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Anchal G

Star Member
Mar 15, 2018
198
143
Category........
CEC
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Just had a call with the IRCC agent, following up on the 2nd Ghost Update noticed on May 12th morning, and my all the stages have now passed. She mentioned that the security passed on May 11th and it's ready for issuance of CoPR, which might take up to 3-4 weeks. My file will be transferred from current Ottawa VO to the local Etobicoke from where the virtual landing process will begin. Desperately waiting to hear from them :)
 
Apr 16, 2021
14
14
Category........
CEC
AOR Received.
02-10-2020
Med's Done....
13-11-2020
Just had a call with the IRCC agent, following up on the 2nd Ghost Update noticed on May 12th morning, and my all the stages have now passed. She mentioned that the security passed on May 11th and it's ready for issuance of CoPR, which might take up to 3-4 weeks. My file will be transferred from current Ottawa VO to the local Etobicoke from where the virtual landing process will begin. Desperately waiting to hear from them :)
Hi there, just a quick question - do you see any change of your status on your online portal except the ghost update?
 
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Babatunde89

Full Member
Feb 20, 2021
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Just had a call with the IRCC agent, following up on the 2nd Ghost Update noticed on May 12th morning, and my all the stages have now passed. She mentioned that the security passed on May 11th and it's ready for issuance of CoPR, which might take up to 3-4 weeks. My file will be transferred from current Ottawa VO to the local Etobicoke from where the virtual landing process will begin. Desperately waiting to hear from them :)
FSW?
 

dreamercec

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Jan 30, 2021
342
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Hey guys, I ordered my gcms notes on April 16, and they are finally here. Before I ordered my notes, I have already learned my eligibility is review required. On the notes, it says the following "REVIEW REQUIRED OFFICER PLEASE REVIEW: E-DOC:(my letter of employment) A11.2 Appears Met Ready to Finalize RPRF: Complete". There is no negative comments about my employment letter, and they only mentioned it once in the notes by saying it confirms the number of years that I claimed. @legalfalcon Could you please share your opinions on this comment? I think all I have to do is to patiently wait now because I don't see any red flag about my application by looking at the gcms notes, but am I being too optimistic?
we would need the notes, if they count the points, or its about a statutory question.


You can copy paste word by word. Eliminate any confidencial number or word, such as employer. But we would need the entire text of the note
 
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Anchal G

Star Member
Mar 15, 2018
198
143
Category........
CEC
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Hi everyone! Got eCoPR today! Here is my timeline, hope will help you guys!
Aor: 2020/10/03
Background check finished: 2020/11/27
Confirmation portal received: 2021/05/11
eCoPR received: 2021/05/17
Never give up everyone! Good luck!
Congratulations!!!!
 

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
Hey guys, I ordered my gcms notes on April 16, and they are finally here. Before I ordered my notes, I have already learned my eligibility is review required. On the notes, it says the following "REVIEW REQUIRED OFFICER PLEASE REVIEW: E-DOC:(my letter of employment) A11.2 Appears Met Ready to Finalize RPRF: Complete". There is no negative comments about my employment letter, and they only mentioned it once in the notes by saying it confirms the number of years that I claimed. @legalfalcon Could you please share your opinions on this comment? I think all I have to do is to patiently wait now because I don't see any red flag about my application by looking at the gcms notes, but am I being too optimistic?
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.