July 2018 AOR - join here

[SonaCanada]

Hi Sona,
Are you in Canada already?
I submitted some additional information as well and got a request for my son to go for re-medicals (expiring July)- he is not currently in Canada. I am in Canada, mine expires in June but i haven't been told to go for mine.

So I guess it depends.

I am in Kuwait not in Canada, I am wondering why they haven't requested re-medical for me as they only have practice to extend medical for inland applicants. So they will extend medical for u as you are an inland applicant.

 

[Kirty]

Hi!

How many of July 2018 still stuck in ip1?

 

[CaptainJG]

Hi!

How many of July 2018 still stuck in ip1?

I am. AOR 26th July. RR for POF. Case untouched since early September 2018. Additional docs sent proactively after seeing case notes. Submitted these on 10th of December, 2018. Added to file 8th of January 2019. Not reviewed yet. Visa office Ottawa.

What your story Kirty?

 

[Archavin89]

I am. AOR 26th July. RR for POF. Case untouched since early September 2018. Additional docs sent proactively after seeing case notes. Submitted these on 10th of December, 2018. Added to file 8th of January 2019. Not reviewed yet. Visa office Ottawa.

What your story Kirty?

Hey Captain,

U say ''Added to file'' based on what? Acknowledgment email?

Cheers

 

[Priyal1717]

Me too!
AOR 31st July,18
RR : POF
Sent documents upfront on 12th April,19.
Still IP1
Waiting and staying positive!

 

[CaptainJG]

Hey Captain,

U say ''Added to file'' based on what? Acknowledgment email?

Cheers

Based on GCMS notes. The acknowledgment email is just that. I'd encourage anyone who has submitted docs proactively to note that an acknowledgment email does not mean the new documents have been added to your case but rather that the contact center agents have acknowledged your correspondence and possibly forwarded the new material to people on the back end. GCMS notes or a follow-up call will be required to confirm the new material has been added to your case.

 

[Kirty]

I am. AOR 26th July. RR for POF. Case untouched since early September 2018. Additional docs sent proactively after seeing case notes. Submitted these on 10th of December, 2018. Added to file 8th of January 2019. Not reviewed yet. Visa office Ottawa.

What your story Kirty?

My aor is 24th july 2018and through gcms notes got to know that review required for pof. Submitted docs in april proactively. Havnt ordered gcms notes after april.
I have seen in other forums that people are waiting from march, april 18 also.
Do you think its worth to wait or withdraw nd apply again?

 

[Immigration_guru]

My aor is 24th july 2018and through gcms notes got to know that review required for pof. Submitted docs in april proactively. Havnt ordered gcms notes after april.
I have seen in other forums that people are waiting from march, april 18 also.
Do you think its worth to wait or withdraw nd apply again?

Do not withdraw, wait as your eligibility might be at the last stage, once eligibility is clear the only stage which might take some time is security but its better to wait.

 

[legalfalcon]

My aor is 24th july 2018and through gcms notes got to know that review required for pof. Submitted docs in april proactively. Havnt ordered gcms notes after april.
I have seen in other forums that people are waiting from march, april 18 also.
Do you think its worth to wait or withdraw nd apply again?

Here is a post on RR.

Understanding “Review Required”

A lot of applicants see “review required” in their GCMS notes for eligibility. There are many theories floating around with regard to what “review required” means and if it is alarming.

Before I venture into explaining the significance, it is important to understand that each application goes through the following stages as per the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the regulations (Canadian Immigration Law):

R10 – Completeness Check
Criminality
Medicals
A11.2 – eligibility
Security

Out of the above, the most important stage is eligibility. This is also the most time-consuming stage because your documents have to be verified, evaluated and assessed to ascertain that you meet the eligibility criteria for the program you have applied (FSW / CEC / FTW). To stream line this process and make it easier for an immigration officer (decision making authority), all applications are first evaluated by case analysts or program assistants. They review the documents and summarize it in the GCMS. If they have any concerns with any document or want the immigration officer to carefully look into a specific document, they will flag it as “review required.” It is the content of the note that is important here. If the review required is for a specific document, while the summary of the note says that an applicant has met the eligibility, or “ready to finalize” it simply means that while the applicant has met the eligibility criteria, but the specific document needs a careful examination form the officer before promoting (eligibility pass) by the officer.

