Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

[hamed_hamed_hamed]

Is this the content of PER letter ? Or do You have positive final determination

"Based on a review of the information you have provided, your application has received a positive determination of eligibility to be processed on the basis of your enrollment in, or completion of, a PhD program as specified in the Instructions issued by the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism and published in the Canada Gazette on November 5, 2011. However a final decision on your eligibility to be selected as a federal skilled worker will be made by a visa office."

Yes. I got the new wording this time.

 

[asbereth]

Thank you for answering. Is there a confilicte to show both things a contract that I work for 66 hours per month as a part time RA and an expereince letter that shows I work 37.5 x 4 weeks (full time job) from my supervisor?

Was it really stated in the contract letter that you only work 66 hours for the month? For a lot of us, the contract letter never specified the number of hours for RA, only for TA (usually 5 to 10 hours per week), so we work our letter around that to make sure the overall average wage is not that much lower than 20 dollars per hour (average RA/TA salary I heard). Two of my friends already got their PR (through CEC), even though their work experience is mostly non-taxable RA, so I know for sure non-taxable RA can be counted as paid work experience for immigration purposes.

If it was clearly stated that you work 66 hours per months, then I think that's what they're going to use to evaluate your work experience, even if your supervisor wrote that you work full-time each week. Did you submit this contract letter as well to them? Usually there are no specific hour obligations for non-taxable incomes, so it's going to depend on your discretion how many hours you write (some people use 37.5, some use 25, some use 15, etc). But if the contract letter clearly states your obligation is 66 hours per month, then they almost definitely will use this, and ignore the hours on your supervisor's letter (they will use his letter only for your duties and responsibilities).

I hope your TA would make up the remaining number of hours required to make up 1 or 2 years of work experience? Do you need 1 or 2 years of work experience? I'm assuming that you're claiming some adaptability points for your spouse's education too? If what you need is 1,950 hours, then you should be fine after taking TA into consideration as well. If you need two years (3,900 hours), then it would be tougher.

 

[Uwindsor2009]

Uwindsor2009, I'm assuming that you are in Ontario? Have you tried applying for OHIP or local tuition rates?

Soon I'll try for both

 

[salam20]

Was it really stated in the contract letter that you only work 66 hours for the month? For a lot of us, the contract letter never specified the number of hours for RA, only for TA (usually 5 to 10 hours per week), so we work our letter around that to make sure the overall average wage is not that much lower than 20 dollars per hour (average RA/TA salary I heard). Two of my friends already got their PR (through CEC), even though their work experience is mostly non-taxable RA, so I know for sure non-taxable RA can be counted as paid work experience for immigration purposes.

If it was clearly stated that you work 66 hours per months, then I think that's what they're going to use to evaluate your work experience, even if your supervisor wrote that you work full-time each week. Did you submit this contract letter as well to them? Usually there are no specific hour obligations for non-taxable incomes, so it's going to depend on your discretion how many hours you write (some people use 37.5, some use 25, some use 15, etc). But if the contract letter clearly states your obligation is 66 hours per month, then they almost definitely will use this, and ignore the hours on your supervisor's letter (they will use his letter only for your duties and responsibilities).

I hope your TA would make up the remaining number of hours required to make up 1 or 2 years of work experience? Do you need 1 or 2 years of work experience? I'm assuming that you're claiming some adaptability points for your spouse's education too? If what you need is 1,950 hours, then you should be fine after taking TA into consideration as well. If you need two years (3,900 hours), then it would be tougher.

Here is what I have, based on "come to Canada wizard" and it shows that I am eligible to apply under FSW (with only one year of expereince). But I use the points calculating wizard on CIC website. it shows that I have only 66 points based on one year of experience. I must find some hours to add to my work experience in order to prove that I have at least two years of work experience. Thing is I worked from Feb 2007 to the end of June 2007 and from October 2007 to the end of December 2008 then I move to Canada. I worked from Jan 2009 till the end of April 2010 as continous part time TA/ RA (taxable only) that is equivilant to 654 hours (4 months of full time) then my funding stopped. It should be 2 full time years of work experience. However, my employer back home (if the CIC contacted him) may show that I worked for less period of time, as I worked there for some time and did not get paid for it. He may not have this documented in papers. That can be the worst case. Thus, I need to show at least 10 months of full time work experience or equivilant continious part time hours.

As a soultion, I am looking into my non-taxable scholrships and awards. I want to claim that periods as full time work experience periods. The hour rate should be reasonable and at least does not go lower the minimuim payment rate (I guess $10). The periods are three. Firstly, the one that I mensioned earlier (continious artime from Jan 2009 to April 2010 that is equivelant 4 months of 654 hours). Secondly, the recent period before I submit the application for the third time between May 2012 to the end of October 2012. I was gettting monthy non-taxable research award. This one can become full time RA of 6 months, but it was not shown in the letter from the HR department for that period of time. Hopefully I did not provide a letter from the HR that covers that period. Thirdly, the period between September 2009 till the end of April 2010. I was working as a TA and receiving monthy award. There was a condition that I can not work over 12 hours per week as I am receiving that the monthy award and TAship. There are two choices now. A) to consider the monthly award as a salary for RA of full time work experience of 8 months and the condition would apply to other jobs. B) To consider the condition, and based on that the max. of 420 hours (equivelent to 2.5 months of full time) can be added to my work expereince but it was not shown in the letter from the HR department for that period of time. Thus I am sure if I should send it to them or not.

