October 2018 AOR - join here
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If you are in Canada, call 1-888-242-2100. Once you navigate through all the menus and get to the end, sometimes there is a message that says basically "we're experiencing a high volume of calls and are unable to transfer you to an agent", then it hangs up on you. If this happens, keep calling back every 30 mins or so until you get through to a person. I have had better luck calling very early (8am) or very late (4:30pm) local time. Once you get through to an agent, they will be looking for specific questions, and do not usually volunteer information. I would suggest asking these specific questions:
- What is the status of the eligibility, criminality, and security checks? Your goal is to find out for each of these whether the status is "not started", "in progress", "recommended pass" or "met". The last two are not the same. "Recommended pass" means a junior officer/analyst has checked your application and didn't see anything needing review, but it still needs to go to a senior officer to formally move it to "Met". It is possible (but unlikely) for a stage to go from "recommended pass" to "review required" when the senior officer gets to it. Once a stage is "Met", it is very unlikely to go for further review.
- If any of the above stages are in progress, ask whether any are marked with "review required". If there is one (or more), ask which item is marked with review required, and whether there is anything you need to do. They may not give details, but may as well try.
- Which office is the application being processed at? You may also ask if there is a primary and a secondary office, and which city they are in.
- Finally, ask them to send a reminder to the processing office, asking for an update on the application. If they say they can't send a reminder, then if you are an inland applicant, you can try asking them to send a message asking if you can expect a passport request letter or a landing interview (your goal is to get some kind of question to the processing office via the call centre, to prompt movement on your case). note that the call centre will only send one reminder/message per application every 30 days.
@lupepper @apurvchaudhary Hello Oct 5 comradesThanks!
I still have a little hope that I can land the job. It's just hard to keep it positive every day.
Hopefully everyone in this thread will get their PPR soon and we will have fewer and fewer messages around here.
It is a lot of work. I am thinking of moving it to a google sheet or something so people can update their own info......so no more updated tables?
Its okay I understand.
Gcms notes are basically a file that lists all the detials of our applications, the movement, assigned officer, and comments by the case analyst or visa officer, basically everything. They are very inexpensive($5) to order but once ordered, they take atleast 30 days.
According to what I have understood, an application can be delayed for 3 major reasons:
1. Review Required (RR) - if the case analyst has doubts with anything, our file is put in another queue for further verification. ( which is my case ) : a lot of cases like this
2. Security Screening (SS) - When a file is under extensive security checks. : I have seen only a few cases like this
3. Everything appears good, and still stuck for apparently no reason!! - again a lot of cases like this!
You will get acquainted with all such terminologies in a couple days.
I am inland, so I am living and working in Calgary. Thinking of maybe moving to BC in the next couple of years though. I will still have to do a "landing", but it will be an interview at the Calgary IRCC office. For anyone still waiting for PPR, here is the basic process:
- Get PPR
- Send passport (or copies if applicable) and photos to IRCC by mail
- Receive passport and CoPR back from IRCC by mail
- Complete your landing before the CoPR expiry date (at the border when you arrive in Canada, or inland you can ask for an interview at a local office)
- Wait for your PR card in the mail
Congrats on your job offer! What is your NOC? Any suggestions to find the job in Canada?Man, this wait is torture. How come they don't prioritize cases that reached the 6+ months mark?
I've just received a job offer in Canada, with the condition I land until Sept 1st and it's looking impossible now.
We've got ADRs at the beginning of the month and they requested us last Monday to submit again a representative form with a little adjustment on the address line (just a stupid detail). I really hope it means our case is moving forward, but I realized that building up my hope is not doing any good for my anxiety.
I just wish for peace of mind for everyone going through this (unlucky) journey. I am trying my best!
Finally PPR today guys!
AOR: Oct 21
Meds passed: Nov 21
ADR: May 16...Submitted June 17
Ghost Update: June 20th & 21st
PPR: June 24
It has definitely been a hard journey but hang in there, it'll come when u least expect it!!
AOR: Oct 21
Meds passed: Nov 21
ADR: May 16...Submitted June 17
Ghost Update: June 20th & 21st
PPR: June 24
It has definitely been a hard journey but hang in there, it'll come when u least expect it!!
i think eligibility Met is by the junior officer and has to go to senior officer to be marked as recommended passed by him/her for the file to get approved. isn't it??