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[yash_91]

I think the link is only for paper application.

Oh god thanks a lot. I was in a panic situation coz my application did not come up. Thanks loads

 

[theprairieboy]

Oh god thanks a lot. I was in a panic situation coz my application did not come up. Thanks loads

I have 2 applications: EE 96% and PNP (paper application) 46% - only the PNP application shows up. I clicked back and found that the linked you attached was under Paper Application.

 

[yash_91]

I have 2 applications: EE 96% and PNP (paper application) 46% - only the PNP application shows up. I clicked back and found that the linked you attached was under Paper Application.

Yes just figured that out, thanks a lot

 

[DDEE]

Hi,

Do you know what happens if you raise another gcms note, before the previous one arrives.

I asked for one one month ago, haven't received it yet. I know an officer worked on my file recently. The first GCMS note can not reflect the latest development. Can I raise a new one now? Because, it takes more than one month and if I wait for the first one to arrive , it will be more than one month.

 

[saad3388]

Don't think so , Mine is nearly same as yours and so are the others

FSW outland
AOR - 16th May 2020
RPRF paid - 19th August

Keep in touch mate in this forum

@Greddy : You received any ghost update recently ? Just checking with you

 

[Shiva91]

Aor May 28 2020
Bill & medical passed _ July 16
Eligibility passed _sep 15
Bill completed- oct 23rd
Background check/ security check / criminality- processing

I don’t know how long do I have to wait for my approval

Good luck everyone

 

[tssd]

@legalfalcon @caipsnotes

Sorry guys, I need some helps here.
Just received my GCMS notes, my eligibility shows Review Required, Security not started, criminality in progress, medical passed, info sharing in progress.

There are a lot of information inside, and I don't really know where to find the issue for my eligibility.
I believe it is 11.2 and R87.1 review required.
The notes are issued on 14 Oct, even I just received today.

I also received a call from service Canada two days ago for biometric appointment next week.

Does receive biometric call mean close to final decision or probably still another other month or two months away?
What should I do for my eligibility? Should I send another employment letter? Although I think my previous already include all information they need.

Thank you very much!!!!

 

[Greddy]

@Greddy : You received any ghost update recently ? Just checking with you

No mate nothing as of yet.. Perhaps towards the 6 months mark there could be..

 

[Shiva91]

@legalfalcon @caipsnotes

Sorry guys, I need some helps here.
Just received my GCMS notes, my eligibility shows Review Required, Security not started, criminality in progress, medical passed, info sharing in progress.

There are a lot of information inside, and I don't really know where to find the issue for my eligibility.
I believe it is 11.2 and R87.1 review required.
The notes are issued on 14 Oct, even I just received today.

I also received a call from service Canada two days ago for biometric appointment next week.

Does receive biometric call mean close to final decision or probably still another other month or two months away?
What should I do for my eligibility? Should I send another employment letter? Although I think my previous already include all information they need.

Thank you very much!!!!

Just call IRCC and get the latest update on your application
Your criminality is done now so hopefully they will complete your eligibility soon too
Do not send any documents until they ask you

Good luck buddy

 

[Zhalo]

Is there anyone who have got eligibility, medicals, security passed and waiting for biometrics to get updated on their profile

 

[legalfalcon]

@legalfalcon

Sorry guys, I need some helps here.
Just received my GCMS notes, my eligibility shows Review Required, Security not started, criminality in progress, medical passed, info sharing in progress.

There are a lot of information inside, and I don't really know where to find the issue for my eligibility.
I believe it is 11.2 and R87.1 review required.
The notes are issued on 14 Oct, even I just received today.

I also received a call from service Canada two days ago for biometric appointment next week.

Does receive biometric call mean close to final decision or probably still another other month or two months away?
What should I do for my eligibility? Should I send another employment letter? Although I think my previous already include all information they need.

Thank you very much!!!!

A11.2 refers to eligibility and R87.1 is the criteria for CEC.

Reposting my older 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, 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.

 

[tssd]

A11.2 refers to eligibility and R87.1 is the criteria for CEC.

Reposting my older 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, 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.

Totally understand, I found the reason at the bottom of my notes, saying they need to review my work check sheet about matching NOC duties. The question is my coworker submitted the same work checklist under same NOC and his eligibility is passed already. Not sure why mine need additional review. Other than that the rest shows clear.

That review comment was created on beginning of September, I tried to ask the agent any latest update on my application, they just said get the biometric done first and then wait for response, do not submit any documents unless they ask you to do so.

So back to ny question, should I provide additional document to support my duty by web form? Also, does biometric appointment means anything on my application?

Any advise would help! Thank you very much everyone.

 

[tssd]

Just call IRCC and get the latest update on your application
Your criminality is done now so hopefully they will complete your eligibility soon too
Do not send any documents until they ask you

Good luck buddy

I just called, and they said get the biometric done first then wait for updates or response. They didn't give me any update on my eligibility
So got call for biometric means criminality is done?

 

[meganm]

AOR May 19
Biometrics completed on Oct 21

Eligiblity was passed in Spetember, Criminality in progress, security not started

anyone have an idea how long criminality/security each usually takes? I didn't provide a criminal record check for my time in Canada so I'm a bit worried that they are gonna ask for it later and it's gonna prolong the process even more..

I saw some people getting requests for their in Canada criminal record pretty early in the process, so is it safe to assume that they won't need it?? Any help is highly appreciated!!!

 

[Shiva91]

I just called, and they said get the biometric done first then wait for updates or response. They didn't give me any update on my eligibility
So got call for biometric means criminality is done?

When you are done with your biometric Criminality and security check will be done in few days
To move forward your file you must complete your eligibility because eligibility is backbone of your file