Bella Cullen

LOL - why on earth don't they just ask for the originals in the beginning? It's like when our PNP application was big processed and they said they'd received an incomplete application as we hadn't included a copy of our marriage certificate. However we checked every single thing and every check list and they never asked for it!

AlliF

To be fair to CIC they do 'strongly recommend' in the checklist that you actually submit your original police certificates with your application in the first place.

Bella Cullen

Yet the letter they sent to us telling us to send police certs (after submission for PR as they'd not arrived yet) specifically ask for scanned copies?

AlliF

Well they are never logical IME but hopefully they asked for the scans as an interim measure, just until they had the originals, so your application can continue to be processed and not get diverted into yet another queue

smurf8

Hi guys, we are currently applying for Pr through Ainp this is our timeline so far ....
We received your application for permanent residence on January 12, 2015.
We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on May 9, 2015.
We started processing your application on May 9, 2015.
We sent you medical instructions on May 12, 2015. To avoid delays, please provide us the information requested in the letter as soon as possible. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.
Medical results have been received.
We sent you correspondence on September 17, 2015. If you have not yet provided the information or the requested documents, please do so as soon as possible. Please wait until you receive the correspondence before sending us additional information, as the correspondence will outline all information that is required.(this was Original police certs, additional info Schedule A, and copy of passport page)
We also paid our RPRF on Aug 18th
Now I guess it's just the waiting game......

AlliF

CIC updated our status yesterday to 'we started processing your application on 8th November 2014'
Not sure how this is different to the 'in-process' update we got in May this year.
Anyone else had this happen where they have 'corrected' themselves and put in an earlier date?

Seems a bit back-to-front to me but we are just hoping that this means we are going to be in the VO's 13month average timeframe group and not the 28 month one it changed to shortly after we submitted.

Eddmac

Ours says exactly the same thing, although the last line reads August 24th. We sent original police cents the next day and they were received on Aug 30th if I remember correctly. ECAS hasn't changed since.

Bella Cullen

Do you guys find yourself obsessively checking CIC? I've just got a feeling it's going to happen soon and it's driving me crazy!

AlliF

Yup, even though everyone says it is not reliable/not always updated we just can't help it. It's like scratching a mosquito bite. Drives you nuts til you do it, gives about 5 seconds of relief and repeat. lol
Nearly a year since they received our medicals and started processing ours now. Just about ready to go loopy.

Eddmac

LOL same here - I check it every other day and I have an enormous sense of disappointment when nothing has changed, even though I know beforehand that's what will be shown there!

Bella Cullen

I'm frustrated to see so little movement in this thread I think the processors have gone on an early vacation

Eddmac

I know how you feel.
I got excited earlier in the year when we had a brief flurry of activity, but after providing my police certs (again) in august, nothing has happened.

Feeling depressed.

Bella Cullen

Me too!

I honestly have to say, I really expected a little bit of something by now. Even though I know, rationally, that it's earlier than we expected before we submitted. I think it's because the express entry people who applied 4 months after me now have PR. Totally bummed

AlliF

We got a decision made on ECAS on the 8th.
Now being tortured by having to wait on snail mail to see what it was.
I didn't think the express entry was going as quick as they were hoping anyway? I was deliberately staying away from the threads about it as no good can come of seeing others sailing on past you in the queue as it were.

Wouldn't wish the hideous processing times on anyone else but still can't see why they couldn't clear the backlog first.

Anyway hang in there guys, hope there is some movement for you soon.

Eddmac

Whats your timeline?
Did you get the police certificate request/processing fee recently ?(past three months)

I do believe its rare to get decision made and it to be negative, so congratulations!