Application Process

[cajoejoe]

Enjoy,

Wednesday, 03 December 2008

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has issued new ministerial instructions that change the way Federal Skilled Worker applications are submitted to the Canadian immigration visa office.

There are three possibilities.

The visa office to which an application should be sent depends on whether the Federal Skilled Worker applicant has Arranged Employment or has been legally residing in Canada for at least one year as a Temporary Foreign Worker or International Student and is currently residing in Canada. For those that do not fall under either of these distinctions, there is the third process outlined below.

Applicants with Arranged Employment are to submit their applications directly to the Canadian immigration visa office responsible for the applicant's country of nationality or residence (if the applicant has been legally residing in that country for at least one year).

Applications made by Temporary Foreign Worker or International Student currently residing in Canada, who have been legally residing Canada for at least one year, are to be submitted to the Canadian immigration visa office in Buffalo, New York, or the visa office serving the applicant's country of nationality.

All other Federal Skilled Worker applications are to be submitted to the Centralized Intake Office (CIO) at CPC-Sydney in Nova Scotia. As per CIC's instructions, these applicants must meet new ministerial work experience requirements. These applicants will submit a new set of forms, along with certain basic documents to the CIO, which will forward applicants who meet the basic work experience requirements to the appropriate Canadian immigration visa office abroad. At that time, the CIO will notify qualified applicants that they must submit their complete application to the visa office abroad in a 120 day period.

Those who do not qualify based on the CIO review of work experience qualifications will have their applications returned and their processing fees refunded.

These new parameters were put in place with the goal of reducing Federal Skilled Worker processing times to 6-12 months.

They do not affect the processing methods of other Canadian immigration categorie

 

[Kubik]

Gents,

I submitted my simplified application and received an AOR with file number in Apr-08. Haven't received anything else since then and the status is (as expected) an idle "In Process"

Now, with the new rules we have a new set of forms replacing the simplified application forms and all new applications must be submitted accordingly.

My question is: Should I keep waiting for further instructions from my CIC office or should I fill in the new forms and re-submit my application to replace the originals in my file there?

The first option seems more logical to me but... you know, all these changes, uncertainties, stress etc made me slightly paranoid.

Thanks in advance for your comments

 

[qenawy8]

Don,t send anything
I read that in cic in faq

thanks

 

[Jalal1]

processing time 6-12 months is a very good news

 

[citationx750]

"These new parameters were put in place with the goal of reducing Federal Skilled Worker processing times to 6-12 months."

6-12 months is the "goal", which can take years to achieve.

 

[cajoejoe]

citationx750,

Would rather have something as quick as 6-12 months period, or care to have your application process in olden days way? you take a pick. To the rest, this basically means in my reading of financial news "Canada has growth rate of 3% percent per year" i am sure, the country doesn't want to fall behind labor shortage. Anyhow, compare to some other folks waiting in line for years, i think this is a welcoming news. Faster process less stress.

~J

 

[cajoejoe]

Another thing to think about....

Since, all the applications are being mailed to Sydney NS. Therefore, the application and branch office are coordinated like hub & spoke type of style. Meaning form the reading. Sydney Receives the Applications, process application if successful to appropriate offices. Also, if there is an issue or problem with applicant not falling under new rules or Labor Code, then they will issue letter of denial with their money refunded . The New Sydney office, think of central office and the rest of offices are branch offices for processing purpose. I hope this logic helps all the readers.

~J

 

[citationx750]

Would rather have something as quick as 6-12 months period, or care to have your application process in olden days way? you take a pick.

I don't have to pick. I've done both. I received my Canadian PR in 2006 but never landed. Now I've applied again and I'm on the 38 NOC list. The old way was somewhat frustrating, but aren't they all? Compared to the U.S. Canadian immigration has always been a breeze, even in the old days. That said, I refuse to hold false hope that the new law is going to magically stamp all of our passports in 12 months or less. Great if it will but the truth is no one knows at this point. For example, background checks alone can take that long. Will they overhaul the background check procedures? if not then we are all still subject to its time line, and others of the same nature. To me it doesn't really matter when I get it, something I can't be anything more than a speculator of anyway. All it matters is what I'm going to do with it.

 

[cajoejoe]

The choice is yours. Let, other make up their mind in getting to Canada.

~j