FILIPINOS Applying for FSW Page.

[sunshine888]

Congrats sa lahat ng nakakuha ng Visa at paalis na...hope we can all meet in Canada. Cheers!

Nars,

halos magkasabay lang tayo ng passport request June23 yung sa akin but i sent all of our passports thesame day din. I'm booked on august 5 via Pal bound for Vancouver! Good luck sa lahat.

Char_Bonel and Olaih

Goodluck on your new life in Canada! Mabuhay ang filipino!!!

 

[nars]

Nars,

halos magkasabay lang tayo ng passport request June23 yung sa akin but i sent all of our passports thesame day din. I'm booked on august 5 via Pal bound for Vancouver! Good luck sa lahat.

Char_Bonel and Olaih

Goodluck on your new life in Canada! Mabuhay ang filipino!!!

me too...sent all the requested items on the same day I got the PPR...pero na fill up-an ko yung To and From na sticker dun sa pabalik na pakete and I'm worried na baka kasi hindi ko dapat ginawa yun :-[

well...goodluck to both of us...sana dumating na kaagad but my e-cas status is still the same "In Process" :-[

 

[nars]

Thought of sharing this but it's still unofficial and it may not be implemented immediately.

Still an UNOFFICIAL* change on the NOC List

FSW Progam Occupation list changed - Update June 26, 2010

Skilled Worker

The Skilled Worker Program is a points based system used to grant Permanent Resident status to applicants who are able to demonstrate an ability to become economically established in Canada. The point system is composed of six (6) factors, in which an applicant needs to score at least 67 points in order to be eligible.

NEW! Federal Skilled Worker applicants must also have at least one year of continuous full-time or equivalent paid work experience in the past 10 years in one of 29 qualifying occupations; or Arranged Employment; or have legally lived in Canada for at least one year as a Temporary Foreign Worker or International Student and currently be residing in Canada.

CAP! A maximum of 20 000 Federal Skilled Worker applications,without an offer of arranged employment, will be considered for processing each year.Within the 20 000 cap, a maximum of 1000 Federal Skilled Worker applications per National Occupation Classification(NOC) code will be considered for processing each year.

In calculating the caps, applications will be considered in order of the date they are received. Applications received on the same date will be considered for processing having regard to routine office procedures.

For the unique purpose of calculating the caps, the first year will begin on June 26, 2010, and end on June 30, 2011. Subsequentyears will be calculated from July 1st to June 30th, unless otherwise indicated in a future Ministerial Instruction.

IELTS is required before submitting the application to CIO Sydney

The selection factors may be summarized as follows:

* Education: Applicants are awarded up to 25 points.
* Language Skills: Applicants are awarded up to 24 points.
* Experience: Applicants are awarded up to 21 points.
* Age: Applicants are awarded up to 10 points.
* Arranged Employment: Applicants are awarded up to 10 points.
* Adaptability: Applicants are awarded up to 10 points.

Whatever the number of points awarded, Canadian Immigration Visa Officers always have the discretion to accept or refuse an application based on a substituted evaluation.

In addition to scoring at least 67 points and having experience in one of the 29 occupations, successful applicants must show that they have enough money to support themselves and their dependants after arrival in Canada. Applicants and their dependants must also undergo medical examinations and security clearances as part of the Canadian immigration application process.

The list of 29 qualifying occupations was compiled based on consultations with provincial and territorial business and labour stakeholders. They have been identified as the most in-demand occupations in Canada.

Qualifying Occupations for Federal Skilled Worker applications
(listed by National Occupational Classification (NOC) categories)

* 0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers
* 0811 Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture)
* 1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management
* 1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners
* 2121 Biologists and Related Scientists
* 2151 Architects
* 3111 Specialist Physicians
* 3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians
* 3113 Dentists
* 3131 Pharmacists
* 3142 Physiotherapists
* 3152 Registered Nurses
* 3215 Medical Radiation Technologists
* 3222 Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists
* 3233 Licensed Practical Nurses
* 4151 Psychologists
* 4152 Social Workers
* 6241 Chefs
* 6242 Cooks
* 7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
* 7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades
* 7241 Electricians (Except Industrial & Power System)
* 7242 Industrial Electricians
* 7251 Plumbers
* 7265 Welders & Related Machine Operators
* 7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
* 7371 Crane Operators
* 7372 Drillers & Blasters — Surface Mining, Quarrying &
Construction
* 8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service

