Hi kewl, I have the exact same timeline and situation as you:
April 3 - submitted TRV application online
April 4 - received confirmation message from CIC
April 5 - received email that application has been updated
April 16 - received 2nd email that application has been updated
But no messages or status updates in my CIC account, it still says "Open".
Found one or two people who said they also received "updates" without any changes in their account, though the PP request eventually came later (sometimes much later). I'm a Thai citizen studying in New York though, which is where I'm applying from. Processing time at the New York office is supposedly 38 days (omg).
Let me know when you actually get some real updates! All the best
kewl said:
anyone here experienced receiving a message from CIC lately:
"Your application has been updated. Please sign in to your MyCIC account and check your application status and messages for more information."
This is the second same message I received since I lodged my TRV application online last April 3rd and receiving the confirmation on April 4th..then after that received the messages above and when I checked my CIC no new messages...
this is my timeline so far:
April 3 - submitted TRV application
April 4 - received confirmation from CIC
April 4 - received a message that my application has been updated
April 16 - received a second message that my application has been updated
Note: My current location is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with average processing time of 17 days according to CIC website.