medical request .. what's next

[defenestration]

yeah because its unfair to increase someones processing time just because they have lived in different countries..I mean i was in UK as a student and I can attach all my certificates to show them that i was studying and I completed my studies there..I dont think it should be a problem......I have one more question..I want to know that when I was a child my name was really big and unpronouncable so after my 10th grade, I shortened my name and in all my documents I have my new name, even in my UK certificates, passport etc..Will that be a issue in background checks? your personal opinions on this please?

The name thing shouldn't be an issue, except that it increases the odds of one of your names getting a "hit" in police databases. In that case they'll ask for an RCMP clearance. (They asked me, because I have the same name as someone who robbed a store in New Brunswick.)

 

[icecool222]

The name thing shouldn't be an issue, except that it increases the odds of one of your names getting a "hit" in police databases. In that case they'll ask for an RCMP clearance. (They asked me, because I have the same name as someone who robbed a store in New Brunswick.)

but i was only a teenager when my name was changed and i am gonna attach rcmp certificate anyways in the first place. i thought it was mandatory too...

 

[umairz]

I know how the process works because of my experience and, more importantly, the experiences of many other people on forums like this one. Keep in mind that enough people (myself included) have ordered their CAIPS files that we aren't just seeing the process from the outside. We know when our file was assessed (not just when we received IA or PPR), we know when Ottawa processed our medicals, we know when the VO approved our medicals, and so on.

If you meant the reason for the new process, CIC's own letters say they are sending medical requests earlier to speed up processing. The letter I received with my (pre-IA) medical request said:

"Enclosed you will find instructions for a medical examination. These are being issued at this time in order to expedite the processing of your application. They are issued 'at own risk', in the sense that you will not be reimbursed for expenses if later your application should be withdrawn or refused."

Ok, so you are saying we can order some kind of process criteria from CIC that will explain all the steps they have taken to porcess our application like internal processing steps and we have an deep insight o our cases and know well what exactly is going on?

 

[defenestration]

but i was only a teenager when my name was changed and i am gonna attach rcmp certificate anyways in the first place. i thought it was mandatory too...

Police certificates are mandatory for all countries you've lived in for 6+ months since turning 18, except Canada. CIC runs an RCMP "name check" on you, and if that comes up empty they probably won't ask for an RCMP certificate. ("Probably", because there are people who swear their name is so rare that they couldn't possibly have a name match, but were still asked for RCMP fingerprints.)

 

[defenestration]

Ok, so you are saying we can order some kind of process criteria from CIC that will explain all the steps they have taken to porcess our application like internal processing steps and we have an deep insight o our cases and know well what exactly is going on?

You can order your CAIPS file, which has your file's current status and everything the staff at the VO are entering about your case.

Here's a brief condensed excerpt from mine:

This is part of the header summarizing the case:

DOCUMENT(S) REQ'D	DATE REQUESTED	OK
RCMP PRINT/PI	25-03-2011	Y
PC GERMANY X2	13-06-2011	Y

"RCMP PRINT/PI" = RCMP fingerprints for "PI" (principal immigrant).
"PC GERMANY X2" = Police certificates for Germany, principal immigrant + spouse.

These are some of the "notes":

File to me -

I have reviewed docs/information on this file and I am satisfied that PI meets the ed/exp/lang requirements necessary for processing in CE Class. Docs are in order and interview is waived. We are pending only med results x2, RPRF x2, pc Germany x2 and RCMP pc for PI. Per notes of 24 May 2011, meds have already been sent, and per notes of 02 June 2011, docs have already been requested.

File to RP to send int waiver ltr.
=== PF 13-JUN-2011

INTV WAIVER LTR SENT THIS DATE
=== RP 21-JUN-2011

RECEIVED $980-JULY 11, 2011. SENT TO ICR.
=== DR 12-JUL-2011

RPRF X 2 PAID.
=== WL 12-JUL-2011

RECVD ORIG GERMANY PCX2-CLEAN
=== RP 13-JUL-2011

RECVD RCMP PC FOR PI-CLEAN
=== RP 01-AUG-2011

As you can see, you need to "decipher" it; they're talking to each other, not to us, so they use a lot of codes and abbreviations.

 

[defenestration]

I should add that my CAIPS file had a lot of information because I ordered it near the end of the process (I actually got my passport request the day after the file came back). If you're around the AOR stage there probably won't be much there. However, it can still be useful. If I had ordered CAIPS when I got my AOR, I would have known they wanted RCMP fingerprints right away, instead of 2+ months later. The file says they requested RCMP fingerprints in March, when they sent my AOR, but I never got anything until June.

 

[icecool222]

Police certificates are mandatory for all countries you've lived in for 6+ months since turning 18, except Canada. CIC runs an RCMP "name check" on you, and if that comes up empty they probably won't ask for an RCMP certificate. ("Probably", because there are people who swear their name is so rare that they couldn't possibly have a name match, but were still asked for RCMP fingerprints.)

Would it be easy to get a UK certificate? I mean dont have the rental receipts there anymore to prove my address there...But i do have a uk visa and the certificates that shows that i have completed my studies there.

 

[umairz]

I should add that my CAIPS file had a lot of information because I ordered it near the end of the process (I actually got my passport request the day after the file came back). If you're around the AOR stage there probably won't be much there. However, it can still be useful. If I had ordered CAIPS when I got my AOR, I would have known they wanted RCMP fingerprints right away, instead of 2+ months later. The file says they requested RCMP fingerprints in March, when they sent my AOR, but I never got anything until June.

OK this might be dumb quetion. How and where do you order it?

 

[defenestration]

Would it be easy to get a UK certificate? I mean dont have the rental receipts there anymore to prove my address there...But i do have a uk visa and the certificates that shows that i have completed my studies there.

I don't know anything about UK certificates, but this is CIC's page about them:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/europe/united-kingdom.asp

 

[defenestration]

OK this might be dumb quetion. How and where do you order it?

Not a dumb question at all, they don't really publicize it.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/atip/index.asp
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/atip/requests-atip.asp

Qorax also has a post with good info, though it's aimed at applicants living outside Canada:
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/-t72568.0.html

 

[saka101]

To icecool2...I had to get a UK police certificate since I studied there for a year. It is pretty easy to get actually. You go to the UK police website and u will see the forms u need to sign. Just print it off, fill it in and mail it. I think its 35 pounds for 10 days and 75 pounds for 2 days. It took me about 2 weeks to receive it

 

[paulharry]

hi dear can u tell me how long they take after medical test.
Thank you