Pakistan Application Forum................

[Hot-Lier]

File No. Visa Section
P.O. Box 1042
Islamabad, Pakistan
DOCUMENT CHECK LIST

Updated IMM0008, Schedule 1, Schedule 3 and Additional Family Information form for yourself,
your spouse and any of your dependants 18 years old and above – (Do not use the simplified
version forms). Forms can be downloaded from:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/skilled.asp

You must provide conclusive proof of your English and/or French language skills. We strongly
recommend that you take a language test from an approved organization (i.e. IELTS/TEF). If you
choose to only submit written documentation in support of your language skills and we are not
satisfied that this adequately supports your claimed proficiency, you will not be given a further
chance to submit language testing results. For more information on language proficiency, please
refer to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website:
www.cic.gc.ca/english/skilled/qual-3.html

Updated photographs for you, your spouse and dependents. (See Photograph Specifications
attached.)

Proof of funds with supporting verifiable documents showing the history of your funds.
Information on required settlement funds can be found at:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/funds.asp

Photocopies of the first 4 pages of passports for yourself and all your dependents, whether
accompanying or not.

Your updated original employment certificates and official detailed job description covering the
period from when you filed your application to the present. Please do not submit self-written job
descriptions, we will only consider your submission if it has been issued and certified by your
employer.

Proof of your relationship to your relative in Canada, if applicable, (i.e.; education documents,
parent's Bay Form, birth certificates or Nikah Nama), and his/her status in Canada with the
notarized copy of record of landing, Canadian passport or citizenship card. Also provide the
complete address of your relative in Canada.

Copies of education documents for yourself and your spouse including; educational certificates,
mark sheets, diplomas/degrees (note: provisional certificates will not be accepted).

Valid Police Clearance Certificates issued by the Senior Superintendent of Police of your district for
you, your spouse and all dependents above the age of 18 years. Police certificates should be
provided for each of you for each jurisdiction in which you have lived since your 18th birthday.
Police clearance certificates must have been issued within the last 6 months to be considered valid.
For instructions on how to obtain foreign police certificates, please visit:
www.cic.gc.ca/english/police-cert/index.html
Please advise us if there have been changes in your family status. If you are now married, please submit
your original marriage certificate (Nikah Nama). Original birth certificate and four pieces of passportsized
photos must be provided for each additional family member. If they are accompanying you to
Canada, appropriate fees must be submitted together with their documents. Please also submit the
original education documents, transcript of record and diploma of your accompanying spouse.
For more information on processing fees, visit: www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/fees/index.asp
Please visit the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website (www.cic.gc.ca) for more information on
the immigration process. You are strongly encouraged to regularly visit our website for any updates we
may post.
The information we have requested should be provided to us within (120) days from the date of
this letter. Please note that a review of your application will proceed based on the documents we
currently have on file if the above requested information and documents are not received within
the time indicated.
Please return a copy of this letter with your documents.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Visa Officer
Immigration Section
This is a generic request, some of the above requested documents may not be applicable to you
(such as spouse's forms if you are unmarried, etc.)

[Hot-Lier]

This is the offical checklist sent by CHC, Islamabad in Feb, 2009 to submit the documents accordingly.

[khanwaja]

Normally in 90% cases they only interview the primary applicants not dependents, therefore i am hoping its not necessary for your husband to appear in the interview provided he don't have visa of uae, if he does, then they might call him but chances are pretty low.

I am giving this information based on information that i had from internet and people feedback who appeared in the interview.

Because each case is different.

wj

Applicant his accompanying spouse and each dependent 18 years of old must attend interview

Dear SK,

its not necessary specially for candidate whose dependants are not in the same country of his application. Better re-check with your immigration office to get it confirmed.

Thanks.

wj

[imranali_2004us]

Status "In Process" means :

Status of your application Explanation

IN PROCESS
(A decision has not been made yet.) 

Application Received by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)
We have received your application and will review it in order of receipt. We will send you an acknowledgement letter.

Documentation Verified by CIC
We are reviewing your application to make sure it is complete and that no documents are missing. We will return incomplete applications for resubmission.

An Interview May be Required
We will review the application and decide if an interview is necessary. If so, we will inform you in writing of the date, time and location of the interview.
 

