Letters to sponsors:
Starting mid-November 2011, CPC-M (Case Processing Centre in Mississauga) will begin sending letters to sponsors with the old­est sponsorship applications in the inventory, requesting the submission of the IMM 0008 for their parent(s) or grandparent(s) with all supporting documentation, as detailed in the generic document checklist (Annex A). This generic checklist will accompany the let­ter. The “complete” application will be submitted to CPC-M and if found complete, a file will be cre­ated in the Global Case Manage­ment System (GCMS).

In the letter to sponsors, they will be given 90 days to comply with the request. They will also be informed that should the request­ed documents not be received at CPC-M within the 90-day time frame, we will determine that the sponsor is no longer inter­ested in bringing their parent(s) or grandparent(s) to Canada and their application will be closed. Should the application be closed, CPC-M will send a letter to the sponsor informing them of the decision that was rendered and outlining their options.

If the application is received within the 90-day time frame but there is missing information or documentation, the entire ap­plication will be returned to the sponsor with a letter. They will be advised that they have 30 days to return the application with the missing elements; otherwise, the application will be closed.

Following file creation, the file will be assigned to an officer to review sponsorship eligibility. If found eligible, or if the sponsor has opted to proceed if found in­eligible, the file will be forwarded to the relevant visa office for pro­cessing.

In keeping with CIC’s modern­ization agenda to move toward increased processing of applica­tions from within Canada and with the implementation of GCMS, a portion of these FC4 applications will be processed from within Canada at the Case Processing Pilot in Ottawa (CPP-O). If at any time during processing it is de­termined that local knowledge is required, the file will be forwarded to the relevant visa office for pro­cessing and final decision. Medical instructions will con­tinue to be requested by the visa office or CPP-O.

For eligible sponsorships al­ready referred to visa offices for which an application has been received:
For parent(s) or grandparent(s) who have already submitted their application for permanent residence to the visa office, they will be sent a letter from the mis­sion requesting any updated or missing documents. They will be given 60 days to comply with the request or the application will be refused.

If after 60 days the visa office has not received the requested documents, the applicant will be sent a refusal letter.
If within the 60 days the visa office has received some, but not all documents, the applicant will be sent a letter giving them an additional 30 days to comply or the application will be refused. Following the additional 30 days, the applicant will be sent a refusal letter.
 

Other considerations:
Applications received between July 18, 2011 and November 4, 2011:
Sponsors who submitted ap­plications between July 18, 2011 and November 4, 2011, will have already submitted the IMM 0008 for their parent(s) or grandparent(s) with their IMM 1344. Once eligibility has been reviewed, the sponsor will be instructed to submit an updat­ed IMM 0008 and all supporting documentation to the CPC-M.

Excerpts are taken from CIC Website.
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