No, it was just a short call saying that they sent an email to the account and calling to confirm through phone as well just in case email was not read. No document asked and no reason was mentioned. Brother confirmed that he has received email and he will be there for the interview.
1. Yes previous refusal is declared along with previous file number and reason mentioned on the refusal letter
2. ITRs are slightly higher than the salary as he declared some farm income earned in cash and included affidavit as there was no other formal evidence
3. Yes, employer is legit and in business for over 6-7 years. The designation matches with majority of responsibilities in LOE however, there are couple things that are not usually done by his designation. Its a small business so can't afford to have separate person for everything. Employer denies receiving any verification phone call from CIC
It's natural. I called to VFS and they told me that these days lots of applications are on hold. So it takes so much time. You know the study session is going to start in September and Embassy staff is busy to reply for students...