mr_ahmed said:
you are right. especially about not getting over excited. i got a little carried away cuz i got ITA was emailed just 2 days after AOR. i thought 'this is going to be over in a jiffy', cuz my brother had to wait 1.5 years for an ITA. but i hope they speed the process along, especially applicants with ECA, police certificates, have relatives there, and have previously visited/or applying inland.
if a person applies with certified ECA, police certificates, medical reports, decent ielts score and job experience from reputable org, their applications should be processed faster. all the above certification have been outsourced to WES, Police, accredited doctors and IELTS board. so why delay? several agencies have already certified, all they have to check if possibly the job description matches their NOC or other criteria.
i worry cuz with my experience with uk, us, ca VO is that, they simply are not accountable to anyone, and can flag any 'reason' to decline applications.
Well, i didnt get what did you mean by " i got ITA was emailed just 2 days after AOR". I am confused because the process is you will get ITA (Invitation to apply) first then when once you apply for PR then you will get AOR (Acknowledgement of Receipt).
Anyway, you have got ITA after two days of "whatever" was because maybe there was a draw just after a day of your score updated. In our case the day we got PNP nomination we have got ITA the next day because there was a draw that day.
ECA, PCC, Medical reports - those are mandatory to apply for PR. So you must submit those. No matter how reputable your employer is , they still go through all those screening and checking.. because there is always a case of fraudulent... They will verify your IELTS score, ECA report, medical reports against the related organization to make sure that those are not fake. They will check the PCC you have given if those are ok or fake...
So, the processes are more or less like this -
>> First comes the Completeness Check. Once this is done your profile will show "In Progress"
>> Next stage is the R10 review. This is the first stringent check of the application against the EE profile you created. They will check that all documents you have uploaded, satisfy what you stated in the EE profile, and ensure that there are no gaps. If you do not provide the documents or they are filed incorrectly, your application can be rejected. Under the R 10 review your IELTS, ECA are checked against the websites to ascertain that there is no misrepresentation. (R10 review is done within the 1-3 months of filing the application). If an applicants age has changed from EE profile to ITA, then the same is recorded and his score is affected. Most of the applications are rejected here.
>> Usually by this stage the medicals are also passed.
>> Now comes to determine eligibility, i.e. whether the application meets the program prerequisites under which it is filed. For FSW, your experience, letters of reference, education, etc are in order. For the PNP, FSW and your nomination is present, for CEC, your Canadian experience is on file. And, so on so forth for the other categories. The objective here is to review whether you meet the program threshold and what you claim is correct. If there is any suspicion, or things don't sound good, the agent can send you application for further review. Which includes an interview, extra doc request etc. If the applicant meets the requirements, and his score is over the cut off for the ITA she received, his eligibility is passed. If there are issues, they will be addressed. This usually happens at the LVO. This stage happens when the application is usually 4-5 months into the process. At this stage, if the eligibility is met, the chances of refusal considerably go down, unless there is a criminal history. However, if your score goes down due to CIC not acknowledging your experience, NOC and reference letters not matching, or a change in age, the application is rejected.
>> As soon as the eligibility is met, next comes the security and criminality (or background check). Usually the criminality is met through the Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) uploaded with the application. If the applicant has been to a country which is suspicious, or your travel history does show frequent visits to a country without any explanation, the same are recorded and evaluated. If things look good, your criminality is passed. A lot of applicants receive a request for Schedule A at this stage to ensure no gap time is present and the history is clear.
>> The last and the final stage is the security. This is a serious & time-consuming stage, involving many agencies, including Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), International Police (INTERPOL), Criminal Database Checking & touch-base with Local Police. Many things are considered here. Number of countries visited, Applicant coming from 'certain' countries, past law enforcement or military record, Prolonged stay in a country w/out sufficient docs to prove cause, frequent traveling to certain nations, your *Name (?), Inter-Religion/Nationality Marriages etc. If everything is simple & straight, the file soon gets into the 'final review' stage. If there are any 'red flags', the case goes into a 'spin'. Then the file might go to the local Police/intelligence agencies; the outcome/timeframe of which is beyond the control of CIC. And thereby the timeframe can be anything [sometimes beyond 1yr]. But, usually this stage should be over within 1-2 months. However, a point to be noted is that the applicant can also be called for an Interview [at this stage], due to this reason. For some people the security has a quick turn around. But in the last two weeks a lot of applicants are stuck at this stage.
>> At the final review, when the security results come in, the PPR is issued.
Now, this is NO way is a generalization of the process. Some applications are processed much faster, some are slow. In our case it took 6 months 3 days to get PPR..
I have got those information from one of the member's post in this forum. I thought it would be helpful to share.
Keep patience. In Sha Allah, you will get it.