However, if there are concerns, there will be a review required for the eligibility, and there will be no text to the effect “ready to finalize” or pass. The note will specifically state job duties do not match, or the employment cannot be verified, or the number of years of work experience claimed cannot be verified. This is where an application can land in muddy waters. But the final decision rests on the immigration officer. He may override the decision of the analyst / assistant or go with the analysis of the analyst / assistant.

Even in cases where the analyst / assistant is of the opinion that the applicant has met the eligibility, and there is no “review required,” the officer can replace it with his own opinion. Though rare, but it does happen. This is why the eligibility is only passed when an officer conclusively marks the eligibility as passed.

Finally, there is “review required” for PoF. This is the most common in many applications. This is because, the financial and banking practices of each country are different. Eg. Fixed deposits are know as Certificate of Deposit (CD) in the US. Similarly, treasury bonds, mutual funds, stocks, and many other investment vehicles are there. If your PoF anything other than a bank deposit, it is more likely that it will be marked as “review required.” Also, IRCC does not go by day to day fluctuations in FOREX. Instead, the Canadian federal government issued a quarterly conversion rate for all FOREX vis-a-via CAD. If your PoF is in a foreign currency, then you may have “review required” for the officer to make a determination.

Just because you have “review required” does not mean that you hit the panic mode. Instead, read the context in which it is there. If there is a concern regarding a document, you can send a replacement document via CSE. The most common reasons for RR are:

1. Work reference letter without job duties
2. Work reference letters missing all the details requested by IRCC
3. If you submitted a letter from a colleague because you were unable to get one from your employer, but did not have a LoE on file, this too will lead to RR.
4. Not sufficient work experience in the primary NOC.
5. Inability to verify your employment as your employer details are missing.

There are just some of the scenarios.

Hope this helps.

 

[djangoboy]

Here is a post on RR.

Understanding “Review Required”

A lot of applicants see “review required” in their GCMS notes for eligibility. There are many theories floating around with regard to what “review required” means and if it is alarming.

Before I venture into explaining the significance, it is important to understand that each application goes through the following stages as per the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the regulations (Canadian Immigration Law):

R10 – Completeness Check
Criminality
Medicals
A11.2 – eligibility
Security

Out of the above, the most important stage is eligibility. This is also the most time-consuming stage because your documents have to be verified, evaluated and assessed to ascertain that you meet the eligibility criteria for the program you have applied (FSW / CEC / FTW). To stream line this process and make it easier for an immigration officer (decision making authority), all applications are first evaluated by case analysts or program assistants. They review the documents and summarize it in the GCMS. If they have any concerns with any document or want the immigration officer to carefully look into a specific document, they will flag it as “review required.” It is the content of the note that is important here. If the review required is for a specific document, while the summary of the note says that an applicant has met the eligibility, or “ready to finalize” it simply means that while the applicant has met the eligibility criteria, but the specific document needs a careful examination form the officer before promoting (eligibility pass) by the officer.

However, if there are concerns, there will be a review required for the eligibility, and there will be no text to the effect “ready to finalize” or pass. The note will specifically state job duties do not match, or the employment cannot be verified, or the number of years of work experience claimed cannot be verified. This is where an application can land in muddy waters. But the final decision rests on the immigration officer. He may override the decision of the analyst / assistant or go with the analysis of the analyst / assistant.

Even in cases where the analyst / assistant is of the opinion that the applicant has met the eligibility, and there is no “review required,” the officer can replace it with his own opinion. Though rare, but it does happen. This is why the eligibility is only passed when an officer conclusively marks the eligibility as passed.

Finally, there is “review required” for PoF. This is the most common in many applications. This is because, the financial and banking practices of each country are different. Eg. Fixed deposits are know as Certificate of Deposit (CD) in the US. Similarly, treasury bonds, mutual funds, stocks, and many other investment vehicles are there. If your PoF anything other than a bank deposit, it is more likely that it will be marked as “review required.” Also, IRCC does not go by day to day fluctuations in FOREX. Instead, the Canadian federal government issued a quarterly conversion rate for all FOREX vis-a-via CAD. If your PoF is in a foreign currency, then you may have “review required” for the officer to make a determination.

Just because you have “review required” does not mean that you hit the panic mode. Instead, read the context in which it is there. If there is a concern regarding a document, you can send a replacement document via CSE. The most common reasons for RR are:

1. Work reference letter without job duties
2. Work reference letters missing all the details requested by IRCC
3. If you submitted a letter from a colleague because you were unable to get one from your employer, but did not have a LoE on file, this too will lead to RR.
4. Not sufficient work experience in the primary NOC.
5. Inability to verify your employment as your employer details are missing.

