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[TyrusX]

More good news! Excellent - keep them coming! Have we heard from MASOUD? He ought to be the next geting the MEDs...

Yes. I suspect we will see some people, hopefully me as well, getting MD requests next week My estimation of about 10 people very happy if
we are right about the Bring Forward date forecast.

 

[tahhiir]

Applications received toward the overall cap: 737 of 1,000 (as of May 29, 2012).

Rapid increase.... Lets see I am in it or not .. finger crossed...

 

[hamed_hamed]

Just a quick question: I did not sent my police clearance certificate with my App. Can we get our police clearance certificate in Canada or should it be from our country of origin?

 

[TyrusX]

Just a quick question: I did not sent my police clearance certificate with my App. Can we get our police clearance certificate in Canada or should it be from our country of origin?

All countries you lived for more than 6 months but Canada.

 

[cdhbamboo]

New OP 6B quotation:
"Applicants who applied under the AEO or PhD stream are determined to meet the MI because
they have an offer of arranged employment, or have two years completed towards their PhD
and are in good standing or have completed their PhD in the past 12 months. The CIO does
not verify that the applicant holds one year of continuous experience in a NOC 0, A or B when
making a final MI eligibility determination. As such, for these applications, minimal
requirements is assessed after a final eligibility determination has been made at the CIO. "

Does this mean that we still have the chance to be rejected because of the "one year of continuous experience "?

 

[asbereth]

Does this mean that we still have the chance to be rejected because of the "one year of continuous experience "?

That's what they said, but if you remember, I think Reno got NER because he lacked the one year of continuous work experience, so we know that the CIO at least checked that as well (along with the total number of points) before issuing PER, though probably only superficially. Let's just hope for the best.

Yes. I suspect we will see some people, hopefully me as well, getting MD requests next week My estimation of about 10 people very happy if
we are right about the Bring Forward date forecast.

Hopefully the three month (or shorter) BFD is correct. But with regards to MASOUD2011, maybe his timeline is going to be a bit different since he still has to submit the 6 months bank statement.

 

[TyrusX]

That's what they said, but if you remember, I think Reno got NER because he lacked the one year of continuous work experience, so we know that the CIO at least checked that as well (along with the total number of points) before issuing PER, though probably only superficially. Let's just hope for the best.

Hopefully the three month (or shorter) BFD is correct. But with regards to MASOUD2011, maybe his timeline is going to be a bit different since he still has to submit the 6 months bank statement.

I intrigued by that request still. Why it didn't happen to any of us yet.

 

[asbereth]

I intrigued by that request still. Why it didn't happen to any of us yet.

Yeah, I'm wondering about that too. I'm not sure about jessiezz, but I believe ejamal actually submitted some sort of an account history with his applications, so they were probably satisfied with what he submitted. Also, it is possible for them to still request yet for more documentations, even after medicals. I know somebody who got his medical request before he submitted his police clearance, and later on, the VO asked him to submit the PCC (he got his PR already by now, so it's not a problem, but just shows that the process can be a bit random).

 

[Brit_Immigrant]

I intrigued by that request still. Why it didn't happen to any of us yet.

Maybe this will be more common they just haven't got to anyone else on our list as far as processing goes yet.

 

[ejamal]

Yeah, I'm wondering about that too. I'm not sure about jessiezz, but I believe ejamal actually submitted some sort of an account history with his applications, so they were probably satisfied with what he submitted. Also, it is possible for them to still request yet for more documentations, even after medicals. I know somebody who got his medical request before he submitted his police clearance, and later on, the VO asked him to submit the PCC (he got his PR already by now, so it's not a problem, but just shows that the process can be a bit random).

As I remember, the background inadmissibility check is done after the medical inadmissibility check, I will be gald if someone could verify that. So what happened to your friend is totally normal.

 

[asbereth]

As I remember, the inadmissibility check is done after the medical inadmissibility check, I will be gald if someone could verify that. So what happened to your friend is totally normal.

I see, so they may still yet ask us for bank statement updates, even after medical then. It would be interesting to confirm the date of MASOUD2011's email though (if I'm not mistaken, he posted back on the 24th, which means that the email must be dated before jessiezz and ejamal got their MR's).

It does look like that MASOUD2011's BFD was the same as jessiezz's and ejamal's (the 23rd), despite the fact that their PER's were separated by about a week. It does look like that they are processing applications in batches (based on some ranges of PER dates [say, Feb 24 to March 3], rather than on individual dates). Next week could then probably go to as far as March 10 PER!!!

 

[moonbow2010]

Hi anyone in charge of the tracker,

I want to correct some minor mistake. I actually sent my application on Feb.17 not Feb.27.

Thanks!

 

[cdhbamboo]

Hi guys,

IF I want to update some document at this stage, where do we mail the new materials?

CPP-O? I did not find mail address of it online.

 

[asbereth]

Hi guys,

IF I want to update some document at this stage, where do we mail the new materials?

CPP-O? I did not find mail address of it online.

Hi cdhbamboo, did you try calling the call center? Explain your situation (that you received your PER, need to correct mistakes, etc), and ask them about the closure of Buffalo office and how it would relate to this.

That's what I did several days back regarding my own corrections (which I have sent to Buffalo once I got my PER back late March), but they told me not to do anything more since they would just match up the corrections with the applications, and send them to the appropriate processing centers.

 

[mike5182]

I just received this letter from my university, hopyfully this will help the future applicants.

Message on behalf of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC):

Since November 2011, international students who are pursuing a PhD at a Canadian post-secondary institution (as well as recent graduates of a Canadian PhD program) have been eligible to apply for permanent residence as Federal Skilled Workers. This special eligibility stream, which is capped at 1,000 new applications per year, is particularly attractive to doctoral students who had found it difficult to meet the requirements introduced in 2010 that determine an applicant’s eligibility for the Federal Skilled Worker Program.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) reports that early outcomes are encouraging: in only five months, hundreds of applications have already been received. However, CIC finds it necessary to make an adjustment to how applicants complete their applications. Effective immediately, those applicants who are now required to submit a letter of attestation from their institution must use a template, available on the CIC website [http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5612E.pdf]. The letter, which will need to be printed on institutional letterhead, complete with stamp or seal, will be signed by the Dean of Graduate Studies or his/her designate. Note that the letter must be an original – no photo copies – and as is the case now, must be submitted by the applicant with their application. Applicants are directed to CIC’s website for more information on meeting the application requirements.



As well, CIC wishes to remind all applicants that the PhD eligibility stream introduced in November 2011 is not in and of itself a program for permanent residence and that meeting the requirements of the PhD stream does not guarantee an applicant will receive a visa for permanent residence. Rather, the PhD stream is a set of criteria that determines an applicant’s eligibility for consideration under the Federal Skilled Worker Program, which is a program under which foreign nationals can obtain permanent residence in Canada. Applicants who are positively assessed against the PhD stream eligibility criteria – or the criteria of any of the other eligibility streams – must then fulfill the requirements of the Federal Skilled Worker Program, including that they have at least one year of continuous, paid work experience (full-time or the equivalent in part-time), in a skilled occupation (Skill Type 0, or Skill Level A or B as set out in the Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC) list. Applicants will also be assessed against the selection factors in the skilled worker selection points grid and must be found admissible to Canada. Applicants are strongly encouraged to ensure they meet all requirements before submitting their application. See CIC’s website for more information on the Federal Skilled Worker Program: [http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-who.asp].

Thank you.