Hi Guys,
I am in a weird situation. The NOC code for one of my jobs was 1241 Administrative Assistant and NOC 1242 Legal Administrative Assistant. I was a Submission Officer at a visa office that is contracted by consulates. Here is a description of my job duties. I am concerned as to whether it could be interpreted as a lower skilled NOC. Below is a list of job duties in that role.
- Coordinating all administration and logistics pertaining to delivery of passports and immigration documents to the consulate, the client or the logistics company via courier and other delivery services.
- Accepting, and proofreading visa applications and immigration documents in order to ensure compliance with government laws and regulations and consular procedures.
- Answering client concerns pertaining to visa application requirements, rules and regulations, consular processing times and status of applications via email, phone and in person and advising clients on their immigration categories and requirements.
- Opening regular incoming mail from the consulate, uploading the same onto the electronic database and distributing it internally.
- Tracking the status of applications in process at the consulate using electronic tracking software and communicating information pertaining to the status of applications to the client.
- Maintaining and recording applicant information and confidential immigration documents such as visa applications, passports, birth certificates and landed-immigrant documents using internal electronic and manual filing systems and software.
- Handling financial and bank related transactions, counting cash, and preparing the end of day financial reports and submission office tallies.
- Greeting clients at the point of entry when required, enquiring as to nature of business and advising accordingly.
- Cross- referencing client information and visa application information forwarded from the submission office to ensure consistency and accuracy on the visa application.
- Performing other administrative tasks to support management as assigned.
I put NOC 1241 and NOC 1242 ( which is legal assistant) for this role. I worked at an immigration law firm for a year where I was told that if your duties kind of spill over into two NOCs you have to put 2 NOC codes and that CIC will consider you udner both. After I submitted my application HRSDC emailed me regarding the above and said my NOC code was NOC 1228- Employment insurance, border services and immigration officers. Now I am a bit concerned. Do you think this could be a potential problem? I mean they are both in the same skill category. At the time, NOCs 1241 and 12 seemed to me to be more appropriate but now I am a bit worried. Any insights would be helpful. So far no one has been able to advise but if someone could give me their thoughts that would be helpful. My application still hasn't been looked at so if something can be done at this point I would rather know now than later. Thank you so much!
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