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[cansha]

@PCC_desperate also got PPR. AOR 21 June. Montreal.

 

[cansha]

Total known Cases: 54 (58) || Known PPR Cases: 25 (29)

Apr 2018

1. hammam FSW - O | AOR 05 Apr | Eligibility - Recommended Pass Review Required for Stat Question | BG-C - Ongoing | BG-S - Ongoing | PPR - Yes 16 Nov | GCMS notes - Yes
2. itwarriorkarve FSW - I | AOR 15 Apr | Eligibility - N/A | BG-C - N/A | BG-S - N/A | PPR - Yes | GCMS notes - ??
3. harsh083 FSW - I | AOR 17 Apr | Eligibility - Recommended Pass | BG-C - Ongoing | BG-S - Ongoing | PPR - Yes got email for dependent 14 Nov | GCMS notes - Yes
4. Oksamjackson FSW - I | AOR 18 Apr | Eligibility - Review Required for POF | BG-C - IP2 26 Apr | BG-S - IP2 26 Apr | PPR - No Refused | GCMS notes - Yes.
5. roversam FSW - O | AOR 18 Apr | Eligibility - Done | BG-C - Not Known | BG-S - Not known | PPR - Yes 28 Aug | GCMS notes - ??
6. freesoul FSW - O | AOR 21 Apr | Eligibility - Recommended Pass 09 Jul | BG-C - 17 Sep | BG-S - 17 Sep | PPR - Yes 17 Sep | GCMS notes - Ordered 10 Aug
7. vish97 FSW - O | AOR 22 Apr | Eligibility - Review Required stat question | BG-C - 22 Oct | BG-S - 22 Oct | PPR - Yes 22 Oct | GCMS notes - Ordered 05 Aug | Review Required for stat question
8. aprilaor FSW - O | AOR 24 Apr | Eligibility - Done | BG-C - Sep 29 | BG-S - Sep 29 | PPR - Yes Sep 29 | GCMS notes - ??
9. AprAOR08 FSW - O | AOR 24 Apr | Eligibility Met but Review Required | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - Yes 18 Dec | GCMS notes - Second Set Ordered
10. smcan2014 FSW - O | AOR 25 Apr | Eligibility - ADR for employment support | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - Yes | GCMS notes - Ordered
11. Srukar FSW - O | AOR 25 Apr | Eligibility - Pass | BG-C - Done | BG-S - Done | PPR - Yes 18 Oct | GCMS notes - ??
12. annevn8 FSW - I | AOR 25 Apr | Eligibility - Recommended Passed | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Received
    
13. harjeetm FSW - O | AOR 26 Apr | Eligibility - Ongoing | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - Yes 01 Oct| GCMS notes - ??
14. Rijo02 FSW - I | AOR 26 Apr | Eligibility - Met but review required | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - Yes 16 Nov | GCMS notes - Second set received which showed Eligibility met but analyst still tagged as review required
15. kevinboston FSW - O | AOR 26 Apr | Eligibility - Passed | BG-C -10 Oct | BG-S - 10 Oct | PPR - Yes 10 Oct | GCMS notes - Yes, Notes on 17 Sep showed Review Required. Uploaded required docs on 17 Sep proactively
    
16. mm062 FSW - O | AOR 28 Apr | Eligibility - Review Required Stat Question & Job responsibilities | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Ordered 1st set 22 Jun. Showed no progress after Medical. 2nd set 28 Aug

May 2018

1. Arminder_1985 FSW - O | AOR 05 May | Eligibility - Recommended Pass 12 Jun | BG-C - Done | BG-S - Done| PPR - Yes 25 Oct | GCMS notes - Received 21 Aug. There was an ADR that was submitted in May
2. Sington FSW - O | AOR 06 May | Eligibility - Pass | BG-C - Pass | BG-S - Pass | PPR - Yes 13 Nov | GCMS notes - ?? | File moved to Montreal after set as Ready to Finalize
3. sirjoe FSW - I | AOR 07 May | Eligibility - Recommended Passed then Review Required | BG-C - Started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Ordered 26 Sep
4. Henrho FSW - I | AOR 11 May | Eligibility - Done | BG-C - Done | BG-S - Done | PPR - Yes Nov 08 | GCMS notes - ?? Received Ghost Update on 05 Nov
5. John4859 FSW - O/I | AOR 11 May | Eligibility - Ongoing | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - Landing intv invite 24 Nov | GCMS notes - ?? Moved to Canada on ICT so now inland candidate
6. Ash_Vish FSW - I | AOR 19 May | Eligibility - Review Required Age change between ITA and AOR | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - Yes Nov 14 | GCMS notes - Yes

Jun 2018

1. Param90 FSW - O | AOR 01 Jun | Eligibility - Recommended Pass | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - Yes 13 Nov | GCMS notes - | Eligibility set as recommended pass at Ottawa, file moved to Montreal after
2. aki_arora FSW - O | AOR 01 Jun | Eligibility - Recommended Pass | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - Yes 21 Dec | GCMS notes - Ordered 26 Sep
3. monsieurlente FSW - O | AOR 01 Jun | Eligibility - Recommended Pass | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - ??
4. Malhicn FSW - I | AOR 01 Jun | Eligibility - Recommended Pass | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - ??
   
