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[dreaming_yyz]

Canada will continue to process Federal Skilled Worker visa backlog


Earlier this year Canadian immigration announced their plans to stop the processing of Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) visa applications submitted before 27 February 2008 and reject these applications in order to reduce the backlog of visa applications. However, more recently, the immigration department has reportedly instructed its visa officers not to return the applications and continue processing the visas.

As part of Canadian immigration's plan to reduce the backlog of visa applications, the Canadian government announced in March they would be rejecting almost 300,000 Canadian visa applications made before 27 February 2008. Their applications were to be returned and $130 million worth of fees refunded to enable Canadian immigration to reduce the massive backlog they say has been standing in the way of major reform to the immigration system.

At least for now, plans to reject and return the backlog of visa applications will be halted until the Canadian government announces further instructions on how to proceed. The government has already directed Canada embassies not to return the applications and the processing fee and continue processing the applications.

Traditionally, Canada has had a first-in first-out system meaning that visa applicants wait in a queue to have their visa applications processed. Therefore, the decision to reject all of the applications in the backlog received before 27 February 2008 has proved detrimental to applicants who have been waiting for years for their applications to be processed.

Other Canadian immigration options that may be worth considering include the Quebec Skilled Worker (QSW) program or one of the Provincial Nominee programs.

http://www.workpermit.com/news/2012-05-30/canada/canada-will-continue-to-process-federal-skilled-worker-visa-backlog.htm

 

[qorax]

Dear Captain qorax

I got PPR today. My passport is Manual. On the passport specification page it is written "All names and dates of birth must be printed in each passport in English or French. " To get a Machine readable passport I need more than a month.

Can I submit my manual passport to LVO ? Please help me.

Though MRPs r appreciated by CIC it isn't a must as yet for most nationalities. It's mandatory though for certain CIS counties & others, especially while fetching a visitor's TRV.

U should thus, be fine with ur manual pps I guess.

 

[qorax]

Mr qorax,

what is the source of your shared here information ? Is there any published manual by CIC or any collaboration of the many insights you provide here ?
I noticed that occasionally you answer questions and make comments that turn out to be not supported by CAIPS notes of others in similar circumstances.

Please do not take an offence, I don't try to discredit you, just curious where and what is the source of your statements or whether it is the best guess you share ? Another possibility is that you are familiar with the processing at NDVO and they have different patterns of case processing, which would also explain some inconsistency.

Otherwise, if there is any published pdf formatted guideline/officers manual on CIC or any related page where these steps are officially described I would greatly appreciate the link.'

I have a feeling that CIC processes the cases based on criteria that is not universally matched by any of the individual experiences , some people start getting verification calls long after 'medical results received' is added on ecas, others get PPR almost immediately after MR and landed in no time. The whole process seems to be random or based on variables that are not transparent.
However, I will admit that am not an expert and far from categorically saying anything, at this point am just curious is there a published manual or guideline for CIC to process cases after MR request ?
If not then everything is guessed and theorized , which is great but may not be accurate at all.

Again, please do not take anything personally, i think you are a nice person and lots of people commend you for taking a time to reply. My goal is not to make you feel bad about what you do, all i ask is where is the confirmation that the way you describe is indeed how cases are processed .

My graying & receding hairline I guess.

 

[qorax]

Dear captain slam

can u comments on my case please

job offer---- yes
last updates(PCC+photos + updated forms) sent july2011
from sept --to -- feb repeated reply from vo " file is in queue waiting for review"

april 26 reply " file is being reviewed by vo will contact if we need further info/doc"
may 30(today) reply " This is to advise that your file is still being reviewed.

We will contact you once we are in a position to proceed with your application"

saleem

What's ur application date?

 

[qorax]

Hi Qorax,

I just wanted to ask you the significance of SELDEC: 1 and PSDEC: 1 (This is what I got in my CAIPS report) My BFD is 1st June 2012.
Does this means that the eligibility review is complete and basic back ground checks are over.

PSDEC-1: File has been screened for it's contents, and everything has been found in place & correctly. It'd soon be sent to MICROLOCATOR for micro-filming (for posterity).

SELDEC-1: File has bee reviewed by an IO, has been found "eligible" and "provisionally accepted" for further processing.

Thereon ur b/ground checks would "start"... not "over".

Qorax

 

[joydhaka]

Dear captain

Many thanks for your reply. I understood cis but not others as you said. I am from Bangladesh.

