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AshRK

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Hi all, quick question, do I need to get a police check done from Canada too or just my country of origin. I have been staying in Canada for 6 years. I thought we don't need a PCC from Canada. Could anyone help? Thanks
 
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minhazzz

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POST ITA PROCESS

For those who are waiting for ITA, check the following and prepare the necessary documents.

After you receive ITA, once you log in to your Express Entry profile, you will have two buttons
- Continue Application
- Decline Invitation

Note: You will have 90 days to submit your PR application electronically with all supporting documents. 90 days start from the day you get ITA, if you feel that you will not be able to arrange all the documents in 90 days, you can decline the ITA anytime before the expiry of 60 days and you will be back in the pool. In case you decline your ITA, then you will be eligible to be invited again provided you meet the CRS cut-off requirement.

Once you click Continue Application, you will be taken to pages similar to your Express Entry forms that you filled up. This page would have all the information carried forward from your Express Entry profile and additionally you also need to fill up Address History, Personal History and Travel History for each member listed in the application.

DOCUMENT CHECKLIST

Post completion of each section, the system would generate a personal document checklist based on the information submitted by you in the previous pages. A sample document checklist for a family of two (FSW) without any Canadian relatives would look like something below.

Supporting Documents for Primary Applicant
Details Document Name Instructions Options
Not Provided Passports/Travel Documents (Multiple) (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Marriage License/Certificate (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Proof of medical exam (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Education (diplomas/degrees) (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Employment Records 1 (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Employment Records 2 (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Employment Records 3 (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Police Certificates (Multiple) (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Proof of Means of Financial Support (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Digital photo (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Letter of Explanation (optional) instructions Upload file

Supporting Documents for Spouse
Details Document Name Instructions Options
Not Provided Passports/Travel Documents (Multiple) (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Proof of medical exam (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Education (diplomas/degrees) (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Police Certificates (Multiple) (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Digital photo (required) instructions Upload file

FEE PAYMENT

Once you have uploaded the documents, you have the option to make payment and submit your eAPR. Post ITA after clicking Continue, you will be asked whether you want to pay RPRF upfront, in case you have mentioned Yes and later want to modify it, you can do so by going to Modify Family Information which you can find in the menu bar.

Permanent Resident Application Fee: CAD 550 per applicant
Right of Permanent Resident Fee (RPRF): CAD 490 per applicant

You can make payment using credit card and debit cards provided international transactions are allowed on your card. Contact your bank to check the same. MasterCard, Visa and Amex cards are accepted. Ensure that your bank has not put any transaction limit, contact your bank before using your card for payment. In case you do not have suffcient balance or credit limit, you can use your family member's or friend's card as CIC has no restriction on the same.

You will get Acknowledgment of Receipt (AOR) immediately after you make the payment.

THINGS TO NOTE

Police Certificate - If you already have nomination do not wait for ITA, apply for police certificate soon. For countries that you have already left, in case you do not have the police certificate, initiate the process for the same as well as some countries take time to issue you a police certificate.

Medicals - CIC has a list of empaneled clinics/hospitals where you need to get medical tests done. Check this link http://www.cic.gc.ca/pp-md/pp-list.aspx. The following basic tests and checks are carried out (If you have had any or have any medical conditions, you need to let them know and also carry any medical records that you have)
1. Blood
2. Urine
3. Chest X-Ray
4. Eye Sight
5. Blood Pressure
6. Height/Weight
7. Physical examination by physician

You will not be given the results of the tests, the clinic will upload it directly to CIC. You will be given an Acknowledgement Form which you need to upload as proof of medical exam. Please ensure all the information on the Acknowledgment Form is correct as per passport and that the category on your medicals is mentioned as Non-EDE/Worker. If you find any discrepancy, get it corrected then and there itself and get an updated Acknowledgement Form.

Digital Photo - The final frame size of the photo should be at least 35mm x 45mm. The photograph must show a full front view of the head and tops of shoulders. The size of the head, from chin to crown, must be between 31mm and 36mm. The physical dimensions in pixels must be at least 420 x 540. The final size of the image should not be less than 60KB. The file should be submitted in JPEG format.

Reference Letter - For previous employers, the letter obtained after you have left is good enough, unless and until you want to get a fresh letter or want to get the letter updated. For current employer as a rule of the thumb, get a fresh letter if the previous one which you got is older than 6 months. For other questions related to reference letter check this thread http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/nail-the-challenge-of-getting-reference-letter-from-current-employer-t397796.0.html

ECA, IELTS - There is no separate placeholder for IELTS and WES. So you can upload IELTS and WES along with educational documents.

Proof of Funds (POF) - Get latest and updated POF. Ensure you cover as much as information requested by CIC in the Bank Letter/Bank Certificate.

Letter of Explanation(LOE) - Though this is an optional document, please use it to your advantage to explain anything you feel the officer should know or consider while assessing your application.

Provincial Nominees(PNP) - If you are a provincial nominee would suggest you to submit copy of nominaton certificate and Schedule 4 (IMM0008_4E) upfront along with LOE. Though these are not asked for when submitting eAPR, later you will be requested to submit Schedule 4.

