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Musikwala

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Sep 14, 2014
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Pretoria, SA
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08-07-2015
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06-10-2015
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10-11-2015
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14-07-2016
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08-08-2016
Hi guys. I'm doing this for the first time so I want to make sure I'm doing this right...

Just made the initial payment at visafile.info. Also, filled in the basic details and hit submit. So now I've got a $25 receipt emailed to me. But it has no further instructions!?? Am I supposed to wait now for another email?

EDIT: Never mind. Just received the email. I jumped too soon. :p
 

SeanDame

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Jan 12, 2014
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10-11-2015
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03-05-2016
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06-05-2016
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10-05-2016
So... I got my notes yesterday... 127 pages... but i am not finding anything really... all i see is this:

Assessments:
Eligibility: Met
Security: Not Started
HIRV: (blank)
Criminality: In Progress
Org Crime: (blank)
Medical: Passed

Due Date: 2016/03/24

In the bottom notes there is no agent notes at all..
Only said that they received PCC on Dec 1st (My embassy has to send it to them) and it checked out ok and no other PCC is needed.

Anyone knows what the due date means? it's yesterday..... :p
 

thatguy56

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Sep 10, 2015
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27-10-2015
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21-09-2015
SeanDame said:
So... I got my notes yesterday... 127 pages... but i am not finding anything really... all i see is this:

Assessments:
Eligibility: Met
Security: Not Started
HIRV: (blank)
Criminality: In Progress
Org Crime: (blank)
Medical: Passed

Due Date: 2016/03/24

In the bottom notes there is no agent notes at all..
Only said that they received PCC on Dec 1st (My embassy has to send it to them) and it checked out ok and no other PCC is needed.

Anyone knows what the due date means? it's yesterday..... :p
To be honest, Due Dates don't mean much. I ordered GCMS three times already and each had a different due date with no effective changes on those dates.
 

AAA2133

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Dec 17, 2014
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28-09-2015
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NA
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24-09-2015
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24-02-2016
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10-03-2016
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11-03-2016
thatguy56 said:
To be honest, Due Dates don't mean much. I ordered GCMS three times already and each had a different due date with no effective changes on those dates.
Second that. I ordered notes twice, both times due date set for Dec 2016 and I already landed.
 

taral80

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Jan 15, 2015
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22nd April 2016
My GCMS notes say:

Case Analyst/Selection review : A11.2 Assessment :pA meets FSW criteria.
Criminality: Passed
Security: Not Started
and my application was transferred to local VO (New Delhi) on 5th feb 2016.

What does all these mean? Should i think that i might get PPR soon....? :)
if anybody can help on this....thanks...
 

thatguy56

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21-09-2015
I have a question guys.

In my GCMS, in the first page, the "Preferred Correspondence Channel" is MyCIC.

Does this mean that I will get the PPR not as an email but as a message in MyCIC?

Can someone check their notes and confirm this?
 

Doda

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May 20, 2013
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thatguy56 said:
I have a question guys.

In my GCMS, in the first page, the "Preferred Correspondence Channel" is MyCIC.

Does this mean that I will get the PPR not as an email but as a message in MyCIC?

Can someone check their notes and confirm this?
No. This is regarding to all other correspondences like additional documentation requests. The PPR will be directly sent to your email.
 

eski

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Sep 16, 2015
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March 17 2016
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April 13 2016
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April 28 2016
Doda said:
No. This is regarding to all other correspondences like additional documentation requests. The PPR will be directly sent to your email.
PPR now comes as an update in myCIC....at least thats how i got it and everyone i know.
 

taral80

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Jan 15, 2015
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22nd April 2016
on Agent's review page (Which is somewhere at the end of notes) it says : Case Analyst/Selection review >PA meets the FSW crieteria. But in the very beginning of the GCMS notes it says Eligibility>Not Started

Wt does it mean? did i clear the eligibility? Any comments friends ? thanks
 

skutty

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Feb 18, 2015
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08-05-2016
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26-05-2016
Yes, you can may see in last 10 pages

PAPER FILE TRANSFER HISTORY
PAPER FILE TRANSFER HISTORY: 1
Created Date:
Created By:
Updated Date:
Updated By: Office: :
Location:
Transfer ID: TFR
Transfer Type: Batch Apps
Transfer Outcome: Transferred
Transfer Reason: Workload (re)-distribution
 

damien86

Star Member
Jan 5, 2016
147
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skutty said:
Yes, you can may see in last 10 pages

PAPER FILE TRANSFER HISTORY
PAPER FILE TRANSFER HISTORY: 1
Created Date:
Created By:
Updated Date:
Updated By: Office: :
Location:
Transfer ID: TFR
Transfer Type: Batch Apps
Transfer Outcome: Transferred
Transfer Reason: Workload (re)-distribution
thanks but in my case it shows 4 different places? Ottawa, Paris, Centralized Intake Office... How do I understand which one has my file at the moment?
 

Maverickjo

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Aug 8, 2015
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Guys.. how long it takes to get GCMS notes?

its been 4 weeks and nothing !!

Thnx
 

ankcan

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Jan 5, 2016
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Maverickjo said:
Guys.. how long it takes to get GCMS notes?

its been 4 weeks and nothing !!

Thnx
Probably call CIC and they would confirm expediting your file and it will then be in 2 days (one of my friend called and they expedited the GCMS notes)
 

ankcan

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Jan 5, 2016
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Good article to read about EE stats:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/reports/ee-year-end-2015.asp