I am unbale to reach the agents.. Do you remember how you reached the agent? I mean the IVRS options
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I am unbale to reach the agents.. Do you remember how you reached the agent? I mean the IVRS options
What is your AOR date?
Mine is March 18th. Eligibility: Recommended pass, Security under process since Aug 1st.
AOR date : March 20, 2019
As per call with IRCC agent today - Medical and Criminality : Passed . Eligibility under review. Security not yet started.
There was no other detail that the agent could provide.
I had ordered GCMS notes on Oct 27 but havent recieved them yet.
I will tell you the famous sentence “it is a matter of time once the office picks up your file it will be fast. The officier can clear eligibility in one day, he just have to pick up your file. I think that the file is awaiting officer review. The only thing to do is to wait, raise GCMS notes (each month) call IRCC ( each 2 weeks) pray and hope for the best.
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Congratulations and thank you for sharing your experience. It is hope for those who who are waiting. Thanks a lot and all the best in Canada!!!
The 1800 number is taking me to choose options : press 1) for eligibility 2) for xyz...
Will the 888 number take me straight to the agent?
yeah no other choice but wait ... My last call earlier today with the agent call got disconnected in between so I called again now.
And this time agent mentioned similar things about Medicals and Criminality being passed. Security not yet started.
But she mentioned eligibility is REVIEW REQUIRED (since Aug 8th). I am not sure what that means....
Agent just mentioned in some cases officer passes the file to other officer with REVIEW REQUIRED but nothing to worry about.
Can anyone throw some light on it? As I did not recieve any email on this? And agent also mentioned that no documents are required from you.
It shows 100% for everyone who has completed the 6 months timeline, regardless of VO.
It doesn't mean the application is approved. Just shows you've waited 6 months unfortunately.
It doesn't mean the application is approved. Just shows you've waited 6 months unfortunately.
A lot of files in Montreal have review required on Eligibility. The agent I spoke to said it is quite "normal" with Montreal.
Well, It is showing 100% complete for me as well and displaying "Latest update: Review of medical results - May 1, 2019:You passed the medical exam". FYI: My six month timeline completed long way back in Sept 18th. I think this is not related to timeline due date.
I am guessing it is probably because medical certificate 1 year expiry is coming soon and they are reviewing if it can be extended.
I was wrong. It seems that 100% complete does not means application is approved. However if you have been told by the agent that the final decision has been made, and every assessment is passed, your application has been approved.
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@pawanpanjwani_march2019
Below is a post from @legalfalcon on review required. Unfortunately only GCMS notes can tell you why there is review required on eligibility.Review required does not mean there is something wrong on your file. I had reviewed required for statutory questions because I had prior visa refusals. My eligibility got passed by the officer almost 3 months after the analyst put review required for statutory questions. I had to order GCMS notes again to make it happen though. I requested GCMS notes on October 5 and eligibility got passed on October 10. Sometimes GCMS notes do help move the file forward. It is not always the case but it is worth the try.
Below @legalfalcon post on review required
Understanding “Review Required”
A lot of applicants see “review required” in their GCMS notes for eligibility. There are many theories floating around with regard to what “review required” means and if it is alarming.
Before I venture into explaining the significance, it is important to understand that each application goes through the following stages as per the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the regulations (Canadian Immigration Law):
R10 – Completeness Check
Criminality
Medicals
A11.2 – eligibility
Security
Out of the above, the most important stage is eligibility. This is also the most time-consuming stage because your documents have to be verified, evaluated and assessed to ascertain that you meet the eligibility criteria for the program you have applied (FSW / CEC / FTW). To stream line this process and make it easier for an immigration officer (decision making authority), all applications are first evaluated by case analysts or program assistants. They review the documents and summarize it in the GCMS. If they have any concerns with any document or want the immigration officer to carefully look into a specific document, they will flag it as “review required.” It is the content of the note that is important here. If the review required is for a specific document, while the summary of the note says that an applicant has met the eligibility, or “ready to finalize” it simply means that while the applicant has met the eligibility criteria, but the specific document needs a careful examination form the officer before promoting (eligibility pass) by the officer.
However, if there are concerns, there will be a review required for the eligibility, and there will be no text to the effect “ready to finalize” or pass. The note will specifically state job duties do not match, or the employment cannot be verified, or the number of years of work experience claimed cannot be verified. This is where an application can land in muddy waters. But the final decision rests on the immigration officer. He may override the decision of the analyst / assistant or go with the analysis of the analyst / assistant.
Even in cases where the analyst / assistant is of the opinion that the applicant has met the eligibility, and there is no “review required,” the officer can replace it with his own opinion. Though rare, but it does happen. This is why the eligibility is only passed when an officer conclusively marks the eligibility as passed.
