Other than receiving applications, registering it, creating GCMS for files, generating application file number and transmitting file to visa office, does the CIO in Sydney performs any other duty of task? like do they start eligibility, criminality reviews etc before sending to VO for completion? Are updates in ecas or GCkey account made by CIO or the VO. For those of you who have received GCMS notes after MR, are you able to confirm if a review was done on your application before it was sent to your VO?
I was able to link my GC account to my application before AOR with an application # starting with XEP., application status then was received with all the other stages like eligibility and background check being in progress, and final decision not started. I got my AOR on March 8th from CIO, but did not bother checking ECAS or gckey that day. Now the next day March 9th i got email regarding update in application from my GC key account. Inside , application number change from XEP******** to EP********, application status changed to process, same with BG and eligibility , and final decision changed to in progress. I checked ecas and saw 3 lines. The 3rd line is the date they stated processing my application which is March 9th and which is the date i got the update in my gckey account.
Now my question is this: was my application reviewed on march 9th by an officer at the CIO or VO ? and who then updated my my status , CIO or VO