contact CIC+1-613-944-4000
To know the status of your application by calling cic
from outside canadadial-0016139444000
select
1 for Englishthen
1 for foreign affair
2 for immigration
call is being transferred to cicthen
1 for English
2 for status
1 for PR
8 digit client id number will be askedlisten the request 3 times without entering client id number
remember they might tell you we dont have access to the system, you should call them 1 more day, if they says again try it again.
tell them i have an application in progress and i want to know the client ID number. i did the same and it worked.
Q. How can I know the status of my application?
A. In reality you can't. But if you have sent your application 8 ~ 10 weeks ago, then you can email at cio-sydney-search-enquiry @ cic.gc.ca to get the status of your application. You will have to send them your Last name, First name, Date of Birth, Country of Birth in order to get the notification. You will receive a reply by email within 20 working days.Always check updated time under Economic Classes here.
Q. How to contact CIC via Phone Number?
A. Following are the Call Center numbers of CIC. Please follow IVR accordingly.NOTE: It is not necessary that you will get information about Federal Skilled Worker Program. Do not call them before time [8 ~ 10 weeks], they will NOT be able to help you!
Inside Canada: 1-888-242‑2100
Outside Canada: 1-613-944-4000
Q. Whenever I call on these numbers, a machine says “this service is not available in your area”. What to do?
A. If you are dialing a toll free number from outside Canada, you will hear this message. However, many of you will still hear this tape even if you dial “Outside Canada” number.
The way around this is to get a prepaid calling card and dial using that. It'll help you bypass this message when the call is transferred and will let you connect with Immigration Department. You can try Skype, Google Voice services as well.
