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Thanks, ADR was for RPRF receipt, Travel bio page, height and color eye details for myself and dependants. VO was London.

mukhtar4u:
This timeline is soo long, I am happy for you oo, at last.
Congratulations galore...

Please can you share what the ADR was on July 10th?

AwesomeGod:
Congratulations!! Please I am new here and will like to ask what determines whether one uses Provincial Nomination or Express Entry via FSW. Is Provincial faster and/or easier?

The benefit with provincial nominee is that the province that nominates you gives you 600 points which boosts your score and allow you get an invitation to apply for PR. The downside recently is that the processing have been taking a long time. I've noticed FSW processing to be faster in most cases. If you pass the round score and you are invited to apply under the FSW, then i'll advise you proceed with it. If your score isn't as high enough then you should follow the PNP route.

Finally It's PPR guys... I'm so FULL OF JOY and EXCITED.. It's been a long ride. I just got the email an hour ago that i have a new notification in my cic email. It was probably the most scariest thing ever, even though i knew it's positive from my gcms notes already said it all. I actually sent them an email and CSE yesterday highlighting it's been over 196 days and there hasn't been any final conclusion.

Craziest thing was, I resigned a few weeks ago and tomorrow is my last day were i consult . Can't keep thanking God.

Wish everyone of us here PPR soon.

My timeline
Province of Nomination: Ontario
Provincial Nomination Letter: 18th December 2016
ITA - 22nd December 2016
AoR: 01/02/2017
Medical Passed: 02/03/2017
P1 - Didn't take note of date when this changed
NA - Didn't take note of date when this changed
IP2 - This was in June, not sure when exactly
Additional Doc: 10/07/2017
PPR: 17/08/2017

Found this post online and thought it might help clarify the application process.

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The anatomy of a standard application is as follows:

1. Enter the EE pool.

2. Receive the ITA.

3. File application and supporting documents.

4. AoR - Automatically acknowledged, usually on the same day as submission.

5. The first step is to check for completeness. This usually triggers the application review "IN PROGRESS." This is done at the Centralized Intake Office (CIO).

6. Next stage is the R10 review. This is the first stringent check of the application against the EE profile you created. The Regulation 10 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations imposes a strict liability on the applicants to account for all documents uploaded, satisfy what was stated in the EE profile, and ensure that there are no gaps. If you do not provide the documents or they are filed incorrectly, your application can be rejected due to the strict liability on the applicant under this regulation. However, a lot depends on the agent reviewing the file. Under the R 10 review your IELTS, ECA are checked against the websites to ascertain that there is no misrepresentation. (R10 review is done within the 1-3 months of filing the application). If an applicant's age has changed from EE profile to ITA, then the same is recorded and his score determined. There is an exception clause for when the age changes, it keeps the CRS score intact. This is also done at the CIO level. Most of the applications are rejected here because they are incomplete.

7. At the R10 review, if you have any documents missing, the application is rejected, or more time is given to file the document if there is a Letter of Explanation (LoE). It largely depends on the agent reviewing it. Some are brutal and will reject the application even for a minor error.

8. Usually, by this stage, the medicals are also passed. Recently some applicants received request to re-access their medicals when the file reached the Local Visa Office (LVO). I have a theory for this, but in most cases, once the medicals are passed, they are good until the final review stage. The applicants who received a reassesment for the medicals could be because of two reasons:
a. The doctor or the facility which examined them had a complaint against it, or the CIC found something fishy about how things were being conducted there; or
b. The medicals did not disclose the required parameters, or the applicant had an underlying medical issue, which the CIC wanted to get re-assessed.

8. Now the next stage is to determine eligibility, i.e. whether the application meets the program prerequisites under which it is filed. For FSW, your experience, letters of reference, education, etc are in order. For the PNP, FSW and your nomination is present, for CEC, your Canadian experience is on file. And, so on so forth for the other categories. The objective here is to review whether you meet the program threshold and what you claim is correct. If there is any suspicion, or things don't sound good, the agent can send your application for further review. Which includes an interview, extra doc request etc. If the applicant meets the requirements, and his score is over the cut off for the ITA she received, his eligibility is passed. If there are issues, they will be addressed. This usually happens at the LVO. This stage happens when the application is usually 4-5 months into the process. At this stage, if the eligibility is met, the chances of refusal considerably go down, unless there is a criminal history. However, if your score goes down due to CIC not acknowledging your experience, NOC and reference letters not matching, or a change in age, the application is rejected.

9. As soon as the eligibility is met, next comes the security and criminality (or background check). Usually the criminality is met through the Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) uploaded with the application. If the applicant has been to a country which is suspicious, or your travel history does show frequent visits to a country without any explanation, the same are recorded and evaluated. If things look good, your criminality is passed. A lot of applicants receive a request for Schedule A at this stage to ensure no gap time is present and the history is clear.

10. The last and the final stage is the security. This is a serious & time-consuming stage, involving many agencies, including Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), International Police (INTERPOL), Criminal Database Checking & touch-base with Local Police. Many things are considered here. Number of countries visited, Applicant coming from 'certain' countries, past law enforcement or military record, Prolonged stay in a country w/out sufficient docs to prove cause, frequent traveling to certain nations, your *Name (?), Inter-Religion/Nationality Marriages etc. If everything is simple & straight, the file soon gets into the 'final review' stage. If there are any 'red flags', the case goes into a 'spin'. Then the file might go to the local Police/intelligence agencies; the outcome/timeframe of which is beyond the control of CIC. And thereby the timeframe can be anything [sometimes beyond 1yr]. But, usually this stage should be over within 1-2 months. However, a point to be noted is that the applicant can also be called for an Interview [at this stage], due to this reason. For some people the security has a quick turn around. But in the last two weeks a lot of applicants are stuck at this stage.

