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[SVSD]

I am also in same situation like you. I am talking to agent since last 2-3 weeks and hearing that biometrics needs to be validated by officer and update on profile. It will kick off criminality process. As soon as it kicks off criminality doesnt take more than week. Until that you will see criminality in progress.
I also asked that what can we do for that because it is in this state from last 1.5 months then he said nothing just wait for it.

Got the exact same reply yesterday when I called them. Frustrating times !!!!

 

[bzkcanada]

Hi @Invincible84 / @legalfalcon / Guys,

My COPR and PRV were issued in October/2020 and it expires in February/2021. I am currently in USA, so I am exempt from ban.
But, currently I am not willing to move to Canada right now because of on going COVID and cases on the rise in USA and Canada. So I tweeted IRCC asking for extension of my COPR and PRV.
IRCC replied back saying to check below link for latest up-to-date information regarding approved COPR.
So when I checked the below link, it says that we don't need to inform IRCC if we are not ready to move to Canada currently.
So I think that I don't need to worry about informing IRCC for now. And when I am ready to move to Canada in summer, then I can fill out web form and ask IRCC to extend COPR and PRV.

What do you guys think?

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/immigration-applicants.html#approved

I am in a similar situation (residing in the US and want to travel to Canada in summer) except I have received PPR but have not sent my passport yet. I believe according to their website you should be fine for now. But the only thing that I am worried about is they might change their policy for expired COPR holders once they start the vaccination process.

By the way, how long did it take for you to get your COPR after you sent your passport? I am trying to push my COPR expiration date by sending my passport later. And once they gave you COPR and PRV, officially you have 3 months to land assuming your medical is still valid right?

 

[OHCanada20]

I guess its a pause for PNP inland since July 2020..our applications are just frozen and put away. Dont understand why we paid 1500 extra. It was a complete rip off for us. I am April 29th AOR and on recommend pass since 17th of July. Crazy

 

[usa2canada2021]

I am in a similar situation (residing in the US and want to travel to Canada in summer) except I have received PPR but have not sent my passport yet. I believe according to their website you should be fine for now. But the only thing that I am worried about is they might change their policy for expired COPR holders once they start the vaccination process.

By the way, how long did it take for you to get your COPR after you sent your passport? I am trying to push my COPR expiration date by sending my passport later. And once they gave you COPR and PRV, officially you have 3 months to land assuming your medical is still valid right?

Yes. I also agree that I would be fine, once I am ready to travel in summer, but I am also worried about the change of their policy. And it would be difficult for me to do soft landing later as my wife's H-4 will be expiring soon and it her current H-4 is under processing. And currently H-4 processing is taking 8 to 9 months. So if they ask me to travel at that time while her H-4 is in processing, it will be difficult for me to travel.

IRCC received my passport on Monday and I received stamped passport and COPR back by next Tuesday(8 days).
I don't think there is 3 months dead-line to land, I think your medical expiration drives the COPR and PRV expiration date. So I don't think if you delay in sending the passport will push the COPR expiration date.

 

[dextro590]

To see how your notes should look like after they are conclusively passed, see #2,521

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, they will be clearly mentioned in the note. If there is nothing specific and still you have a RR, then it merely indicates that the CPA or analyst is requesting the officer to review the documents once before finalising it.

The specific reasons would be that the 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.

If you answered yes to a statutory question, about a prior visa refusal etc, you will have RR. This only indicates to verify if you have criminality or inadmissibility issues based on the refusal.

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.
6. Answering yes to statutory question.

There are just some of the scenarios.

Hope this helps.

Thank you for answering all our questions @legalfalcon. I’ve learnt alot from your replies. do you work for ircc?

 

[EstherNnnanna]

Thank you for answering all our questions @legalfalcon. I’ve learnt alot from your replies. do you work for ircc?

I was about asking the same thing @legalfalcon

 

[UmairS]

Aor 7th March 2020
FSW Outland (CoR: USA)
Anyone having a similar case and still waiting?

 

[Canex17]

Aor 7th March 2020
FSW Outland (CoR: USA)
Anyone having a similar case and still waiting?

Seems many of us with march aor, regardless of stream, are still waiting.

 

[legalfalcon]

Thank you for answering all our questions @legalfalcon. I’ve learnt alot from your replies. do you work for ircc?

I was about asking the same thing @legalfalcon

I don't work for IRCC, but do your research.

 

[UmairS]

Seems many of us with march aor, regardless of stream, are still waiting.

A couple of FSW outlands, residing in USA got ppr last week

 

[pbhanot]

Hi Everyone, did anyone here got a COPR or PPR from the CIO in Sydney, Nova Scotia? It seems like all the application which have not been touched for a long time are all been worked on from CIO Sydney.

 

[Sachin007]

Hi Everyone, did anyone here got a COPR or PPR from the CIO in Sydney, Nova Scotia? It seems like all the application which have not been touched for a long time are all been worked on from CIO Sydney.

On Immitracker, saw people getting COPR from CIO Sydney.

 

[g.neha]

A couple of FSW outlands, residing in USA got ppr last week

Really ?? I am COR - USA, Feb 16 AOR, VO: CIO (the slowest of all) ... security is still pending and file not touched since May'20... I believe people getting PPR's are either Dec or Jan.. I read on AOR Dec 2019 forum page..

 

[Vandana V]

Finally,got PPR for COPR On 1st December
AOR -12th march
Outside
Fsw
Primary VO-Ottawa
Then NDVO
Submitted passport and waiting to get it sooner
Hope there would not be any restrictions for travel.
Good luck everybody

 

[kumar55]

Finally,got PPR for COPR On 1st December
AOR -12th march
Outside
Fsw
Primary VO-Ottawa
Then NDVO
Submitted passport and waiting to get it sooner
Hope there would not be any restrictions for travel.
Good luck everybody

@Vandana V Congratulations, finally you got it.
Are you Inland or outland applicant ???
Do you have dependent , if yes inland or outland ?
When did you give your biometrics ???