END OF FSW 2014

[Bookerteee]

Hi guys. Please i heard FSW 2014 will run till march next year March 2015. That it must run one full year. Is this true?
I have done ielts and passed but my WES seems taking long time. At verification since, What do I do. Still try and summit this year.? Wait for express entry? Or Rely on the gist that it will still be on till next year match to make one year.

Seniors kindly help out

 

[oscartan]

Hi guys. Please i heard FSW 2014 will run till march next year March 2015. That it must run one full year. Is this true?
I have done ielts and passed but my WES seems taking long time. At verification since, What do I do. Still try and summit this year.? Wait for express entry? Or Rely on the gist that it will still be on till next year match to make one year.

Seniors kindly help out

It will run till 30 April 2015. That was the original instruction.

 

[sharedknowledge]

It will run till 30 April 2015. That was the original instruction.

Mates,

Can someone please confirm the actual deadline for FSW 2014 with official proof? Is it December 2014, March 2015, or April 2015?

People are really nervous for inability to complete their applications...

 

[biz]

Mates,

Can someone please confirm the actual deadline for FSW 2014 with official proof? Is it December 2014, March 2015, or April 2015?

People are really nervous for inability to complete their applications...

Every thread relating to deadlines of submission has different point of view. I also contacted CIC regarding this and she can't also give me a discreet answer.

 

[Goku]

Every thread relating to deadlines of submission has different point of view. I also contacted CIC regarding this and she can't also give me a discreet answer.

Quick Update:

Additional Note added: "Sending more than one application does not increase your chances of being accepted for permanent residence. All eligible applications received before January 1st will be considered for processing based on current guidelines. Fees will be charged for each one."

Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/skilled.asp

Go to above link --> Note (at beginning of web page) --> Important --> Point 4.

P.S.: It is not saying that FSW will stop accepting application after introducing EE, but that above sentence means that FSW application received before January 1st, 2015 will be processed under current guidelines, and application received after that will be processed under new guidelines of EE till April 30, 2015. New guidelines will be made public on January 1st, 2015 as per Tweet made by Immigration Minister Chris Alexander.

 

[Bookerteee]

Thank you so much for the info

 

[sharedknowledge]

Quick Update:

Additional Note added: "Sending more than one application does not increase your chances of being accepted for permanent residence. All eligible applications received before January 1st will be considered for processing based on current guidelines. Fees will be charged for each one."

Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/skilled.asp

Go to above link --> Note (at beginning of web page) --> Important --> Point 4.

P.S.: It is not saying that FSW will stop accepting application after introducing EE, but that above sentence means that FSW application received before January 1st, 2015 will be processed under current guidelines, and application received after that will be processed under new guidelines of EE till April 30, 2015. New guidelines will be made public on January 1st, 2015 as per Tweet made by Immigration Minister Chris Alexander.

The EE related guidelines are completely different than those for the current FSW 2014 program. Read here: http://www.cicnews.com/2014/12/express-entry-ten-misconceptions-124283.html

Also, the occupations list, as we know it for FSW 2014, will not be valid.

If the above are true, then how can the new guidelines be applicable the FSW2014?? I think they either will abandon the FSW 2014 or will have to run it in parallel with the EE program.

 

[mfarhan]

All eligible applications received before January 1st will be considered for processing based on current guidelines. Fees will be charged for each one."

 

[racdee]

As of May 1, 2014, there is an overall cap of 25,500 for new federal skilled worker applications. This includes a cap of 500 applications from PhD students. There is no cap for applicants with a qualifying job offer.
Important:
These are the last applications we will accept under the current system before Express Entry launches in January 2015.

Based on the above, I think we should be guided by December 31, 2014, unless CIC issues revised guidelines.