Call from MP....Pre/Paper Screening Done. What does this mean?

[buffalo-toronto]

Hi

so my wife got a call from MPs office, we had put in a request to inquire about my case. CIC just got back saying my pre-screening or paper-screening (wasnt clear) was done on August 11th and they said it could be take 1 week or 11 months from Aug. 11. I am really clueless here. Could some seniors shed light on WHAt is Pre- Screening or Paper-Screening? They said it means the application docs, medicals docs, background checks were completed.....But I cant be sure, you guys here would know better on this. What could be my timeline here?? Again I have had nothing from Buffalo office, its Application rcvd on e-cas and forced AOR via email inquiry.

 

[buffalo-toronto]

bump

 

[MandyUK]

found this on the CIC website

Paper Screening Decision: Preliminary assessment stage in a permanent residence application processed overseas.

Hope that helps

 

[buffalo-toronto]

culd you give me the link to cic website....thanks

 

[MandyUK]

This is to the CIC website http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.asp

And this is to the page i got the above info from
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/statistics/data-release/2009-Q4/glossary.asp

 

[buffalo-toronto]

alright thanks.

So preliminary means, the file work has just started? it just cleared 1st stage of processing?