The occupation list is current as of June 26, 2010

Originally posted by iateapple: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/occupation-list-is-changing-effective-june-26-2010-and-cap-is-set-t45678.0.html

Sources: http://www.destcanada.com/Skilled_Worker.aspx
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/2010-06-26/html/notice-avis-eng.html#2

*:Unofficial kasi sabi nila hindi pa daw naglalabas ng memo ang mga Canadian Government Offices.

 

[char_bonel]

thanks sa mga bumati....

friend hailo,

sana dumating ang visa around tuesday or wed para tuloy na ang pagmeet natin sa juky 2...hahahahah!!!!!excited!!!!!!

sa nag tanong tungkol additional test by DMP,

c hubby was requested to have ecg and crea, may left ventricular hypertrophy sya, was reffered to cardio, was ordered 2d echo to clear him.medyo natatagalan lang pero magiging oks din

 

[silverfox]

sana nga wag mag slow down ng sobra sa paghihintay ng medical request. til now kasi ecas ko, received by visa office parin.. di na pala nasusunod yung 45days na nasa 2nd aor, as i have read here, 90 days na ata.

God bless everyone! patience and prayers prayers prayers!!

hi leigh_anne,
welcome to this forum! magka timeline pala tayo. but until now "received by VO" pa rin ang ecas ko. on my 57th day i emailed the VO and they replied that my case is on queue on a visa officer for review. have you made a follow up of the status of your case already?

 

[silverfox]

question lang po, saan po ba pinapadala ng VO ang med request, couriers ba or post offices?

 

[bongaces]

Thought of sharing this but it's still unofficial and it may not be implemented immediately.

Still an UNOFFICIAL* change on the NOC List

FSW Progam Occupation list changed - Update June 26, 2010

Skilled Worker

The Skilled Worker Program is a points based system used to grant Permanent Resident status to applicants who are able to demonstrate an ability to become economically established in Canada. The point system is composed of six (6) factors, in which an applicant needs to score at least 67 points in order to be eligible.

NEW! Federal Skilled Worker applicants must also have at least one year of continuous full-time or equivalent paid work experience in the past 10 years in one of 29 qualifying occupations; or Arranged Employment; or have legally lived in Canada for at least one year as a Temporary Foreign Worker or International Student and currently be residing in Canada.

CAP! A maximum of 20 000 Federal Skilled Worker applications,without an offer of arranged employment, will be considered for processing each year.Within the 20 000 cap, a maximum of 1000 Federal Skilled Worker applications per National Occupation Classification(NOC) code will be considered for processing each year.

In calculating the caps, applications will be considered in order of the date they are received. Applications received on the same date will be considered for processing having regard to routine office procedures.

For the unique purpose of calculating the caps, the first year will begin on June 26, 2010, and end on June 30, 2011. Subsequentyears will be calculated from July 1st to June 30th, unless otherwise indicated in a future Ministerial Instruction.

IELTS is required before submitting the application to CIO Sydney

The selection factors may be summarized as follows:

* Education: Applicants are awarded up to 25 points.
* Language Skills: Applicants are awarded up to 24 points.
* Experience: Applicants are awarded up to 21 points.
* Age: Applicants are awarded up to 10 points.
* Arranged Employment: Applicants are awarded up to 10 points.
* Adaptability: Applicants are awarded up to 10 points.

Whatever the number of points awarded, Canadian Immigration Visa Officers always have the discretion to accept or refuse an application based on a substituted evaluation.

In addition to scoring at least 67 points and having experience in one of the 29 occupations, successful applicants must show that they have enough money to support themselves and their dependants after arrival in Canada. Applicants and their dependants must also undergo medical examinations and security clearances as part of the Canadian immigration application process.