[S.K]

Dear All....
I hv applied for PR in October 2008 and my case is PNP. Our IA completed in end of February and then our medical was done in March 10 2009 but we did not receive our PPR yet. One of my friends medical date is March 19, 2009 and he received his PPR a week back. Another one had his medical on April 19, 2009 and he also received his visa today. So what are the possible reasons behind it that they people had their medical after us but they even got their visa. It is more than three months since medical and we did not receive PPR and i sent a bundle of e.mails to them but no reply... Can anyone give me an idea what is going to happen? Its CHC Islamabad....

[Hot-Lier]

I dont know exactly the paper work and other possible reasons for this delay but i can give you another example of mine. I allpied on  June 2008 and one of my friend applied in August, 2008 but he recievd AOR prior to me and same as documents requested before me. We fall in the same category, same occupation , same office and almost same type of application. i was also very surprised for all of this but at I can see it happens. But i advise you to send them an email for this , same as i did and things went fine.

[Hot-Lier]

No Updates and queries............Keep this Forum Alive

[S.K]

Dear All....
I hv applied for PR in October 2008 and my case is PNP. Our IA completed in end of February and then our medical was done in March 10 2009 but we did not receive our PPR yet. One of my friends medical date is March 19, 2009 and he received his PPR a week back. Another one had his medical on April 19, 2009 and he also received his visa today. So what are the possible reasons behind it that they people had their medical after us but they even got their visa. It is more than three months since medical and we did not receive PPR and i sent a bundle of e.mails to them but no reply... Can anyone give me an idea what is going to happen? Its CHC Islamabad....

Today I have talked to one of my friend who was working at CHC Islamabad for 19 years and recently left the job. When I told him about three months time after medical with no PPR, then he said something is wrong with ur case as in PNP cases they hardly take two months after medical but I shall visit him tomorrow to talk in details... i am really worried now..

[Hot-Lier]

As i advised you before that you beter send them an email and this is best option to get feedback regarding any query, According to my observation there is not any hard and fast rule for any time line but some peple waited more for this prr request but still you send them an email....It takes 15 days to reply for definattely speed up the things.

[fraz]

AOA,   hot-lier & pakistan
 there is problem .when i sent my application to sydney i  fill wrong  my spouse job time period as march 2007 to may 2008  while it is original as jan 2007 to july2008.now i am filling my full appcation  to isb.how i cover my mistake.
can i write a cover note inwhich i mention that it happen by mistakely.
or i write as that it was typing mistake? please guide me
                                                                                      fraz

[Hot-Lier]

I think you better here accurate information, while submitting your full application and further attach an explanation for your previous mistake. I think it willl definattely cover the little problem. It is not a big deal and could happen to any one.

[fraz]

thanks hot-lier god bless u
any other seniors comments?

fraz

[pakistan]

Yes it is better to write a covering note with correction..

[Hot-Lier]

Go Ahead and Best of Luck........

[abdur.rehman]

Dear All,

Following are the questions that i have send to the candian visa section Islamabad,these people are very hard to get on phone ,my wife is the main applicant and we applied under the college teacher category,we recieved our first approval exactly in one month time on 4th june 2009 by email and have been directed to submitt our final application to the visa office,kindly go through the questions and give ur precious feed back.Feel free to contact me on 0346-9709991,and this Pakistan Application Forum is a very great effort,Allah Bless u All!!!!

    * Birth Certificate

my old birth certificate has been misplaced.i have made a new one.will it be acceptable otherwise what other options we have?

    * Education Documents:

Do i have to submit original degrees and transcripts of education documents or notarized copies of the educational documents are acceptable.

    * Travel Documents:

Do i have to submit the original passports or the copies of the first 4 pages are acceptable.

    * Job Documents:

Do i have to submit the original job contract or the notarized copy of the job contract is sufficient.

    * Settlement Funds

   1. Can the bank certificate or statement of my spouse who will be accompanying me to Canada can be used as i have all my savings in my husbands account.(very important)(we dont have a joint account,even if we want to have now it wont have any history of transactions)
   2. Is the bank certificate sufficient or the bank statement has to be submitted also.

    * Family Composition

we are expecting a child in November.if the child is born after receiving permanent resident visa,what steps we will have to follow in order to register new born child with the Islamabad visa office.

We are confused because we dont know to follow the checklist at the international website or the Islamabad consulate website checklist.