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[Arsh Ali]

By the 5000th page, I would have landed in Canada, gotten a job and thinking about school for my kids...
*Mandie*

I am afraid jaisay chal raha 5000th page aai hi na

[zarsher]

چلو ہٹو خوچہ اب ھمارا باری اے

hahhahahah.......ok deta hei bari.....mauj kar lale  

[jaffarh]

[font=Verdana]CIC kicked the ASS of all those who applied before Feb 2008. [/font] [/color]

News Release – Government of Canada transforms economic immigration program
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Ottawa, March 30, 2012 — To create a fast and flexible immigration system that creates jobs and promotes Canada's long term prosperity, the Government of Canada will eliminate the backlog in the main federal economic immigration program.

“The Federal Skilled Worker Program backlog is a major roadblock to Canada's ability to respond to rapidly changing labour market needs,” said Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. “Having to process applications that are as many as eight years out of date reduces our ability to focus on new applicants with skills and talents that our economy needs today.”

As announced in Economic Action Plan 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada is planning to refund fees and return stale applications from nearly all those applicants who applied under the dated criteria in existence before February 27, 2008.

CIC is transforming its suite of economic immigration programs to create a just-in-time system that recruits people with the right skills to meet Canada's labour market needs, fast tracks their immigration, and gets them working in a period of months, not years. Eliminating the longstanding backlog of FSW applications will allow the Department to focus resources on facilitating the arrival of skilled immigrants who apply under the current eligibility criteria.

Under proposed legislation, CIC will close the files of FSW applicants who applied before February 27, 2008, and for whom an immigration officer has not made a decision based on selection criteria by March 29, 2012. This is expected to affect around 280,000 applicants, including their dependants. CIC will begin the process of returning the full amount of fees paid to the Department by these affected FSW applicants. For those who have passed the selection criteria stage – approximately 20,000 people – CIC will continue processing their applications until they are approved for entry into Canada or not.

Over the last decade, the number of FSW applications received has greatly exceeded the space available within the Immigration Levels Plan each year, resulting in long processing times and an increasing inventory. Under the 2008 Action Plan for Faster Immigration, CIC began to limit intake to priority occupations. The Department added caps to the number of new applications in 2010. As a result of these efforts, CIC has reduced the pre-2008 backlog by more than 50 percent, and the overall FSW inventory by over 25 percent. However, without further action, some FSW applicants might have to wait until 2017 for a decision.

“It's unreasonable to keep applicants waiting for another five years,” said Minister Kenney. “It's also a far cry from the nimble and responsive immigration system Canada needs to remain a destination of choice.”

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[Azad Jan]

Yes, apparently, 15-20 days back, the Canadian Team (from the embassy, I suppose) visited the IOM offices and briefed them about the new requirements, which mandate a 2 day medical exam, in which the adults (I'm just guessing here) apparently are asked to come back the next week.  Since I had to travel back to Lahore, I requested them to do my testing today i.e. Saturday, March 31.  My wife will be visiting them on Wednesday to get her's done. 

When asked, I was told that they need 15 days to send the family's med results to CHC, and that I can check back after about 15 days of the completed tests.

I had booked my test date before this new change in meds policy.  But no one told me about it on the phone, even when I called them twice to reconfirm my appointment.

My meds request doesn't have a date on it, but the docs request has Feb 21 on it.

Thanks.

Thanks for the post and informative blog. My medical is booked for 16th April at same place. However during my booking lady told me that they will require 2 visits. Whats the date of your medical letter (received from CHC)?

Regards

[Hopeful Canadian]

It's not next, pre June 2010 is current as they are getting reviewed and deadline is June 2012 by Kenney uncle

Bhai:

Write it as;   " It's not next, pre June 2010 is current as they are getting reviewed and deadline is June 2012 by Kenney Mamma "

[Azad Jan]

AoA Folks,

I had my meds done today i.e. March 31 at IOM-Karachi.  The detailed account is here, for those interested;

http://canadado.wordpress.com/2012/03/31/an-update-on-the-meds/


Be good!

AZAD JAN

[aoun]

Sir plz share TCS tracking number plz sir.

I send my full doc in May 2010, they started processing on 22nd feb 2012.
yes it was through TCS.

[Arsh Ali]

Bhai:

Write it as;   " It's not next, pre June 2010 is current as they are getting reviewed and deadline is June 2012 by Kenney Mamma "

Main to K say kuch or likna chah raha tha but I realized there are females also on this forum so I choosed not to use abusive language

[K_S]

AoA Folks,

I had my meds done today i.e. March 31 at IOM-Karachi.  The detailed account is here, for those interested;

http://canadado.wordpress.com/2012/03/31/an-update-on-the-meds/


Be good!

AZAD JAN

hi all...

is this medical test that is recently extended for 2 visits for applicants is applicable to Single applicants too? or its just for family maintained applicant?

best regards

[Arsh Ali]

hi all...

is this medical test that is recently extended for 2 visits for applicants is applicable to Single applicants too? or its just for family maintained applicant?

best regards

For adults if required

[mr_fap]

medical done on 27th feb 2012 , still waiting for the update no responce from any one please suggest what to do, i already send e-mail to ldn immigeration office my current online status is

We transferred your application to the London England office on June 9, 2009. The London England office may contact you.
 
We transferred your application to the London England office on June 30, 2010. The London England office may contact you.
 
Your application was reviewed and we started processing on October 18, 2010. (  Al most 1 1/2 sall say process kar rahay hay aisa kia process ho raha hay bhai Jo agay he nahi ja raha hay )

[amh]

Dear Folks specially those are pre june and sent their updated forms, please tell me about the form IMM5406E(04-2008), is it the same form we sent in 2009 when we completed the application or there are any updated/new form available...?, I have downloaded the new forms from uk VO site but it is the same form and in my demand list of forms they have asked for new IMM5406 form, where can I find the new form please help.....
regards AMH.

[khalid h]

Friends please advise me,
2 years back i submitted PCCs, now again chc has asked for new pcc, during this 2 years I have changed residence from North Nazimabad to Gulshan Iqbal. Now do I need to submit PCC from both areas or the current Gulshan Iqbal Police Station is enough ?

[Countryboy]

Friends please advise me,
2 years back i submitted PCCs, now again chc has asked for new pcc, during this 2 years I have changed residence from North Nazimabad to Gulshan Iqbal. Now do I need to submit PCC from both areas or the current Gulshan Iqbal Police Station is enough ?

I think you only have to provide certificate for your current residence, that's why they mentioned it such as updated police clearance certificate.
As I was asked for the same, I only arranged it for my current address.

[khalid h]

I think you only have to provide certificate for your current residence, that's why they mentioned it such as updated police clearance certificate.
As I was asked for the same, I only arranged it for my current address.

Thanks for advice, did u get medicals ? Did u send the required docs already ?