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

[Adamant]

Yes, criminality depends on PCC and RCMP only. My RCMP screening was completed but the officer hasn't reviewed my PCC from my home country

What do you think about "Item pulled from FSW Jan for scanning". I am not a January applicant if Jan means January. Also there are new officer codes handling my file. The office who assessed my file for eligibility has not touched it anymore.

Hey Pepe, I have a specific question for you. Did you submit ur PCC (from your home country) with your application? What sort of documents u were requested for by CIC? I submitted the PCC of my spouse since she was in my home country when applied but I did n't submitted mine since I was in Canada for over 3yrs. However, I have submitted my PCC from the local police station of Canada where I am living now. Do you think, they could ask for the PCC from my home country.

 

[RAP_PhD]

Hey Pepe, I have a specific question for you. Did you submit ur PCC (from your home country) with your application? What sort of documents u were requested for by CIC? I submitted the PCC of my spouse since she was in my home country when applied but I did n't submitted mine since I was in Canada for over 3yrs. However, I have submitted my PCC from the local police station of Canada where I am living now. Do you think, they could ask for the PCC from my home country.

I would think so. I asked this question to CIC and the following is the response from them:

Sir, Madam,

Thank you for contacting Citizenship and Immigration Canada. I am pleased to follow up on your request:

Police Certificates



When you apply to become a permanent resident of Canada, you and your family members*, if applicable, must provide a police certificate, clearance or record of no information for each country you lived in for more than six consecutive months since reaching the age of 18. The certificate must have been issued no more than three months before you submit your application.



If you, or your family members, were under 18 years of age when you lived in one of those countries, you do not need to provide a police certificate for that country.



Please visit our website for specific instructions on how to get a police certificate for each country. If you cannot get police certificates, you must send a written explanation with your application and an original letter from the police authorities confirming that they will not issue a certificate.



Some countries may ask you to provide fingerprints, photos or a letter from Canadian immigration authorities explaining why you need a police certificate. Your local police or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) may be able to tell you where you can get fingerprints taken. You do not need to send a set of fingerprints to Citizenship and Immigration Canada when you submit your application, unless it is specifically requested in the Instruction Guide that comes with your application kit. For all permanent residence applications processed inside Canada at the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville, Alberta, a police certificate for Canada is not required.



Please note that for some countries, you should not get police certificates before applying for immigration; those countries are listed in the Instruction Guide that comes with your application kit. In addition, if the police certificate is not in English or French, you must submit both the certificate and the original of the translation prepared by an accredited translator.



*A family member is a spouse, common-law partner, dependent child or dependent child of a dependent child.

 

[pepe84]

Yes, they will ask you for PCC from your home country later on for sure!

Hey Pepe, I have a specific question for you. Did you submit ur PCC (from your home country) with your application? What sort of documents u were requested for by CIC? I submitted the PCC of my spouse since she was in my home country when applied but I did n't submitted mine since I was in Canada for over 3yrs. However, I have submitted my PCC from the local police station of Canada where I am living now. Do you think, they could ask for the PCC from my home country.

 

[Viva2014]

No problem! I asked them two years ago when the PhD stream cap wasn't updated for like 4 or 5 months. So probably they don't expect the PhD cap to be full before 2015.

I just wanted to add something. If you look at the update, every single NOC was updated even though some of them are far below the cap. But it did not happen for PhD cap. Still not sure about the reason. Maybe they forgot to update it. But the way they have updated is very interesting. Now yu can see two columns. The one who received PER and the one awaiting for PER. again not sure if the second column show the combination of CC charged and completeness check or only the CC charged.
If we had the same update for PhD cap, then, we could get useful info from it.

 

[Adamant]

Yes, they will ask you for PCC from your home country later on for sure!

Thanks so much Pepe and RAP. I will try to get it ready as soon as possible.

 

[TonyLiuUT]

Thanks Viva2014. I will be patient. I have just been very worried lately that I got tuition reduction and also OHIP but no PPR yet!!!! Anyways, I will just relax and enjoy the Christmas!

