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Thanks, I hope I get a response soon, too. My online status is "In Process" *click it and...* "We started processing your app..." I used the "case specific" contact link for my visa office (Caracas) from the contact link in the cic.gc.ca website. The automated reply came from the address I...

Well, Mr. T, seems like you are really at the start of your research. You should go to www.cic.gc.ca and read a little bit more. Surely you'll have other not-as-obvious questions after reading a bit. Just to give you some starter food for thought: the process takes a few years. A great...

heheheee... aahh, how long after the medicals? well, I have asked that a few times before. For most people it takes around 2-3 months to get the passport requests. But that depends on a few things: how many countries you have lived in, having a last name like BinLaden, being pregnant, having a...

That's right, you can come back with a vengeance for those tuition fees. If you're studying in Canada you're probably "deemed resident" for tax purposes*. That also means that you should be getting your T-4s and filing your taxes*. If you threw away your T-4s you can ask for a copy to your...

You're not "required" to take the test, but lately they're getting more and more strict with what they take as proof of English proficiency. If someone has worked at the UN for 14 years with responsibilites that obviously require English, I would assume that's enough. But then again it...

In my opinion... You should think carefully before applying from outside Canada. Applying from within will: a. Fulfill your 1 year working experience that is required for applying. b. Give you more points for having worked in Canada. c. Build your professional relations in the country where...

How long did it take for your friend to get the CAIPS?

wow... that was the longest sentence I've ever read.

Many people in the US don't speak English at all, including some who have been working there for a long time. If I were the CIC officer reviewing your case, I'd request the test, except of course if your job requires high English proficiency i.e. writer, teacher, famous-super-awesome TV/radio...

woot woot! Congrats and good luck.

Thanks Oloye, you are kind of like my AA sponsor, always helping me keep my feet on the ground and my hopes on the clouds. ...I joke about it, but that's only in order not to get anxious. And yes, the good ending to the wait will be posted. :) By the way, what's your status? where in the...

I sent my application arguing my English level without the test. To date, I haven't received anything from CIC requesting me to take them and I already did my medicals. From what I've read, the medicals are the very last request they make. However, it's been about 6 months, 11 days, and 2...

Yes, but you need a proper permit to legaly stay in Canada while you wait. Filing the aplication while you're in the country doesn't give you permission to stay there. Be prepared to wait a couple of years for it, at least. (check the processing times at Buffalo)

Thanks for your kind words Oyoole, I'm relaxed. It's just so inconvenient having 95% certainty that I'll have to move countries before July - how can anybody plan like this? Gurdeep, I've sent a couple of emails these last 4 months with no avail. But last January 31st I found out the option to...

Yes, I want to celebrate this milestone with you guys, my waiting support system. Like 75th wedding anniversaries, I'm one of those lucky ones who will have stories to tell my grand kids. I will be able to share adventures of waiting up to six months after my medicals, when normally it's a few...

Now that I'm becoming a Senior AMWA (After Medicals Waiter), I can speak with authority and ask you a rethorical question, what else can you (we) do other than to wait? The answer, look for posts in this forum you can participate to kill time. My application timeline is similar to yours. I sent...

Surely it depends on what kind of job you're talking about. PMM is right with the $12/h average for that industry, but check different job sites (www.monster.ca, www.jobbank.gc.ca, for example) to get an idea of the hourly rate for your profession. But I think on one hand (usually) Canada pays...

well, I'm not sure what you mean when you say "try this as a change" ... but the medicals are, the medicals. To put in medical terms, x rays, blood, pee, eye stuff, etc. And CIC has designated doctors in most countries for you go spend a few hundred dollars in these medicals. But it sounds to...

I'm thinking about getting them... I have the same questions many have, but like many I mainly want to know, when is the next step going to happen? But it seems that people who are receiving their CAPIS notes are not getting a clear answer to that question. In fact, it looks like they just end...

I had the choice to either apply to either Buffalo or Venezuela. At the time, Venezuela was posting half the processing time of Buffalo so I applied to the faster office. Posted processing times are still fast but are steadily increasing, however. And yes, it was fast, until the medicals - just...