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Guys, Just did my landing. Since I live in Ottawa, I went to the Ogdensburg–Prescott International Bridge. We had lunch at this nice pizza place at Ogdensburg and then went back to Canada. The only thing the immigration officer wanted to see was proof of funds. She wasn't particularly nice, but...

It's true that if your application is rejected you'll most likely lose your money (unless your new application is processed within a year from the date of your medicals, that is). That's why I wouldn't do upfront medicals unless Eligibility is Recommended Passed or (better yet) Passed. Other...

Hi cec4111, I think in my case doing upfront medicals helped speed things up - especially given that when I did it PAFSO was still on strike, and PR applications were being processed at a snail pace. Now that the strike is over, I don't know if it will make that much of a difference. Overall...

Hi guys, Just received the RPRF and biodata request. Here's how my case worked out: Sometime in mid-July, I received my GCMS notes saying that Eligibility was Recommended Passed. I decided to do upfront medical exams. The doctor took about a week and a half to upload my results into the...

Hi gimmeThatPR, I would take the fact that they changed your status to Application Received as an indication that they reopened your file. As I recall, you had a good case. In any case, if you'd like to confirm that, it's probably a good idea to email CIC asking them about it.

My ECAS status finally changed to In Process: 1. We received your application for permanent residence on September 19, 2012. 2. We started processing your application on August 30, 2013. 3. Medical results have been received [I did upfront medicals in July after getting my GCMS notes and...

Thanks, Dilli!

Hi Dilli, Yep, same guy. Do you have any recommendations regarding taking advance medicals?

Hi pari_p, The problem isn't that they're lazy. The problem is the strike. CIC has moved resources from processing PRs to processing visas, in order to make sure that essential services are not disrupted. As a consequence, the processing of PR applications has slowed down considerably. Read...

Hi Dilli, Eiligibility was first assessed on May 14. Notes say the following: "FOSS/GCMS check: No adverse info. Temporary resident status authorized during CEC qualifying period. Civil status: Never married, no spouse/CLS or children declared Work Experience: Assessed under TFW stream, CEC...

Hi guys, Just received my GCMS notes. After almost 10 months of radio silence from CIC, this comes as a huge relief: Eligibility: in progress, recommend passed Criminality: in progress Security: not started Medical: not started A quick question: do you think it's worth it for me to do advance...

Hi nicole, You should be receiving your GCMS notes on July 12 or (if you're lucky) a little bit before...

I'm pretty sure, from the info you have provided, that you're eligible. Unfortunately, I don't know if CIC will reopen your file. Let's hope so! Even if they don't reopen your file, however, you should reapply. In any case, talk to a lawyer before doing that, so that you can have a solid...

Guys, I think you're making this more complicated than it needs to be. Obtaining a study permit does not void a work permit. Period. If this were the case, btw, the VO would've noted that you were working illegally and listed this as one of the reasons for rejecting your application (I think...

Thanks for the explanation, noc4012. I see how in those cases keeping the study permit would be a problem. I think this shouldn't be a big issue for the OP, however, given that he had a work permit before having the study permit, and thus was not using the study permit to overextend his stay...

Hi noc4012, I know this is true if you have an off-campus work permit but are no longer studying, but I couldn't find anything in particular on the study permit per se. Could you direct me to where exactly you saw this info on the CIC website?

Sorry to hear about your rejection, gimmeThatPR. I understand your frustration, but I think you'll have to reapply. This time, you should include some documentation (perhaps a cover letter) explaining that although you had a study permit, you were not actually making use of it. I wonder what...

Hi ahm2307, Yeah, still waiting for MR, as most of mid/late September applicants. Don't know if you saw my second post, but it seems that the main reason we're experiencing this slowdown in application processing is that CIC is temporarily moving people from PR processing to visa processing.

Ok, just found a story on the PAFSO demonstration I witnessed earlier today: http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1187123/media-advisory-canada-s-foreign-service-officers-announce-additional-pickets-in-ottawa-and-escalated-service-withdrawals Some highlights that are relevant to all of us...

I work in downtown Ottawa. Today, around lunchtime, i ran into a small demonstration of foreign service workers on strike. I talked to two of them briefly and this is what i found out: 1) there are workers from both CIC and DFAIT on strike; 2) the CIC employee confirmed that the processing of...