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  1. evolvingfaith

    Lessons Learned from my Study Permit Application Experience

    This is a follow-up to my previous post in which I listed the documents I submitted to get my Study Permit: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/documents-i-submitted-to-get-my-study-permit-t81089.0.html Here are some lessons that I learned from my overall experience...
  2. evolvingfaith

    Documents I Submitted to Get My Study Permit

    Hello all, As promised, I'm going to give the details of my personal experience with applying to Canadian universities for a PhD in Psychology and then getting the Study Permit. Before I give the details, I'm going to list the contents of my Study Permit application in case it might help...
  3. evolvingfaith

    CHC ISB application -- received Study Permit visa today

    It hasn't even sunk in yet for me emotionally, but I got the call from Gerry's FedEx at 11:15 am today and picked up my visa at around noon. It's a four-year, multiple entry visa, valid from August 2011 to August 2015 (I had requested a four-year visa). Timeline: Submitted to CHC ISB via...
  4. evolvingfaith

    CHC ISB applicant -- application finalized, waiting

    Hello all, I just thought I would send a couple of additional documents to the CHC today via e-mail, and they replied to me with a message saying that my application has been finalized and that my documents will be returned in the coming days. I applied on June 20, 2011 through Gerry's FedEx...
  5. evolvingfaith

    For Applicants from Pakistan: Information on the FBI Background Check

    Hello all, I've noticed on this forum that lots of people from Pakistan have been experiencing delays with regard to their Study Permit applications. I spoke to someone at Gerry's FedEx in Islamabad, who told me that delays are mostly attributable to the CHC's security checks. I wrote an...
  6. evolvingfaith

    CHC ISB applicant -- received medical call today

    Hi folks, I just had my passports returned to my home address this morning via TCS Visatronix (I had applied through Gerry's FedEx, but oddly Gerry's has not sms-ed me or called me or anything) and a call for medical tests. I had applied on June 20, 2011, so this has come after 37 days of...
  7. evolvingfaith

    Current Study Permit Situation at CHC in Islamabad?

    Hello all, I applied for a Study Permit to Canada to begin a PhD in Psychology from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver/Burnaby this September. I submitted my application on June 20 to the CHC in Islamabad via Gerry's FedEx -- I had hoped to submit earlier in May and beat the summer rush, but...