GCMS Notes +
CAD $39.00
What are GCMS Notes +?
GCMS Notes + consist in two separate requests:
- The GCMS Notes, containing all details of your application, including the immigration officer’s notes, requested from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), and
- The Documents, containing copies of all documents attached to your application, requested from IRCC.
Why order them?
With your GCMS Notes, if your application is ongoing, you can check its processing status and see if anything is wrong with it, and take proactive steps to improve it. If your application is already closed but was refused, you can get the details of the reasoning behind the refusal.
With the Documents, you can also check if you or your representative have not made any mistakes/omissions in the documents submitted alongside your application.
How long to receive them?
The Notes are received from IRCC approximately within 30 to 40 days. The Documents usually take longer to deliver, and depend on each applicant.
What do I need?
Your UCI and file/application number. After completing your order, you will receive a pre-filled consent form that will need to be signed to be able to submit the requests on your behalf.
What does this service include?
The service only includes requesting your Notes and Documents, and delivering them to you via e-mail, as received from IRCC.
IRCC Document Retention Policy
In accordance with IRCC’s guidelines for the retention and destruction of information, documents (not GCMS notes) are typically destroyed two years following the agency’s final administrative action. If it has been more than two years since IRCC notified you of a visa refusal, it is possible that they destroyed the records. Depending on the application, the visa office, and the method of submission, some applications are uploaded into IRCC’s system, so they may still have access to them after two years.
