Understanding GCMS notes

[felix11]

Hello everybody,
I just received my gcms note, and I didn't understand the review required.
here are the screenshots of the notes.
Thank you for your answers.

 

[Sapphire18]

What is your timeline?

 

[ayeetee]

Where it talks about the CRS score, it seems that the agent was for some reason only able to verify 952 points as opposed to the 718. Not sure…

 

[upon]

Where it talks about the CRS score, it seems that the agent was for some reason only able to verify 952 points as opposed to the 718. Not sure…

It doesn’t matter. Everything above 718 is fine. You don’t need to prove all the points you claimed. Important to have more points than cut off for invitation.

 

[felix11]

What is your timeline?

Hello,
Score 367
PNP: new brunswick
CNP: 2282
AOR: July 13, 2020
FMV: September 02, 2020
Biometrics: September 23, 2020

 

[felix11]

It doesn’t matter. Everything above 718 is fine. You don’t need to prove all the points you claimed. Important to have more points than cut off for invitation.

Thank you for your response.
So i don't have to worry, everything is fine.
It's been almost a year since we last touched my request.

 

[felix11]

Thank you for your response.
So i don't have to worry, everything is fine.
It's been almost a year since we last touched my request.

Hi upon,
Please can you explane me what wrong with note 4.
Thank you so much.

 

[felix11]

It doesn’t matter. Everything above 718 is fine. You don’t need to prove all the points you claimed. Important to have more points than cut off for invitation.

Hi upon,
Please can you explane me what wrong with note 4.
Thank you so much.

 

[upon]

Hi upon,
Please can you explane me what wrong with note 4.
Thank you so much.

Hi man, I really understand a little and you should not rely on me. I don’t know what is wrong with it honestly.

Maybe @legalfalcon would be able to help here. He is a great help here on forum!

 

[legalfalcon]

Hello everybody,
I just received my gcms note, and I didn't understand the review required.
here are the screenshots of the notes.
Thank you for your answers.

Hi man, I really understand a little and you should not rely on me. I don’t know what is wrong with it honestly.

Maybe @legalfalcon would be able to help here. He is a great help here on forum!

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.


Note 4

There are not concerns with Note 4. It simply says R10 (completeness check) ok, i.e. all documents are on file. A36 refers to inadmissibility based on serious criminality, which is not a concern for your case. See https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/standard-requirements/tran.html

Biometrics are used for assessing criminality, since your biometrics are not on file, it is pending.

 

[felix11]

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.


Note 4

There are not concerns with Note 4. It simply says R10 (completeness check) ok, i.e. all documents are on file. A36 refers to inadmissibility based on serious criminality, which is not a concern for your case. See https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/standard-requirements/tran.html

Biometrics are used for assessing criminality, since your biometrics are not on file, it is pending.

Thank you very much for your answer.
You reassure me.
So i should waiting the officer decision.