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Investor immigration to Quebec (applied 2016) waiting for interview

ndse2

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Jul 15, 2019
325
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It seems India is much quicker than Hong Kong, hope you will receive request for medical checkup within 2020 !
Ty for the positive thought . Iam afraid it may not happen as the whole process is in near shutdown presently. Hoping for the best for all of us !
 

Informant

Newbie
Feb 5, 2019
3
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Hello Friends on QIIP. What is happening out there at IRCC? It has been silence for a couple of months. Did anyone hear of any news? Now that the election is over... Latest today from Quebec says anyone waiting to get a CSQ will be required to take a value test (family included). We are lucky since we have our CSQ and just waiting for Medical to the golden visa. Let us hope that IRCC will pick our files up soon. CHEERS
 

Thanate

Star Member
Jan 19, 2018
69
20
Bangkok
Category........
BUSINESS
Visa Office......
Quebec Investor
AOR Received.
10-01-2020
Hi everyone,

This is in the news today:

  1. (Google translate from French)
Québec suspends its immigrant investor program


The retention rate of immigrant millionaires who benefited from this program is only 16%.

PHOTO: ISTOCK

Romain Schué
Posted yesterday at 21 h 07
The Legault government has decided to suspend, until July 1, 2020, its controversial immigrant investor program, which ultimately results in permanent residence in Canada.

This program was reserved for foreign millionaires or billionaires, who, depending on their financial means, could receive a Quebec selection certificate (CSQ). A total of 1900 places was awarded by Quebec.

To be eligible, a foreign candidate had to have a net worth of at least two million dollars "obtained lawfully," says the Government of Quebec.

In addition, these people, who must intend to settle in Quebec, had to make a five-year loan of $ 1.2 million to Investissement Québec. At the end of this investment, this amount, without interest, was returned to the candidate, who could apply for permanent residence.

According to documents consulted by the CBC, the vast majority of applications received in this program come from China, far ahead of nationals from Iran, Bangladesh, Vietnam or the United Arab Emirates.

Ghost immigrants
Numerous anomalies have been identified in recent years and "the government's desire" is to "revise" this investor program.

An investigation report , in September 2018, also shed light on these ghost immigrants, who rarely set foot in Quebec. These candidates would have used this program primarily to enter the country and make financial investments.

According to the Immigration Department, the attendance rate at the beginning of 2019 of immigrants selected in this category between 2008 and 2017 was only 16%.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1367952/immigration-quebec-millionnaires-chine-legault
 

XpressEnterprise

Hero Member
May 21, 2014
603
68
Montreal, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Islamabad, PK (old)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-01-2008
Doc's Request.
21-02-2012
Nomination.....
13-07-2007 (Investor)
AOR Received.
19-08-2008
IELTS Request
Waived
File Transfer...
20-04-2011 (London, UK)
Med's Request
29-08-2012 / 29-03-2014
Med's Done....
05-10-2012 / 20-06-2014
Interview........
01-12-2010 (Damascus, Syria)
Passport Req..
21-02-2012 (PPR1) / 15-10-2014 (PPR1 with chart) / 17-11-2014 (PPR2)
VISA ISSUED...
17-11-2014 (Received on 01-01-2015)
LANDED..........
12-04-2015 (PR Card : 09-07-2015)
Hi everyone,

This is in the news today:

  1. (Google translate from French)
Québec suspends its immigrant investor program


The retention rate of immigrant millionaires who benefited from this program is only 16%.

PHOTO: ISTOCK

Romain Schué
Posted yesterday at 21 h 07
The Legault government has decided to suspend, until July 1, 2020, its controversial immigrant investor program, which ultimately results in permanent residence in Canada.

This program was reserved for foreign millionaires or billionaires, who, depending on their financial means, could receive a Quebec selection certificate (CSQ). A total of 1900 places was awarded by Quebec.

To be eligible, a foreign candidate had to have a net worth of at least two million dollars "obtained lawfully," says the Government of Quebec.

