Timing here is key. It takes 30 days to get results from the time of submission of the request. Factor this time in with the wait for the updates. Have you got your UCI and File Application number in the CIO Acknowledgement sent from CIO-NS?ad123164 said:46 days passed since CIO-NS acknowledged my application, No MR yet from VO (CEM or ADVO). If I apply for GCMS, will it help me verify in which visa office ended up? Ang mahirap kasi kung sa Abu Dhabi napunta yung application ko, mamumuti na mata ko at possible pang maging itim lahat eh wala pang MR.
If it is easy for you to get GCMS notes by making a request under the Access to Information and/or Privacy Acts and is of no cost to you (for non-residents in Canada, $5 I think), then in my view it is beneficial given the particulars of your application:
-46 days from CIO acknowledgement
-impending return to home country, concerns on VO
See here for more information on making a request: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/atip/
The results may not be so detailed as it will be information on the file taken from the date they received the request and if there are updates happening after the date they have collected the information - it is not reflected in the GCMS notes that will be sent to you. For example, if you get an AOR-VO mid-30 days processing for the GCMS, it may not be seen in the GCMS notes yet.
But what will be informative is the Paper File History - the sections on Additional Case Office, File Transfer and the dates when file transfer was done, and the status of the file transfer. These would provide info on the VO where your file was transferred.
/hope this helps...