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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    For what? A posdoc position here is something like 6-7k BRL, which is about 3.5k CDN. But you live like a king with that money here.
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Me too. Only IF I move back to Brazil I will TRY to stay in academia.
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Hey guys, hope things are good. I'm still in brazil until the end of the month. Meanwhile, give a look at this: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/who-will-hire-all-the-phds-not-canadas-universities/article10976412/ After not coming here for two years, I am a bit amazed by...
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    About a week. I saw decision made 2 days after passport request. I will be back in Canada only in 2 weeks! Hard to follow so many posts, i'm busy visiting friends.
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    they clearly stated you didn't provide evidence that you held that job. At least that is what you pasted in a previous post.
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    I didn't use the t4, but I got two Brazilian Tax forms and translated it for two of my last working years there.
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Why? That is not a problem at all! You have the reference letter for that.
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    The federal skilled work class is basically a non-quebec settlement program. This is widely known. If people are about to graduate and they can prove they will move to another province, living in quebec at the time of application should be of no problem. The problem happens when you have 2 or 3...
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    At least one pay slip for each worked year, as well as the T4, T4A forms, and if possible copies of the contracts. I keep saying, they want evidence but no one listens to me! Just the reference letters are not enough.
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    An immigration application is like a test, you don't exactly now how to answer every question they way you prof wants, but you have to be as precised and detailed as possible so your answer is both correct and, more importantly, as close as possible from what the prof expects. So I keep saying...
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    check your spam mail box. I doubt you would get decision made after medical with rejection. You may be stuck on security/criminality tests for a few more days.
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again." "Robert the Bruce, king of Scotland" :)
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    I'm sorry to hear about your rejection. Unfortunately I get the impression that they wanted people with real work experience. But one thing that I learned is that Phd students take too much for granted in their application. They should not expected to be treated better than anyone. It is...
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Here an example of one of my jobs, with some editings: Period of employment ( start - end) name of profession: BLA BLA Projects where TyrusX was attached to: Project 1: Name of Project Duties and Responsibilities: bla bla bla Project 2: Name of Project 2 Duties and Responsibilities: •...
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    I would not write it like that. It seems to much a exact copy and paste of what is written on the NOC.