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zorroo

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gavin_cic said:
Still DA****
Why not RFV for me yet? Hope to see it in the coming one.
It looks that all of us (phd applicants) are stuck with the same situation! :(
I hope next year some good news come around us.
 

espg_007

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zorroo said:
It looks that all of us (phd applicants) are stuck with the same situation! :(
I hope next year some good news come around us.
I guess there were two possibilities after the introduction of EE: 1) CIC processes all old applications swiftly to concentrate on EE, or, 2) CIC panics with the insane EE quotas and forgets about us for a few months.

Sadly it seems clear that it was the latter :'(
 

Viva2014

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zorroo said:
It looks that all of us (phd applicants) are stuck with the same situation! :(
I hope next year some good news come around us.
I know a phd applicant friend who got GCMS around two weeks ago and the location of the file was RFV (still no PPR for that applicant).

Hope you guys get good news soon.
 

zorroo

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Viva2014 said:
I know a phd applicant friend who got GCMS around two weeks ago and the location of the file was RFV (still no PPR for that applicant).

Hope you guys get good news soon.
Thanks for your nice words bro ;)
Cheers
 

perfection_88

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Viva2014 said:
I know a phd applicant friend who got GCMS around two weeks ago and the location of the file was RFV (still no PPR for that applicant).

Hope you guys get good news soon.
Hi Viva,

Thanks for being here even after your PR. Do you know what was the application date of your friend? (October or November)

Interesting thing about my GCMS notes is that every time I see one additional activity for security screening. In the last one, I had 7 activities for security. Do you have any idea what is the upper limit of the number of security activities? (maybe from your own GCMS notes)
 

Viva2014

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perfection_88 said:
Hi Viva,

Thanks for being here even after your PR. Do you know what was the application date of your friend? (October or November)

Interesting thing about my GCMS notes is that every time I see one additional activity for security screening. In the last one, I had 7 activities for security. Do you have any idea what is the upper limit of the number of security activities? (maybe from your own GCMS notes)
You are very welcome :)

I think she is a late October applicant. I do not have any idea for the upper limit of security check activities. All I can say is that mine had 7 activities as yours.

It is a good sign that they are working on your application. I remember for my case, there were no activities for couple of months.
 

uwaterloo

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perfection_88 said:
Hi Viva,

Thanks for being here even after your PR. Do you know what was the application date of your friend? (October or November)

Interesting thing about my GCMS notes is that every time I see one additional activity for security screening. In the last one, I had 7 activities for security. Do you have any idea what is the upper limit of the number of security activities? (maybe from your own GCMS notes)
Hello perfection,

It seems your file location is RFV if recalled correctly. Can I know how many lines do you have on ECAS?

Thanks 8)
 

gavin_cic

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Dec 23, 2014
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espg_007 said:
I guess there were two possibilities after the introduction of EE: 1) CIC processes all old applications swiftly to concentrate on EE, or, 2) CIC panics with the insane EE quotas and forgets about us for a few months.

Sadly it seems clear that it was the latter :'(
We may have to wait for the new quota for Ph.D stream in Jan 2016.
 

espg_007

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gavin_cic said:
We may have to wait for the new quota for Ph.D stream in Jan 2016.
Wait I'm confused. You think this delay has something to do with quotas? I thought the 500 PhD stream quota was only applied up until December 2014, i.e., that everyone who has received PER, Medical, etc. was already in the clear.
 

gavin_cic

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28 May, 2015
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Med's Request
28 May, 2015
Med's Done....
15 June, 2015 (TLU: 30 June, 2015)
Passport Req..
11 Jan, 2016
LANDED..........
1 Feb, 2016
espg_007 said:
Wait I'm confused. You think this delay has something to do with quotas? I thought the 500 PhD stream quota was only applied up until December 2014, i.e., that everyone who has received PER, Medical, etc. was already in the clear.
Thx for ur correction.
 

gavin_cic

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Doc's Request.
28 May, 2015
Nomination.....
PER on 10 Feb, 2015
Med's Request
28 May, 2015
Med's Done....
15 June, 2015 (TLU: 30 June, 2015)
Passport Req..
11 Jan, 2016
LANDED..........
1 Feb, 2016
Check this out, an online petition of us to CIC minister:
https://www.change.org/p/citizenship-and-immigration-canada-cic-canada-should-finish-processing-pre-jan-2015-applications-before-express-entry-apps
 

Jennyli

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where can I find the latest news about PhD program 2016? Many thanks!

gavin_cic said:
We may have to wait for the new quota for Ph.D stream in Jan 2016.
Hi guys,

Has the plan about PhD program immigration been changed? I haven't found any info about PhD program on official website. Just remember last year there were 500 quota for PhD program students. Many thanks if somebody can give me a link about the info.
 

Viva2014

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Re: where can I find the latest news about PhD program 2016? Many thanks!

Jennyli said:
Hi guys,

Has the plan about PhD program immigration been changed? I haven't found any info about PhD program on official website. Just remember last year there were 500 quota for PhD program students. Many thanks if somebody can give me a link about the info.
There is no more PhD program (unless they change the current regulations again). CIC has changed the regulations since January 2015 and a new system (Express Entry) is now effective.
 

Roozic

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gavin_cic said:
Check this out, an online petition of us to CIC minister:
https://www.change.org/p/citizenship-and-immigration-canada-cic-canada-should-finish-processing-pre-jan-2015-applications-before-express-entry-apps
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Thanks for the link! I made 4 friends and 4 family members to sign this for me and also used 2 email addresses of mine to reinforce :)