FSW 2013 Applicants Timeline- Lets Network Here.

[balkanada]

omg i used paper clips

Chill out maina.. I used them too, but I don't think they will reject me on basis of paper clips. Or the color of the envelope, or my lousy handwriting, or that I wrote my NOC slightly tilted etc

 

[islandbabe]

True

Chill out maina.. I used them too, but I don't think they will reject me on basis of paper clips. Or the color of the envelope, or my lousy handwriting, or that I wrote my NOC slightly tilted etc

 

[maina]

Chill out maina.. I used them too, but I don't think they will reject me on basis of paper clips. Or the color of the envelope, or my lousy handwriting, or that I wrote my NOC slightly tilted etc

thnxx yr
and one more thing i used is transparent sheets to put my papers seprately for education, job etc
and binded all transparent sheets with thread
nw wat u hv to say :O

 

[joe07]

Some people in this forum either dump or they act dump. But just in case if Jason Kenny happens to read the posts he would def ask CIC to pause one more year and think how can he avoid the dumps getting dumped in Canada. This year he introduced WES maybe will introduce aptitude and sycometric test before even u send the application. Kindly make a new forum " for those who don't have work now and applied for FSW 2013".

 

[Dsiraj]

: well right now I don't care wat colour envelope I used or if I used paper clip or not all I want is that CIC to encash my DD and give me PER

 

[Marta]

I was a silent reader and got motivated by tips and news shared here. This is a great forum and thanks for those who selflessly answer questions and work on the spreadsheet. Hopefully there will be more silent reader they don't keep silent anymore and register here.
To admins of spreadsheet: please add my data:
NOC: 0211
Visa Office: HongKong
App sent: 10May2013
App received: 14May2013 by Mike
IELTS score: 7.5
No spouse
No relative
No Job offer
Job experience: 6 yrs
Degree: Master

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[kondaveeti41]

how can I put the timestamps on the left below my id like others have I tried but cannot find the option for this

Complete 10 posts and click on PROFILE on the upper right corner...there you go...

 

[joe07]

The Process

1) CIO Sydney – Completeness check
Once your application arrives at CIO, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada the first thing that happens is it will undergo a completeness check. This check will ensure:
- That you have included all required forms
- That any forms which have space for a signature have been signed and dated
- That you have not left any blank fields
- That you have included the correct payment fee
- That you have included all supporting documents required by both the main CIO checklist, and the visa-office specific checklist

If unsuccessful your entire application will be returned to you by regular post with a covering letter. You will not get an email notification from CIO.

2) CIO Sydney – Payment charged
If your completeness check is successful your payment will be taken. This means CIO will attempt to charge your credit card, or they will cash your banker's draft, depending on which method of payment you chose.

I would personally strongly advise using a banker's draft if possible. These are like personal cheques but they are guaranteed to clear so there can be no payment problems. Most banks will usually charge a small fee for issuing one of these.

Credit cards can be risky. Many banks and credit card issuers use automated security software and when the software sees the source from Canada it may block the transaction, which in turn could lead to your application failing and being returned.

If your payment is unsuccessful your entire application will be returned to you by regular post with a covering letter. You will not get an email notification from CIO.

3) CIO Sydney – Eligibility review
CIO then perform a complete eligibility review on your application, based on the information you have provided on your forms and they will examine your supporting documents to ensure it backs up the claims you have made.

Since as of 1st July 2012 there is no longer an in-demand list, they will need to see an AOE (Arranged Employment Opinion) or positive LMO (Labour Market Opinion) with a TWP and this must be for a job in Skill Levels 0 (Managerial) or A or B on the NOC list.

For both categories they will also assess your application against the selection criteria – age, education, work experience, adaptability, job offer and language skils etc, to ensure you have 67 points. They will use your supporting documents to convince themselves that there is sufficient proof to back up the claims you have made on your forms in these areas.

If your eligibility review is unsuccessful you will receive an email stating the reasons and your entire application will be returned to you. Since CIO have already taken payment by this point they will initiate a refund of your fees, which will likely take several months to get to you. Please note this is the last point at which you will receive a refund if your application is unsuccessful.

At this stage your ECAS status should now read “CIO eligibility review complete”.

UPDATE 18-Apr-2011: Please note that several people have been told that you do not get your application back AT ALL if your application is failed at the eligibility review stage, all you will receive is a refund for your processing fee.

UPDATE 29-Jun-2012: FSW1 frozen for 6 months, so at the moment you need a job offer.

4) CIO Sydney – PER issued and file transferred
If your eligibility review is successful, CIO will send you a confirmation of positive final eligiblity review. This will be by email if you specified an email on your application, otherwise they will send a letter by regular post. They will then transfer your file to the CHC/VO (Canadian High Commission/Visa Office) for further processing.

Please see the “PER” page of this blog for the text of the PER and also the CIC email address from which it will arrive, so you can add this into your contacts list on your email.

Once the file gets to the visa office (which usually takes 2 to 4 weeks) your ECAS status will read “Received by visa office”.