Statutory Questions - In case you answer 'Yes' to any Statutory Questions, then explain the reason for the same in LOE and also submit Schedule A (IMM5669E) along with LOE. Though Schedule A is not asked for when submitting eAPR, later you will be requested to submit Schedule A.

Document Size & File Format - All documents should be uploaded as PDF not more than 4MB, except for digital photo which should be in JPEG format and not less than 60KB. For each placeholder, it should be one PDF. If you have multiple pages, merge them into one PDF for each placeholder. If the file size exceeds 4MB, scan the documents with scanner settings at 100 dpi or less but ensure that the files are legible. You can also use online tools like Small PDF to compress, merge and split PDFs etc (https://smallpdf.com/).

Help/Instructions - If you have any doubt about the documents that needs to be uploaded, check the help, blue button (Instructions) next to the Upload File button

Link to Generic Document Checklist - http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/perm/express/intake-complete.asp

COLLECTED
Thanks for sharing the detailed steps.

I have 2 important questions related to my profile.

Request your help/guidance/suggestion.

I received ITA sometimes back. Currently, I my filling my PR Application and collecting documents as per the checklist. But I am confused with the below queries of mine:

1. I took education loan in India during my 2 year MBA programme in 2016. I am regularly paying my EMIs currently. But still 90% of the amount is remaining. So, do I have to settle/clear my loan before migrating to Canada? And will it be a road block in getting Canadian PR?

2. I have my ECA report done only for my masters degree (2yr full time MBA). And the report says it is equivalent to 1 year master degree of Canada. While filling my express entry form, I did not mention about my Bachelors and mentioned only about my masters degree, and gave details of the ECA for it.
But now in the checklist it says upload your Education Documents (diplomas/degrees).
So, should I upload my Bachelors docs also along with my Masters?
And if I upload my Bachelors docs, will they ask me for the ECA for the same, as I did not submit while filling my express entry form?

Thank you in advance for your time and effort.

Regards,
 
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A1tech

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Jan 16, 2020
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Hello All, my spouse got ITA last week and part of the documents required is for me the supporting applicant to provide work experience letter. Now if i understand correctly my spouse (principal applicant) did not gain any point for my (supporting applicant) work experience. In this light can she delete all my work experience under work history and only leave it for personal history? Please do assist as am having issues getting reference letter from my current employer
Hi.. did you delete the work history and submitted the profile or uploaded the documents..
 

Farhan66

Member
Aug 19, 2019
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Hi guys! I just received ITA yesterday. I have query regarding the personal history section of PR application form where we have to list down the activities in which we were involved in last 10 years. I am currently working in a government organization as a software engineer (NOC 2173). Now i am confused that in the activity type should I choose employment or government to show working time period. More specifically who is eligible for the government option? I have also got PNP nomination from Ontario where I submitted some of my official documents to support my work experience.

Thanks.
 

Vikram_kumar123

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Feb 24, 2020
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Thanks for sharing the detailed steps.

I have 2 important questions related to my profile.

Request your help/guidance/suggestion.

I received ITA sometimes back. Currently, I my filling my PR Application and collecting documents as per the checklist. But I am confused with the below queries of mine:

1. I took education loan in India during my 2 year MBA programme in 2016. I am regularly paying my EMIs currently. But still 90% of the amount is remaining. So, do I have to settle/clear my loan before migrating to Canada? And will it be a road block in getting Canadian PR?

2. I have my ECA report done only for my masters degree (2yr full time MBA). And the report says it is equivalent to 1 year master degree of Canada. While filling my express entry form, I did not mention about my Bachelors and mentioned only about my masters degree, and gave details of the ECA for it.
But now in the checklist it says upload your Education Documents (diplomas/degrees).
So, should I upload my Bachelors docs also along with my Masters?
And if I upload my Bachelors docs, will they ask me for the ECA for the same, as I did not submit while filling my express entry form?

Thank you in advance for your time and effort.

Regards,
Hi

Could you please tell if it is 60 days or 90 days these days to submit all documents post ITA?

Thank you,
Vikram
 

andreiger

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Apr 29, 2019
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Netherlands
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
2173
AOR Received.
28-10-2019
Hi Vikram,

I'm 99% convinced I had 60 days.
But careful if you apply though.

My AOR is Oct 2019, and to this day I have no updates or anything from IRCC.

It's just a business everything, they just want our application fees.

In total I've spent about €4k+ to gather a s**load of documents to apply. Plus the time invested, paused life etc etc among other plans.
 

Vikram_kumar123

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Feb 24, 2020
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Hi Vikram,

I'm 99% convinced I had 60 days.
But careful if you apply though.

My AOR is Oct 2019, and to this day I have no updates or anything from IRCC.

It's just a business everything, they just want our application fees.

In total I've spent about €4k+ to gather a s**load of documents to apply. Plus the time invested, paused life etc etc among other plans.
Thank you!
Yes I completely understand the pain we are going through!
 

Vikram_kumar123

Hero Member
Feb 24, 2020
262
68
Could somebody tell if I need to add Schedule A (IMM5669E) along with LOE while submitting documents post ITA, as my USA B1 Visa was rejected once ?