Finally, there is “review required” for PoF. This is the most common in many applications. This is because, the financial and banking practices of each country are different. Eg. Fixed deposits are know as Certificate of Deposit (CD) in the US. Similarly, treasury bonds, mutual funds, stocks, and many other investment vehicles are there. If your PoF anything other than a bank deposit, it is more likely that it will be marked as “review required.” Also, IRCC does not go by day to day fluctuations in FOREX. Instead, the Canadian federal government issued a quarterly conversion rate for all FOREX vis-a-via CAD. If your PoF is in a foreign currency, then you may have “review required” for the officer to make a determination.
Just because you have “review required” does not mean that you hit the panic mode. Instead, read the context in which it is there. If there is a concern regarding a document, you can send a replacement document via CSE. The most common reasons for RR are:
1. Work reference letter without job duties
2. Work reference letters missing all the details requested by IRCC
3. If you submitted a letter from a colleague because you were unable to get one from your employer, but did not have a LoE on file, this too will lead to RR.
4. Not sufficient work experience in the primary NOC.
5. Inability to verify your employment as your employer details are missing.
There are just some of the scenarios.
Below is a post from @legalfalcon on review required. Unfortunately only GCMS notes can tell you why there is review required on eligibility.Review required does not mean there is something wrong on your file. I had reviewed required for statutory questions because I had prior visa refusals. My eligibility got passed by the officer almost 3 months after the analyst put review required for statutory questions. I had to order GCMS notes again to make it happen though. I requested GCMS notes on October 5 and eligibility got passed on October 10. Sometimes GCMS notes do help move the file forward. It is not always the case but it is worth the try.
Below @legalfalcon post on review required
Understanding “Review Required”
A lot of applicants see “review required” in their GCMS notes for eligibility. There are many theories floating around with regard to what “review required” means and if it is alarming.
Before I venture into explaining the significance, it is important to understand that each application goes through the following stages as per the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the regulations (Canadian Immigration Law):
R10 – Completeness Check
Criminality
Medicals
A11.2 – eligibility
Security
Out of the above, the most important stage is eligibility. This is also the most time-consuming stage because your documents have to be verified, evaluated and assessed to ascertain that you meet the eligibility criteria for the program you have applied (FSW / CEC / FTW). To stream line this process and make it easier for an immigration officer (decision making authority), all applications are first evaluated by case analysts or program assistants. They review the documents and summarize it in the GCMS. If they have any concerns with any document or want the immigration officer to carefully look into a specific document, they will flag it as “review required.” It is the content of the note that is important here. If the review required is for a specific document, while the summary of the note says that an applicant has met the eligibility, or “ready to finalize” it simply means that while the applicant has met the eligibility criteria, but the specific document needs a careful examination form the officer before promoting (eligibility pass) by the officer.
However, if there are concerns, there will be a review required for the eligibility, and there will be no text to the effect “ready to finalize” or pass. The note will specifically state job duties do not match, or the employment cannot be verified, or the number of years of work experience claimed cannot be verified. This is where an application can land in muddy waters. But the final decision rests on the immigration officer. He may override the decision of the analyst / assistant or go with the analysis of the analyst / assistant.
Even in cases where the analyst / assistant is of the opinion that the applicant has met the eligibility, and there is no “review required,” the officer can replace it with his own opinion. Though rare, but it does happen. This is why the eligibility is only passed when an officer conclusively marks the eligibility as passed.
Finally, there is “review required” for PoF. This is the most common in many applications. This is because, the financial and banking practices of each country are different. Eg. Fixed deposits are know as Certificate of Deposit (CD) in the US. Similarly, treasury bonds, mutual funds, stocks, and many other investment vehicles are there. If your PoF anything other than a bank deposit, it is more likely that it will be marked as “review required.” Also, IRCC does not go by day to day fluctuations in FOREX. Instead, the Canadian federal government issued a quarterly conversion rate for all FOREX vis-a-via CAD. If your PoF is in a foreign currency, then you may have “review required” for the officer to make a determination.
Just because you have “review required” does not mean that you hit the panic mode. Instead, read the context in which it is there. If there is a concern regarding a document, you can send a replacement document via CSE. The most common reasons for RR are:
1. Work reference letter without job duties
2. Work reference letters missing all the details requested by IRCC
3. If you submitted a letter from a colleague because you were unable to get one from your employer, but did not have a LoE on file, this too will lead to RR.
4. Not sufficient work experience in the primary NOC.
5. Inability to verify your employment as your employer details are missing.
There are just some of the scenarios.
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Thank you for this post. I was just told by a CIC agent on the phone that my eligibility is review required. I've already requested notes so I can understand what the problem is. I was really confused because my all my money in the POF is sufficient according to their request and it has been sitting in a Canadian bank, meaning no exchange rates fluctuations and my reference letter matches my NOC and has all job duties and details requested (in my opinion, of course). I was wondering what could have triggered RR then after reading about your situation I feel a little less nervous because my partner had a visa refusal years ago for Canada and that can be the reason (it must be!). I hope it's only that because I don't know what else I could do if it is something related to POF or reference letter.