CAIPS Codes
From Immipedia
SEX
- 1 or M male
- 2 or F female
MARITAL STATUS
- 1 single
- 2 married
- 3 widowed
- 4 divorced
- 5 separated
- 8 common-law partner
HEIGHT CODE
(Height must be between 31 cm and 268 cm)
- 1 (or metric + height)
- 2 (or imperial + height, 0 for unknown)
EYE COLOUR CODE
- 0 Unknown
- 1 black
- 2 blue
- 3 brown
- 4 green
- 5 hazel
- 6 gray
- 7 other
HEIGHT AND EYE COLOUR VALIDATION CODE
- 0 not defined
- 1 unknown
- 2 confirmed
- 3 estimated
NAME FLAG
- 1 maiden name
- 2 son/daughter of
- 3 other surname or different spelling
- 4 other given name/different spelling or nickname
- 5 spouse's surname
- 6 intended spouse's surname
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE CODE
- 1 fluent in English
- 2 fluent in French
- 3 fluent in both
- 4 fluent in neither
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION CODE
- 00 none
- 01 secondary or less
- 02 formal trade certificate, diploma or apprenticeship e.g. hairdresser
- 03 other non-university certificate or diploma e.g. registered nurse, denial technician
- 04 some university, no degree
- 05 bachelor's degree of first professional degree e.g. BA B.Ed, B.Eng. LLB. MD
- 06 some post graduate, no further degree
- 07 master's degree
- 08 doctorate - PhD
SYNTHETIC NOC CODES (OM OP 97-21)
- 9911.0 Student
- 9992.0 Retired
- 9970.0 Homemaker
- 9980.0 Dependant (other than student)
- 9914.0 New Worker
- 9999.0 Open Work Permit 0001.0 investor
PILOT INDICATOR COPES (PERMANENT RESIDENT ONLY)
- CN1 Control - Independent Class - London
- CN2 Control - Independent Class - Hong Kong
- CN3 Control - Independent Class - New Delhi
- PN1 Pilot - Independent Class - London
- PN2 Pilot- Independent Class - Hong Kong
- PN3 Pilot - Independent Class -New Delhi
- CF3 Control - Family Class - New Delhi
- CF4 Control - Family Class - Singapore
- PF3 Pilot - Family Class - New Delhi
- PF4 Pilot - Family Class - Singapore
- IF3 Imaging - Family Class - New Delhi
PROVINCE
- AB Alberta
- BC British Columbia
- MO Manitoba
- NB New Brunswick
- NF Newfoundland
- NS Nova Scotia
- NT Northwest Territories
- NU Nunavut
- ON Ontario
- PE Prince Edward Island
- PQ Quebec
- SK Saskatchewan
- YT Yukon
FAMILY STATUS CODE
- 1 principal applicant
- 2 dependant is spouse of principal applicant
- 3 neither 2, 4 nor 6 apply
- 4 dependant is a child over 19 or relationship to principal applicant is GRANDSON or GRANDDAUGHTER (pre-Proclamation cases)
- 5 common-law partner
- 6 dependant is child over 22 or relationship to principal applicant is GRANDSON or GRANDDAUGHTER (post-Proclamation cases)
EMP. CODE
- 1 designated occupation
- 3 arranged employment as minister or in family business
- 4 has EMP5056.
ARRANGED EMPLOYMENT TYPE
- 1. Holds Work Permit on the basis of an HRDC Confirmation -R 82(2)(a)
- 2. Holds Work Permit on the basis of an HRDC confirmation -R 82{2)(b)
- 3. HRDC permanent confirmation has been issued -R82(2)(c)
MEDICAL STATUS CODE
- R Documents rec'd from physician, but not yet assessed
- F Case furthered
- B Pending review by Medical Advisory Board
- H Pending decision by HQ
- A Assessed and finalized
- N No document received for this family member
MEDICAL CODES
- M1 enter 01
- M2 enter 02
- M3 enter 03
- M4 enter 04
- M5 enter 05
- M6 enter 06
- M6 enter 06
- M7 enter 07
- M2/3 enter 23
- M4/5 enter 45
- M4/6 enter 46
- M4/7 enter 47
- M6/7 enter 67
- M19 EDE applicant with no identified health condition.
- M29 EDE applicant who has a condition for which the degree of risk to public health is not sufficient to exclude admission under
A38(1)(a).
- M39 EDE applicant who has identified health condition(s) which will require health or social services in Canada.
- EDE Excessive Demand Exempt.
IMMIGRANT COST RECOVERY
- FPA fee paid abroad
- FPC fee paid in Canada
- FPE fee paid at Port of Entry
- FPS T11 decision pending - Quebec cases only
- R01 CR or DC case
- R02 Citizens of Finland
- R03 Application commenced before 03/02/86.
