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September 2021 - Citizenship Applications

trumprefugee

Champion Member
Jun 6, 2017
1,616
3,186
Ottawa, ON
Category........
PNP
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
2172
App. Filed.......
06-01-2018
Nomination.....
19-12-2017
AOR Received.
07-01-2018
IELTS Request
24-06-2017
Med's Done....
05-01-2018
Passport Req..
09-03-2018
VISA ISSUED...
02-04-2018
LANDED..........
28-05-2018
No I selected IRCC
Ah that's the process for ordering regular GCMS notes. Thought you had already ordered those before, but if you haven't, that should be your first step. Choose "1. Status update of file/reasons for refusal and officers electronic notes" and you can choose the option that is free.

The CSIS ones you do have to pay $5 for, but you can wait until you get your GCMS notes and then see if you still need the CSIS ones
 

GD.Iron.80

Star Member
Mar 21, 2022
199
170
Ah that's the process for ordering regular GCMS notes. Thought you had already ordered those before, but if you haven't, that should be your first step. Choose "1. Status update of file/reasons for refusal and officers electronic notes" and you can choose the option that is free.

The CSIS ones you do have to pay $5 for, but you can wait until you get your GCMS notes and then see if you still need the CSIS ones
What do the CSIS notes usually show? Have you ordered those?
 

trumprefugee

Champion Member
Jun 6, 2017
1,616
3,186
Ottawa, ON
Category........
PNP
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
2172
App. Filed.......
06-01-2018
Nomination.....
19-12-2017
AOR Received.
07-01-2018
IELTS Request
24-06-2017
Med's Done....
05-01-2018
Passport Req..
09-03-2018
VISA ISSUED...
02-04-2018
LANDED..........
28-05-2018
What do the CSIS notes usually show? Have you ordered those?
Recommended mostly for people who are stuck in security screening and GCMS notes does not reveal anything aside from a background check that has been in progress for a long time. The CSIS notes will show if they are doing a screening of you and if it's in progress or completed.
https://www.canada.ca/en/security-intelligence-service/services/security-screening-for-immigration-and-citizenship-applications.html

See these threads about someone whose security screening appeared to pending for 9 months in GCMS notes due to screening by CSIS, but it turned out that the security screening request had not actually been sent out by IRCC due to a system glitch, and this person found out about it after making an ATIP request to CSIS:
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/is-my-application-lost-forgotten-by-ircc-csis.769999/
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/may-2021-citizenship-applications.730964/post-10152549
 

HVAC_Controls

Hero Member
Feb 26, 2017
333
188
Category........
QSW
NOC Code......
2147
Nomination.....
16-12-2016 (CSQ)
AOR Received.
11-03-2017
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
19-04-2017
Med's Request
09-02-2018
Med's Done....
11-02-2018
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
26-02-2018
VISA ISSUED...
50-03-2018
LANDED..........
13-08-2018

HVAC_Controls

Hero Member
Feb 26, 2017
333
188
Category........
QSW
NOC Code......
2147
Nomination.....
16-12-2016 (CSQ)
AOR Received.
11-03-2017
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
19-04-2017
Med's Request
09-02-2018
Med's Done....
11-02-2018
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
26-02-2018
VISA ISSUED...
50-03-2018
LANDED..........
13-08-2018
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lynnbuitt

Member
Jul 22, 2022
13
17
Recommended mostly for people who are stuck in security screening and GCMS notes does not reveal anything aside from a background check that has been in progress for a long time. The CSIS notes will show if they are doing a screening of you and if it's in progress or completed.
https://www.canada.ca/en/security-intelligence-service/services/security-screening-for-immigration-and-citizenship-applications.html

See these threads about someone whose security screening appeared to pending for 9 months in GCMS notes due to screening by CSIS, but it turned out that the security screening request had not actually been sent out by IRCC due to a system glitch, and this person found out about it after making an ATIP request to CSIS:
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/is-my-application-lost-forgotten-by-ircc-csis.769999/
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/may-2021-citizenship-applications.730964/post-10152549
I requested for CSIS and they confirmed my security screening is still processing, not date received or timeline was disclosed so I guess my file is just there and no one cares