uci? do doest it mean

[yenyen]

uci what does it mean file number?

[suva]

UNIQUE CLIENT ID

[yenyen]

UNIQUE CLIENT ID

thanks!

[ddobro2]

The Client ID (xxxx-xxxx with all numerals for x) is NOT the same as the file/application number. See this page: https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/redir.do?app=ecas&lang=en&redir=id_num
 

uci what does it mean file number?

[wes786]

uci what does it mean file number?

UNIQUE CLIENT ID

Its actually Universal Client ID

Thought I would make the correction 

[ddobro2]

or Unique Client Identifier.......but who's keepin' track, really? 

Its actually Universal Client ID

Thought I would make the correction 

[wes786]

or Unique Client Identifier.......but who's keepin' track, really? 

So is that the only Identification Number these guys use/send now?

I ask this because when I applied for my wife, they sent me my client ID, my wife received her immigration file number and also her client ID(from CAIPS).

[ddobro2]

The main two numbers CIC deals with are the client ID (xxxx-xxxx, all digits) and the file/application number (starts with B or F, followed by 9 digits). You have a Client ID the moment you have any dealings with CIC, so if the PR app is your first business with them, you would have it assigned at the time they approve the sponsorship and transfer it to the VO. I ordered GCMS notes (the descendant of CAIPS) and only recall seeing my Client ID on one line in the whole document. However the file number was at the top of each page.

So is that the only Identification Number these guys use/send now?

I ask this because when I applied for my wife, they sent me my client ID, my wife received her immigration file number and also her client ID(from CAIPS).