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No, he will be refused because NOC 4131 is no longer eligible to apply for skilled immigration. It was taken off the list earlier this year for good reason -- there aren't any jobs here in that category . . .

To the woman who was wondering about settling in Victoria: - it's a beautiful little city, great for kids, quiet and safe with a lot of parks - rent is expensive, I believe the most expensive in Canada apart from Vancouver - the climate is gentle - as for working, it has all the advantages and...

Hey folks, I've read posts on this forum for the past year -- I landed in Canada two months ago, and moved here permanently last week (Victoria). I'm just writing to say that though there are many small irritations with things like opening a bank account, getting a driving license, getting a...

I did my medicals on July 12th, they were sent on July 14th (to Singapore), received on July 20th, and my passport request came a week later.

Seattle is not necessarily slow -- my file was transferred in April and I got a medical request 6 weeks later; my passport request came one week after my medical results were received. Perhaps your security or employment check is taking longer than usual, for some reason?

I would like to apply to the collective wisdom of this forum for advice. I'm landing in Canada sometime during the next few weeks, and would like to do this: - land in Victoria, a small city - have my PR card sent to a close friend in Ontario - immediately apply for a SIN number - open a bank...

Well, we've gotten our passport request exactly one year after we sent in our application. If anyone cares, these are my thoughts on the process. 1) CIC gave what they promised, a decision in 6 to 12 months. From my perspective, 12 months, from their perspective, 6 months. I don't think so...

Well, Seattle people, this is my last post for our group. I got my passport request yesterday, and so I'm putting this up as a last bit of info. My timelines went like this: AOR from Buffalo -- early March File transferred to Seattle -- late April File IN PROCESS -- early June, I think...

I'm just writing to give a bit of encouragement to those of you whose files are sitting in Buffalo. I submitted my documents to them in mid-January, got my AOR in early March, had my file transferred to Seattle in late April, and just received my medical request. Time between document...

Dear Seattle people, Just an update: I received my medical request today from the Seattle consulate -- my timelines are as follows: - full document submission to Buffalo (late January) - AOR from Buffalo (early March) - transfer to Seattle (late April) - in process at Seattle (last week) -...

Well, Seattle people, I haven't posted on any of your threads since they all depressed me with their lack of action, but my file changed to In Process today. These are my rough timelines: Applied to Sydney in late July Got preliminary approval in mid September Sent my documents to Buffalo in...

For what it's worth, my timeline seems to be going a bit faster: Initial application: July, 2009 Sent documents to Buffalo: January, 2010 Received AOR from Buffalo: March, 2010 File transferred to Seattle: last week It looks to me as if they transferred a whole batch of files at once, I...

I'm not complaining! NOC 4131 lets me apply . . . But it either means that my best chance of working in Canada is to teach in an extremely remote college, or change careers. I'm leaning towards the latter, since the former will always be an option. I might also be wrong -- I'm sure that CIC...

SD, you didn't understand my point. For example, if you go through the various community colleges, there are a few subjects that they obviously have trouble finding teachers for -- nursing instructors are the biggest one, but others include qualified vocational teachers, mathematics, etc...

This doesn't surprise me at all -- I think that Canada will need to revise their list quite often. Personally, my guess is that college and university professors will be removed (4131 and, I think 4121). I've applied to CIC under the first of these, and have been spending my processing time...

This is very difficult -- let me explain why. I'm an American who has studied in Canada, and have extensive experience in the higher education systems of both countries. I used to spend my spare time in the zoology department of the University of Toronto, and hang out at the ROM. First of...

I also would like to know the answers to these questions, and particularly whether anyone has any experience with them. On-Hold

I submitted my FSW application to Sydney in July, and my full documents to Buffalo in January. Now I'm considering entering a Canadian university while I wait -- is there any problem about getting an educational visa? I noticed that one of the requirements is that I have to 'convince the visa...

Hey, I'm still gonna lurk here . . . just in the evening, after I'm exhausted from a hard day of improving myself and fighting through the snow. Southern Ontario, here I come! If they accept me, of course.

Folks, I have had it -- I've been a lurker on this forum for a long time, I applied to Sydney in July, sent my forms to Buffalo in January, and now don't have anything to do for the next two years except read posts about how slow Buffalo is. I'm going to enter a masters program in Canada in...