The list of 29 qualifying occupations was compiled based on consultations with provincial and territorial business and labour stakeholders. They have been identified as the most in-demand occupations in Canada.

Qualifying Occupations for Federal Skilled Worker applications
(listed by National Occupational Classification (NOC) categories)

* 0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers
* 0811 Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture)
* 1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management
* 1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners
* 2121 Biologists and Related Scientists
* 2151 Architects
* 3111 Specialist Physicians
* 3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians
* 3113 Dentists
* 3131 Pharmacists
* 3142 Physiotherapists
* 3152 Registered Nurses
* 3215 Medical Radiation Technologists
* 3222 Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists
* 3233 Licensed Practical Nurses
* 4151 Psychologists
* 4152 Social Workers
* 6241 Chefs
* 6242 Cooks
* 7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
* 7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades
* 7241 Electricians (Except Industrial & Power System)
* 7242 Industrial Electricians
* 7251 Plumbers
* 7265 Welders & Related Machine Operators
* 7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
* 7371 Crane Operators
* 7372 Drillers & Blasters — Surface Mining, Quarrying &
Construction
* 8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service

The occupation list is current as of June 26, 2010

Originally posted by iateapple: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/occupation-list-is-changing-effective-june-26-2010-and-cap-is-set-t45678.0.html

Sources: http://www.destcanada.com/Skilled_Worker.aspx
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/2010-06-26/html/notice-avis-eng.html#2

*:Unofficial kasi sabi nila hindi pa daw naglalabas ng memo ang mga Canadian Government Offices.

This is now official base from www.cic.gc.ca

 

[ako_si]

Thought of sharing this but it's still unofficial and it may not be implemented immediately.

Still an UNOFFICIAL* change on the NOC List

FSW Progam Occupation list changed - Update June 26, 2010

Skilled Worker

The Skilled Worker Program is a points based system used to grant Permanent Resident status to applicants who are able to demonstrate an ability to become economically established in Canada. The point system is composed of six (6) factors, in which an applicant needs to score at least 67 points in order to be eligible.

NEW! Federal Skilled Worker applicants must also have at least one year of continuous full-time or equivalent paid work experience in the past 10 years in one of 29 qualifying occupations; or Arranged Employment; or have legally lived in Canada for at least one year as a Temporary Foreign Worker or International Student and currently be residing in Canada.

CAP! A maximum of 20 000 Federal Skilled Worker applications,without an offer of arranged employment, will be considered for processing each year.Within the 20 000 cap, a maximum of 1000 Federal Skilled Worker applications per National Occupation Classification(NOC) code will be considered for processing each year.

In calculating the caps, applications will be considered in order of the date they are received. Applications received on the same date will be considered for processing having regard to routine office procedures.

For the unique purpose of calculating the caps, the first year will begin on June 26, 2010, and end on June 30, 2011. Subsequentyears will be calculated from July 1st to June 30th, unless otherwise indicated in a future Ministerial Instruction.

IELTS is required before submitting the application to CIO Sydney

The selection factors may be summarized as follows:

* Education: Applicants are awarded up to 25 points.
* Language Skills: Applicants are awarded up to 24 points.
* Experience: Applicants are awarded up to 21 points.
* Age: Applicants are awarded up to 10 points.
* Arranged Employment: Applicants are awarded up to 10 points.
* Adaptability: Applicants are awarded up to 10 points.

Whatever the number of points awarded, Canadian Immigration Visa Officers always have the discretion to accept or refuse an application based on a substituted evaluation.

In addition to scoring at least 67 points and having experience in one of the 29 occupations, successful applicants must show that they have enough money to support themselves and their dependants after arrival in Canada. Applicants and their dependants must also undergo medical examinations and security clearances as part of the Canadian immigration application process.

The list of 29 qualifying occupations was compiled based on consultations with provincial and territorial business and labour stakeholders. They have been identified as the most in-demand occupations in Canada.

