the total number of points rewarded during eligibility checking. There is a due date mentioned which equals my PER date + 365 = June11-2015. This is a default date given to everyone using the formula "PER date + 365"
An interesting point is that GCMS notes include records on my past application that I sent a very very long time ago, when I was in my adolescence, when electronic mails were not easily affordable/famous, when people would send letters by licking stamps and placing on physical envelopes, when Bangladesh was only 5 years old in the cyber world.....
Lesson learned:
It may be wrong to hold the impression - "GCMS notes take time to arrive, so I better apply for it now, no matter what stage my application is now at". I would recommend applicants to apply for GCMS notes (if you want to apply at all) only AFTER your second line is added which means AFTER your processing starts. Sometimes they do not add the second line even after processing has started. In those cases, I think applicants should wait for a reasonable amount of time before deciding to go for GCMS notes.