5. Anujithvs FSW - I | AOR 07 Jun | Eligibility - Recommended Pass | BG-C - Started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - Yes 23 Nov | GCMS notes - Ordered 28 Sep
   
6. FSWOCanada FSW - O | AOR 08 Jun | Eligibility - Review Required for Workex documents | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Yes
   
7. pathwaytofreedom FSW - O | AOR 10 Jun | Eligibility - Ongoing | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - Yes 22 Nov | GCMS notes - Ordered 14 Sep
8. NandiniAS FSW - O | AOR 10 Jun | Eligibility - Review Required Stat Question | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Ordered 3rd Aug | Review required for stat question
9. serene17 FSW - O | AOR 12 Jun | Eligibility - Recommended Pass | BG-C - Complete BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - ?? File moved from Ottawa to Montreal after Eligibility and Criminality complete
10. saikatroy FSW - I | AOR 13 Jun | Eligibility - Recommended Pass | BG-C - In progress | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Yes
    
11. bazingaaa FSW - O | AOR 13 Jun | Eligibility - Review Required on work ex docs | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - Yes 22 Nov | GCMS notes - Ordered 2nd week Oct
    
12. Y@$h FSW - O | AOR 14 Jun | Eligibility - Recommended Pass | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - ordered on Sep 03, received on Oct 03
    
13. thebestapplicant FSW - O | AOR 18 Jun | Eligibility - Review Required Stat question | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - Yes 04 Dec | GCMS notes - Ordered 13 Sep
14. phaneeswar130 FSW - O | AOR 18 Jun | Eligibility - Recommended Pass | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - Yes 21 Dec | GCMS notes - Ordered and received
15. Reddevil_ps18 FSW - O | AOR 18 Jun | Eligibility - Ongoing | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Ordered 11 Sep
16. cansha FSW - O | AOR 19 Jun | Eligibility - Recommended Pass | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Ordered 03 Sep
17. canadadream26 FSW - O | AOR 19 Jun | Eligibility - Ongoing | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - ??
18. shalini_can FSW - O | AOR 20 Jun | Eligibility - Passed? | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Received Nov 2
    
19. phoenixsong FSW - O | AOR 29 Jun | Eligibility - Ongoing | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - ??

Jul 2018

1. ValuationGuy FSW - O | AOR 12 Jul | Eligibility - Recommended Pass| BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Received 22 Oct
   
2. AmB20 FSW - O | AOR 16 Jul | Eligibility - Recommended Pass | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Ordered 10 Oct
   
3. sam.m FSW - O | AOR 16 Jul | Eligibility - Ongoing | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Ordered
4. maverick1982 | FSW - O | AOR 16 Jul | Eligibility - Recommended Pass | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Ordered 12 Oct
5. kapahulu | FSW - O | AOR 17 Jul | Eligibility - Review Required Stat question | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Ordered 27 Sep
6. Adeife23 | FSW - O | AOR 24 Jul | Eligibility - Review Required Stat question | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Ordered 25 Oct
7. abhi1701 | FSW - O | AOR 24 Jul | Eligibility - Recommended Passed | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Ordered 12 Oct
8. naten FSW - O | AOR 27 Jul | Eligibility - Ongoing | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - One set received, Ordering another set

August 2018

1. Revitej_18 FSW - I | AOR 05 Aug | Eligibility - Ongoing | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - ??
2. parts007 FSW - O | AOR 09 Aug | Eligibility - Ongoing | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - ??
3. canadianpr123 FSW - I | AOR 09 Aug | Eligibility - Ongoing | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Ordered 23 Oct
   
4. rohitpahwa FSW - O | AOR 10 Aug | Eligibility - Ongoing | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Ordered 22 Oct
   
5. gadhvibhargav FSW - I | AOR 10 Aug | Eligibility - Ongoing | BG-C - Not started | BG-S - Not Started | PPR - No | GCMS notes - Ordered 16 Oct

 

[phaneeswar130]

I think anyone who has a ghost update is in luck. It means file has moved and PPR can happen. So @Y@$h you may also see something soon.
I’m yet to see any ghost visit me. So chances are zero that I hear anything before New Year.

you may also get straight PPR cansha.. I mean without any ghost updates. The guy with username thebestapplicant (AOR June 18) also got a straight PPR 2 weeks ago with no ghosts whatsoever. The only ghost he got was the PPR. I hope you and all others get it soon..... I know how hard this wait is..