Qualifying Occupations for Federal Skilled Worker applications
(listed by National Occupational Classification (NOC) categories)

* 0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers
* 0811 Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture)
* 1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management
* 1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners
* 2121 Biologists and Related Scientists
* 2151 Architects
* 3111 Specialist Physicians
* 3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians
* 3113 Dentists
* 3131 Pharmacists
* 3142 Physiotherapists
* 3152 Registered Nurses
* 3215 Medical Radiation Technologists
* 3222 Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists
* 3233 Licensed Practical Nurses
* 4151 Psychologists
* 4152 Social Workers
* 6241 Chefs
* 6242 Cooks
* 7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
* 7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades
* 7241 Electricians (Except Industrial & Power System)
* 7242 Industrial Electricians
* 7251 Plumbers
* 7265 Welders & Related Machine Operators
* 7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
* 7371 Crane Operators
* 7372 Drillers & Blasters — Surface Mining, Quarrying &
Construction
* 8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service

The occupation list is current as of June 26, 2010

Originally posted by iateapple: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/occupation-list-is-changing-effective-june-26-2010-and-cap-is-set-t45678.0.html

Sources: http://www.destcanada.com/Skilled_Worker.aspx
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/2010-06-26/html/notice-avis-eng.html#2

*:Unofficial kasi sabi nila hindi pa daw naglalabas ng memo ang mga Canadian Government Offices.

Hi nars.. Official na po yung nipost mo according to the CIC website.. Here's the article..

Government of Canada will welcome more economic immigrants in 2010

Toronto, June 26, 2010 — Canada is adjusting its 2010 immigration plan to put even greater emphasis on economic recovery and further reduce the federal skilled worker backlog, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney told a news conference today.

“When I met with my provincial colleagues last week, they all stressed the importance of economic immigration,” Minister Kenney said. “As we recover from the recession, increasing economic immigration will help ensure employers have the workers they need to supplement our domestic labour supply.”

Each year, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) sets out a plan for the number of immigrants it intends to welcome within economic, family and humanitarian immigration categories. The planned range for 2010 is 240,000 – 265,000 immigrants. CIC generally achieves the midpoint of this range. In 2010, CIC anticipates achieving the upper end of this range, allowing Canada to welcome more immigrants in the economic category than originally planned. This includes federal skilled workers and record-level numbers of provincial nominees, without reducing the number in the family or humanitarian immigration categories.

Minister Kenney noted that some of his provincial colleagues expect the need will grow further in the years ahead. “This is something we will need to take into consideration when we consult more broadly on plans for future years,” he said.

Even with higher numbers of economic immigrants, Canada still receives many more applications than can be processed in a timely way. As a result, the department is limiting the number of new applications it will consider in the federal skilled worker category every year.

“Canada will continue to welcome historically high numbers of immigrants, but we need to manage the number of new applications or risk creating new backlogs and longer processing times,” Minister Kenney said. “We have more than enough applications on hand now to fill many of our needs, and we want to be fair to those people who have been waiting the longest.”

Effective immediately, to be eligible to apply as a federal skilled worker, applicants must either have a job offer, or they must have experience in one of 29 in-demand occupations. These occupations were identified through analysis of updated labour market information and consultations with provinces, territories, stakeholders and the public.

For those applying under the occupation list, the government will limit the number of applications considered for processing to 20,000 per year as a way to better manage the supply of applications with labour market demand. Within the 20,000 limit, a maximum of 1,000 applications per occupation will be considered. The limit does not apply to applicants with a job offer.

In addition, all federal skilled worker and Canadian Experience Class applicants must submit the results of an independent language test before they will be considered.

Other than the language test result requirement, these changes apply only to the federal skilled worker immigration category. The authority for the changes, known as ministerial instructions, comes from amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act approved by Parliament in 2008 as part of the Action Plan for Faster Immigration.

The instructions are meant as a flexible tool to allow the government to keep the intake of applications for economic immigration in line with the number and types of jobs available in Canada, as well as reduce application backlogs and processing times.

