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

[sarsanballa]

Hey Guys, I have two questions here and I really appreciate your help!

1. I submitted my application around the beginning of September. I have not heard anything back from CIC since then, nor my check has been cashed. I am starting to get worried now. Does CIC ever give confirmation of receiving people's application? (I did check the tracking number on Canada Post website, it said my package was delivered successfully.)

2. I am graduating from my PHD in March/April, 2014, therefore I will also be qualified for PNP. My question is that whether I can submit a PNP application while the current skilled worked application is being processed? Do you guys think it is better to also apply for PNP, or to just wait for skilled worker application ?

Thank you very much for any help!

1. No, CIC does not give any confirmation of receipt before you get your file number which is PER. I think your application is awaiting initial assessment from CIO@Sydney, so don't worry and wait patiently.

2. Yes, you can if you feel like. It's up to you to decide if you want to apply at the same time, but for sure, PNP stream has higher success rate compared to PhD stream.

 

[cindyxinxin]

1. No, CIC does not give any confirmation of receipt before you get your file number which is PER. I think your application is awaiting initial assessment from CIO @ Sydney, so don't worry and wait patiently.

2. Yes, you can if you feel like. It's up to you to decide if you want to apply at the same time, but for sure, PNP stream has higher success rate compared to PhD stream.

Thank you for your reply!
Do you think PNP will be much faster than PhD stream ?

 

[sarsanballa]

Thank you for your reply!
Do you think PNP will be much faster than PhD stream ?

You're welcome. PNP is, generally speaking, faster than PhD stream.

 

[beishidashuo]

PCC means: police clearance certificate, right? I am from China and I am in Canada now. Do I need to get both certificates from China and Canada, or one of each is enough.

You mean I can apply first without PCC, but at the meantime I still need to obtain the PCC, right?

here is my original reference letter talking about duties:
----literature review, technical reports, presentations, preparation of research publications

----tutorial supervision and presentations, assignment marking, lab supervision and demonstration, consulting and answering question,

---------Materials systhesise using .....methods

----------- materials characterization using .....methods

It happened with many of us here, my first application was refused for the same reason so I applied again in last April.
What are the original documents that you have to submit them with the application? If they are the PCC, you can send them later.
It is better to share it with us, so we can see what went wrong.

It is the first few lines in the NOC 4012, Post-secondary teaching and research assistants assist university professors, community college and CEGEP teachers and other faculty members in teaching and research activities at universities and colleges.
also, you are supposed to do at least a substantial number of the main duties of the occupation as set out in the occupational descriptions

 

[Firewall]

Hey Guys, I have two questions here and I really appreciate your help!

1. I submitted my application around the beginning of September. I have not heard anything back from CIC since then, nor my check has been cashed. I am starting to get worried now. Does CIC ever give confirmation of receiving people's application? (I did check the tracking number on Canada Post website, it said my package was delivered successfully.)

2. I am graduating from my PHD in March/April, 2014, therefore I will also be qualified for PNP. My question is that whether I can submit a PNP application while the current skilled worked application is being processed? Do you guys think it is better to also apply for PNP, or to just wait for skilled worker application ?

Thank you very much for any help!

Hi,
1. I also applied end of Aug, and the money was withdrawn just yesterday from my account. I think this will happen in ~2 weeks for you too!
2. If you plan to also apply for PNP, try to apply few months before your graduation as it takes ~3-6 months (at least for Ontario) to process your file. So, by the time you graduate you'll get your nomination as a permanent resident. Note that you'll not receive this before graduation, but this can speed up the process!

 

[sarsanballa]

PCC means: police clearance certificate, right? I am from China and I am in Canada now. Do I need to get both certificates from China and Canada, or one of each is enough.

You mean I can apply first without PCC, but at the meantime I still need to obtain the PCC, right?

Yes, PCC stands for police clearance certificate.

You need to get PCC from China only, CIC will ask you to get Canadian PCC after the submission of your application if they think they need it.

Yes, you can submit your application without PCCs, but you should be ready to submit them when you are requested by CIC.

 

[S_Govind]

here is my original reference letter talking about duties:
----literature review, technical reports, presentations, preparation of research publications

----tutorial supervision and presentations, assignment marking, lab supervision and demonstration, consulting and answering question,

---------Materials systhesise using .....methods

----------- materials characterization using .....methods

You are missing the lead statement -'post graduate research and teaching assistants assist university professors in research and teaching activities' this is a must have in your letter

 

[cindyxinxin]

Hi,
1. I also applied end of Aug, and the money was withdrawn just yesterday from my account. I think this will happen in ~2 weeks for you too!
2. If you plan to also apply for PNP, try to apply few months before your graduation as it takes ~3-6 months (at least for Ontario) to process your file. So, by the time you graduate you'll get your nomination as a permanent resident. Note that you'll not receive this before graduation, but this can speed up the process!

Thank you! I feel much better now.

By "this can speed up the process", do you mean that if I get my nomination, I can update that in my PHD program application and the process will get faster? Or I need to hand in a separate PR application with the nomination?

Thanks again!

 

[beishidashuo]

It seems that I submitted my original birth certificates along with the first application, and I do not have a copy of that. What should I do now....?

Yes, PCC stands for police clearance certificate.

You need to get PCC from China only, CIC will ask you to get Canadian PCC after the submission of your application if they think they need it.

Yes, you can submit your application without PCCs, but you should be ready to submit them when you are requested by CIC.

 

[N_O]

You are missing the lead statement -'post graduate research and teaching assistants assist university professors in research and teaching activities' this is a must have in your letter

I second what S_Govind said.

 

[beishidashuo]

What I had showed that same thing as you suggested. Do you mean I need to have the actual words "post graduate research and teaching assistants assist university professors in research and teaching activities" in my letter?

You are missing the lead statement -'post graduate research and teaching assistants assist university professors in research and teaching activities' this is a must have in your letter

 

[sarsanballa]

It seems that I submitted my original birth certificates along with the first application, and I do not have a copy of that. What should I do now....?

You can ask CIC to return your original birth certificate and they will do so in due time, or if you do not want to wait that long you may want to get a new copy from China if it does not take that much time.

 

[beishidashuo]

I submitted my birth certificate along with my first application, and I did not have a copy. What should I do now....

I second what S_Govind said.

 

[beishidashuo]

But my IELST is going to expire in 15 days, I kind of want to avoid take it again. Is that possible?

You can ask CIC to return your original birth certificate and they will do so in due time, or if you do not want to wait that long you may want to get a new copy from China if it does not take that much time.

 

[sarsanballa]

But my IELST is going to expire in 15 days, I kind of want to avoid take it again. Is that possible?

Yah, it's understandable, but you still need the original birth certificate with your application, otherwise they will return it saying it's not complete, it happened to me before. Is there any way that you can get a copy from China in ten days?