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[Gabyor]

For sure. I hope GCMS notes don't get extended beyond 90 days, my notes are going to be super outdated.

Didn't hear of a single extension case in the last couple months, my guess is that they started sending them in 30 days very reliably.

 

[catheecodes]

Congratulations. ☺ I assume you achieved it this fast as you are an inland applicant. Same is not the case with us, the outlanders.

Thank you! The travel restrictions are just making it difficult but keep the faith, it will come!

 

[Suryarao611]

Received the golden email from Portal confirmation
timelines below and in my signature
AOR-NOV 24th 2020
Stream - CEC
Eligibility - Recommended Pass (7th Apr), Passed (12th May)
Criminality - Passed (12th May)
Info sharing - Completed (12th May)
Security - Not started (12th May)
GU - 2nd week of April, 11th May and 30th May
GCMS - 1st - 30 Feb, 2nd - 31st May
Email Received - 2nd June

 

[Suryarao611]

@legalfalcon need your help to respond to my portal confirmation email.
I went to US on Dec 21st and returned to Canada on Dec 22nd. So Dec 22nd will be my last time entered Canada, correct? and I entered via Niagara falls rainbow bridge, will this be my Port of Entry or the first time entered the country i.e. Toronto Airport - YYZ?

And do I need to specify my residency address in the email to confirm my presence in canada?

 

[Rachael_Mynah]

Received the golden email from Portal confirmation
timelines below and in my signature
AOR-NOV 24th 2020
Stream - CEC
Eligibility - Recommended Pass (7th Apr), Passed (12th May)
Criminality - Passed (12th May)
Info sharing - Completed (12th May)
Security - Not started (12th May)
GU - 2nd week of April, 11th May and 30th May
GCMS - 1st - 30 Feb, 2nd - 31st May
Email Received - 2nd June

Is any of these changes reflecting in your CIC portal ?

 

[shubh_19]

@JRD0218

Can you share the number of IRCC and what information did you provided?

 

[Suryarao611]

Is any of these changes reflecting in your CIC portal ?

No, it didn't get updated in account yet.

 

[legalfalcon]

@legalfalcon need your help to respond to my portal confirmation email.
I went to US on Dec 21st and returned to Canada on Dec 22nd. So Dec 22nd will be my last time entered Canada, correct? and I entered via Niagara falls rainbow bridge, will this be my Port of Entry or the first time entered the country i.e. Toronto Airport - YYZ?

And do I need to specify my residency address in the email to confirm my presence in canada?

YEs, your last entry will be where you entered in Canada from, and in your case the PoE will be Rainbow bridge.

You can provide your address too, although it should be on record with IRCC from your application.

 

[frq1890]

@legalfalcon hi legal falcon , in gcms notes on second page, it’s mentioned under application assignment assigned to and assigned by and the due date .
What this due date refers to ?
Thanks in advance.

 

[Narhea]

Anyone who has applied for bowp, how much time it is taking for ircc to process it in the current pandemic scenario?

Just 7 days I got mine

 

[legalfalcon]

@legalfalcon hi legal falcon , in gcms notes on second page, it’s mentioned under application assignment assigned to and assigned by and the due date .
What this due date refers to ?
Thanks in advance.

The due dates are system generated dates based on what stage the application is at, which reminds the person of the pending application. However, in most cases the processing is done way before the due date or it keeps pending way past it.

Do not give much credence to it.

 

[Visala]

Hi @legalfalcon

My AOR is 18th, NOV 2020

CEC INLAND with 3 dependents.

Medical passed in Dec, 2020. No biometrics were needed. After that no updates on the portal. I Received GCMS notes in April that criminality is passed and Eligibility recommend passed. Security was not started. This has been the status since March no further updated. We called IRCC yesterday and the status is same.

As per 6 months processing time, I have completed on May 18th, 2021. My visa Office is Ottawa.

There is no red flags. Is this normal that applications taking more than 6 months?

Thanks

 

[legalfalcon]

Hi @legalfalcon

My AOR is 18th, NOV 2020

CEC INLAND with 3 dependents.

Medical passed in Dec, 2020. No biometrics were needed. After that no updates on the portal. I Received GCMS notes in April that criminality is passed and Eligibility recommend passed. Security was not started. This has been the status since March no further updated. We called IRCC yesterday and the status is same.

As per 6 months processing time, I have completed on May 18th, 2021. My visa Office is Ottawa.

There is no red flags. Is this normal that applications taking more than 6 months?

Thanks

YEs, very normal. Even pre-COVID there processing time had exceeded 6 months. Currently it is taking way longer.

How long did it take to process an Express Entry application?
Table 35 displays the time, in months, that IRCC took to process 80% of applications under each program. In 2019, IRCC did not meet the processing standard of finalizing 80% of all applications sourced via Express Entry within six months. The processing time for Express Entry, overall, was eight months. As an alternative measure of processing times, 60% of applications finalized in the 12-month period ending on December 31, 2019, were completed within the six-month service standard.

Table 35: Processing Times for Express Entry applications finalized by year and immigration category, in months

Program	2017	2018	2019
Canadian Experience Class	4	5	7
Federal Skilled Worker	4	6	9
Provincial/Territorial Nominee	6	6	9
Federal Skilled Trades	6	7	12
All Programs	5	5	8

Source: CIC_EDW (MBR) as of January 3, 2020
Data is operational and as such should be considered preliminary and subject to change.

• Processing times refer to the time in which 80% of applications were finalized by IRCC. The processing time is measured from the day a complete application is received until the time a final decision is made by an immigration officer.

 

[Odeku55]

I just got my gcms notes which I ordered on the 29th of April. Eligibility in progress, criminality in progress, info sharing in progress and security not started. Under my notes 3 there's a statement that states "Appears Met ready to finalize". @legalfalcon, does this means the application is about to be finalized?. I would have upload it here but I don't know how.

 

[legalfalcon]

I just got my gcms notes which I ordered on the 29th of April. Eligibility in progress, criminality in progress, info sharing in progress and security not started. Under my notes 3 there's a statement that states "Appears Met ready to finalize". @legalfalcon, does this means the application is about to be finalized?. I would have upload it here but I don't know how.

This is a statement usually for eligibility, that that appears to be met, subject to other checks.

This note will be followed by another note of an officer who will conclusively determine the eligibility and then the security will be initiated.

see https://bit.ly/3apWglN