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B&ACanada

Star Member
Oct 31, 2020
53
27
Applied for GCMS notes on 10th Aug via getgcms and received it on 26th Aug. While my eligibility and security remain not started, criminality is passed.
Have only one question for now @legalfalcon, pls help:
1. The primary VO office mentioned is Centralised intake office and secondary is CPC Ottawa, which one should we consider as our VO office?
Thanks!
 

Shubham6120

Hero Member
Jul 30, 2020
529
226
32
Gujarat
Category........
FSW
NOC Code......
2123
App. Filed.......
01/01/2020
Doc's Request.
18/02/2021
AOR Received.
01/02/2021
IELTS Request
18/07/2019
Med's Request
18/02/2021
Med's Done....
18/02/2021
Passport Req..
02/05/2022
VISA ISSUED...
13/05/2022
Applied for GCMS notes on 10th Aug via getgcms and received it on 26th Aug. While my eligibility and security remain not started, criminality is passed.
Have only one question for now @legalfalcon, pls help:
1. The primary VO office mentioned is Centralised intake office and secondary is CPC Ottawa, which one should we consider as our VO office?
Thanks!
What is AOR??
 

Shubham6120

Hero Member
Jul 30, 2020
529
226
32
Gujarat
Category........
FSW
NOC Code......
2123
App. Filed.......
01/01/2020
Doc's Request.
18/02/2021
AOR Received.
01/02/2021
IELTS Request
18/07/2019
Med's Request
18/02/2021
Med's Done....
18/02/2021
Passport Req..
02/05/2022
VISA ISSUED...
13/05/2022
AOR 6th Feb 2021
I am 1st feb AOR, i was in dilemma whether to order gcms notes or not. I am just concern about eligibility. Its fine for me if eligibility is passed and application takes a year longer. But i guess i should wait before ordering GCMS looking at your status
 

legalfalcon

VIP Member
Sep 21, 2015
19,030
9,888
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
4112
App. Filed.......
03-09-2015
Doc's Request.
01-10-2015
AOR Received.
03-09-2015
Med's Done....
17-08-2015
Passport Req..
05-04-2016
VISA ISSUED...
12-04-2016
LANDED..........
05-05-2016
Applied for GCMS notes on 10th Aug via getgcms and received it on 26th Aug. While my eligibility and security remain not started, criminality is passed.
Have only one question for now @legalfalcon, pls help:
1. The primary VO office mentioned is Centralised intake office and secondary is CPC Ottawa, which one should we consider as our VO office?
Thanks!

Primary and secondary are simply ways of classifying visa offices where your application is being processed. The Primary refers to where your application was initiated and the secondary refers to where your application will be processed after it meets the R10.

However, over the curse of processing, IRCC can send your application to other VOs too based on workload distribution and if you are outside Canada, then your secondary office will be your LVO in your country of residence.

See https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/service-delivery/file-transfer.html
 

Shubham6120

Hero Member
Jul 30, 2020
529
226
32
Gujarat
Category........
FSW
NOC Code......
2123
App. Filed.......
01/01/2020
Doc's Request.
18/02/2021
AOR Received.
01/02/2021
IELTS Request
18/07/2019
Med's Request
18/02/2021
Med's Done....
18/02/2021
Passport Req..
02/05/2022
VISA ISSUED...
13/05/2022

karan220790

Full Member
Nov 18, 2020
33
6
FSW-O candidate here. My AOR is 17 Feb 2021. I have ordered GCMS notes twice, once in June and then in August. The last update in my profile happened on 25 Feb 2021.
Medicals - Passed
Biometrics - Done
Criminality - Passed
Education and Language - Verified.
Eligibility - Not started.
 

Lopwk

Star Member
Nov 28, 2019
63
10
FSW-O candidate here. My AOR is 17 Feb 2021. I have ordered GCMS notes twice, once in June and then in August. The last update in my profile happened on 25 Feb 2021.
Medicals - Passed
Biometrics - Done
Criminality - Passed
Education and Language - Verified.
Eligibility - Not started.
Did those update on your portal? My portal is all not done yet since May 2021, even MEP.
 

VarnaKiran

Full Member
Dec 22, 2020
30
7
@legalfalcon
Hi sir,
I had applied for pr in February 2021. I applied my gcms notes which were generated on August and showed eligibility and security has not started. My medicals and biometric is completed. My husband is PR holder. Can we apply for spousal sponsorship now? Will it effect my Express entry application? If we were to apply for spousal sponsorship what is the procedure.
Thank You for your help.
 

legalfalcon

VIP Member
Sep 21, 2015
19,030
9,888
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
4112
App. Filed.......
03-09-2015
Doc's Request.
01-10-2015
AOR Received.
03-09-2015
Med's Done....
17-08-2015
Passport Req..
05-04-2016
VISA ISSUED...
12-04-2016
LANDED..........
05-05-2016
@legalfalcon
Hi sir,
I had applied for pr in February 2021. I applied my gcms notes which were generated on August and showed eligibility and security has not started. My medicals and biometric is completed. My husband is PR holder. Can we apply for spousal sponsorship now? Will it effect my Express entry application? If we were to apply for spousal sponsorship what is the procedure.
Thank You for your help.
You can apply for Spousal sponsorship. However, it takes at least 1 year.

If you apply, it will have no bearing on your current application.
 

Mew

Star Member
Feb 1, 2021
179
95
Received 1st portal email yesterday. Let's hope 2nd one will come soon.
Will keep you posted, details in my signature:)
 

marinamuricy

Star Member
Jan 30, 2019
87
45
Primary and secondary are simply ways of classifying visa offices where your application is being processed. The Primary refers to where your application was initiated and the secondary refers to where your application will be processed after it meets the R10.

However, over the curse of processing, IRCC can send your application to other VOs too based on workload distribution and if you are outside Canada, then your secondary office will be your LVO in your country of residence.

See https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/service-delivery/file-transfer.html
Wait, so the secondary office is more important when it comes to application processing? I've always thought my application was being processed in Mexico (my primary Visa Office) but it is actually currently being processed in the Centralized Intake Office (my secondary office) then? I've been sending webforms straight to Mexico. Was that a mistake?
 

legalfalcon

VIP Member
Sep 21, 2015
19,030
9,888
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
4112
App. Filed.......
03-09-2015
Doc's Request.
01-10-2015
AOR Received.
03-09-2015
Med's Done....
17-08-2015
Passport Req..
05-04-2016
VISA ISSUED...
12-04-2016
LANDED..........
05-05-2016
Wait, so the secondary office is more important when it comes to application processing? I've always thought my application was being processed in Mexico (my primary Visa Office) but it is actually currently being processed in the Centralized Intake Office (my secondary office) then? I've been sending webforms straight to Mexico. Was that a mistake?
It does not matter where your application is being processed. As I mentioned during the course of processing, your application can be sent to any office within the IRCC network.

As regards webform, unless specifically asked to use a VO-specific web form, all webforms are sent using the same generic link, which is then sent to the VO where the application is.