 

[phaneeswar130]

Please say the story of how you called the agents and what they told you today. To further buttress that agents say crap many times and they don't really know the actuall status of the application

Yeah, this morning I called the call center and when i asked what caused the 2 ghosts, she said the eligibility review date is recently changed to Jan end and may be that caused the ghost. She told to call back in Jan end for any updates.

She was actually so nice and friendly. We discussed Christmas, snow, gifts and stuff.. I believed her and convinced myself not to expect anything till Jan end. But God is Great!!!!

 

[smcan2014]

Guys... PPR just now.. will post timelines in a little bit..!

Awesome, awesome awesome......Congratulations!

 

[cansha]

Posting it here once again.

Folks please use this link to provide feedback to CIC on their services https://secure.cic.gc.ca/feedback-retroaction/feedback-retroaction-eng.aspx

Choose the option to "Comment" and then "processing times". I think even our friends who have received PPR can fill this out. It is just a feedback form which I'm not sure if anyone reads or not. But even if there is 1% chance someone will read it and take it to the right people it is worth a try. I think for most June guys either they have received PPR or the time has gone for an early PPR but it may help someone down the road.

If you choose to take out 5 minutes of your time. Below are some of the points I suggest the feedback may focus on (You can completely disregard below list or add/edit however you like)

• Let them know that the process not being FIFO adds to worries of candidates. We understand it can't be 100% FIFO but efforts must be taken to do so.
• Let them know we have seen many GCMS notes which clearly show that the file was actually delays since no one looked at the file for months!
• Let them know that some visa offices are definitely very slow compared to others. Examples Montreal or recent case of Sydney not releasing PPR unless someone emailed NDVO which is counter intuitive and weird.
  
• Let them know again that the progress bar is basically useless
• Request them to setup a separate helpline or email or a process to expedite or prioritize cases already beyond the normal 6 months timeline. What's the use of the timeline if we don't have a recourse after time has elapsed

Thank you for taking time and reading this. And thanks in advance if you are going to take action and fill the feedback form. Have a wonderful holiday season!

 

[smcan2014]

@phaneeswar130 ............ One recommendation for you ........when sending passports use UPS instead of FedEx. For some inane reason everybody uses FedEx but UPS is equally good if not better than FedEx. The reason that I am recommending UPS is:
- They have currently a promotion going on and the round trip cost from US to Canada cost me around $70 USD, including signature on delivery option. FedEx was around 140.
- Even if the promotion gets over you can find coupons for UPS on the web. Could not find any for FedEx. Last time I sent something to India, I was able to find a coupon even at that time.
- No Commercial invoice required. UPS has a checkbox which says you are sending documents only with no commercial value. If you check this box and put "passports and documents" in the description box, then you don't need to fill up the commercial UPS. As my account did not generate the commercial invoice I went to a UPS store and they confirmed that as I had checked this box I would not need any commercial invoice.
- UPS is fast. They delivered mine in 1 day. My return tracker got activated today and I am scheduled to receive my passport on Monday.

 

[phaneeswar130]

@phaneeswar130 ............ One recommendation for you ........when sending passports use UPS instead of FedEx. For some inane reason everybody uses FedEx but UPS is equally good if not better than FedEx. The reason that I am recommending UPS is:
- They have currently a promotion going on and the round trip cost from US to Canada cost me around $70 USD, including signature on delivery option. FedEx was around 140.
- Even if the promotion gets over you can find coupons for UPS on the web. Could not find any for FedEx. Last time I sent something to India, I was able to find a coupon even at that time.
- No Commercial invoice required. UPS has a checkbox which says you are sending documents only with no commercial value. If you check this box and put "passports and documents" in the description box, then you don't need to fill up the commercial UPS. As my account did not generate the commercial invoice I went to a UPS store and they confirmed that as I had checked this box I would not need any commercial invoice.
- UPS is fast. They delivered mine in 1 day. My return tracker got activated today and I am scheduled to receive my passport on Monday.

Thank you so much dude....! This is extremely helpful info.. appreciate it

 

[smcan2014]

Thank you so much dude....! This is extremely helpful info.. appreciate it

Also, if are using US, the return trip to US will cost $60 or more..... you need to manipulate the system so that it will charge you around $37
1) From you account generate the return label for $60. Remember for the onward trip you can put the value of your documents at $1 and use the coupon code "EASY", but for the return trip the system does not let you put any value for you package neither does it let you use the coupon code. Just ignore it and generate the label.
2) From your account go to your shipping history, check the box next to return label and click ship again
3) Check all details......For example, check the "no commercial value" box, put "documents and passports", in description, weight as .5 lb and then apply the coupon code "EASY". That's it. your total will now come down to around $37 . I put .5 lb as the weight because, that is the max allowed weight for the envelope. I observed if I enter the weight as .4 lb, the price was around $4 less. But as I was sending 2 passports and did not want to take a chance, I put the weight as .5 lb. At the UPS store they weighed my envelope and the weight including the return envelope was .2 lb. I am not recommending anything from the weight perspective, but choose wisely.

