What does you status say under "In Process"?

[trinatocanada]

When I access my status under "in process"...it says "we have received you application on October 16,2008".

Last month I only had "Eligibility Review Complete"... but now I have "In Process" and "Application Received".  But when I access the two statuses it just says the same thing.  That they have received my application on October 16, 2008 and we have sent you a letter on April 16, 2009.

So what does your "in process" status say?

[aspire]

Mine says " Your application was reviewed and we started processing your application on JUly 31, 2009"

[CPA2CANADA]

Trina....that is unusual! two stat...i am also watching your case..and found that you already submitted full docs last July same with the other applicants here....did your status changed to "RECEIVED BY VISA OFFICE" before "IN PROCESS"? you may also watch the LONDON Applicant's thread to know our batchmates.....hope to received medicals soon...

Here's my ECAS just to compare....

We received your application for permanent residence on May 1, 2009.
 
We reviewed your application and sent you a letter on June 4, 2009. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.
 
Your application and supporting documents were received by the London England office. They are pending review.
 
A decision has been made on your application. The office will contact you concerning this decision.
 
We transferred your application to the London England office on June 17, 2009. The London England office may contact you.
 
Your application was reviewed and we started processing on August 25, 2009.

[trinatocanada]

Hi, yeah I thought mine was odd that's why I decided to post a question about it.

So when I log onto ecas I see two statuses right? Here's exactly what it says:

In Process
We received your application for permanent residence on October 16, 2008.
 
Application Received
We received your application for permanent residence on October 16, 2008.
 
We reviewed your application and sent you a letter on April 16, 2009. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

Thats it!  Since I did not check e-cas for a few weeks before last week, I have no way of knowing whether I had any status changes before now.  Weird huh?

[jtob]

When I access my status under "in process"...it says "we have received you application on October 16,2008".

Last month I only had "Eligibility Review Complete"... but now I have "In Process" and "Application Received".  But when I access the two statuses it just says the same thing.  That they have received my application on October 16, 2008 and we have sent you a letter on April 16, 2009.

So what does your "in process" status say?

nothing to worry about your ecas.

the " eligibility review complete" means that they have checked your documents and you passed the 67 points they require.

the " in process" after you have passed the eligibility review means they're doing the background and security checks. this is where they'll may call your employer to check.

IMO, this is where the real processing begins and the no refund policy and the 6 to 12 months time starts.

your ecas will not change for sometime. in my case the "in process" did not change until i received my passport with visa.

[viba]

to sir jtob:

is that really? so, i shouldnt really rely or wait for my ecas to change to "in process" before i expect medical instructions?
i've submitted full docs on july 30 and received 2nd AOR last Aug 20, i am more or less expecting my medical letter this sept but
my ecas still shows "received by visa office"
correct me if i'm wrong but does it mean they hadnt really started processing my app?
your inputs will be highly appreciated and pardon the sir, i read that you're a teacher and i've been following your posts coz they
are very enlightening and informative..

[jtob]

viba,
if your ecas is still " received by the visa office" they are assessing the documents you sent if it supports the points you are claiming.
technically processing period hasn't started yet. i read in their operational bulletin that the 6 to 12 months processing starts when you pass the eligibility review.
it'll change to " in process" when you pass the eligibility review and your medical request will be next, but your ecas wont change again until you receive your visa, then it'll be "decision made".
it's not over until you have landed in canadian soil, then your ecas will change to " completed".

[trinatocanada]

thanks jtob for the clarification :)
so its safe to say that they have indeed started processing my application for PR. sheesh its turning a year old next month! 

[CPA2CANADA]

trina....yeah we may conclude that when you see in your ECAS the exact date they started processing your application...have the same case with you...it is "IN PROCESS" but the explanation just mentioned that they are pending review...i think after a week or two...it added a line which says "we started processing your application on_______"..

Expect a change tomorrow as London usually updates ECAS on Mondays.....

Godbless......