Hello All
For the members who have been in the system for some time, has any of you heard of GCMS, or CAIPS notes?
From a very high level -
CAIPS is an acronym for Computer Assisted Immigration Processing System. It is part of the Electronic Data Processing (EDP) system used by the Canadian Immigration offices to process visa applications.
Computer Assisted Immigration Processing System (CAIPS) is an automated system for application processing outside Canada. Information is entered in the system from application forms and supporting documentation submitted by applicants for immigrant and visitor visas, returning residence permits and student and employment authorizations.
Global Case Management System (GCMS) is CIC's new integrated and worldwide system used internally to process applications for citizenship and immigration services.
ALSO:
-- Requesting information won't have any negative impact on your immigration case since such requests are absolutely legal under the Access to Information Act.
-- First, plain text notes of the immigration officers that can be found in every file that is being actively processed are usually clear and self-explanatory.
-- Second, there are comprehensive online resources that help to understand the meaning of abbreviations found in GCMS files — just google them out.
From my understanding, after reading a bit this morning, you can request details about your OWN GCMS notes from CIC. Via the Access to Information Act of Canada, there is a department dedicated for processing of this information. The notes once received seems very cryptic, but will some information is in clear text notes so should be easy to understand.
I also believe that you can request the GCMS notes on your own (not sure how as yet, but researching), or use one of these companies, the one below charges $40 to request and forward to you.
Going to one of the following sites, will provide samples of what the GCMS result document will look like.
The following two companies I've found so far.
caipsnotes dat com
gcmsnotes dat ca
I figured this may be helpful to some of you who has been in the system for an extended period of time, or have redflags which has delayed your process. Anyone who has only recently submitted their app, and things are moving along it may not be worth it as that the normal process. Having this document will assist in understanding where the process is, and hopefully provide answers to some of your questions about your files.
If you had details, or experience on this please post a reply - and share your info.
Cheers,
Ryan
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