understanding GCMS notes

[Reginald]

I retyped all of mine.. pdf converter doesnt work for me :/

You can convert using newer versions of ms word. From 2013 maybe.

 

[number411]

Thanks. I ordered gcms Nov 30. Its yet to arrive. I feel I ordered too early and it won't contain much. What's your take?

So from Sept AOR, till Nov 30 or Dec 1st, when the GCMS was generated for the other person, only R10 was completed? I'm wondering if 3 months after AOR will be a good time to apply for GCMS and get it by 4 months after AOR.

 

[Reginald]

So from Sept AOR, till Nov 30 or Dec 1st, when the GCMS was generated for the other person, only R10 was completed? I'm wondering if 3 months after AOR will be a good time to apply for GCMS and get it by 4 months after AOR.

Sounds good, if you can summon the patience. Looks like they don't do much in the first 2 months. Now, this may vary by category. E.g, cec applicants used to get DM in 2-3 months so made sense to order early in their case. Am not sure about PNP.

 

[gorkhethito]

Aor 31 aug...ordered gcms notes on dec 2 and got today..this is my 2nd time..1st note i received was till sept 30 which is 1 mth from AOR...It was normal like r10 ok..eca..celpip verified and pcc,offer letter received .

Suprisingly,my 2nd note which has data from 3 months of AOR has nothing new than of 1st notes. still security,criminality and eigibility not started.The only date changed is the due date.its now Jan 2 which was nov 2 on 1st note..Agent review has same as 1st note..not a single new word is added.for 2 months they just changed the due date...god knows how they work and how do they update things..i am not ordering gcms notes anymore..

 

[Hansdza]

It means they didn't do anything with your file since last time you ordered GCMS. They might be waiting for something related to your application or they are just busy doing something else only God knows. I am ordering my second GCMS note as well, no ghost email no nothing so far. Seems like nobody touch my file since the last update. I will see if there is anything new with my second GCMS.. but I doubt it..

 

[Reginald]

Aor 31 aug...ordered gcms notes on dec 2 and got today..this is my 2nd time..1st note i received was till sept 30 which is 1 mth from AOR...It was normal like r10 ok..eca..celpip verified and pcc,offer letter received .

Suprisingly,my 2nd note which has data from 3 months of AOR has nothing new than of 1st notes. still security,criminality and eigibility not started.The only date changed is the due date.its now Jan 2 which was nov 2 on 1st note..Agent review has same as 1st note..not a single new word is added.for 2 months they just changed the due date...god knows how they work and how do they update things..i am not ordering gcms notes anymore..

This is an eye opener. Thanks for sharing.

 

[number411]

Sounds good, if you can summon the patience. Looks like they don't do much in the first 2 months. Now, this may vary by category. E.g, cec applicants used to get DM in 2-3 months so made sense to order early in their case. Am not sure about PNP.

Yes, I think I can be patient for first 3 months. R10 is only a check for completeness of the application, isn't it? If someone gets a document request, such as I got Sch 4/4A request, that would mean a Case officer has already looked into the app and done completeness. I think there is no point applying for GCMS and know that they've done only R10 while we can already assume this by other updates.

Aor 31 aug...ordered gcms notes on dec 2 and got today..this is my 2nd time..1st note i received was till sept 30 which is 1 mth from AOR...It was normal like r10 ok..eca..celpip verified and pcc,offer letter received .

Suprisingly,my 2nd note which has data from 3 months of AOR has nothing new than of 1st notes. still security,criminality and eigibility not started.The only date changed is the due date.its now Jan 2 which was nov 2 on 1st note..Agent review has same as 1st note..not a single new word is added.for 2 months they just changed the due date...god knows how they work and how do they update things..i am not ordering gcms notes anymore..

This is an eye opener. Thanks for sharing.

So according to this case, after 3 months of AOR, there is R10 done, ECA and IELTS/CELPIP verified and due date moved to the beginning of 4th month. I would say this is decent progress. @gorkhethito -- Why do you say that you won't order anymore GCMS notes? I think all of us have to tone down our expectations and wait. I'm happy with the progress in your file in 4 months, a lot of work has already happened and you are on the way to PPR. Congratulations!

This confirms that we can order first GCMS notes after 3 months from AOR. Granted we'll get it at month 4, but atleast we'll get to know some important updates and not just cursory reviews. Maybe after 3 months, we can apply every month.

Thank you so much guys for this thread and your updates.

 

[grajdev382]

Do we get hard copy or soft copy or both for gcms notes? I ordered on 5th dec and still waiting

 

[number411]

i ordered after 1 month of AOR and got on 2nd nov..not much except r10 ok and the documents are ok..due date was nov 2...as of today bg has nt yet been started....when it comes to gcms note..all the pages from top are nothing but eligibility assessment on all the categories and dates..notes found at the bottom are only good for us to know what vo is doing....in short for me..from aug 30 till sept 30...nthing was sone except r10 check and it was assigned to someone with due date nov2...

In my opinion, eligibility assessment on all the categories is a crucial and important step. We shouldn't underestimate the importance of this task ("nothing but"?). Good to know that they do this in the first few days of AOR, so if some ineligible application is submitted, it gets cancelled, rejected early and not made to wait for later.

Although you say that "nothing is done", it appears good work was done by CIC to review documents and check eligibility. This is sufficient progress for 1 month from AOR, isn't it? Of course, we all want officers to work only on our file alone, but there are also so many other applications. It appears they have a nice operational process established.

 

[Phil89]

In my opinion, eligibility assessment on all the categories is a crucial and important step. We shouldn't underestimate the importance of this task ("nothing but"?). Good to know that they do this in the first few days of AOR, so if some ineligible application is submitted, it gets cancelled, rejected early and not made to wait for later.

Although you say that "nothing is done", it appears good work was done by CIC to review documents and check eligibility. This is sufficient progress for 1 month from AOR, isn't it? Of course, we all want officers to work only on our file alone, but there are also so many other applications. It appears they have a nice operational process established.

How long have you waited? 13 days? Just wait...

 

[number411]

Do we get hard copy or soft copy or both for gcms notes? I ordered on 5th dec and still waiting

You'll get it in soft-copy at the email address you mentioned while requesting for it. You've ordered it at the right time in your file process. You'll get it in a few days or maximum in a week from now.

 

[rkurtur]

Do we get hard copy or soft copy or both for gcms notes? I ordered on 5th dec and still waiting

I did apply on Dec 3rd and I am still waiting. I didn't attach any document/letter while ordering GCMS. Do we need attach AOR letter for GCMS request?

 

[Dreams1985]

I did apply on Dec 3rd and I am still waiting. I didn't attach any document/letter while ordering GCMS. Do we need attach AOR letter for GCMS request?

You need to attach consent form if you doing it from outside Canada

 

[Dreams1985]

Guys Going through this thread , I am worried i have ordered my GCMS note too early. Can anyone suggest me if it is early or not.

MY AOR date is 5 Oct 2015 and I ordered GCMS on 30th DEC 2015 which is roughly around after 80 days of AOR. Is it too early. I am expecting it to get my notes in first week of Feb which is 4m after AOR

 

[rkurtur]

You need to attach consent form if you doing it from outside Canada

I am in Canada so I do not need to attach consent form.