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[Gurk04]

I have raised a web form just to be sure, but in your profile it still states “we have not received your fingerprints....."?

Thanks for sharing.

Yes it still shows that under progress but at the bottom of the page (on phone interface) i see biometrics number and validity.

 

[caipsnotes]

@legalfalcon When I first logged in to my account today my profile status said Application updated but nothing had changed when I refreshed my page and went back, status changed back to submitted. Is this a GU? What are the signs of GU?

Thanks for always being so helpful.

GU's don't always imply movement (i.e. progress). It can be quite futile in trying to interpret these. If your application is progressing well then thats what matters.

 

[caipsnotes]

Hi @legalfalcon, @caipsnotes

I received my GCMS notes recently, under Organization and Entities, the name says: Coronavirus 2020 and under description it says Authorized. Can you please confirm or share the interpretation of this? Does it mean my application is under "covid pace"? I don't see covid pace written anywhere in my gcms notes.

Thank you for your help.

Hi. Others have also answered this question. See https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/applications-impacted-by-coronavirus-on-gcms-notes.698342/#post-8784131

 

[letbx]

My friend
AOR - June 19 got COPR.

 

[myfic]

My friend
AOR - June 19 got COPR.

Yayyy, Many Congratulations to your friend!!

 

[manisingh2301]

AOR - July 9
Medical passed - August 26
Biometric request - August 27
Biometric exempt completed - NOV 5
Called agent - Today
Eligibility - Recommended pass
Criminality - Passed
Security - Not Started yet
Biometric refund - Not yet

CEC Inland
Single applicant
VO-Ottawa

Hopefully, will get COPR within the timeframe of 6 months.

 

[letbx]

AOR - July 9
Medical passed - August 26
Biometric request - August 27
Biometric exempt completed - NOV 5
Called agent - Today
Eligibility - Recommended pass
Criminality - Passed
Security - Not Started yet
Biometric refund - Not yet

CEC Inland
Single applicant
VO-Ottawa

Hopefully, will get COPR within the timeframe of 6 months.

I just called. I am in the same boat , My security is not started yet as well.
I am not sure how long is it going to take.

 

[rs89977]

I just called. I am in the same boat , My security is not started yet as well.
I am not sure how long is it going to take.

The security check is the last step, done by an actual Visa Officer who will make a decision on our applications. I am also in same boat

 

[Cindy0310]

Hi guys,
My Aor is july 9th, I called the agent last week, eligibility recommended pass, criminality in progress, security not started yet. Here is the thing, I just realized there is a typo in the translation of my Chinese police certificate this week. My last name is translated to "Shen" by mistake (the correct last name should be "Chen"). Once I realized this translation error, I immediately contacted them and applied for a new police certificate with the correct translation. I uploaded the new certificate through webform yesterday. But I'm not sure how long will it take for the IRCC officer can receive my new certificate, I'm so scared that I get the rejection before they review my new certificate. I can't believe I noticed this error after 5 months! I'm not sure if I still have a chance to fix it

 

[Kartiksharma1996]

Hi guys,
My Aor is july 9th, I called the agent last week, eligibility recommended pass, criminality in progress, security not started yet. Here is the thing, I just realized there is a typo in the translation of my Chinese police certificate this week. My last name is translated to "Shen" by mistake (the correct last name should be "Chen"). Once I realized this translation error, I immediately contacted them and applied for a new police certificate with the correct translation. I uploaded the new certificate through webform yesterday. But I'm not sure how long will it take for the IRCC officer can receive my new certificate, I'm so scared that I get the rejection before they review my new certificate. I can't believe I noticed this error after 5 months! I'm not sure if I still have a chance to fix it

Please order your GCMS notes. My GCMS notes mention police certificate ok and No reportable trace found . The notes will provide you with more details .

 

[Cindy0310]

Please order your GCMS notes. My GCMS notes mention police certificate ok and No reportable trace found. The notes will provide you with more details .

Hi, I already ordered the GCMS notes on Nov 30 but it needs more than 1 month to get them. I should have ordered it earlier.

 

[Gk09]

Hi @legalfalcon I saw another gu on account, but today is Sunday. Are these GUs legitimate? My aor is july 2.

 

[legalfalcon]

Hi @legalfalcon I saw another gu on account, but today is Sunday. Are these GUs legitimate? My aor is july 2.

As the name suggests that there are just movements in your file. It does not matter whether it was on a Sunday. Also there is nothing illegitimate about a GU since you don't know what it is about unless you cross check your GCMS notes for it.

 

[Sam gov can]

@legalfalcon plz shade some light on my case. Aor july 8 . I received my gcms notes. Case analysts has mentioned that Recommendations: recommend passed. But still it say review required about eligibility. Analysts mention that employment letter never provided. But in gcms notes i can see that they hv received my employment letter. Please help me to understand @legalfalcon .
Thank you.

 

[legalfalcon]

@legalfalcon plz shade some light on my case. Aor july 8 . I received my gcms notes. Case analysts has mentioned that Recommendations: recommend passed. But still it say review required about eligibility. Analysts mention that employment letter never provided. But in gcms notes i can see that they hv received my employment letter. Please help me to understand @legalfalcon .
Thank you.

Here is one of my old posts:


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.


If you have submitted the document, then no need to be worried. Alternatively, you can re-submit it now via webform and explain it in LoE that there were concerns about your reference letter not submitted.

Also, make sure that your reference letter has all IRCC requirements.