Hi Pepe84,

Did you get the OHIP with the help of PER email???? A little surprised

 

[pepe84]

Yes, I went to Ontario Services and showed the emails (PER and RPRF) and they gave me OHIP.

http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/publications/ohip/ohip_eligibility.aspx

You may be eligible for the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) if you are included under one of the following categories:

you have submitted an application for permanent residence in Canada, and Citizenship and Immigration Canada has confirmed that you meet the eligibility requirements to apply for permanent residence in Canada ;

Hi Pepe84,

Did you get the OHIP with the help of PER email???? A little surprised

 

[cantaloupe]

CC is charged after your file has been deemed complete.
Then they review it for eligibility. If found eligible they put it in queue for processing at CIO, but they normally don't tell you that until the next step is done too. If found ineligible they send you a negative eligibility decision and start the refund process (because they've already cashed your money).
In the third phase they review your application in detail. If they refuse it at this stage, you won't get your money back. If they're OK with it, they send you the outcome of the "previous step" (PER) and inform you that your application will be reviewed at a visa office.
The fourth phase happens at the visa office and you know the rest for sure...

In all these steps the person who makes a decision may not be the same person who preps emails/letters. I've seen things like "I am not satisfied that blah blah blah. [agent code]: Please prepare a refusal letter and inform the PI." in old CAIPS notes.

I just wanted to add something. If you look at the update, every single NOC was updated even though some of them are far below the cap. But it did not happen for PhD cap. Still not sure about the reason. Maybe they forgot to update it. But the way they have updated is very interesting. Now yu can see two columns. The one who received PER and the one awaiting for PER. again not sure if the second column show the combination of CC charged and completeness check or only the CC charged.
If we had the same update for PhD cap, then, we could get useful info from it.

 

[TonyLiuUT]

Yes, I went to Ontario Services and showed the emails (PER and RPRF) and they gave me OHIP.

http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/publications/ohip/ohip_eligibility.aspx

You may be eligible for the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) if you are included under one of the following categories:

you have submitted an application for permanent residence in Canada, and Citizenship and Immigration Canada has confirmed that you meet the eligibility requirements to apply for permanent residence in Canada ;

Thanks for your reply

 

[NB61]

For those who remember my case:

My CC got charged today finally (application reached CIO on Sept. 8)

And guess what, CIBC did not deactivate my old credit card. They caused me a lot of trouble by lying about deactivation date. But now it is all done.

Congratulations kamranj! It was a good news for you just before the holidays!

 

[Viva2014]

CC is charged after your file has been deemed complete.
Then they review it for eligibility. If found eligible they put it in queue for processing at CIO, but they normally don't tell you that until the next step is done too. If found ineligible they send you a negative eligibility decision and start the refund process (because they've already cashed your money).
In the third phase they review your application in detail. If they refuse it at this stage, you won't get your money back. If they're OK with it, they send you the outcome of the "previous step" (PER) and inform you that your application will be reviewed at a visa office.
The fourth phase happens at the visa office and you know the rest for sure...

In all these steps the person who makes a decision may not be the same person who preps emails/letters. I've seen things like "I am not satisfied that blah blah blah. [agent code]: Please prepare a refusal letter and inform the PI." in old CAIPS notes.

Thanks for the comment. But I wanna add something. In the case you found ineligible(before going in more details) your application is returned and a refund is given.

However, when it goes to the detail, no refund and no return will be placed.

Again, it does not reveal any info regarding what they mean with "Pending Applications" in their website.

 

[cantaloupe]

well, yeah, my understanding is that it refers to after completeness and before phase 2 (=eligibility not determined yet)

Thanks for the comment. But I wanna add something. In the case you found ineligible(before going in more details) your application is returned and a refund is given.

However, when it goes to the detail, no refund and no return will be placed.

Again, it does not reveal any info regarding what they mean with "Pending Applications" in their website.

 

[Mokeer]

It seems there is no passport request in December? Because the VO are training for EE?

 

[ichina]

It seems there is no passport request in December? Because the VO are training for EE?

I am also wondering.

 

[darkknight1]

Hi Mehranmeh,

What happened , you deleted your post about PPR. Did you actually get it? If yes, please confirm and share the timeline. Thanks