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No, the important thing is that in total you have been continuously working full-time for at least one year without any large gaps in between. For example, if you worked for emlpoyer A for 3 months, employer B for 7 months, and employer C for 2 months and the total number of working hours is no...

There is no guarantee that you will get the PR. The PER is issued by the CIO which mainly makes sure that there are no missing documents and that apparently the application is complete based on the provided information. However, the final decision will be from the visa office (VO) that will...

I was wondering how long does it take to transfer the documents from CIO to the VO (more specifically, CPP-O) after the PER? It has been over a month now and no AOR has appeared on eCAS. It only says (In Process) and one line stating that the application has been received by the CIO! Is that...

The link is in TyrusX's signature..

Based on what is there in the guide and the CIC Web site, and if my understanding is correct, notarization is only required for translated documents.

They have been slow recently. Hopefully you will receive an e-mail with the CIO decision by the end of this week or the next one.

From the OP manual: "The letter of attestation must be an official letter, on university letterhead, signed by an authority at the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies that clearly addresses the above-noted two components." I don't believe a sealed envelope is required though. Just a...

Hi All, I'm sorry to see all the recent disappointing news from Ottawa. And I hope that all the appeals get accepted. For someone who is applying now, would it be better to send a cover letter from the beginning along with the application explicitly referring to OP-6b and that we should be...

Thanks asbereth for your reply. Unfortunately, my previous schools are in Egypt. And I'm out of the country right now. So, I'm not sure where I can certify them. But the certificates themselves are in English. So, I hope my understanding is correct. Anyone submitted photocopies that were not...

Hi All, Just a quick question regarding the photocopies. Do they have to be certified copies? I was just about to send my application to Sydney but this question suddenly popped up. I just included photocopies of my passport and my school and college certificates. According to the checklist...

Hi All, I finally completed all required documents and will be submitting my application. I just wanted to make sure of the visa office I should designate in the application. I'm assuming it should be Case Processing Pilot, Ottawa. Is this correct? Also, should I tick the "Proof of Admission"...

Thank you very much kg.jadu and GeoCanadian for your replies. They are really helpful. :)

Hi All, I'm applying for PhD stream and I have a few questions related to the forms which I hope some of you can help me with. 1. I'm currently doing an internship outside of Canada for a few months and returning afterwards. Can I mention Canada as the country of residence? And what should...

Thanks asbereth. It will not contain contradictory information. But the only thing I'm worried about is the letter of reference from my supervisor. The semesters when I was working as a RA are not a problem because I have copies of the contracts. But for the semester that I held a fellowship, I...

Hi All, Could someone please tell me if we need to send copies of the RA/TA contracts at all, or will a letter from the department/supervisor be sufficient? Also, is there any problem with using a P.O. Box address as my mailing address? I might be travelling and I will have someone check it...

Thanks again, asbereth! :) In that case, I believe I can get such a letter for that fellowship semester from my supervisor stating that I have been working as an RA. But I have a couple of questions here though: 1) Do they require that I send contracts as well?! (this was actually one of the...

Thank you asbereth for your reply and for the clarification. I can understand that a fellowship can be considered income. However, my fear is that it is not work. There is no contract and no hours worked, unless we are talking about different things. RA is indeed through scholarship, but one...

Hi all.. New member here. I've been following this thread and you guys are doing an awesome job. I have a couple of questions regarding the work experience. I have completed over 3 years in my PhD program and have been alternating between RA and TA during that period. Unfortunately, there is a...

Thanks Leon. I doubt that I'll be able to get such a letter from the university since they consider research assistants as temporary employees. But I'll try my best because I don't have other alternatives. I'll also try to include a declaration of assets, although they'll be in my parents'...

Hi, Here is my case. I'm a 28 years old, single, graduate student. I hold a masters degree and was hoping to continue my studies in a Canadian university. I've been recommended for admission in a PhD program at a university in BC with a financial aid offer of $19,000/year. The semester starts...