Can I Re-apply Again?

[Greenpastures]

In August 2007, I sought the help of a Canadian immigration consulting firm based in Kuwait. I was a professional Filipino planning on migrating to Canada at that time. I submitted my Application for Permanent Residence FSW form, signed a retainer agreement with that firm, and also paid the amount of CAD 550.00 to "The Receiver General For Canada", Bank of Montreal.

In September of the same year, I went back to the Philippines thinking I would plan on going back to Kuwait for another contract, and by then continuing my Canadian immigration application. But due to personal reasons, I opted out and now am based in the Philippines doing private business. I tried calling the firm 2 years after but they have been unavailable by phone or e-mail.. Since then it has dampened me to follow it up.

Recently, I thought of trying to apply again. Will this status affect my application? Will I be a new applicant? Can someone advise me on this please?

Thanks in advance.

[jnathan]

I wonder why people choose consultants who are not serious and are fraud.
I'd tell you, to request your friends in Kuwait to go in person to that consultant's office and talk about your issue.

did you hand over all the supporting papers to your consultant? Can you talk to Bank of Montreal to check if your draft has been en cashed or what is the status of that draft?

I am sad for you. I feel like your draft has been used for other clients of that consultant.
Whats their address in Kuwait? are they well reputed in there?

[Thalia]

You can apply again as long as you have experience in one of the noc and enough points. You also need to submit your IELTS, so if you don't have everything ready I suggest you hurry up. You need to locate your consultant also, otherwise inform cio and ask to cancel your representation by them.
As for the two applications, when one of them will become "in process" you will have to withdrow the other.

[Greenpastures]

I wonder why people choose consultants who are not serious and are fraud.
I'd tell you, to request your friends in Kuwait to go in person to that consultant's office and talk about your issue.

did you hand over all the supporting papers to your consultant? Can you talk to Bank of Montreal to check if your draft has been en cashed or what is the status of that draft?

I am sad for you. I feel like your draft has been used for other clients of that consultant.
Whats their address in Kuwait? are they well reputed in there?

Thanks for your response and concern! I have with me the Application For Permanent Residence - FSW Class documents as well as the receipt of payment of CAN$500 through a Kuwait bank...

The address is Canadian Legal Services, a division of Sam Bayat & Associates. Their new site now is ilsgroup.com, and they had an officer ( I tried contacting this person last year but to no avail) based in Kuwait.

I have the full address with me.

What do you mean by my draft being used for other clients of that consultant?

[Greenpastures]

You can apply again as long as you have experience in one of the noc and enough points. You also need to submit your IELTS, so if you don't have everything ready I suggest you hurry up. You need to locate your consultant also, otherwise inform cio and ask to cancel your representation by them.
As for the two applications, when one of them will become "in process" you will have to withdrow the other.

Thanks Thalia! I will try to take the IELTS test the soonest. By thw way, what is CIO? Canadian Immigration Office? I will do that, thanks!

 

[jnathan]

omg,

Hi Thalia. look, this guy has awful lot of things to learn now.
For the time being, forget what happened in Kuwait. choose a good consultant in Manilla ( I hope you are there)
and apply asap in proper NOC. you must make contact with the consultant in Kuwait and ask him what he did with your previous applicant? when did you apply with them?

if they were fraud, they must have used your draft for someone else.

[Greenpastures]

omg,

Hi Thalia. look, this guy has awful lot of things to learn now.
For the time being, forget what happened in Kuwait. choose a good consultant in Manilla ( I hope you are there)
and apply asap in proper NOC. you must make contact with the consultant in Kuwait and ask him what he did with your previous applicant? when did you apply with them?

if they were fraud, they must have used your draft for someone else.

Ok np...yes I will try to consult a new one here in Manila. I did just now email to them and will call them tomorrow. If they did use my draft for someone else, will I have a record somehow along the process when I reapply? ( I already considered my money as lost , that was it. Could I be in trouble?)

[Thalia]

hehe...yea jnathan, I could guess that he has lots to do because the applicants of 2007 didn't have to submit any supporting document to the CIO.

