Does request of GCMS speeds up processing?
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Because there are people that submit them on a regular basis and still have the same general processing time as they would have without. Also, there are lots of people that submit ATIP requests in this forum. If anyone thought it sped up the process, it wouldn't be a secret.
CAUTION: Like many aspects of the citizenship application process, the impact something has can vary dramatically DEPENDING on the particular facts, on the individual situation.
Questions like that posed here have NO one-answer-fits-all.
Scores and scores of reports in this forum illustrate that far, far too many are making premature and unnecessary ATIP applications. This imposes an unnecessary and excessive burden on the system. And is of virtually NO benefit to the individual applicant. And tends to cause longer processing timelines for everyone else. Moreover, the question most worth asking, and it is too bad we do not have a reliable answer, is whether making unnecessary ATIP applications might have any negative influence. After all, these are recorded in the GCMS record along with every other access, and it is easy to wonder whether a processing agent who takes note of this, when reviewing the file, might ask himself or herself whether this indicates the applicant has reason to worry, and wonder what that reason to worry is, and whether to take the application aside for further inquiry.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND there are indeed situations in which it is prudent for an applicant to make formal inquiries into the status of his or her application, including making an ATIP application. And for applications which have been stalled for particularly long periods of time, doing so might prompt IRCC to take action on the application.
It is quite possible that sometimes making such applications could result in a slower timeline, and other times help accelerate the processing timeline.
The trick is to know when is a good time to make such inquiries. FOR THE VAST MAJORITY, all you need to do is WAIT, be patient and wait. Sure, some will need to wait significantly longer than others . . . for some the routine, no-problem-timeline will be TWICE as long as it is for those who sail through the process the fastest. Just because it has been twice as long as it has for many others, is NO reason for concern, NOT a reason to make the ATIP application. Otherwise, for those apprehending issues or problems or delays, DO THE HOMEWORK, dig into discussions about non-routine processing, objectively assess your own case, do some more homework . . . and then make informed decisions about how to best navigate forward from there, including determining if and when it might be time to make a webform query, a help centre telephone call, or the ATIP application. The ATIP application should be the last thing the applicant does, proactively, unless there appears some reason to get a lawyer involved.
BUT again, the vast majority of you have NO REASON to worry . . . even if things are taking twice as long as it is for many others. The vast majority of you can WAIT, watch for IRCC notices, prepare for the test, and rest assured all is well and citizenship is on its way. Enjoy the journey.
Questions like that posed here have NO one-answer-fits-all.
Scores and scores of reports in this forum illustrate that far, far too many are making premature and unnecessary ATIP applications. This imposes an unnecessary and excessive burden on the system. And is of virtually NO benefit to the individual applicant. And tends to cause longer processing timelines for everyone else. Moreover, the question most worth asking, and it is too bad we do not have a reliable answer, is whether making unnecessary ATIP applications might have any negative influence. After all, these are recorded in the GCMS record along with every other access, and it is easy to wonder whether a processing agent who takes note of this, when reviewing the file, might ask himself or herself whether this indicates the applicant has reason to worry, and wonder what that reason to worry is, and whether to take the application aside for further inquiry.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND there are indeed situations in which it is prudent for an applicant to make formal inquiries into the status of his or her application, including making an ATIP application. And for applications which have been stalled for particularly long periods of time, doing so might prompt IRCC to take action on the application.
It is quite possible that sometimes making such applications could result in a slower timeline, and other times help accelerate the processing timeline.
The trick is to know when is a good time to make such inquiries. FOR THE VAST MAJORITY, all you need to do is WAIT, be patient and wait. Sure, some will need to wait significantly longer than others . . . for some the routine, no-problem-timeline will be TWICE as long as it is for those who sail through the process the fastest. Just because it has been twice as long as it has for many others, is NO reason for concern, NOT a reason to make the ATIP application. Otherwise, for those apprehending issues or problems or delays, DO THE HOMEWORK, dig into discussions about non-routine processing, objectively assess your own case, do some more homework . . . and then make informed decisions about how to best navigate forward from there, including determining if and when it might be time to make a webform query, a help centre telephone call, or the ATIP application. The ATIP application should be the last thing the applicant does, proactively, unless there appears some reason to get a lawyer involved.
BUT again, the vast majority of you have NO REASON to worry . . . even if things are taking twice as long as it is for many others. The vast majority of you can WAIT, watch for IRCC notices, prepare for the test, and rest assured all is well and citizenship is on its way. Enjoy the journey.