5) 2nd AOR from visa office

Once your application arrives at the visa office, they will sit on it for a while. When they are in a position to process it most visa offices will send you a 2nd AOR. Please see the link at the top for an example of this, from Manila office and the wordings vary from visa office to visa office. Also some offices send by email, and others send by snail mail. There is still no need to do anything at this stage. A few visa offices, most notably London, will not send a 2nd AOR at all but will skip this and go straight to medicals, or ask for further documentation.

6) Processing begins – document background checks

Once the visa office begins processing your file they will commence with document background checks.

At this stage your ECAS status should now read “In Process” with the extra line in the detail “Your application was reviewed and we started processing on <Date>”.

This document background check will include ascertaining the authenticity of your documents, and since they use some third party companies for this it could take a varying level of time depending on your visa office, the complexity of your case, and even the speed of the individual visa officer looking at your case. They may also perform employment verification checks which will involve telephoning both you (whilst at work) and your employer to ensure you give the same answers on their questions about your employment. Only a small percentage of applicants are likely to receive employment verification. Only if they are unconvinced by any of the work experience documents you sent, or if your application is one of the random spotchecks they do to prevent fraud, will they actually perform the verification.

Visa office may request further documentation from you during the processing phase, which can come by email or snail mail. They may also ask for a few things (PCCs or fresh forms) at the same time as medicals (see below)

7) Medical requests and RPRF fee request

Once the document background checks are completed satisfactorily, the visa office will write to you (usually by snail mail) requesting you to complete medicals and also requests RPRF (Right of Permanent Residents fee). They may also ask for updated documents such as PCCs and fresh forms at this stage. Please note that New Delhi visa office will also request passports at this stage. Most other visa offices will not request passports until they are about to finalise the application.

This will basically involve your booking medical appointments at one of the approved DMPs (Designated Medical Practicioner) throughout the country. The fee will vary slightly from DMP to DMP, but they are usually around CAD $450 per person, obviously converted into your own currency.

RPRF at this time (18-Apr-2011) is CAD $490 for the principal applicant and also for accompanying spouse. So PA + spouse in total is CAD $980.


http://get2canada.wordpress.com/the-process/

 

[Adrenalineforu]

Of all the posts in past 10 pages I think one above (Vats') is the most valuable one.
We have one 3215 applicant whose CC was charged and he's application was received at 07/13, while on CIC's update there are 0 3215 applicants.

So that should mean that CIC's update is for apps received "AS OF" 7/13 or during that day.
I don't like that too much, but it seems a valid point.

Anyway, congratulations to all of you - we got our long sought update! AS OF now, we can look forward to the next one.

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BTW, someone mentioned a possibility of CIC announcing only numbers of people with PER - possibly, but there was that one case of 1 (one) applicant in some NOC on CIC's site that now is gone (now CIC says there are 0 of them), so that breaks the idea with CIC announcing only PERs.

BIG TIME LOOLLL !!! Good use of AS OF.

 

[mohondubai]

Read carefully. The website says the figure is as of May 4. Not as of 16th July.

If "as of" means on 4th May, then by 10th, NOC 1112 will be capped. But we observe, even after 1oth May, applicants of NOC 1112 are being charged. So till now "as of" means nothing.

Late starters, cheers ;D ;D.

 

[Marta]

Dear friends:

I am Sebastian, NOC 1112, my application was received on May 16th, and my cc was charged last night (July 17th)

Cheers!

NOC 1112
VO HK
APP SENT MAY 14
APP RECD MAY 16
CC CHARGED JULY 17
SPOUSE YES
JOB OFFER NO
IELTS 8.0

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[husman]

We will have no opportunity to rectify. The file is returned to you in India unless you used the representative address as mailing address and you signed the representative form also.

Thanks pepto
Thanks for your abrupt reply and you stood by me.....yes I have done both signed the representative form + used his address as mailing address.......my heartfelt thanks to you n you are still in my good wishes n prayers good luck friend

 

[bhFSW2174]

Dear Members,

I am 15-May-2013 (NOC 2174) applicant and I have inquired about the clearance of demand draft but still its outstanding.

I request all the people using Demand draft as a method of payment please inquire at your bank and kindly revert back so that at least we (especially those who are using DD as payment method) have a sign of relief.

Really use of Demand draft (although safest method of pay) but very frustrating.

As we have not seen any charges for 2174 for 16-May-2013, its really a matter of concern regarding the Cap counts.

Please rush at your bank, call them, etc and just check the status of demand draft.

One more request for 16-may-2013 and onward applicant, please update immediately to forum if your NOC is 2174 and your CC has been charged.

 

[Marta]

Hi,

I'm Mohsin Aboobacker from India.
NOC: 2174
Visa Office: Delhi
App sent: 08-Jul-2013
App received: 12-Jul-2013 by Dexter
IELTS score: 7.5
Spouse: Yes
Spouse IELTS: Yes
No relative
No Job offer
Job experience: 6 yrs
Degree: Bachelors in Technology

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[Marta]

To admins of spreadsheet: please add my data:
NOC: 2147
Visa Office: HongKong
App sent: 23May2013
App received: 29May2013 by Mike
IELTS score: 7
No spouse
No relative
No Job offer
Job experience: 6+ yrs
Degree: 4 Yrs Bachelor

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