Greenpastures you really have to hurry up now cause there is cap limit of 500.
Start from here http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/index.asp
take the test to see if you are eligible under the noc system.
Yes that's what CIO means, now you apply to the Canadian office and if they find you eligible they will forward your case to your VO.
You have lots of reading to do.
But if you see that you can't apply this year then you are stuck with your old application. Meaning it will take quite sometime to be processed.
In any case you have to cancel your representative immediately and give your current address for communication.

[Greenpastures]

hehe...yea jnathan, I could guess that he has lots to do because the applicants of 2007 didn't have to submit any supporting document to the CIO.

Greenpastures you really have to hurry up now cause there is cap limit of 500.
Start from here cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/index.asp
take the test to see if you are eligible under the noc system.
Yes that's what CIO means, now you apply to the Canadian office and if they find you eligible they will forward your case to your VO.
You have lots of reading to do.
But if you see that you can't apply this year then you are stuck with your old application. Meaning it will take quite sometime to be processed.
In any case you have to cancel your representative immediately and give your current address for communication.

Yes I did retake the test and it's 69. What do you mean by "cap limit of 500"? I will definitely try to complete all my documents within this week.

[MSMirza]

 

theres a lot of homework that needs to be done!

Yes I did retake the test and it's 69. What do you mean by "cap limit of 500"? I will definitely try to complete all my documents within this week.

[Greenpastures]

oh sorry guys, yes the cap 500, I read though. I forgot.

[mwansaa]

In August 2007, I sought the help of a Canadian immigration consulting firm based in Kuwait. I was a professional Filipino planning on migrating to Canada at that time. I submitted my Application for Permanent Residence FSW form, signed a retainer agreement with that firm, and also paid the amount of CAD 550.00 to "The Receiver General For Canada", Bank of Montreal.

In September of the same year, I went back to the Philippines thinking I would plan on going back to Kuwait for another contract, and by then continuing my Canadian immigration application. But due to personal reasons, I opted out and now am based in the Philippines doing private business. I tried calling the firm 2 years after but they have been unavailable by phone or e-mail.. Since then it has dampened me to follow it up.

Recently, I thought of trying to apply again. Will this status affect my application? Will I be a new applicant? Can someone advise me on this please?

Thanks in advance.

So you did not get any file number or anything from CIO.  Did you inform your consultant of your contact details once you decided to move back to the Philippines?  If your consultant filed your application, your draft would have been encashed by CIO.

[Greenpastures]

So you did not get any file number or anything from CIO.  Did you inform your consultant of your contact details once you decided to move back to the Philippines?  If your consultant filed your application, your draft would have been encashed by CIO.

No I was not given a file # or anything from the CIO. I did inform my consultant and I even emailed him when I arrived here in Manila then that I plan to go back again to work in Kuwait (which I never did). But I tried contacting him just this year again, but to no avail. I just emailed their office yesterday regarding my status though.

It was only a draft of payment sent to: The Bank of Montreal, Int'l Payments Service Centre, Montreal, Canada as provided in a receipt from a Kuwaiti commercial bank.

What do you think of this?

[mwansaa]

No I was not given a file # or anything from the CIO. I did inform my consultant and I even emailed him when I arrived here in Manila then that I plan to go back again to work in Kuwait (which I never did). But I tried contacting him just this year again, but to no avail. I just emailed their office yesterday regarding my status though.

It was only a draft of payment sent to: The Bank of Montreal, Int'l Payments Service Centre, Montreal, Canada as provided in a receipt from a Kuwaiti commercial bank.

What do you think of this?

So its been at least 3 years since you contacted your consultant in Kuwait.  Do you know if they submitted your application. The consultant must have tried to contact you  when CIO contacted your consultant for further processing of your application since the time it was submitted?. 

[Greenpastures]

So its been at least 3 years since you contacted your consultant in Kuwait.  Do you know if they submitted your application. The consultant must have tried to contact you  when CIO contacted your consultant for further processing of your application since the time it was submitted?. 

Ah, well they never contacted me ( I have left my phone and email address open ever since) regarding CIO for further processing of my application...

I just plan on re-applying all over again. What is your advise?