Best regards.

Though MRPs r appreciated by CIC it isn't a must as yet for most nationalities. It's mandatory though for certain CIS counties & others, especially while fetching a visitor's TRV.

U should thus, be fine with ur manual pps I guess.

 

[canada0801]

My graying & receding hairline I guess.

I have graying hair of my own, although not yet receding. Shall i consider it a source of confirmed information on CIC or should i wait for some hair to fall off before ? OK, j/k. Only letting you know that i am also not a young kid.

I guess then these are mostly the conclusions you made based on general information contained on CIC application/instructions page and may be some inferences made based on anecdotes and personal experiences of those whom you know.

Anyway, thank you for participation and trying to help others. I have no more questions and will let you answer those who have.

 

[Rajpar]

Dear Sir Qorax,

My friend is a FSW category applicant. He applied around March, 2008. He is from Pakistan.He was asked to submit complete documents by Oct.2010. He did so except despatching IELTS Certificate. He tried to prove his Language proficiency for mentioning as the entire medium of instruction of his education remained English and got the same verified by his deans of universities. Recently, he was asked by cic to submit IELTS certificate again they advised him not to misrepresent.He could not produce IELTS certificate again. His date of submission of docs. expires on 20th May, 2012. So what do you expect from cic, will they close his file? r he might be given an opportunity still to produce the lang. certificate r something else.

 

[kchakus]

PSDEC-1: File has been screened for it's contents, and everything has been found in place & correctly. It'd soon be sent to MICROLOCATOR for micro-filming (for posterity) --> Application is assessed for 67 marks?

SELDEC-1: File has been reviewed by an IO, has been found "eligible" and "provisionally accepted" for further processing --> Application has been assessed for the pass mark of 67?

Thereon ur b/ground checks would "start"... not "over".

Qorax

 

[deba_avik]

Dear Captain qorax

I got PPR today. My passport is Manual. On the passport specification page it is written "All names and dates of birth must be printed in each passport in English or French. " To get a Machine readable passport I need more than a month.

Can I submit my manual passport to LVO ? Please help me.

So far, manual one consists also Name, DOB in English! So, what's the problem? How many days they have allowed? As you already have a passport, its possible to issue a newer one within 21 days (in Bangladesh). You can contact your regional passport office.

 

[sam pk]

So far, manual one consists also Name, DOB in English! So, what's the problem? How many days they have allowed? As you already have a passport, its possible to issue a newer one within 21 days (in Bangladesh). You can contact your regional passport office.

Dear tell me what will the result shown after passport readable through machine (i mean what does the IO find )

 

[annmarypallickal]

PSDEC-1: File has been screened for it's contents, and everything has been found in place & correctly. It'd soon be sent to MICROLOCATOR for micro-filming (for posterity).

SELDEC-1: File has bee reviewed by an IO, has been found "eligible" and "provisionally accepted" for further processing.

Thereon ur b/ground checks would "start"... not "over".

Qorax

dear captain,

It'd soon be sent to MICROLOCATOR for micro-filming (for posterity).

can u pls tell me what is this stage of sending it through microcalculator?

pls...

regards,

ann

 

[deba_avik]

Dear tell me what will the result shown after passport readable through machine (i mean what does the IO find )

MRP has a bar code and its possible to find information of the user through this bar code. Moreover, these MRPs are encouraged round the world.

 

[qorax]

Dear Sir Qorax,

My friend is a FSW category applicant. He applied around March, 2008. He is from Pakistan.He was asked to submit complete documents by Oct.2010. He did so except despatching IELTS Certificate. He tried to prove his Language proficiency for mentioning as the entire medium of instruction of his education remained English and got the same verified by his deans of universities. Recently, he was asked by cic to submit IELTS certificate again they advised him not to misrepresent.He could not produce IELTS certificate again. His date of submission of docs. expires on 20th May, 2012. So what do you expect from cic, will they close his file? r he might be given an opportunity still to produce the lang. certificate r something else.

The IO would award u the bare minimum points for language... if that takes u to 67, u r good, else - u know what.

 

[qorax]

dear captain,

It'd soon be sent to MICROLOCATOR for micro-filming (for posterity).

can u pls tell me what is this stage of sending it through microcalculator?

pls...

regards,

ann

After Paper Screening all files r sent to MICROLOCATOR... to make & keep digital files of our apps.