FSW 2013 Applicants Timeline- Lets Network Here.

[Stranger Friendly]

Congrats 1978bubun......Wishing good luck to the rest of the mates as well..


May 8th : (10) i-man, dreamaby, pharmacistfarhan, 1978bubun, ojoolouseguno, jignesh, Navamirk, Sachin9183, Nirmal, jb1234

May 9th: (15)tausifh, viranee,Anac, Momad,Harry, Vedh, dpk1234,luizmattos, aditya_,dan84,SaravK,Islandbabe,Kumar987, Vitalia,rvragan,

May 10th: (16) Thomas, COG11,Borojevic, RufiDoby,Freebird_76, ashif_eee,Oszi, canadachocaccon, bantoo, Harvinder25, jigzyy,laksmisesh, jt09, ITGuy_del, rshahamiri, Dr-Darkman

May 13th: (19) ujanjua, StrangerFriendly, Derricktse, upoma, loofy, nautics1, reddevil7281, sbo, gwynemalazarte, Archik, Ahmed79, Trickykid, irfanyusuf, idoit, begemotish, Scribe123, superman1981, welcomecanada, janeyandstuart.

May14th: (6) gogabutt, ralucaf, Vel_BG, Maverick18, Diu, nishtal,

My CC shows a charge today, USD 1081 by "IMMIGRATION CANADA FSW". It's still in pending state, so I'd better wait for a day or two before making any final comment.

 

[dtfan]

Stuck with one of the projects The soft demo has to be delivered in couple hours. The client lives in Mountain Time [Vancouver] so have to match with them been on the project since last 12 hours, hehe

Story of my life and the story of the life of all who call the binary system our primary language jigzyy , programmer's pride!

 

[sannykulkarni]

Hi

Can anyone add me? My Details are:

Please add me to the list

Visa Office: New Delhi
NOC: 1112
IELTS Bands: 8.0
Self Calculated Points: 68
Spouse: Yes
Relative in Canada:No
Job Offer: No
Job Experience: 5+
Degree: BCom, MCom, MBA
ECA Equivalence: 4 Years Bachelors
PCC Sent : No
Fee Method: DD
App. Sent: June 15, 2013
App. Received: June 20, 2013
Destination in Canada: Toronto, Ontario

 

[tomsware]

Media Advisory - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Canada’s Foreign Service Officers announce additional pickets in Ottawa and escalated service withdrawals.

[Ottawa] [June 19th, 2013] - As part of ongoing job action to bring Treasury Board back to the negotiating table to address wage inequities, Canada’s Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) announced ‘information pickets’ to be held Thursday, June 20th in downtown Ottawa and further withdrawals of service in key international locations.

“The escalated scope and intensity of service withdrawals this month are a direct consequence of the federal government’s refusal to engage meaningfully with its employees on the issue of pay equity,” said Tim Edwards, PAFSO President. “While we’re eager to get back to work, these disruptions will continue until the Treasury Board offers a fair deal to our members.”

PAFSO officials estimate that job action by immigration officers has resulted in major delays to application processing and a significant drop in the number of visas being issued. These impacts will be felt directly by Canada’s tourism industry, educational institutions, and businesses relying on temporary foreign workers. The Department of Citizenship & Immigration’s decision to shift non-striking resources toward visa processing will also result in significant processing delays to applications for permanent residency. In addition, a number of ministerial and parliamentary visits abroad have been shortened or cancelled in recent weeks and negotiations with key trading partners delayed as a result of these rotating strikes. Foreign Service Officers play a central role in organizing and executing high-level visits and negotiating trade agreements on Canada’s behalf.

As of today, all eligible members are striking in the following locations: Manila, Beijing, Bangkok, Jakarta, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Chongqing and Astana. Immigration officers are striking in Delhi, Chandigarh, London, Moscow and Mexico City. In Tokyo, economic officers are also on strike. Additional withdrawals of service are impacting dozens of divisions at CIC and DFAIT headquarters in Ottawa.

“Resolving this situation would cost less than 2.5% of the total Foreign Service payroll – a tiny fraction of the economic impact that the Government’s inflexibility is creating,” said Tim Edwards, PAFSO president. “We will keep up pressure until the Government recognizes the tremendous value and dedication Foreign Service officers bring to Canadians and to our elected representatives.”

The main issue at hand remains PAFSO's request for equal pay for equal work. Specifically, the union is seeking wage adjustments to keep Foreign Service officer pay in line with comparable employment groups in the federal government, including lawyers, economists, policy analysts, and commerce officers.

PAFSO members in the National Capital Region will be holding an information picket Thursday, June 20th 2013, from 11:00 to 13:30 in front of Treasury Board Secretariat offices at 140 O’Connor St..
Contact: Frederic Fournier at 613-790-5402
Email: media@pafso-apase.com

 

[pepto]

Husman, sorry about that. I sent you a pm.

 

[sinestra]

Media Advisory - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Canada's Foreign Service Officers announce additional pickets in Ottawa and escalated service withdrawals.

[Ottawa] [June 19th, 2013] - As part of ongoing job action to bring Treasury Board back to the negotiating table to address wage inequities, Canada's Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) announced ‘information pickets' to be held Thursday, June 20th in downtown Ottawa and further withdrawals of service in key international locations.

“The escalated scope and intensity of service withdrawals this month are a direct consequence of the federal government's refusal to engage meaningfully with its employees on the issue of pay equity,” said Tim Edwards, PAFSO President. “While we're eager to get back to work, these disruptions will continue until the Treasury Board offers a fair deal to our members.”

