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Are new applications being accepted for those outside the "list of 38" , no TFW/ Student(1yr) and who have no AEO under the skilled worker category? Looks like Bill C-50 effectively shut the door against "outsiders" in Nov 2008 with retroactive effect from feb 2008. No applications are being...

I say a very big Amen to that.

In some cases, it comes about a week or two after the B'fwd date set on the file upon Meds & PPR request. You would only know the exact B'fwd dates if you request for caips, but that would be of no use to you(but may be helpful to others down the queue) cos you would have your PPR before you get...

IMHO, another way forward is to include her as a "common law partner" right now, and that is OK as far as CiC is concerned. You get additional points under the adaptability factor based on her qualifications. She bears her father's name, you state the date you began the relationship on the...

Congrats on the arrival of The bundle of Joy.

I would go with barsindoo on this. Technically, the "lock-in date" is the date the app was received and entered in CAIPS at CIO, whilst "processing-date" is the date the visa office begins the processing ie once it has been determined that the application is eligible for processing. The guides...

Congratulations. You are well on track to match/break the record for the shortest time in Accra. Please help confirm if the currency equivalencies for november(as above) is still what obtains in your RPRF request, or post the current ones reflected in your RPRF request if you don't mind, i don't...

Congrats! You have a few options in paying the RPRF. 1. Bank draft denominated in CAD$ 490 payable to "The Receiver general for canada" 2. Bank draft denominated in US$ 455 payable to "The Receiver general for canada" 3. Bank draft denominated in cedis 645 payable to "The Canadian high...

Tessi: I would advise you just look at the end goal, there isn't that much else you can do about getting the drafts, it appears to be on the high side but try to overlook that. Other posters have pointed you in the right direction on the fingerprinting stuff. Pls haggle when you get there, and...

On the passports: Do you have any old passports for your wife and kids? If you do, just include the numbers for now and put the expiry date as ten years from the issue date or Dec 31 2010(assuming you're within the 10yr validity); if its only your wife that has an old one, use the number on your...

You can get the drafts from any of the main UK banks. Rates and fees vary from bank to bank. Fees range from GBP10 - GBP20 for foreign drafts denominated in CAD$, and the exchange rate is available on fx sites like oanda. Generally UK banks charge +/-3% interbank rate, so you'll be looking at...

Congrats my guy! I am so glad to read this. Happy for you. Just so amazing. You suppose wash am sha...

I doubt if anyone would be able to give an average, folks would only be able to share what their own experience has been. If you get ten responses from applicants, chances are that their responses would be greatly skewed towards what they experienced. Someone who got an ielts request from CiC...

CONGRATS!!! I am happy for you. That is good news. You've breasted the tape. Congrats again. This one will surely lift up spirits of others in the same boat.

Hello, I wouldn't get overly worried about the ecas tracker, it has been seen in some cases, not to be a very stable and reliable pointer as per the progress of applications. Are you under the new or the old rules? Ecas works differently under the two rules. Mine did not change from "in...

Barsindoo's suggestion seems the best way forward on this one. I think visa offices were only directed to forward applications received during the transtional period(feb-Dec2008) to CIO, and not yours that had a lock-in date of 2005. Maybe some old-rules applicants can help with this one.

IELTS general training has a validity of two years, as far as CiC is concerned. My advice was based on the assumption that the "tessi" applicant was applying under the new rules, since he/she mentioned CIO-sydney in her previous posts, and the chances of 2years elapsing before Accra carry out...

It is always advisable to download the latest forms from CiC website. I would download a fresh one to fill in if i were you.

Wait until you get directed by cio to submit accra specific docs to accra visa office. Ielts gives out about 4 or 5 results, but they charge you for subsequent reprints of results, so what you can do is to pick your own copy by hand and depending on your circumstance - you may ask them to send...