Many applicants who have their permanent residency application processed at the Central Intake Office (CIO) at Sydney, Nova Scotia, see a code “CB01126” in their GCMS notes and wonder what it means. CIO-Sydney, NS currently processes the following categories of applications:
- Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) – Non-Express Entry applications;
- Immigrant Investor Program (IIP);
- Quebec Skilled Workers (QSW);
- Start-Up Business Class;
- Self Employed (SE);
- Quebec Business Class (QBC);
- Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program;
- Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program; and
- Agri-Food Pilot.
What does CB01126 refer to?
CB01126 is a code that is added to applications as a placeholder, while the file is in the queue for the next stage of review.
Electronic applications that are received at COI Sydney, are reviewed by an intake person for completeness as per R10. If complete, the file is then placed into the queue for initial review by support staff who will request missing information (if any) and then place the file into the next review queue (using the CB01126 code) where the file will remain until it is picked up by an officer for review.
Why do files keep pending with CB01126 for a long time?
CB01126 refers to a placeholder code that is used for electronic applications that have been processed within the CIO Sydney office while the file is in the queue for the next stage of review. Most applications after they have been processed for completeness check (R10), will keep pending until they are picked up again for the next stage of review. To group applications that have cleared one stage and are waiting for the next, are clubbed together using placeholder codes.
While many applicants may find that their application is taking way longer to be processed and have code CB01126 in the GCMS note, may conclude that the code pertains to an officer code. However, even though an application may have a code associated with it, it may be a placeholder code to club similar applications, and the process for the specific stage to which the code relates continues.
To know whether your application has the code CB01126, check your GCMS notes. If you have not yet ordered your GCMS notes, you can order them online.
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