- RQ4 found not to be a refugee
- ROS re-opened case, no change in previous coding
- RPA Refund processed abroad (appl. fee)
- RPC Refund processed in Canada (appl. fee)
- 999 none of the above apply
RIGHT OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE FEE
- LFA paid abroad
- LFC paid in Canada
- LFD payment deferred - non PQ
- LFN not applicable
- LFP partial refund
- LFQ payment deferred - Quebec
- LFR refund
- LFS supplementary payment.
- LLA landing loan approved
- LXR exempt refugees (CAIPS offices only)
- LFE paid elsewhere
- LFT file transfer to another mission
- LRC refunded in Canada on FC refused case
TYPE OF CASE
- 2 Ordered Landed
- 3 Early Admission
- 7 19(1)(c), Order-in-Council
- 8 19(2)(a), Ministerial decision
REFUGEE SPECIAL PROGRAMS
- HC1 Humanitarian and Compassionate Consideration
- OYW One Year Window of Opportunity
- UPX Urgent Protection Program
- AWR Assistance to Women at Risk
- REF Convention Refugee Selected Abroad
- SLB Sierra Leone Blendad Sponsorship Case
- DFD De Facto Dependant
- KQF Fast Track Kosovo Refugees
- EXD Bosnian Ex-Detainees
REFERRAL ORGANIZATION (REFUGEE SPECIFIC)
- NONE
- UNHCR
FAMILY CLASS
- FC1 Spouse
- FC2 Fiance(e) (pre-Proclamation cases only)
- FC3 Son/Daughter
- FC4 All parents and grandparents
- FCS Orphaned brother/sister/nephew/niece/grandchild
- FC6 Child to be adopted
- FC7 Other relative
- FC9 Child adopted by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident (IRPA - Effective September 2002)
- FCB Guardianship
- FCC Common Law Partner
- FCE Conjugal Partner
- FCH Family Relationships - H&C
DESIGNATED CLASS
- DC1 Government assistance required
- DC2 Approved IMM1298 or IMM1344 on file
- DC3 Sponsored by group or corporation
- DC4 Self-supporting, government assistance not required
- DC5 Selected under joint assistance sponsorship
- DC8 Refugee claimants; designated class; backlog claimants
INDEPENDENT IMMIGRANT
- AR1 Brother/sister
- AR4 Son/daughter
- ART Other Assisted Relatives
- EN2 Entrepreneur
- SE2 Self-employed
- ND2 Other independent Immigrants
- PV2 Provincial nominee processed abroad
SOURCE COUNTRY
- RS1 Government assistance required
- RS3 Sponsored by group of five or corporation for 12 months (pre-Proclamation only)
- RS4 Self supporting, government assistance not required
- RS5 Special needs case selected under joint assistance sponsorship
- RSX Sponsored by group or corporation for 12-24 months (pre-Proclamation only)
- (IRPA - Effective September 2002)
- RSC Source country with a Community Sponsorship
- RSG Source country sponsored by a Group of Five.
- RSS Source country sponsored by a Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH).
ASYLUM COUNTRY
- RA3 Sponsored by group of five or corporation for 12 months (pre-Proclamation only),
- RA4 Self supporting, government assistance not required
- RA5 Special needs case selected under joint assistance sponsorship on an exceptional basis
- RAX Sponsored by group or corporation for 12-24 months (pre-Proclamation only) (IRPA - Effective September 2002)
- RAC Country of asylum with a Community Sponsorship
- RAG Country of asylum sponsored by s Group of Five
- RAS Country of asylum sponsored by a Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH).
OTHER CATEGORIES
- DR1 Dependant of a CRS refugee claimant who resides fn Canada and who has not been deemed to be a Convention refugee by the IRB
- DR2 Dependant of a CRS refugee claimant who resides abroad and who has not been deemed to be a Convention refugee in his/her own right
- RM2 Dependant residing abroad of a member of the deferred removal order class
- LC1 Member of the live-in caregiver^ in Canada class and dependants in Canada
- LC2 Dependant residing abroad of a member of the (live-in-caregivers in Canada class
- PD1 Member of the post-determination refugee
- PD2 Dependant of a member of the post determination refugee claimant in Canada class: residing abroad
Effective prior April 1, 1999
- NV1 Investor in private business commercial venture/individual applicant
- NV2 Investor in private business commercial venture/multiple applicant
- NV3 Investor tn privately administered investment syndicate
- NV4 Investor in government administered capital venture funds
Effective April 1st 1999
- NV5 Investor
IRPA - Effective September 2002
- SW1 Skilled Worker
CONVENTION REFUGEE
- CR1 Government assistance required
- CR2 App. undertaking on file as assisted relatives or family class
- CR3 Sponsored by group of five or corporation for T2; months (pre-Proclamation only)
- CR4 Self-supporting, government assistance not required
- CR5 Special needs case selected under joint assistance sponsorship
- CR8 Convention Refugees (CR) and their dependants who are recognized as Convention refugees in their own right by the IRB
- CRX Sponsored by group or corporation for 12-24 months (pre-Proclamation only)
(IRPA - Effective September 2002)
- CRC Convention refugee abroad with a Community Sponsorship
- CRG Convention refugee abroad sponsored by a Group of Five,
- CRS Convention refugee abroad sponsored by a Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH)
WORK IN PROCESS (WlP) EVENTS (USER ENTERED)
- C1023 RPRF Requested
- D1Q01 Referred to CIC
- D1005 Application Forwarded to MRCI
- M1004 Requested Info/Documentation Received
- R1001 IMM1017- Medical Instructions issued
- S1000 Letter-Missing Info - Supporting Documentation
- X1002 RPRF Received.
