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rascojenkins

Hero Member
Jul 25, 2008
679
4
pokha69 said:
Hello there,

May we know if your spouse's status in the US is causing a long delay in the background checks. Or you folks have resided in numerous countries.Also I have heard status in the US is nothing to do with Canadian immigration, unless status concern/deportation pops-up in the FBI report.
Best of lucks dude....
Pokha69 my spouse is not in the US and has never been out of status. We've only been to the US and home country. Also you heard right about being out of status in the US having nothing to do with Canadian immigration if you meet the criteria and have no criminal records.
 

bibo

Hero Member
Jan 15, 2009
200
12
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-01-2009
Doc's Request.
25-11-2009
Nomination.....
30-11-2009
AOR Received.
17-07-2010
Med's Request
17-07-2010
Med's Done....
27-07-2010
Passport Req..
24-03-2011
Just wondering how much do the medical exams cost? what about the other costs? i know that there is a landing fee right?
 

stevecanada

Full Member
Mar 30, 2010
29
5
Category........
Visa Office......
New York City
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Nomination.....
November 2009
AOR Received.
February 2010
IELTS Request
NA
File Transfer...
March 2010
Med's Request
March 2010
Med's Done....
March 2010
Interview........
NO interview
Passport Req..
April 2010
VISA ISSUED...
April 2010
LANDED..........
Will do, working on American Citizenship
bibo said:
Just wondering how much do the medical exams cost? what about the other costs? i know that there is a landing fee right?
How are you bibo? Which state you are in? It costs somehwere between 250$ - 375$ excluding X-ray per person.
 

bibo

Hero Member
Jan 15, 2009
200
12
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-01-2009
Doc's Request.
25-11-2009
Nomination.....
30-11-2009
AOR Received.
17-07-2010
Med's Request
17-07-2010
Med's Done....
27-07-2010
Passport Req..
24-03-2011
i am in california, can that be covered under the insurance plan?
 

boston

Member
Jan 11, 2010
15
1
My application was received by CIC on 23rd March and my Cashiers Cheque is still outstanding and I haven't received my application package back for correction.

Any idea? Anyone else in the same boat?
 

tulip07

Full Member
Mar 14, 2009
39
2
My application reached april 28, no reply yet, I have been checking my mail frequently.
So yes In the same boat. :p


boston said:
My application was received by CIC on 23rd March and my Cashiers Cheque is still outstanding and I haven't received my application package back for correction.

Any idea? Anyone else in the same boat?
 

jackweb_80

Full Member
Feb 26, 2009
20
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
2173
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
March 16 2009
Doc's Request.
Dec 22 2009
Nomination.....
Jan 04 2010
AOR Received.
July 30 2010
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
Nov 19 2010
Med's Request
July 30 2010
Med's Done....
Aug 15 2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Dec 22 2010
VISA ISSUED...
Feb-11-2011
Same here. My Application is received by CIC On 22nd March still my cheque is outstanding.



Hi,

My application was received by CIC on March 29 and cheque was encashed on April 22.

Thanks,
Aliya
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shvr007

Full Member
Mar 8, 2009
30
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
2173
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-02-2009
Nomination.....
21-12-2009
AOR Received.
28-06-2010
Med's Request
28-06-2010
Med's Done....
22-07-2010
Interview........
No Interview
Hello all,

Like many I have sent my PR Application to CIC in Feb this year and am waiting the AOR. In the mean time I am planning on taking a work offer from Alberta and going to Canada on a Work Permit. 1) Does having a work permit/working in Alberta while awaiting AOR help speed up things at Buffalo ? 2) If so, what would I need to do to help expedite things?

Appreciate any experiences/words of advise.
 

aNewHope

Star Member
Feb 24, 2009
187
13
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
From personal experience - no! Getting a work permit in Alberta and starting a job here will have no discernible impact on CIC's processing speed. You will have to wait in line like everyone else.

This is just my experience, others may have a different opinion. Good luck!

Cheers,

shvr007 said:
Hello all,

Like many I have sent my PR Application to CIC in Feb this year and am waiting the AOR. In the mean time I am planning on taking a work offer from Alberta and going to Canada on a Work Permit. 1) Does having a work permit/working in Alberta while awaiting AOR help speed up things at Buffalo ? 2) If so, what would I need to do to help expedite things?

Appreciate any experiences/words of advise.
 

shvr007

Full Member
Mar 8, 2009
30
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
2173
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-02-2009
Nomination.....
21-12-2009
AOR Received.
28-06-2010
Med's Request
28-06-2010
Med's Done....
22-07-2010
Interview........
No Interview
aNewHope said:
From personal experience - no! Getting a work permit in Alberta and starting a job here will have no discernible impact on CIC's processing speed. You will have to wait in line like everyone else.

This is just my experience, others may have a different opinion. Good luck!

Cheers,
Thanks for sharing your experience aNewHope. Yes, I do look forward to see what others' experience is too. Although, we are still required to routinely notify of our Work Permit status to CIC, right ?
 

aNewHope

Star Member
Feb 24, 2009
187
13
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
You are welcome, shvr007.

I am not sure what you meant by routinely notify of our work permit status to the CIC. I applied to CIC after I moved here. The status in my application to CIC is still my status, so there was no change to notify them of. Even if your status changed, I am not sure if you are needed/expected to notify the CIC. You have to notify AINP once you receive your PR, but that is it.

Cheers,

shvr007 said:
Thanks for sharing your experience aNewHope. Yes, I do look forward to see what others' experience is too. Although, we are still required to routinely notify of our Work Permit status to CIC, right ?
 

shvr007

Full Member
Mar 8, 2009
30
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
2173
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-02-2009
Nomination.....
21-12-2009
AOR Received.
28-06-2010
Med's Request
28-06-2010
Med's Done....
22-07-2010
Interview........
No Interview
aNewHope said:
You are welcome, shvr007.

I am not sure what you meant by routinely notify of our work permit status to the CIC. I applied to CIC after I moved here. The status in my application to CIC is still my status, so there was no change to notify them of. Even if your status changed, I am not sure if you are needed/expected to notify the CIC. You have to notify AINP once you receive your PR, but that is it.

Cheers,
By 'routinely', I meant that in addition to notifying CIC of my change in address, that I may also Required to notify that I am no more on H1B status in the US but on a work permit in Alberta.
 

priya86

Star Member
Jan 4, 2010
119
11
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-12-2008
Nomination.....
27-11-2009 <br>Sent to CIC.....: 20-01-2010<br>MO Cashed.....: 28-01-2010
AOR Received.
26-05-2010
Med's Request
26-05-2010
Med's Done....
27-05-2010
Interview........
-
Passport Req..
30-06-2010
VISA ISSUED...
19-07-2010
My cheque was cashed on 28 Jan.....still no news.....waiting... ???
 

albertaorbust

Hero Member
Feb 8, 2009
289
53
priya86 said:
My cheque was cashed on 28 Jan.....still no news.....waiting... ???

Priya,

The AOR/MEDICAL for Dec applicants was 3 months on the dot. For Jan applicants it is 3.5 months so far. Assuming CIC received your app on Jan 20th, May 5 should be the day for you....hopefully.