Q2. Am I affected by the FSW backlog elimination measures?
Now that the Budget Implementation Act (Bill C-38) has become law, CIC will terminate processing Federal Skilled Worker files if applicants:
•applied before February 27, 2008, and
•have not had a decision made by an immigration officer based on selection criteria before March 29, 2012. (information on selection criteria is below)
CIC expects this will affect around 280,000 people including dependants.
CIC will return fees paid to the Department, without interest, for applications that are eliminated under the provisions in Bill C-38. CIC is currently finalizing the fee return process, which will involve confirming up-to-date contact and payee information.
CIC has set up a central task force based in Ottawa to handle the fee return process. More details will be posted on this website as they become available.
[flash=200,200]http://Q3. What does a “decision based on selection criteria” mean?[/flash]
A “decision based on selection criteria” means that an immigration officer:
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•has made a decision on whether or not you meet the selection criteria of the program.
Currently, the pass mark is 67 points out of a grid worth 100 points. The grid considers the following:[/flash] •the person’s ability in English and/or French;
•their education;
•their work experience;
•their age;
•whether they have a job already arranged in Canada (arranged employment); and
•how well they might adapt to living in Canada (which awards points for things like previous work or study in Canada, spouse’s education and relatives in Canada).
If your application is successful, you would move to the next phase (i.e. admissibility). At that point you would be checked against health, security and criminality requirements before a final decision is made and a visa is issued or not.
If you do not score at least 67 on the FSW points grid, your application would be refused and CIC would inform you of the decision.
I don´t want to create false expectations but the fact that the pass mark is in the CAIPS NOTES even there is not a SELDEC 1 or SELDEC 4 is not enough for an applicant to be safe??? Please seniors help us out !!!
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/notices/notice-qa.asp