Since the first instructions were issued in November 2008, the backlog of federal skilled worker applicants in process prior to the legislation has dropped from 640,000 to 380,000. The majority of decisions on new applications are being made in six to 12 months, compared with up to six years prior to the changes. But in the first quarter of 2010, the number of new applications rose significantly beyond the department’s ability to process them in a timely way, leading to the recognition that a more refined approach is necessary.

“These changes bring Canada in line with the practices of the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, our main competitors for skilled immigrants,” said Minister Kenney. “They help match the supply of applicants to our processing capacity and today’s post-recession job market needs. This is the only responsible way to manage our immigration system.”

The Government is also proposing new eligibility criteria for the immigrant investor program so it makes an even greater contribution to the Canadian economy. Proposed regulatory changes will require new investors to have a personal net worth of $1.6M, up from $800,000, and make an investment of $800,000, up from $400,000. These proposals were pre-published today in the Canada Gazette for a 30-day public comment period.

Canada’s current criteria for investors are the lowest in the world, and have not been changed since 1999. As a result the program draws a larger number of applicants than can be admitted every year under the immigration plan, and processing times are increasing.

Until the changes are finalized, the Government will stop accepting new investor applications to prevent a flood of applications before the new criteria take effect, which would stretch processing times even further. When the new criteria are in place, new applications will be processed alongside the old ones. In this way, Canada can begin to realize the benefits of the changes immediately.

“Canada needs investor immigrants,” said Minister Kenney. “These changes are necessary to keep Canada’s program competitive with that of other countries, and keep pace with the changing economy.”

Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CitImmCanada.

For further information (media only), please contact:

Alykhan Velshi
Minister’s Office
Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Media Relations
Communications Branch
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
613-952-1650
CIC-Media-Relations@cic.gc.ca[/color]

 

[isysy]

This changes everything...

No more 0213, accountants, university professors.

Good for dentists and doctors...

And.... The 1,000 limit per occupation per year. Imagine theyll only accept 1,000 nurses from applications on a global scale.

 

[CPA2CANADA]

affected din ung ibang mga colleagues ko na gusto mag apply...drastic change ang ginawa nila...

First come first served basis pa....meaning pag nareach na ung quota they will return the application and will wait for a year to open again para makapag submit....so paano na malalaman kelan ang best time to submit the application...

This changes everything...

No more 0213, accountants, university professors.

Good for dentists and doctors...

And.... The 1,000 limit per occupation per year. Imagine theyll only accept 1,000 nurses from applications on a global scale.

 

[lola_basyang]

actually this was already expected expected... ever since i heard the news about the 6-9 months processing lang sa canada i grabbed the opputunity knowing that will change in a year or two... and it did... this maybe a bad news to some... but a good news to those who have already processed their application since it would hasten their waiting period.

 

[kyle]

ow no...

i'm so exhausted with what's going on...
first-my application going really no where...
now the 29 NOC code.

my friend, whom i have been really helping all this time
is about to send her application next week, soon after passing her IELTS...

and this time!
UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS are no longer in the list!!!
she's a clinical instructor / nurse - who has 2 years teaching exp and no hospital training

i'm really saddened with everything...

GOOD LORD,,, I'M STILL LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR ONE TIME BIG TIME BLESSING...
HELP US...

 

[koji518]

this is expected but imposing a quota is a real change ...imagine if the families of the applicant will be included in the count of visa issuance..very sudden and drastic; most of the 29 noc doesn't require a bachelors education; 67 points is hard to gain.. this will definitely slow down everything once the cap is reached... years of waiting period again; technically they have closed 70% of the door for FSW.

 

[upp942]

this is expected but imposing a quota is a real change ...imagine if the families of the applicant will be included in the count of visa issuance..very sudden and drastic; most of the 29 noc doesn't require a bachelors education; 67 points is hard to gain.. this will definitely slow down everything once the cap is reached... years of waiting period again; technically they have closed 70% of the door for FSW.

I've read somewhere that the families or secondary applicants will not be counted against the quota.

 

[Ruthyhappy]

I've already got serious into submitting my application for NOC 4131 but sad to know that is now omitted as one of the priority jobs. Maybe it's not the time for me and we just hope and pray God has a better plan for us. ;D