I 'm just wondering how exactly CIC application processing system works. I noticed that usually RPRF requests are sent in batches, so it is probably some automated process which is trigerred by some event. Also I noticed that no one on this forum got RPRF request after November, 7. On the other hand I saw few people payed RPRF upfront after November, 7 and already got PPR. Is it possible that CIC has some issue with their system (related to the RPRF automated batch processing) which actually holds back processing of our applications. I wonder if I should pay RPRF upfront now.