In addition, these people, who must intend to settle in Quebec, had to make a five-year loan of $ 1.2 million to Investissement Québec. At the end of this investment, this amount, without interest, was returned to the candidate, who could apply for permanent residence.

According to documents consulted by the CBC, the vast majority of applications received in this program come from China, far ahead of nationals from Iran, Bangladesh, Vietnam or the United Arab Emirates.

Ghost immigrants
Numerous anomalies have been identified in recent years and "the government's desire" is to "revise" this investor program.

An investigation report , in September 2018, also shed light on these ghost immigrants, who rarely set foot in Quebec. These candidates would have used this program primarily to enter the country and make financial investments.

According to the Immigration Department, the attendance rate at the beginning of 2019 of immigrants selected in this category between 2008 and 2017 was only 16%.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1367952/immigration-quebec-millionnaires-chine-legault
In regulations published in the Official Gazette on October 30, the province has suspended receiving new applications from November 1, 2019, until June 30, 2020. It does not affect applications submitted prior to November 1st.

Official Publication in Gazette : Gazette officielle du Québec - Décision relative à la gestion des demandes présentées dans le cadre du Programme des investisseurs pour la période 2019-2020 [30 Octobre 2019]
 
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ndse2

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Jul 15, 2019
325
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It’s so silent at the VO’s
Nothing seem to be moving at all
Anyone got any news ? Any positive movement of their file etc?
 

SSF

Star Member
Jul 13, 2017
58
14
Hi everyone,

This is in the news today:

  1. (Google translate from French)
Québec suspends its immigrant investor program


The retention rate of immigrant millionaires who benefited from this program is only 16%.

PHOTO: ISTOCK

Romain Schué
Posted yesterday at 21 h 07
The Legault government has decided to suspend, until July 1, 2020, its controversial immigrant investor program, which ultimately results in permanent residence in Canada.

This program was reserved for foreign millionaires or billionaires, who, depending on their financial means, could receive a Quebec selection certificate (CSQ). A total of 1900 places was awarded by Quebec.

To be eligible, a foreign candidate had to have a net worth of at least two million dollars "obtained lawfully," says the Government of Quebec.

In addition, these people, who must intend to settle in Quebec, had to make a five-year loan of $ 1.2 million to Investissement Québec. At the end of this investment, this amount, without interest, was returned to the candidate, who could apply for permanent residence.

According to documents consulted by the CBC, the vast majority of applications received in this program come from China, far ahead of nationals from Iran, Bangladesh, Vietnam or the United Arab Emirates.

Ghost immigrants
Numerous anomalies have been identified in recent years and "the government's desire" is to "revise" this investor program.

An investigation report , in September 2018, also shed light on these ghost immigrants, who rarely set foot in Quebec. These candidates would have used this program primarily to enter the country and make financial investments.

According to the Immigration Department, the attendance rate at the beginning of 2019 of immigrants selected in this category between 2008 and 2017 was only 16%.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1367952/immigration-quebec-millionnaires-chine-legault
Hopefully by stopping new application, IRCC Can shorten our waiting time !
 
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Naeem shaikh

Full Member
Feb 5, 2019
45
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Hi Guys ,
We can share timeframes here . My application was submitted with MIDI in November 2016. Waiting for the interview call . Any one of you who has any information, has been called for interview etc , kindly share your experiences, also pls mention your timeframe for better understanding.
God bless
Hi everyone,I had submitted my application to MIDI in September 2017 and was called for interview in Montreal on 30 th January 2019 and subsequently was issued CSQ in February 2019 after investment PR application submitted in June 2019. Waiting for medical
 
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Thanate

Star Member
Jan 19, 2018
69
20
Bangkok
Category........
BUSINESS
Visa Office......
Quebec Investor
AOR Received.
10-01-2020
Hi everyone,I had submitted my application to MIDI in September 2017 and was called for interview in Montreal on 30 th January 2019 and subsequently was issued CSQ in February 2019 after investment PR application submitted in June 2019. Waiting for medical
Mine is
MIDI application Dec-17
Interview Sep-19 (postponed from May-19)
CSQ Nov-19
Federal application Dec-19
Federal AOR Jan-20