Dear Officer,
My name is <A poor PR Applicant>.
Please find below my Express entry application details:
Application Number:
UCI:
Date of Birth:
AoR:
As you can see, I am approaching the completion of 8 months, since my AoR. For the last 3 months, I have been told that my Security has not begun and the reason is "Officer review is pending".
Now, before you share your favorite, generic response "Each application is unique and it is difficult to guarantee a specific time frame for its completion. Please be assured that you will be contacted immediately should further information be required regarding the next steps in your file", I would like to ask, how is it that my Application pending a review by an Officer for 3 whole months, makes my application 'unique' and not how you process it?
Perhaps, CIC should update its templates which you use to reply to CSEs and Emails, that "We approach each application in a 'unique' way and hence it is difficult to guarantee a specific time frame for its completion". How about that?
When we know the reason for the delay is - 'Officer review pending', how can you say that it is difficult to guarantee a specific time frame for its completion? Ideally, you should be able to request that Officer to complete the review ASAP. Isn't it? I can't understand what is stopping you from doing it.
I do not want to be rude, but if my application is pending an Officer review for 3 months, it makes me think that CIC is alarmingly under-staffed. It is high time that you need to raise the flag to your management and hire more Officers to avoid such delays.
Best Regards,
<A poor PR Applicant>
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I wrote it. Read it 10 times. And it felt good. Didn't send it.
Sometimes it is good to let your emotions come out.