- X1004 Paper File Received
- X1005 Response from MRCI Received
- X1006 Response from CIC Received
- X2002 Refusal Recommended
- X2003 Interview Required
- X2004 Refer to QA
- X2007 Suspended
WORK IN PROCESS (WlP) Events (SYSTEM GENERATED)
- D1020 IMM1000 Created/Updated (pre-Proclamation only)
- D1062 Immigrant Case Re-opened
- D1063 IMM5292 Issued/Updated
- D1064 Immigrant Foil Issued/Updated
- D1065 Change in immigrant Category
- M1000 Application Received
- X1000 Immigrant File Created
- X1001 Interview Date
- X1003 File Transferred
- X1007 File on Loan to Satellite
- X1008 File Returned to RPC
- X1009 File Transferred to Portable CAIPS
- X1010 File Transferred from Portable CAIPS
- X2000 Paper Screening Decision Entered,
- X2001 Selection Decision Entered
- X2005 Security Decision Entered
- X2006 Final Decision Entered
- X3000 Centralized Processing ND Pilot Application
- X3001 Centralized Processing ND Control Application
- X3002 Centralized Processing FC Pilot Application
- X3003 Centralized Processing FC Control Application
- X3004 Imaging Family Class Cases for New Delhi
REGULATIONS
- A92 A93 X86 J88
- M92 M94 N79
- J02 (June 2002. IRPA)
Decision Codes
T-11 PAPER SCREENING DECISION (PSDEC)
- 1 passed
- 2 failed
- 3 withdrawal
T-12 SELECTION DECISION (SELDEC)
- 1 passed
- 2 passed on discretion
- 3 OIC required (pro-Proclamation cases)
- 4 waived
- 5 failed
- 6 failed on discretion
- 7 withdrawn
- S passed (H & C consideration) (for Refugees only)
T-13 SECURITY DECISION (BDEC)
- 1 passed
- 2 omitted - all under 18
- 3 incomplete
- 4 failed
T-13 MEDICAL DECISION (MEDDEC)
- 1 passed
- 2 Incomplete
- 3 failed
- 4 dependant failed
T-13 OTHER REQUIREMENTS (OREQ)
- 1 passed
- 2 OIC obtained
- 3 incomplete
- 4 failed
- 5 failed - criminal
- 6 failed - province
- 7 rehabilitation approved
- 8 rehabilitation denied
T-13 FINAL DECISION (FINDEC)
- 1 visa issued
- 2 permit issued/to be Issued
- 4 refused
- 5 withdrawn
SECURITY DECISION (SDEC)
- 1 passed
- 2 omitted
- 3 pending
- 4 refused
CRIMINALITY DECISION (CDEC)
- 1 passed
- 2 omitted
- 3 pending
- 4 refused
REASON FOR REFUSAL (SELDEC 5) (FOR REFUGEES)
- A Not meeting the definition of CR. RA or RS
- B Not having the ability to successfully establish
- C Not being able to be resettled for financial reasons
- D Medical Admissibility
- E Security
- F Criminality
OTHER ABBREVIATIONS
- FILE BF'D TO : File forward to
- SEC CRIM : Security criminal
- SELDEC: Selection Decision
- PSDEC: Paper Selection Decision
- BDEC: Background Decision
- OREQ: Other Requirement
- MEDDEC: Medical Decision
- FINDEC: Finantial Decision
- IMMCAT: Immigration Catergory
- SW1: Skill Worker 1
- NCR: No Criminal Record
- M01-MO7 : level of Medical assessment. M01 means perfect
- PS: Prescreen (another explain is Paper selection)
- PA: Storage area of your file
- AUTHORITY: ARW, LM seems to be officer's name
- PPS: point at paper screening stage
- PI: Principle immigrant
- XREF:cross referenced applicant
- FOSS: is a central database of applications
- NOC: National Occupation Classification

