canadaforall said:
Hi Ohcanadiana,
I have read your answer from above, please could you help to explain to me. My application has been for a long time and they do not update my E.case, so i decided to write an e.mail to the visa officer.
The following day, he wrote me a short mail that your file is being processed. Please what does it mean? I am so tensed.
Thanks and waiting for your explanation.
Canadaforall.
First, relax. The Embassy has a lot of steps they need to take to review your application and all the others they have.
1) Receive your application
2) Check for eligibility
For every application they receive, the first thing the visa office has to do is ensure that the application is complete per the regulations and that the CIO did indeed tell the applicant to send it to them. Here, they are just checking that all the forms are there - they don't look at anything in detail yet. If the application is complete, the visa office has determines that it is eligible for processing by them and put it in the queue for a detailed review (based on the received date). In this case, the visa office also "pulls" the file from the CIO to the visa office.
If the application does not seem to be complete - depending on what is missing - the visa office will either send the application back to you or send you a request additional documents. If it is, they move on to send the AOR.
3) Send AOR
If the visa office determines that the file is complete and from a cursory review they have all the documents, then they will send you a letter (or e-mail) acknowledging receipt (on this forum known as the 2nd AOR).
4) Review application
Once your turn is reached in the queue for the detailed review, ecase status will change to "IN PROCESS"
This is a long step with many sub-steps. In essence, a consular officer will check the details of your application to check whether you meet the 67 points. They will also check validity of all the documents you sent, verify the documents (e.g., by making calls or visiting people and places), and determine if they need to interview you. If additional documents are needed in any of the steps, they will contact you. Otherwise, they will just check each of the categories that give points (education, language, work experience, etc).
Once the 67 points are met, then they will move on to other steps including medicals and background check. This takes time because you need to get medical tests done, etc.
5) Decision is made
A decision is made when all the above is completed and you are approved, or when they decide that applicant does not qualify and should be rejected.
This is just a short summary of some elements of the procedure outlined in OP6. Hope it helps you see that it is a very long process with many steps that the visa office has to go through for each application. So, it's a good thing you are in process! They have no questions so far and your application is going step by step. You've done the hard part that involves work by putting the application together; now it's about the hard part of waiting.
Hope that helps, canadaforall.