11. At the final review, when the security results come in, the PPR is issued.

Now, this is NO way is a generalization of the process. Some applications are processed much faster, some are slow. This is what I could gather from my GCMS notes, my experience with dealing with the immigration authorities in US on behalf of my clients and my personal EE application, which was filed in Sep 15' and approved in April 15.

This is only for information to provide a picture about the process, but CIC has never disclosed their processing procedure. However, looking into some immigration cases, and the information through the GCMS notes available on the forum, this is the best generalization I could come up with. Albeit, for some applicants the criminality is done before the eligibility is checked, for other after. So please don't debate as to how one case you saw was different from what I have stated.

This is just an overview. If you do not find it appealing, just ignore it. If it was up to me, I would process all applications much faster.

But, this is a long wait and probably the most important decision you will make in your life. Be optimistic, helpful and supportive of others. This forum is an excellent resource for many, so even when you receive your PPR, please hang on for a few more months and update your timelines and answer any questions other applicants may have. Don't be a parasite.

I'll advise doing a screen munch of the contracts that you said were agreed via email and add it as well. You need as much proof.

Happylassy:
I used self employment for one of my job claims. I dont own a company, but I work as a self employed consultant. To prove this I attached a letter of explanation, proof of payments,invoices, contract, and reference letters from my clients where possible.

Please see below sample of LOE for self employment used in app

DATE

The Immigration Officer
Canada Immigration Office

Dear Sir/Madam,

Letter of Explanation: Self Employment as XXXXXXXXX
I have worked as an XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX for periods covering:
XXXXXXX – Date

Within this role, I worked on short term projects with various companies. My proofs of self employment attached with this application include:
• Reference letters and contracts from XXXXXXXXXXXX
• Letter of engagement from Lagos XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
• Payment receipts (Downloaded online bank receipts)

I also work as a freelance XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX; As proof of this I have attached payments receipts as the contracts were agreed via email as opposed to printed contracts.
Thank you for your kind consideration in this matter.

Yours sincerely,

Wow, that is good news...!!!! Congratulations

lavivaavril:
Guyssssss I cannot go back to sleep again
It's PPR!!!!! This journey that started last year has come to an end with victory!!!

Started with IELTS February 2016 and then waited till I was done with msc in order to evaluate with WES. Done with WES September. Dear husband who's the PA had to write another IELTS in December cos we were trying to increase our CRS scores. Writing was 6.5 so didn't cut it. He wrote a third IELTS in February and again, writing was 6.5. We were getting depressed at this point so we requested for a remark and registered for a forth ielts. Remark came through in four weeks and writing was increased to 7.5!!

ITA came in April next day after ielts remark so my timeline :

AOR - April 30th
Medicals passed - June 21
Ip1 - June 22
Ip2- July 19
PPR - July 24th


Sorry for the long post guys but for those still stuck in this IELTS hurdle, pls don't give up and don't relent. Just keep pressing on and you shall smile at the end.

Thanks, the gcms notes were generated on the 26th of June. Yes London Office requested for the height and eye color details.

olyveoyl:
. Congrats! You will receive your PPR any moment from now,according to your notes. Would love to know when your GCMS notes were generated and if LVO requested for (your) height and eye color details before you sent it. Once again, congratulations, especially those that had their PPR's, our hopes and aspirations will not be cut-short in Jesus name.

Hello everyone,

This is my first post as i recently just stumbled on this forum while searching online. I have read some of the recent posts here and found it interesting. I thought it would be fair that i share my timeline as others could benefit from it and i on the other hand will get others review.

Express Entry Profile Details

Overall Score 1043
CRS - Human Capital - Age = 95
CRS - Human Capital - Level of Education = 119
CRS - Human Capital - First Official Language Proficiency = 86
CRS - Human Capital - Canadian Work Experience = 35
CRS - Spouse - Level of Education = 8
CRS - Skill Transferability - Education = 50
CRS - Skill Transferability - Foreign Work Experience = 50
CRS - Provincial/Territorial Nomination = 600

Province of Nomination: Ontario
Provincial Nomination Letter: 18th December 2016
ITA - 22nd December 2016
AOR - 1st February 2017
Med - 2nd March 2017
IP1 - Didn't take note of date when this changed
NA - Didn't take note of date when this changed
IP2 - Didn't take note of date when this changed, but its says We are processing your background check. We will send you a message if we need more information. I believe this would be IP2.

- On June 11th 2017 Ordered GCMS notes
- On July 6th 2017 sent an email to CPC-OTTAWA to request for a status update about my application. Got a response the following day July 7th 2017 that my application is being processed at the London Office and there there is a note on my file from the London office indicating that they’re waiting for me to pay the RPRF (Right of Permanent Residence Fee - $490 per adult) and send them the pdf receipt.
- Paid the RPRF fees same day i got the email July 7th 2017 and uploaded through the web form.
- On July 10th got an update on my application to pay and upload RPRF Fees which was already done a few days ago, upload Height (in CM) and eye color details, passport travel document for I and my two dependants. Uploaded documents same day.
- On July 13th got gcms notes which was over 220 pages long After reviewing extensively, all seems to check out fine. The last two review done on my application by two CIC officers can be seen below.
First cic officer on the 13th June 2016 says "I have verified this application under Section 11.2 of the immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and make the following determination. RECOMMENDATION:**Appears to meet the requirements** Outstanding Documents: RPRF"
second cic officer review on 20th June 2017 says - **Appears RFV pending RPRF**

I believe RFV from several posts online similar to mine says it means - "Request For Visa"

PPR - I believe it's coming SOON

Congratulations to everyone who has gotten PPR. All the best guys...!!!