FSW 2014 Applicants Timeline- Lets Network Here.

[Diplomatru]

Guys I got 3rd line updated for my first app.
My second application also got per last week from NDVO.
Should i send withdrawal email for second application ?yes Will there be any consequences of withdrawing the app like being called for interview?no

 

[sumitkumaragg]

It's strange, my cc charged on saturday, CIC is working on Saturdays, appreciations.

 

[Ahmed Badawi]

It's strange, my cc charged on saturday, CIC is working on Saturdays, appreciations.

Seems so, I noticed this yesterday, But i didn't get a clear answer about their work on saturday.

Can you please give details of your application

 

[vind]

Dear Seniors, As i need guidance before applying from New Delhi, India...wanted to ask few questions related to the Work Experience Certificate....I am applying for FSW for NOC 1212 - Bank Clerks Supervisor. But my designation is that of a Senior Manager in the Bank. However, my duties are all the same as that of a Bank Clerks Supervisor. Kindly let me know if my Work Experience Letter should have this title of Bank Clerks Supervisor. My job title is not the same in my pay stubs. Do the cic people match the job duties or the designation as well. Also, let me know what should i fill in the application in Occupation column - my Designation or Job Title.

Your job title or designation is not important. It is your job duties which will be assessed in your application. You can write your job title/ designation, preferably the one mentioned on your reference letter, in order to avoid any confusion. Else you can clarify such tiney things in a cover letter.

Good Luck.

 

[newlaser]

Completeness Check

1. They received couriers and do a initial documentation check for completeness and compliance of the application.
2. Check if the applications forms are all completely filled, payments are ok, all required documentation are enclosed.
3. Check if we have valid 1 year experience in the claimed NOC(a part of the 29 occupations list)
4. Check the CAP has been reached for that NOC yet.
5. They accept the payments as submitted with application and that's the last stage of the completeness check.
6. If the application passes the completeness check, it's put in the queue for the Eligibility Review. If not they send the application
back stating the reason for return.

Eligibility Review

1. During the Eligibility Review, they check and award points for the following 6 selection factors

Education
Work Experience
Age
Language Proficiency
Adaptability
Arranged Employment

2. In addition to these 6 factors, they check for the proof of funds as per the guidelines. They also do the background check for the above at this point before awarding points( they confirm the job duties comply with requirements for that particular NOC and that experience documents are satisfactory.

Positive Final Determination of Eligibility for Processing

1.If the applicant gets 67 points or more, then his/her application will be transferred to the visa office identified by the applicant on the IMM 0008 form for a Final Selection Decision. CIO will send out an email confirming this which will indicate a Positive Final Determination of Eligibility for Processing. If the applicant fails Eligibility Review, again CIO sends and email out to confirm the reasons for the same, and that they are initiating a refund of the processing fee.

2. Once an applicant receives a Positive Final Determination of Eligibility for Processing from the CIO, applicant will be able to check the ECAS Status of their application. We can use the application number/UCI Number/Payment receipt number, all of which we can get form the email that CIO sends out, to check the ECAS status.

At this Point you cans access your ECAS .

IN Process>>>>>>>>>
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<We received your Application on xxxxxxxxxx

After this our file is sent to Visa Office

Dear Vind,

When you say completeness check completed, does it mean CIC is satisfied with my APP. No response so far on CC/email/phone.

 

[CanOl]

Something IMP... Everyone should read and cheer up

Re: Edmonton, Alberta settlers Join here
« Reply #996 on: September 28, 2014, 11:17:11 pm »

