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Glad to report the Passport Request Email -- Ready for Visa / Prêt pour Visa. The Background status change had come along this morning after 5 months of no updates, and the passport request has followed at 2:30 PM Melbourne Time. I was skeptical about processing of applications where the...

My application hadn't received any updates since the medicals were cleared. This morning I received an update. No accompanying email was sent for it however. The background check status now reads: "We are processing your background check". Discussion about partner countries and information...

Likewise.

I do not feel the need to. It'll probably come back telling me almost exactly what I got from the agent. NOC 5123, Eligibility is "Met" (which, as I read somewhere else, is equivalent to "Recommended Pass").

A silent onlooker here. Had a chat with an agent a few weeks ago. He very specifically emphasized that there is nothing necessarily wrong if your application is past 180 days mark. He also said that it was not uncommon for a relatively "simpler" application to be buried under the pile, and...

Thanks Don. Appreciate that. I think I am not going to include that Casual experience as it will unnecessarily add more information that is not contributing to anything. Thanks for your help as always :)

Hey DonDraper, I have a small question regarding reference letter. In the company I work for, I initially worked as a casual employee. During this time, my weekly hours weren't more than 15 most of the time. I am NOT claiming any CRS points for this work experience. Do I need to mention this...

Thanks DonDraper. I will check all the links. And thanks for all your prompt answers. I might ask more later, pardon my inexperience :) Thanks :)

You will need to think whether this fellowship is part of education or work experience. For the former, you'll need to do ECA, and for the latter you will need to have reference letter + payment summaries as a proof. Additionally, you need to verify from others that fellowships are regarded as...

Yep. I am in the process of collecting all these documents. One final question (final for now, I will come back to ask more :-)) I have my savings sent to an Indian bank account (I am in Indian citizen). Now, just recently, I got a big chunk of those savings turned into a Fixed Deposit...

Thanks so so much DonDraper. I have been asking questions all over the place and no one has answered me with this depth. One more question (I am now taking unfair advantage, I know, but please) For my work experience, I have been working full time since last two years, and under the same NOC...

Thanks DonDraper. I have one more question about reference letter for education. If I have done ECA only for the highest degree, should I include lower level degree along with the highest degree documents when filling e-APR, or, should I add those lower level degree documents within an LOE...

So I have both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, but I have ECA for Master’s only. Should I mention Bachelor’s degree in education history or should I include it in personal history. Additionally, should I add documents of Bachelor’s degree along with the documents for Master’s degree, or...

There are many options for IELTS other than IDP and British Council. My first exam was with IDP and they blocked me in writing. Then I went for RMIT English (flew all the way to Melbourne for this), and they too screwed me over. Then I took the exam at Macquarie University (they run multiple...

Please Don't apologize. You are not at all throwing any negativity. I have seen people with 438 score saying things like they are never going to get it this year. So, you getting anxious and low at 435 and still sticking it out, is nothing but positivity. If "L8 R9 W7 S7.5" is your current...

I don't want to sound south in a forum that has "hope" in its title, but "mate", from experience, Australia is equally challenging. At least Canada issue more than 7K ITAs every month. Australia only issue about 2000 ITAs per month. They used to run two invitation rounds per month, on...

No I did not visit India again since I got the PCC. But since the PCC is dated January 2017, I felt I needed a fresh one. I was of the opinion that I would not need one, but reading here and elsewhere, I decided to apply anyway.

That's so good. I feel like PCCs should at least be one of those things where there's no pain. There's many other types of documents which are already a hassle to gather ;-)

I applied through VFS Global Sydney office. They say the maximum time is 45 days, minimum is 4 days. Hoping to be on the minimum side :)

Please check these threads for a possible solution: https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/work-permit-refusal-and-restoration.400820/ https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/restoration-refused-please-help-needed.568363/...