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From what I've read from the news lately, Montreal visa office is the hub for refugee/asylum seekers for people jumping border from usa. Upto 400 per day are getting processed at mvo. Far greater than ee applicants. Might explain the slowness.

There are two arms of immigration in Montreal: IRCC and Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. I believe it is the latter that processes refugee claims not IRCC! I stand to be corrected!
 
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There are two arms of immigration in Montreal: IRCC and Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. I believe it is the latter that processes refugee claims not IRCC! I stand to be corrected!
I would imagine it has to be different set of people looking in those claims. From a skill set perspective also. i think the officers need to have a different kind of skill set to process that sort of paperwork vs EE kind of paperwork. But who knows?
 
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I would imagine it has to be different set of people looking in those claims. From a skill set perspective also. i think the officers need to have a different kind of skill set to process that sort of paperwork vs EE kind of paperwork. But who knows?
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Hi Rijo, I ordered note and it not come yet after nearly 40days. Status as called with agent, everything in progess. Bgc not started

Am sorry about your GCMS note status. Unfortunately, you can do little or nothing about it than HOPE!.
Talking to the agents is useless. 99% of the time, they don't know where to look and even how to answer your inquiry. An agent actually told a friend of mine that her eligibility have been completed and everything is good. That it just remains a Senior officer to look over and send PPR. However, the case analysts' recommendation was a failure (<67 FSW) and called for a review of eligibility. She was eventually refused. Even in my case, I begged two different agents to let me know if my eligibility was recommended: passed, for additional review or met. They kept telling me that it is still in progress until I got my GCMS note. Its completely a pity!
Maybe you can just request for another GCMS (since its just $5) while waiting for this one. It will save you time and may even contain more new information.
Goodluck!
 
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Am sorry about your GCMS note status. Unfortunately, you can do little or nothing about it than HOPE!.
Talking to the agents is useless. 99% of the time, they don't know where to look and even how to answer your inquiry. An agent actually told a friend of mine that her eligibility have been completed and everything is good. That it just remains a Senior officer to look over and send PPR. However, the case analysts' recommendation was a failure (<67 FSW) and called for a review of eligibility. She was eventually refused. Even in my case, I begged two different agents to let me know if my eligibility was recommended: passed, for additional review or met. They kept telling me that it is still in progress until I got my GCMS note. Its completely a pity!
Maybe you can just request for another GCMS (since its just $5) while waiting for this one. It will save you time and may even contain more new information.
Goodluck!
That is unfortunate. I thought if one gets an invitation it means they are already eligible. Did anything change for her or analyst misinterpreted something?
 
That is unfortunate. I thought if one gets an invitation it means they are already eligible. Did anything change for her or analyst misinterpreted something?

It was her employment letter job description that was the issue. She already re-applied though!
 
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Am sorry about your GCMS note status. Unfortunately, you can do little or nothing about it than HOPE!.
Talking to the agents is useless. 99% of the time, they don't know where to look and even how to answer your inquiry. An agent actually told a friend of mine that her eligibility have been completed and everything is good. That it just remains a Senior officer to look over and send PPR. However, the case analysts' recommendation was a failure (<67 FSW) and called for a review of eligibility. She was eventually refused. Even in my case, I begged two different agents to let me know if my eligibility was recommended: passed, for additional review or met. They kept telling me that it is still in progress until I got my GCMS note. Its completely a pity!
Maybe you can just request for another GCMS (since its just $5) while waiting for this one. It will save you time and may even contain more new information.
Goodluck!
ksnkan

Thanks Rijo,

I will raise webform by the end of this Friday since it is my 6month mark. Then order another note same day too.
I am happy for all those who got ppr plus people with a recommended pass. At least the BIG ELIGIBILITY is met and it is just a matter of time. To people like us, the worries is sometimes unbearable
 
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Thanks Rijo,

I will raise webform by the end of this Friday since it is my 6month mark. Then order another note same day too.
I am happy for all those who got ppr plus people with a recommended pass. At least the BIG ELIGIBILITY is met and it is just a matter of time. To people like us, the worries is sometimes unbearable
Someone mentioned in other forum these days they are responding to webforms in a week. So that will be good. However, I doubt that you will get their standard response and hence only GCMS notes will be able to give more details. My suggestion would be not to wait till even Friday to order notes again. Save even 2 days in notes timeline.
 
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That is unfortunate. I thought if one gets an invitation it means they are already eligible. Did anything change for her or analyst misinterpreted something?

That is not true at all. You get invitation based on what you enter. The visa officers recalculate the points to check your eligibiity (minimum 67 points needed for FSW) and to check if your CRS score was higher or equal to cutoff.
 
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From what I've read from the news lately, Montreal visa office is the hub for refugee/asylum seekers for people jumping border from usa. Upto 400 per day are getting processed at mvo. Far greater than ee applicants. Might explain the slowness.

Is it Montreal visa office that is processing refugee applications though? I know Roxham Road on US-Canada border is where RCMP officers are posted which is near Montreal.