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  1. perseus_r

    FBI Fingerprinting in Canada

    You are free to gather the PCC at anytime prior. If U.S. is not your current county of residence, I think you can get it at anytime as long as it covers your entire stay in the U.S. But before ITA, you can submit your PCC.
  2. perseus_r

    FBI Fingerprinting in Canada

    There is no place for you to submit your PCC while you are waiting for the ITA. However, you can gather it if you are expected to receive one soon.
  3. perseus_r

    Ph.D Research Assistant as NOC 2121 or NOC 4012

    Sorry, I can not further assist you on this special situation as I do not know what the regulations of your eligibility to work in both countries and your education program setup. Please closely reference the program implementation guide and the completeness check of express entry from IRCC. As...
  4. perseus_r

    Ph.D Research Assistant as NOC 2121 or NOC 4012

    Per the guideline, the reference letter may be signed by your direct supervisor. Applications for permanent residence programs subject to the Express Entry completeness check - Canada.ca However, it depends on whether you are claiming your research assistant work as full time or part time...
  5. perseus_r

    Procedural Fairness for Work experience

    The reasoning is pretty self-explanatory. IRCC conducted their own verification process and reached out to the agency you had/have worked with. You claimed one NOC yet your agency did not confirm it. Could be miscommunication in the first place that the reference letter you provided did not list...
  6. perseus_r

    FSW WORLDWIDE

    Per Applications for permanent residence programs subject to the Express Entry completeness check - Canada.ca Meaning a letter from IRCC or CoPR may not be sufficient to prove her status if you wish to claim the extra points as they would need the actual copy of the PR card.
  7. perseus_r

    Ph.D Research Assistant as NOC 2121 or NOC 4012

    You need to prove that your stipend is continuous without gaps in between throughout the period you claimed your NOC as 41201. It basically translates as "you were on a payroll with regular employee benefits at maximum 20 hours per week as a part-time graduate research assistant".
  8. perseus_r

    Ph.D Research Assistant as NOC 2121 or NOC 4012

    Please reference IRCC official language: Eligibility to apply as a Federal Skilled Worker (Express Entry) - Canada.ca For claiming your skilled working experience while you were a fulltime student, Work experience gained while you were studying may count towards your minimum requirements if...
  9. perseus_r

    Ph.D Research Assistant as NOC 2121 or NOC 4012

    Per NOC 2021 Version, a graduate research assistant may choose "41201" as the NOC if that fits your primary duties. If you were a full-time student, you may be eligible to claim your part time graduate research assistant experience (up to 20 hours per week only). I do not think you can claim a...
  10. perseus_r

    Ph.D Research Assistant as NOC 2121 or NOC 4012

    Per your own interpretation, you were performing the duties as a "research assistant" while you were a full-time doctoral student.
  11. perseus_r

    <<<<<<<<<<JANUARY 2023 AOR>>>>>>>>>>

    I am not super sure about the biometrics exemption under CEC. But there was a public policy change back in June (https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/updates/2023-removal-exemption-biometrics.html) that all...
  12. perseus_r

    40 (plus) year-old single PR application

    Below are some critical resources IRCC shared in order to operate Express Entry. You can use those information as the reference to prepare for your application. Ministerial Instructions respecting the Express Entry system - current - Canada.ca Operational instructions and guidelines...
  13. perseus_r

    PR approved but never received COPR/PR

    What counterfoil you have is valid until 2030? If no PR visa is issued on your passport, I assume that counterfoil is the visitor visa cuz I don't think IM-1 visa is good for 10 years. You might submit a webform to explain your situation and wait them to get back to you?
  14. perseus_r

    FSW WORLDWIDE

    The post time gap between the post at 11:11PM and the "bot" response at 11:29PM indicates something. I don't think ChatGPT (even the free version) could generate a response using 18 mins. It seems really long to me.
  15. perseus_r

    Your application status has changes.

    Usually the notification email of your application status (in your case the refusal) is not synced with the actual refusal mail. (often time there is a lag time of the notification coming to your inbox). If you have already checked the "refusal mail", there isn't anything updated since the...
  16. perseus_r

    Ielts result date

    If you were to be invited today, you have 60 days to submit your entire application packet. I think your official IELTS certificate should arrive by August and you can provide the ceriticate number and a colored scanned copy if required. Worst case scenario, you can reach out to the IELTS test...
  17. perseus_r

    FSW WORLDWIDE

    Good luck!
  18. perseus_r

    FSW WORLDWIDE

    As you can see from the manual, the document requires both the official letter head and someone who they defined has the authority to sign off. This is not an "either or" situation. I think, if IRCC is 100% following the manual - which they should be, you will need to make sure the document...
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    FSW WORLDWIDE

    Per IRCC Completeness Check Manual (Applications for permanent residence programs subject to the Express Entry completeness check - Canada.ca ), I imagine your immediate supervisor (if he/she is willing to do so) could sign off a letter to detail your duties and responsibilities, and IRCC...
  20. perseus_r

    FSW WORLDWIDE

    By any chance, did you save a copy of the job description when you applied for that job? or if the same title job is still posted on your employer's website, you can save a copy of it (w/ URL) and use that to detail all the responsibilities and duties.