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[jaspersun0106]

Anyone here everything passed and waiting for dm more than a couple of weeks?

 

[chakrat]

Any new update AOR SEPTEMBER 2020

 

[Chethan_blr]

Update as of 01-Mar-2021 (IRCC Call)

AOR : 26-Sep-2020
Eligibility : In Progress
Criminality: In Progress
Security: Not Started

 

[kkrishnabc]

Anyone here everything passed and waiting for dm more than a couple of weeks?

I'm on the same boat for the last 7 weeks. All stages passed but no dm yet.

 

[jaspersun0106]

I'm on the same boat for the last 7 weeks. All stages passed but no dm yet.

This is tough. Wish we can get it in March.

 

[GaryChapman VP]

Hi @legalfalcon.

Need some help understanding my gcms notes.

Eligibility shows REVIEW REQUIRED , however when I check the last few pages (notes) it shows:
CASE PROCESSING AGENT APPLICATION: RECOMMENDATION: A11.2 MET R87: APPEARS TO MEET R75: APPEARS TO MEET R76: ALL VALID Ready to Finalize


I’ve run through the notes and couldn’t really see a cause for concern. Like all comments indicate everything is ok. I tried checking if there is a specific document or situation flagged but the CPAs comments seem to indicate everything is ok.

Any idea what the cause for RR could be?

 

[legalfalcon]

Hi @legalfalcon.

Need some help understanding my gcms notes.

Eligibility shows REVIEW REQUIRED , however when I check the last few pages (notes) it shows:
CASE PROCESSING AGENT APPLICATION: RECOMMENDATION: A11.2 MET R87: APPEARS TO MEET R75: APPEARS TO MEET R76: ALL VALID Ready to Finalize


I’ve run through the notes and couldn’t really see a cause for concern. Like all comments indicate everything is ok. I tried checking if there is a specific document or situation flagged but the CPAs comments seem to indicate everything is ok.

Any idea what the cause for RR could be?

In your case, it seem everything is in order and the RR is because the note is from a CPC. There are two set of officers, Case processing agents and case analysts.


Case Analyst: Work under general supervision of the Immigration Program Manager or an Officer, analyzes, evaluates and makes recommendations on temporary and permanent resident applications.


Case processing agent: are more like office support workers who help in working on the files. For a job description see https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=1170568

Case analysts would be higer ranked since they work directly under immigration officers to support them in managing caseload.

If you have a note by a CPC, then you may have a RR since it has to be through an offer before conclusion is made.

I am re-posting my old post on RR, hope you find it useful.

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, there will be a review required for the eligibility, and there will be no text to the effect “ready to finalize” or pass. The note will specifically state 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.

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 or if you have answered yes to any statutory question. 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.

For stat questions, the officer will have to review if there are any concerns and the reasons or the prior visa refusal, was it in Canada of another country.

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 stat question

 

[vik.k]

Anyone here everything passed and waiting for dm more than a couple of weeks?

which PNP...and were you invited under PNP or CEC

 

[vik.k]

I'm on the same boat for the last 7 weeks. All stages passed but no dm yet.

Hi, my AOR is Sep 18 and I am a PNP EE applicant. did you called IRCC and got to know that everything is passed?

 

[kkrishnabc]

Hi, my AOR is Sep 18 and I am a PNP EE applicant. did you called IRCC and got to know that everything is passed?

Yes multiple times, as well as have received a confirmation reply about it in response to my webform request.

 

[GaryChapman VP]

In your case, it seem everything is in order and the RR is because the note is from a CPC. There are two set of officers, Case processing agents and case analysts.


Case Analyst: Work under general supervision of the Immigration Program Manager or an Officer, analyzes, evaluates and makes recommendations on temporary and permanent resident applications.


Case processing agent: are more like office support workers who help in working on the files. For a job description see https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=1170568

Case analysts would be higer ranked since they work directly under immigration officers to support them in managing caseload.

If you have a note by a CPC, then you may have a RR since it has to be through an offer before conclusion is made.

I am re-posting my old post on RR, hope you find it useful.

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, there will be a review required for the eligibility, and there will be no text to the effect “ready to finalize” or pass. The note will specifically state 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.

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 or if you have answered yes to any statutory question. 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.

For stat questions, the officer will have to review if there are any concerns and the reasons or the prior visa refusal, was it in Canada of another country.

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 stat question

Thanks for the detailed explanation.

Probably could be because it was assessed by CPA, or perhaps because I had a prior trv refusal.

Still, will RR in such a case cause delays to the progress of my file? I heard applications which receive RR are left in a limbo, but that’s usually due to insufficient or concerning documentation. My VO is London.

 

[jaspersun0106]

which PNP...and were you invited under PNP or CEC

I met both, CEC in the pool and add 600 points PNP scores.

 

[jaspersun0106]

Hi, my AOR is Sep 18 and I am a PNP EE applicant. did you called IRCC and got to know that everything is passed?

Hello, is your application processing by the Sydney visa office? What is your latest status?

 

[Sunshinegirl6]

Can we call NDVO and check about the progress ? Is there a way to reach them over calls ?

 

[legalfalcon]

Thanks for the detailed explanation.

Probably could be because it was assessed by CPA, or perhaps because I had a prior trv refusal.

Still, will RR in such a case cause delays to the progress of my file? I heard applications which receive RR are left in a limbo, but that’s usually due to insufficient or concerning documentation. My VO is London.

If you had a prior TRV refusal and you answered yes to any statutory questions, you will have a RR, this is a common trend. Read my post on RR.

Application with RR do not stay in limbo, it is just that the officer will have to review the specific aspects of the application that are flagged as RR before making a conclusive determination.