Finally to sum up, I can safely add 6 months of full time work experience based on the second periods respectively. Hopefully, the cic would not request my T4 for 2012. Taking into consideration that I already, submitted the first period of my work experience in Canada. I am not quit sure, if I should take the risk and send a full time RA work expereince of the third period or not.

 

[asbereth]

Hi salam20,

Can you tell us exactly what work experience you provided in your application? Also, you said you would get 66 points with just one year of work experience, did you include adaptability points for your wife's education? Depending on what she has, you can get up to 5 extra points.

About work experience, if my calculation is correct, you have around 3,100 hours for your experience back home (about 2,350 of which are continuous, so you're fine for minimum requirements) , so you'd need an additional 800 hours from RA/TA. If I understand correctly, you have 654 hours from your taxable RA from Jan 09 to April 10. And you have an additional 12 hours per week from TA in the period of September 09 to April 10? Did you include these hours with your initial submissions? If you did, then that should easily put you above 3,900 hours based only on your taxable RA/TA, and you have nothing to worry about, provided of course they accept your job descriptions and your foreign work experience as well.

The question is, once again, what did you provide with the initial submission? In my opinion, I think you should try your best to refrain from sending them additional documents unless they make a request for extra information. They may not consider it at all. As I said, the monthly award can be considered as 'salary' for RA (two of my friends got their PR through mostly non-taxable RA), even if it's non-taxable, but did you include it with your initial submissions? If you did, then they will consider it, provided they accept the descriptions. If you did not, then convincing them to add it to your work experience may be tough.

 

[TyrusX]

We should be seeing a lot of moviment soon. Lots of people with DUE date in the last week of MARCH.

 

[websphereguy]

We should be seeing a lot of moviment soon. Lots of people with DUE date in the last week of MARCH.

I sincerely hope so. You're due for passport request don't you think?

 

[TyrusX]

I sincerely hope so. You're due for passport request don't you think?

Nops. I will probably get request for further medical exams, then passport request around July or August. If I don't get rejected.

 

[rgb]

For those who already got passport request (SNOW_WALKER/KARMEN/PHDAPPLICANT) or know someone who did, two questions:

1. How much time are they giving you to submit the passport. I knew that a couple of years ago they were asking to submit within 90 DAYS. Is this still correct?

2. In the instructions for submission, do they allow you to send a prepaid envelope for you to track? Someone told me they don't let you do that anymore but I didn't believe it.

Any information would be appreciate it since I need to travel to Mexico in May and this info would help me to decide when to book my flight. If everything goes fine I should get passport request in April or May and want to know this wouldn't affect my traveling.

 

[asbereth]

2. In the instructions for submission, do they allow you to send a prepaid envelope for you to track? Someone told me they don't let you do that anymore but I didn't believe it.

Any information would be appreciate it since I need to travel to Mexico in May and this info would help me to decide when to book my flight. If everything goes fine I should get passport request in April or May and want to know this wouldn't affect my traveling.

That's what my friend did. He sent his passport to Ottawa, then included a pre-paid express envelope which they used to send the passport back to him. I think it's fine.

 

[rgb]

Tyrusx, I know you are also going to Brasil so let me know if you have any info. I hope your medical stuff goes well and get passport request soon too. Like you said, perhaps we can make Morphy's law to work in our favor.

 

[rgb]

That's what my friend did. He sent his passport to Ottawa, then included a pre-paid express envelope which they used to send the passport back to him. I think it's fine.

Thanks. Yes, my ex-roommate also did that a year ago, but then someone told me they didn't let him do that and had to wait for the passport in regular mail. That didn't sound right cause I can't think of a single reason why they wouldn't let you send a prepaid envelop.
How long ago did your friend send it? did they also gave him 90 days?

 

[hooman2012]

Tyrusx I guess you have just already had your medical exam right? what happened?

 

[TyrusX]

Tyrusx I guess you have just already had your medical exam right? what happened?

I did the medical on Feb 5. The lady barelly did anything. Not even a vision test. Just auscultated my heart and lung. Since then nothing. I guess I will get medical received on my e-cas Around Mid April.

 

[absolute_boy97]

One of them was student at that time and is still student (!) and is going to defend soon but he has a relative out of QC.

I'm working on this issue and trying to find a solution. Lawyers have different suggestions like having job offer, documents showing you are looking for job there, ....

Any updates on applicants from Quebec? I am still concerned about the intention to reside out of quebec issue.. has anybody got a solution?