There are just some of the scenarios.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for your concern and your post has given us hope.

 

[Kirty]

Here is a post on RR.

Understanding “Review Required”

A lot of applicants see “review required” in their GCMS notes for eligibility. There are many theories floating around with regard to what “review required” means and if it is alarming.

Before I venture into explaining the significance, it is important to understand that each application goes through the following stages as per the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the regulations (Canadian Immigration Law):

R10 – Completeness Check
Criminality
Medicals
A11.2 – eligibility
Security

Out of the above, the most important stage is eligibility. This is also the most time-consuming stage because your documents have to be verified, evaluated and assessed to ascertain that you meet the eligibility criteria for the program you have applied (FSW / CEC / FTW). To stream line this process and make it easier for an immigration officer (decision making authority), all applications are first evaluated by case analysts or program assistants. They review the documents and summarize it in the GCMS. If they have any concerns with any document or want the immigration officer to carefully look into a specific document, they will flag it as “review required.” It is the content of the note that is important here. If the review required is for a specific document, while the summary of the note says that an applicant has met the eligibility, or “ready to finalize” it simply means that while the applicant has met the eligibility criteria, but the specific document needs a careful examination form the officer before promoting (eligibility pass) by the officer.

However, if there are concerns, there will be a review required for the eligibility, and there will be no text to the effect “ready to finalize” or pass. The note will specifically state job duties do not match, or the employment cannot be verified, or the number of years of work experience claimed cannot be verified. This is where an application can land in muddy waters. But the final decision rests on the immigration officer. He may override the decision of the analyst / assistant or go with the analysis of the analyst / assistant.

Even in cases where the analyst / assistant is of the opinion that the applicant has met the eligibility, and there is no “review required,” the officer can replace it with his own opinion. Though rare, but it does happen. This is why the eligibility is only passed when an officer conclusively marks the eligibility as passed.

Finally, there is “review required” for PoF. This is the most common in many applications. This is because, the financial and banking practices of each country are different. Eg. Fixed deposits are know as Certificate of Deposit (CD) in the US. Similarly, treasury bonds, mutual funds, stocks, and many other investment vehicles are there. If your PoF anything other than a bank deposit, it is more likely that it will be marked as “review required.” Also, IRCC does not go by day to day fluctuations in FOREX. Instead, the Canadian federal government issued a quarterly conversion rate for all FOREX vis-a-via CAD. If your PoF is in a foreign currency, then you may have “review required” for the officer to make a determination.

Just because you have “review required” does not mean that you hit the panic mode. Instead, read the context in which it is there. If there is a concern regarding a document, you can send a replacement document via CSE. The most common reasons for RR are:

1. Work reference letter without job duties
2. Work reference letters missing all the details requested by IRCC
3. If you submitted a letter from a colleague because you were unable to get one from your employer, but did not have a LoE on file, this too will lead to RR.
4. Not sufficient work experience in the primary NOC.
5. Inability to verify your employment as your employer details are missing.

There are just some of the scenarios.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for such a wonderful response!

 

[Indersingh007]

Based on GCMS notes. The acknowledgment email is just that. I'd encourage anyone who has submitted docs proactively to note that an acknowledgment email does not mean the new documents have been added to your case but rather that the contact center agents have acknowledged your correspondence and possibly forwarded the new material to people on the back end. GCMS notes or a follow-up call will be required to confirm the new material has been added to your case.

Where we find in gcms notes that documents are added in file.

 

[legalfalcon]

Where we find in gcms notes that documents are added in file.

See in the pages in the middle, you will see all incoming correspondence. It will not be detailed, unless it is evaluated by an officer and is entered in his/her notes, but you will see the date of the correspondence.

 

[afroze]

Hi Guys,
From my GCMS notes the review is for
POLICE CERTIFICATES OFFICER : PLEASE REVIEW PERSONAL HISTORY(PA).

Does anyone got same review?
Or any idea about this review?

 

[KarRml]

Hi Guys,
From my GCMS notes the review is for
POLICE CERTIFICATES OFFICER : PLEASE REVIEW PERSONAL HISTORY(PA).

Does anyone got same review?
Or any idea about this review?

Whats written in your police record?