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

[Uwindsor2009]

Things are very quit for January applicants. Only I got medical requests so far, it seems? February applicants seem to be doing much better.

will get your turn soon. Only thing one can do is to hold patience. ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

[utopie]

Things are very quiet for January applicants. Only I got medical requests so far, it seems? February applicants seem to be doing much better.

No news about the documents I sent them 2 weeks ago either
I think my case is complicated for them and they are not sure what to do.

 

[sehara]

No news about the documents I sent them 2 weeks ago either
I think my case is complicated for them and they are not sure what to do.

I have submitted mine more than a month ago, no news for me too! I believe most of the January applicants have already submitted theirs and based on the spreadsheet no medical for them as well!

 

[TyrusX]

I have submitted mine more than a month ago, no news for me too! I believe most of the January applicants have already submitted theirs and based on the spreadsheet no medical for them as well!

yes, things are slow again. I don't see this getting any speed before may. Average processing time is 15 months in CPP-O. Given that is average, it is easy to see that our cases are already passing that. I added a new column showing the ~ amount of months since application.

 

[websphereguy]

yes, things are slow again. I don't see this getting any speed before may. Average processing time is 15 months in CPP-O. Given that is average, it is easy to see that our cases are already passing that. I added a new column showing the ~ amount of months since application.

Hope things pick up again by end of the week or starting next.

 

[aler123]

That's interesting that the processing time has increased to 15 months. It used to be 8 months from what I have seen before. Does this mean that they will start slowing down the process from now on?

yes, things are slow again. I don't see this getting any speed before may. Average processing time is 15 months in CPP-O. Given that is average, it is easy to see that our cases are already passing that. I added a new column showing the ~ amount of months since application.

 

[TyrusX]

That's interesting that the processing time has increased to 15 months. It used to be 8 months from what I have seen before. Does this mean that they will start slowing down the process from now on?

No, I believe those 8 months they used to show were not realistic at all. They were probably restricted to the few CEC from 2010. Now they have thousands of cases in a backlog.

 

[absolute_boy97]

Hi guys, I have a question about proof of funds.would appreciate your help. I have a foreign bank account under my name which has not have any activities for the past 2 years. Now if my family deposits the money to that account and then I transfer it from there to my account in Canada, would it be fine? This way when I show my canadian bank account history it is obvious that I have sent the money from my own account to the Canadian account. would this work? They want the bank history from only one account , right?!

 

[Uwindsor2009]

Hi guys, I have a question about proof of funds.would appreciate your help. I have a foreign bank account under my name which has not have any activities for the past 2 years. Now if my family deposits the money to that account and then I transfer it from there to my account in Canada, would it be fine? This way when I show my canadian bank account history it is obvious that I have sent the money from my own account to the Canadian account. would this work? They want the bank history from only one account , right?!

You have to show your account activity in your both accounts.
You have to explain any large deposit to your account. Explain with documents that the funds belongs to you.

 

[lolita22]

Hi Guys,

I'm asking for a friend here. I was wondering what the work experience requirement for the phd stream is? Is it 1200 hours full paid? Any links on the CIC that can confirm this since I couldn't find anything.

Thanks!

 

[TyrusX]

Hi Guys,

I'm asking for a friend here. I was wondering what the work experience requirement for the phd stream is? Is it 1200 hours full paid? Any links on the CIC that can confirm this since I couldn't find anything.

Thanks!

37.5 hours per week, or about 2000 hours per year. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/op/index.asp OP 06b around page 33.

 

[lolita22]

Isn't the total hours different for the phd stream? You can't work full time while being a full-time student, right?

 

[asbereth]

Isn't the total hours different for the phd stream? You can't work full time while being a full-time student, right?

You're talking about the new amendments to the definition of work experience to CEC (effective starting 2013). This does not affect FSW as some people are still getting PER from Sydney, whereas Sydney has also been known to reject CEC applications with just RA/TA lately. Let's hope they did not add this new rule to FSW as well.

 

[Jubayer]

Isn't the total hours different for the phd stream? You can't work full time while being a full-time student, right?

The way I applied using my RA experience only: Fall and Winters 20 hours/ week and Summer 40 hours/week. That means two falls, two winters and one summer gives you enough hours for one year of continuous experience.

I got PER with my RA experience only and hoping CPP-O will not frustrate me.

Jubayer

 

[TyrusX]

Isn't the total hours different for the phd stream? You can't work full time while being a full-time student, right?

In fact, you can. RAships are full time work, as far as we were able to understand the interpretation of the regulations by the visa officers.