4) Don't forget to void the original return shipment, otherwise you will be double charged.
5) For the initial return label, they will charge your CC. But for the hacked label you can't pay using your CC. The system does not take it. In the payment option put pay using my account (or something similar). This way you would get charged only when IRCC ships the document and you would get a bill later.

Look at my tracking info below, it has cleared customs in the US with no commercial invoice.


In Transit 12/22/2018 7:58 Tampa, FL, United States
Arrival Scan

12/22/2018 6:05 Louisville, KY, United States Departure Scan
12/22/2018 5:45 - A late flight has caused a delay. We will update the delivery date as soon as possible.
12/22/2018 2:25 Louisville, KY, United States Import Scan
12/22/2018 1:42 Louisville, KY, United States Arrival Scan
12/21/2018 23:22 Mirabel International Airport, QC, Canada Departure Scan
12/21/2018 20:50 Mirabel International Airport, QC, Canada Arrival Scan
12/21/2018 19:30 Ottawa, ON, Canada Departure Scan
12/21/2018 18:08 Ottawa, ON, Canada Export Scan
Past Event Shipped 12/21/2018 18:08 Ottawa, ON, Canada
Origin Scan

Past Event Label Created 12/09/2018 17:51 Canada
Order Processed: Ready for UPS

 

[cansha]

Look at my tracking info below, it has cleared customs in the US with no commercial invoice.

I had put this "Need for commercial invoice" bit on my "figure out things to do" list in July end as something to do after PPR. I'm yet to do this.

 

[smcan2014]

N

I had put this "Need for commercial invoice" bit on my "figure out things to do" list in July end as something to do after PPR. I'm yet to do this.

You know people just follow blindly without using any logic. A few months back I had sent documents to India using UPS and there was no commercial invoice generated. At that time also I had checked the box "document of no commercial value".
While sending my passport and only because it was my passport, I went to the UPS store to double check. They said you don't need it as you have checked tthat box. They also said that whenever you need one, the system would generate one for you and email it to you.
Also, I just updated my post above and if you look at the tracking info, you would see my passports are already in Tampa

 

[smcan2014]

I had put this "Need for commercial invoice" bit on my "figure out things to do" list in July end as something to do after PPR. I'm yet to do this.

You are the super planner I do all these things at the very last moment

 

[cansha]

N

You know people just follow blindly without using any logic. A few months back I had sent documents to India using UPS and there was no commercial invoice generated. At that time also I had checked the box "document of no commercial value".
While sending my passport and only because it was my passport, I went to the UPS store to double check. They said you don't need it as you have checked tthat box. They also said that whenever you need one, the system would generate one for you and email it to you.
Also, I just updated my post above and if you look at the tracking info, you would see my passports are already in Tampa

I have sent documents to India before and you're correct I have never generated a commercial invoice. I had used fed ex. But, then I thought may be it is a requirement of US customs when I saw people mention it on some threads. I think I may have seen a post where someone claimed his or his friend's passport was either held at US customs or may be at Ottawa. I think CIC made them send a commercial invoice before they could ship the passports. But, anyhow your explanation makes sense to me. For crying out loud "Commercial invoice" has the word "Commercial" in it Intuitively, it should not be applicable to personal documents.

 

[smcan2014]

I have sent documents to India before and you're correct I have never generated a commercial invoice. I had used fed ex. But, then I thought may be it is a requirement of US customs when I saw people mention it on some threads. I think I may have seen a post where someone claimed his or his friend's passport was either held at US customs or may be at Ottawa. I think CIC made them send a commercial invoice before they could ship the passports. But, anyhow your explanation makes sense to me. For crying out loud "Commercial invoice" has the word "Commercial" in it Intuitively, it should not be applicable to personal documents.

I think I know the post you are talking about. Even on IRCC's website they list out steps on how to generate a shipping label using FedEx and the need for commercial invoice. But then it is FedEx, they are adifferent courier company and have their own standards. On FedEx webiste, I could not find any checkbox which I could have marked to say that the contents are documents only with no commercial value and I guess that is the reason they need commercial invoice.

 

[cansha]

I think I know the post you are talking about. Even on IRCC's website they list out steps on how to generate a shipping label using FedEx and the need for commercial invoice. But then it is FedEx, they are adifferent courier company and have their own standards. On FedEx webiste, I could not find any checkbox which I could have marked to say that the contents are documents only with no commercial value and I guess that is the reason they need commercial invoice.

To be honest, I have never used online Fedex. I tried once it was too confusing for me So, I go to store and in there the form did have the check box for documents (I guess)