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Ray of Hope - 126th Draw

facethereality said:
where is everyone who bashing me before?

b2b draw + biweekly draw bring the score from 457 to 463 and no ITA increase in September draw

told you CIC is trying to maintain at least 460, summer is gone now ~ let's #facethereality
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We r all here mate. U may think that u won this one.
 
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Just to give another perspective - many, many people in US with CRS ~ 460 are applying as a back up option. H1 rejection rates are at an an all time high and it's not helping this pool.

May of my friends (couples with 3+ yrs workex and Masters) are just getting ITA and PR as a temp backup in case something happens.
 
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hypervariate123 said:
Just to give another perspective - many, many people in US with CRS ~ 460 are applying as a back up option. H1 rejection rates are at an an all time high and it's not helping this pool.

May of my friends (couples with 3+ yrs workex and Masters) are just getting ITA and PR as a temp backup in case something happens.
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I see
 
hypervariate123 said:
Just to give another perspective - many, many people in US with CRS ~ 460 are applying as a back up option. H1 rejection rates are at an an all time high and it's not helping this pool.

May of my friends (couples with 3+ yrs workex and Masters) are just getting ITA and PR as a temp backup in case something happens.
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That's definitely true. The US immigration policy feeds Express Entry a lot. I just got my MBA in the US, and from my class of 2019, almost every international student I know is now applying for EE. I booked my IELTS as soon as I received my OPT card in mail.
 
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vsfedotov said:
That's definitely true. The US immigration policy feeds Express Entry a lot. I just got my MBA in the US, and from my class of 2019, almost every international student I know is now applying for EE. I booked my IELTS as soon as I received my OPT card in mail.
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Ya exactly! I didn't get H1 after my 3 tries, and I've been unable to work and have pretty much no option. Fortunately my scores carried me through, but every single person with H1 is applying.

Many people are getting RFEs for no reason, getting H1 denied and when they hear about the relative "uncomplicatedness" of EE, they want to jump on it!
 
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I'm hoping to get an ECA before this draw happens, and will pray for it to come down significantly (atleast as much as it has shot up).
I was wondering if my delayed ECA will take me to 126th, but then the score has also betrayed.

Here's hoping for a long awaited ECA and increased draw size from here on.
Cheers everyone, every day is a new hope.
 
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hypervariate123 said:
Ya exactly! I didn't get H1 after my 3 tries, and I've been unable to work and have pretty much no option. Fortunately my scores carried me through, but every single person with H1 is applying.

Many people are getting RFEs for no reason, getting H1 denied and when they hear about the relative "uncomplicatedness" of EE, they want to jump on it!
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EE is perceived (and, to be honest, advertised) as a smooth and easy process compared to the US. I think it's intentional and Canada is targeting OPT/H1 crowd. Sorry to hear about H1 denials. Hope your EE experience will be much better!
 
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vsfedotov said:
That's definitely true. The US immigration policy feeds Express Entry a lot. I just got my MBA in the US, and from my class of 2019, almost every international student I know is now applying for EE. I booked my IELTS as soon as I received my OPT card in mail.
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I suppose you can add Australia into that mix as well.. A lot of people in Australia are of the view that Canada's EE is more easier than Australia, me included. I suppose that is making EE uncomfortably competitive this year..
 
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vsfedotov said:
That's definitely true. The US immigration policy feeds Express Entry a lot. I just got my MBA in the US, and from my class of 2019, almost every international student I know is now applying for EE. I booked my IELTS as soon as I received my OPT card in mail.
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Should have done this earlier! I am also an MBA Class of 2019. Me and my another classmate applied last year while going yo school. It saved quite a lot of time for us
 
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vsfedotov said:
EE is perceived (and, to be honest, advertised) as a smooth and easy process compared to the US. I think it's intentional and Canada is targeting OPT/H1 crowd. Sorry to hear about H1 denials. Hope your EE experience will be much better!
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Thanks so much!!
 
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