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[jackdawn]

This will not be an issue. It is highly unlikely that IRCC will ask for joining letter and even if they do, each company has a different policy on how to give joining letters. As long as the company verifies that you worked for it, that is all that counts.

Thank u legalfalcon

 

[Mkranthi]

Thank you very much for your prompt response in clearing my question regarding primary occupation NOC.

My highest education is masters and I completed my masters in August 2013. But, I joined full time job (system analyst) - NOC 2171 in January 2013.
Education requirements for this job is Bachelors degree.
In the express entry profile creation, I see this section

Date xxxxx(My Name)first became qualified to practice in this occupation

If the "primary occupation" is:

• a qualified trade (four-digit code begins with 632, 633, 72, 73, 82, 92), this is the date they became qualified to practice on their own in Canada. (For example, when they moved from apprentice to being a licensed tradesperson.)
• any other job, this is the date they first obtained the minimum education or training stated in the NOC description. (Note: if the NOC only states high school, this is the date they graduated.)

As 2171 NOC requires bachelors degree, should I give May 2011 - my bachelor's completion date?. If I give my masters completion date then My job joining date jan 2013 is before my graduation date august 2013.

My other question is I did not send my bachelor's degree for evaluation but I sent my highest level education ( masters degree) for IQAS assessment as I mentioned masters degree for points calculation. Will this be a problem ? Please advise me on this!!

 

[legalfalcon]

Thank you very much for your prompt response in clearing my question regarding primary occupation NOC.

My highest education is masters and I completed my masters in August 2013. But, I joined full time job (system analyst) - NOC 2171 in January 2013.
Education requirements for this job is Bachelors degree.
In the express entry profile creation, I see this section

Date xxxxx(My Name)first became qualified to practice in this occupation

If the "primary occupation" is:

• a qualified trade (four-digit code begins with 632, 633, 72, 73, 82, 92), this is the date they became qualified to practice on their own in Canada. (For example, when they moved from apprentice to being a licensed tradesperson.)
• any other job, this is the date they first obtained the minimum education or training stated in the NOC description. (Note: if the NOC only states high school, this is the date they graduated.)

As 2171 NOC requires bachelors degree, should I give May 2011 - my bachelor's completion date?. If I give my masters completion date then My job joining date jan 2013 is before my graduation date august 2013. If bachelor's degree is the required education, then the day you were awarded the degree is the day when you became qualified to practice in this profession.

My other question is I did not send my bachelor's degree for evaluation but I sent my highest level education ( masters degree) for IQAS assessment as I mentioned masters degree for points calculation. Will this be a problem ? Please advise me on this!!
You only need to get your highest degree evaluated, and if you have the ECA for your Master's that is sufficient. When you upload your documents, also upload your bachelors degree diploma.

Hope this helps!

 

[djm1414]

I received this in response to a CSE:

Dear client,


Thank you for contacting Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).


We are pleased to confirm the reception of your document. We have forwarded it to the responsible office for their consideration.

Since your file is located at a Canadian visa office, we invite you to contact them too in order to:

• Report important changes,
• Provide documents,
• Obtain information regarding the status of your application, or
• Enquire on an outcome of a request.

You will find the complete list of visa offices on our website.
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Does this mean that my file has left CIO-Sydney? Can I infer anything about the status of my R10 review from this?

 

[mtc1992]

Hi legal falcon,
My GCMS notes have a whole page redacted, saying section 22(1)(b) of the privacy act. Do you know what that means?

 

[legalfalcon]

Hi legal falcon,
My GCMS notes have a whole page redacted, saying section 22(1)(b) of the privacy act. Do you know what that means?

s22 (1)(b) of the Privacy Act,

22 (1) The head of a government institution may refuse to disclose any personal information requested under subsection 12(1)
(b) the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to be injurious to the enforcement of any law of Canada or a province or the conduct of lawful investigations, including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, any such information

(i) relating to the existence or nature of a particular investigation;
(ii) that would reveal the identity of a confidential source of information, or
(iii) that was obtained or prepared in the course of an investigation;

This information is withheld when there is an investigation within Canada about your application. This could be a routine enquiry with RCMP or a province about your criminal record, or a specific issues which came up and was sent to the law enforcement. Since the particular details cannot be ascertained, one this is for sure, it is Canada related.

 

[legalfalcon]

I received this in response to a CSE:

Dear client,


Thank you for contacting Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).


We are pleased to confirm the reception of your document. We have forwarded it to the responsible office for their consideration.