Landing:
Landed on Edmonton Airport from Mumbai-London-Edmonton route through Jet airways –Air Canada and landed @ 6.10 pm Edmonton time on 24th July 2014.
At the Passport Control:
At passport control, informed officers that we have come to do our 'landing'. The officer checked our Disembarkation Card and our passport/s & visa and directed us to "Newly Landed Immigrants' Counter". BTW,We collected our baggages after the passport control .
At the Immigration / Custom Counter:
Lady officer greeted here and asked us to show COPR & PP .She filled up our PR application ,asked us the address where we are going to stay and noted down on COPR as well. She asked us about goods to follow in future and we said no. Here she didn't ask for the POF or carrying goods list. COPR copies were attached to our respective passports and she said “Welcome to Canada and now you are PR of Alberta and Canada as well. Please save your COPR copies well until you get your PR cards as this is the only document on which you can travel back in case of Emergency before your PR card arrives.”She later on guided us towards exit and wished us again with smile. At the exit, my friends had come for pick up and drove us to his house where we stayed for 15 days.
Weather:
Temperature was @ 15 degree and for another couple of days it remained rainy and humid. The nicest thing about weather I found was the day was too long and I remember I played Cricket match @ 9.30pm with full sunlight!!Sunset time here from May to August end is @ 10 pm which is so good to see. In last two months temp. has been fluctuating from 0 to 25 deg.cel.with a day when we had -2 degee and some flurries for couple of hours.But overall the weather here remains pleasant and in the range of 10to 25 deg cel.
2nd day:
My friend took me to Service Canada first in Millbourne mall and got the SIN no. COPR and PP copies are required here so pl.ensure to carry those with you. Went to registry and applied for health card which I received after 10 days. Also opened up a/c in TD bank, submitted d/d for deposit and was informed that it will take 10-15 days for clearance. Got that d/d cleared on 17th day of arrival.( So make sure that u keep enough cash with you as you can see it takes 15-20days for d/d to be cleared.)
Accommodation:
Let me tell you that like jobs, accomdation is also in high demand here so one need to book the apartment, houses in advance .It took me around 10days to find out an apartment so if you are planning to land in Edmonton and have relatives or friend ,ask them to see and book one. Sometimes you even need to pay some application fees also.1 bhk would cost you @ 1000 $ and 2 bhk should be @ 1200.You can even get a bachelor suite with a big room and kitchen if u have a small family or only couple staying.
In Edmonton,Millwoods,Millbourne,South gate are the preferred areas for Immigrants. You will find many Asians particularly Indians and also have lots of grocery,veg. shops,restaurants around such areas. Please avoid downtown-Jasper,north,strathcona,Boney doon area in your initial days of staying as these areas are not safe and sometimes costlier as well.
Also for renting an apartment or house you need to have a cosigner who can sign the leasing documents and need to provide SIN no. or credit history for verification. Most of the apartments will be given to you in2nd week of the month as even if the landlord gets it vacated from the previous tenant, they take a week time to get those apartments clean up, paint, electronics appliance check up and cleaning, carpet cleaning etc.Apartments are mostly equipped with Dishwasher,cooker,refrigerator and shared laundry machines.
Job Search:
You can't ask for anything more when you have just come in Canada, applies on your third day of landing, gets an interview call on fifth day and gets an offer in second week.
YES!!It has happened and I can proudly say that I got selected in a first interview I faced in Canada and that too in my very own field!! The story doesn't end here. I had applied for the post which was in a lower category than what I was eligible for and got a job which was even in higher rank than what I had worked previously. While interviewing, my employer found me more capable of doing the job than they had advertised and offered me the position which I had not even imagined..!!and that is why Canada is called a place of opportunities..On the fifteen day of my landing, I got recruited and started the job with an immediate effect.
Driving License:
One of the things where I did a mistake was about my driving license. Before coming to Canada, I was in Middle East and had a driving license. When I approached the driving registry, they told me that I can drive in Edmonton up to three months and can even buy a car so I was thinking to buy a car and start driving. The issue happened when I wanted to buy a car and approached insurance companies. On this point, I came to know that buying car was not an issue but the real problem was to get an insurance without Alberta driving license. Nobody was ready to give me an insurance without the license so I had to go back to the basics and started preparing for the knowledge test. I wasted around a month thinking that I will be buying a car soon but could not due to the insurance issues. Later on cleared the knowledge test and my road test is due in a couple of days. My Job is only 5 kms from where I am staying and Bus services are good here with reasonably good frequencies. You can get Bus services almost everywhere in Edmonton.
City & Cost of living:
Overall Edmonton city is peaceful. Not very much crowded, people are nice, friendly and helping. It's very green in summer times and full of parks, gardens, picnic spots, walking trails.Edmontonains enjoy their summertime to its fullest and hence organize lots of festivals, sports & entertainment activities in summer times.
Other thing is Edmonton has jobs.I don't know about other places but right from the first day I applied for Canadian Immigration,I was sure about my decision to land in Edmonton and It has paid me back and proved that I was not wrong.Many of my friends,relatives who stays here in Canada or US had repeatedly told me not to choose Edmonton but I can say now that It has got lot of Jobs and those who are in technical field ,production,mfg..don't give a second thought on your landing..You are welcome in Edmonton..!!
Cost of living is higher compare to Middle East countries and even more than US but higher wages makes it in check. You will pay taxes altogether @ 20-25% of your take home salary.
Let me end what I had to say here as the mail has become too long.If anybody wants more info. about Edmonton or Landing, Job hunt, send me pm and I would love to help you guys.
Regards,
Edmonta

Great share. +1 to you !!

 

[vind]

Friends need advice i had rcvd MR wid pcc request...as follows
Police Certificate: From each country/state where the residence period has been six months or longer since the age of 18, provide an original police clearance certificate INDIAN POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE FOR YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE. This must be received at this office by:xx:xx:xx.
Does i need to send pcc for other states in india where i lived or only one pcc from my native city will do. Please advice as i am bit confused by this line coz some say pcc is only one for whole country and some ppl say its for each state lived in....advice me as per mail i got what shud i do. :'(

One PCC for all of India is more than sufficient

 

[noccodes]

HOw much time does it take to receive application back? I'm 27th August applicant for 2173 when should I expect my application return to my home ???

 

[sk1979]

Friends,

What is the usual time frame of getting Medical request after PER from London VO?
When should I start working on PCCs after getting PER?

I received PER on 15 Nov 2014.

Regards,
SK

 

[Prayas]

Hi All,

Any idea which date applications are receiving MR from ndvo?Any PPR from ndvo?

Regards,

 

[simarwalia88]

Hi seniors

I wud like to ask those pepl whu along with the MR request were ask to submit Recent Job related letter from recent employer (as i have seen few pepl mentioning it). What exactly NDVO wants when it raises such request. Is it that the applicant has to resubmit recent reference letter covering job responsibilities or just a letter on Company's letterhead showing that the Mr. XYZ has been working with us from so and so date (Just like a normal employment proof)..??

 

[CanOl]

Hi Experts, I am a 2nd Sep Applicant. Noc :2171. Mode of payment is DD. I sent a mail on 29th Oct asking for status. Till now, no communications from CIO. Kindly let me know the following :

1. Is Completeness check over for me ?
2. If completeness check is over , when should i be assured that my DD will be charged ?
3. Approx date for PER ?

PER around mid Dec to Christmas !!Being 2171 and a priority NOC, maybe even in the first week of December if you are lucky.

 

[canada9]

Started to worry, as many june applicants are receiving MR. Still i didnt receive any communication from NDVO...... : :

 

[CanOl]

Dear Admin,

I got my PER on Thursday 13th November, CC charged on 2nd November

NOC 1112.

Please update the spreadsheet as I am not able to access.

Thanks

Congrats sand +1 to you !!

 

[ary]

Started to worry, as many june applicants are receiving MR. Still i didnt receive any communication from NDVO...... : :

even i am a june applicant and eagerly waiting for MR request from NDVO... waiting kills....