Recent content by Mayank_Choudhary

Are you working with a consultant? I had a great experience with TC Global (New Delhi). I was 27 when I applied, with seven years of work experience, and someone who was previously in the EE pool. They helped me tremendously with program selection and just overall guidance. Good luck!

For sure but I think, if I'm not mistaken, is that because their IELTS expires in two months, they'll be taking their IELTS again and when they do, should they go for 'General' or 'Academic', especially since they've already received a rejection and they fear the type of IELTS they've submitted...

That's a guessing, and inevitably, a waiting game. I also applied for EE back in 2021 with 456 CRS but I decided to go the student route because I'm 28. I'm sure the CRS will come down but by when and whether you're willing to gamble is up to you.

That's weird. I referred to this website here and they hadn't specified which IELTS. So, to be on the safer side, I chose 'Academic' since that made more sense to me. If you're taking the IELTS again, I would recommend taking the 'Academic' one, @Mandymahal. It's the one I took and several of my...

I am in the minority here, but I believe student permit applications require an IELTS Academic result, NOT a General one. I referred to this website for the details, and my agent also recommended the same to be on the safer side. Also, personal musings, maybe, but why have an IELTS exam specific...

Let me put your mind to ease, my friend. If there were problems with your passport or your application, you'd get a notification about it on your GCKey. If you got nothing, you're all set!

First of all, congrats on the passport front; glad it's been stamped and at VFS. As for the rest of the status updates, they all changed and my application changed from 'submitted' to 'approved' the day I received my 'Port of Entry' letter. I got my POE a day after I collected my passport. Don't...

Nah, the whole stamping process takes a while. Mine was at the IRCC office (New Delhi) for 4 days. Yours might be a tad delayed because of the extra days off last week. Don't worry. Plus, it's an optional document. I don't think it's going to be an issue or they would have requested it directly...

You do. Many students from Pakistan have gotten their decisions in about 40 days. Don't push it, apply right now.

Has your passport been stamped too? I'm probably going to not do anything about it. I saw today that the due date changed. With each passing day, the due date gets pushed by another day. I'm assuming it has to be a glitch of some sort.

Yes; a whole month ago. I'm being told it's a glitch that's occurred after their last system maintenance or something. Apparantly, everyone has been given till the 8th of Oct to fill it out and upload but this doc is not mandatory + it wasn't in the doc checklist when I first applied. Very confused.

A question to all those who've already received their student permits: I checked my GCKey today and even though I received my PPR a month ago, I saw that I still need to submit a form called IMM 5257. Is anyone else also seeing this? If yes, are you submitting it despite having your visa or are...

Very bittersweet. I'm glad you guys got your decision instead of IRCC letting you stew in anxiety; even if it took them 18 weeks in total. I'm really happy to see you're not going to give up and are already planning out your next move to immigrate to Canada. I wish you guys great success in...

Hey, maybe I can help as well. Similar boat as you and @Arya4. 7 years of work experience Graduated in 2017 instead of 2015 because of five backlogs I've worked in Dubai + have a sister who is a permanent resident in Canada. This means it's tough for me to prove familial ties to India I...

Mine was CPC Ottawa.