Since your file is located at a Canadian visa office, we invite you to contact them too in order to:

• Report important changes,
• Provide documents,
• Obtain information regarding the status of your application, or
• Enquire on an outcome of a request.

You will find the complete list of visa offices on our website.
​

Does this mean that my file has left CIO-Sydney? Can I infer anything about the status of my R10 review from this?

The files are first sent to CIO for the intake process and the completeness check and then most likely they are sent to Case Processing Centre at Ottawa. Send an email about the documentation at CPC-CTD-Ottawa@cic.gc.ca

 

[legalfalcon]

Hi legal falcon,
My GCMS notes have a whole page redacted, saying section 22(1)(b) of the privacy act. Do you know what that means?

This is common and an agent when he has something to clarify can initiate a communication with the RCMP or a Province and this info will not be released under the Privacy Act. This is common and nothing to be concerned about.

 

[mtc1992]

This is common and an agent when he has something to clarify can initiate a communication with the RCMP or a Province and this info will not be released under the Privacy Act. This is common and nothing to be concerned about.

Is it similar to the s15 thing of the access to information act? Does it usually prolong the processing of PR?

Thanks for your help.

 

[legalfalcon]

Is it similar to the s15 thing of the access to information act? Does it usually prolong the processing of PR?

Thanks for your help.

Pretty similar, but for a different reason. There is anecdotal evidence that this would delay the process. Order another set of GCMS and see what upped is there.

 

[mtc1992]

Pretty similar, but for a different reason. There is anecdotal evidence that this would delay the process. Order another set of GCMS and see what upped is there.

Now I'm quite concerned :/ I've never seen anyone else mention having this on their profile

 

[legalfalcon]

Now I'm quite concerned :/ I've never seen anyone else mention having this on their profile

This is normal, I have seen a bunch of GCMS notes with this section and it has no impact on the processing.

 

[Mkranthi]

Thanks a lot for providing me clarifications. I successfully created my express entry profile. Before I submit the profile I wanted to confirm one final question regarding "Academic year" term. - Complete/full academic years
I started my masters in Jan 2012 and graduated in August 2013 .
I registered
3 subjects for 2012 Winter
1 subject for 2012 Summer
3 subjects for 2012 Fall
3 subjects for 2013 winter
1 subject for 2013 summer.
Q1 : I am not sure how the academic year is calculated. Can I mention 2 academic years or just 1 year.

Q2 : My masters is in Information Systems - I am skeptical if this comes under Computing and Information Technology

 

[legalfalcon]

Thanks a lot for providing me clarifications. I successfully created my express entry profile. Before I submit the profile I wanted to confirm one final question regarding "Academic year" term. - Complete/full academic years
I started my masters in Jan 2012 and graduated in August 2013 .
I registered
3 subjects for 2012 Winter
1 subject for 2012 Summer
3 subjects for 2012 Fall
3 subjects for 2013 winter
1 subject for 2013 summer.
Q1 : I am not sure how the academic year is calculated. Can I mention 2 academic years or just 1 year.

Q2 : My masters is in Information Systems - I am skeptical if this comes under Computing and Information Technology

An academic year comprises of 2 regular semester or 2 semesters and a summer semester. With the information you have provided, it would be 1 academic year.

As regards you degree, it looks like Computing and Information Technology, but I don't have enough details to conclusively confirm it.

 

[lateentrant]

Hi LegalFalcon,

I wanted to run a few point by you with regards to my POF:

1. I have two bank accounts - one which I use for salary transfer and the other for savings and major transactions (rent cheques, school fees). I intend to show the savings account as POF. I transfer a monthly amount (roughly 1000CAD) into my savings account from my salary account. Do I need to provide source of these funds? Or an explanation in the LOE will suffice?
2. I am getting a gift of 3000CAD from my wife's uncle (maternal aunt's husband) from Canada. As I understand, the Gift Deed needs to be a self declared letter signed by the uncle stating that the funds are not a loan and just a gift to his nephew-in-law. Do we need any further documents to support this transfer (affidavit, his bank statement etc.)?
3. I am selling my car and getting another on auto loan. I will show the funds from sale of car in my account. It will be an personal sale and I can prepare an invoice which will be signed by both parties. Do I need other supporting documents like registration details of the new owner? The only reason I am doing this is to make the shortfall in the funds requirement. Is this arrangement permissible or should I refrain from this, as it seems dodgy.
4. I had loaned some money to a friend (about 3500CAD) and received it back in cash in March (before the ITA). I deposited this amount directly in the account. How do I prove the source of this?

Thank you for your help!