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@ nskatcv, Almost a thousand general physicians and specialist physicians back in 2011! And this year 2 and 0, respectively. I think the delay this year is the ECA. For doctors, there is a special ECA, which I hear takes a long time to get. I really won't be surprised if, like in 2011, these...

@ Aban_Can On top of a copy of your visa, I suggest you submit an I-94 if one was issued to you. If I -94 was not issued, submit a photocopy of the visa page in which ICE (Immigration and Citizenship Enforcement) stamped the date that you arrived in the US and the duration of your stay. If...

"Complete Applications" Yes, I agree, that sounds more like the number of applications that they've checked and found that all the documents are included and, hence, a CC charge has been done. PER is another ball game though!

@jaysimmenewhaw "I'm gonna give food to 100 poor people tomorrow" I hope you do that!

@ Oscar, I agree with what you say. Last year the total cap was 5,000. When FSW 2013 closed on the 30th of April 2014, CIC had received a total of around 4,300 applications. When a cap of 5,000 could not be reached last year, I doubt if a much larger cap of 25,000 could be reached this year. I...

So, CIC has updated the number of applicants it has received again. There are two dates that we need to consider here. One is CIC's number of applicants reporting date. Today is one such date. Then there's the actual count date. Are for example, the 1,421 applicants received as of August 18th or...

If you're submitting the PCC WITH THE APPLICATION, then the PCC must have been obtained within 3 months of the application submission date. If you're submitting the PCC when the local VO asks for it, then the PCC is valid for an year from the date of issuance. In other words, you should be fine...

No, PCC is valid for an year. To the original poster: You need to send the PCC to the local VO when they request it.

All you need to do is get your fingerprints on a FBI fingerprint card and send it with the correct payment to the FBI's address in Clarksburg, WV http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/identity-history-summary-checks

Good catch! You're right - a minor error on my part with respect to the fifth "hottest" NOC. I have corrected the original post to show that mechanical engineers (2132) and not civil engineers (2131) are the 5th most popular occupation in this year's application cycle.

I think you'll be interested in reading this article by the Honorable Jason Kenney: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/08/07/jason-kenney-immigration-canada-us_n_5656589.html?utm_hp_ref=jason-kenney

I just noticed something. The FSW total intake count is very heavily skewed by just a few occupations. Here are the "hottest" occupations and the number of applications in descending order 1112 - 198 2174 - 197 2173 - 99 2171 - 64 2132 - 58 These 5 occupations total 616 of the 887...

I agree that it would be great to find out the speed at which the not so popular occupations are getting processed. Unfortunately for us, there are very few applicants in the less popular occupations such as petroleum engineer, psychologist, specialist physician categories, oceanographers etc...

@ cjg1987 Don't be too surprised when you find out that a May 20th applicant is getting his/her application reviewed. Here's how I think CIO operates. They have dedicated officers who handle one or more NOCs. For example, there could be a few officers who just review NOC 2174 or related...

Congratulations mate! Good to see many Brazilians succeeding in getting PERs. If you haven't sent your PCCs with the application, apply for them ASAP. You need to be ready to submit the PCCs within 30 days of the local VO request. Here's a very informative post on what they look for with respect...

@ Asmia, Many posters here have said that when the local VO asks for PCCs, they give 30 days for the applicant to submit them. No one seems to know for sure if local VOs strictly adhere to the submission deadlines they give as obtaining PCCs is a difficult and time-consuming process in many...

Patience, my friend, patience! Best of luck!

LOL! Buddy, this is exactly what I meant!!! :D :D :D

Lucky you! If you have an arranged employment a) there is NO QUOTA that you need to be worried about! b) You'll get priority processing. To quote the exact words from the CIC website: "CIC gives priority to new FSW applications with a qualifying job offer."...

@ acrossborder, Here's another solution to your worry that HR may not be able to answer technical questions about your job: Why don't you attach the business card of your manager/ supervisor to your job reference letter and put a small note identifying the person on the business card as your...