PAFSO officials estimate that job action by immigration officers has resulted in major delays to application processing and a significant drop in the number of visas being issued. These impacts will be felt directly by Canada's tourism industry, educational institutions, and businesses relying on temporary foreign workers. The Department of Citizenship & Immigration's decision to shift non-striking resources toward visa processing will also result in significant processing delays to applications for permanent residency. In addition, a number of ministerial and parliamentary visits abroad have been shortened or cancelled in recent weeks and negotiations with key trading partners delayed as a result of these rotating strikes. Foreign Service Officers play a central role in organizing and executing high-level visits and negotiating trade agreements on Canada's behalf.

As of today, all eligible members are striking in the following locations: Manila, Beijing, Bangkok, Jakarta, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Chongqing and Astana. Immigration officers are striking in Delhi, Chandigarh, London, Moscow and Mexico City. In Tokyo, economic officers are also on strike. Additional withdrawals of service are impacting dozens of divisions at CIC and DFAIT headquarters in Ottawa.

“Resolving this situation would cost less than 2.5% of the total Foreign Service payroll – a tiny fraction of the economic impact that the Government's inflexibility is creating,” said Tim Edwards, PAFSO president. “We will keep up pressure until the Government recognizes the tremendous value and dedication Foreign Service officers bring to Canadians and to our elected representatives.”

The main issue at hand remains PAFSO's request for equal pay for equal work. Specifically, the union is seeking wage adjustments to keep Foreign Service officer pay in line with comparable employment groups in the federal government, including lawyers, economists, policy analysts, and commerce officers.

PAFSO members in the National Capital Region will be holding an information picket Thursday, June 20th 2013, from 11:00 to 13:30 in front of Treasury Board Secretariat offices at 140 O'Connor St..
Contact: Frederic Fournier at 613-790-5402
Email: media @ pafso-apase.com

Does this mean that we are affected? Gosh!! I hope this is settled soon..

 

[Stranger Friendly]

My IELTS score:

Listening = 7.5
Reading = 6.0
Writing = 6.5
Speaking = 7.5

As, I come under the slab of 4; I have calculated total as 4+4+4+4 = 16 ; Can anyone confirm this is right?

http://www.newroots.ca/new_independent.htm

No, it's not right...

Listening : 7.5 bands = 5 points
Reading : 6.5 bands = 5 points
Speaking : 6 bands = 4 points
Writing : 6 bands = 4 points

so total = 5+5+4+4 = 18 points.
U can check here--> http://www.newroots.ca/new_independent.htm

 

[sunlight11]

Congrats 1978bubun......Wishing good luck to the rest of the mates as well..


May 8th : (10) i-man, dreamaby, pharmacistfarhan, 1978bubun, ojoolouseguno, jignesh, Navamirk, Sachin9183, Nirmal, jb1234

May 9th: (15)tausifh, viranee,Anac, Momad,Harry, Vedh, dpk1234,luizmattos, aditya_,dan84,SaravK,Islandbabe,Kumar987, Vitalia,rvragan,

May 10th: (16) Thomas, COG11,Borojevic, RufiDoby,Freebird_76, ashif_eee,Oszi, canadachocaccon, bantoo, Harvinder25, jigzyy,laksmisesh, jt09, ITGuy_del, rshahamiri, Dr-Darkman

May 13th: (19) ujanjua, StrangerFriendly, Derricktse, upoma, loofy, nautics1, reddevil7281, sbo, gwynemalazarte, Archik, Ahmed79, Trickykid, irfanyusuf, idoit, begemotish, Scribe123, superman1981, welcomecanada, janeyandstuart.

May14th: (6) gogabutt, ralucaf, Vel_BG, Maverick18, Diu, nishtal,

Hello, So How about us? we payed using DD. How do WE know what's happened to us and if we are in the above list or not? Thank You.

 

[sannykulkarni]

Hi guys,

I know that this is a bit far fetched to do. But can someone guesstimate on how many total applications the CIC must have received till now based on the precedence or any logic one can come up with? especially in the 1112 category?

Thanks,

 

[Stranger Friendly]

Folks! I have submitted the Bank statement of Joint Account with my mother. I hope this will not create any problem. Any views on the same?

 

[Stranger Friendly]

Check with your Bank regarding the DD, it is outstanding or encashed?
Check the Excel sheet, if you requested here to enlist you.

Hello, So How about us? we payed using DD. How do WE know what's happened to us and if we are in the above list or not? Thank You.

 

[pepto]

Yes that's right, but I am here in Canada and my credit card is from the Philippines. I have no other way to contact them but through the call center .

Find some family member in Philippines to do the legwork for you or better call the branch in Philippines. The whole idea is to bypass the call center and come in contact with some senior executive in the bank. Another approach is to start emailing the senior management of the bank.

As said earlier by Islandbabe, leave no stone unturned.

 

[jigzyy]

Hi All

Please add me to the list

Category: FSW1
Visa Office: London
NOC: 1112
IELTS Bands: 7.5
Self Calculated Points: 72
Spouse: No
Relative in Canada:No
Job Offer: No
Job Experience: 10+
Degree: Bachelor
ECA Equivalence: 4 Years Bachelors
ECA Docs Filed: 23-Apr-13
Docs Reached: 26-Apr-13
ECA Completed: 16-May-13
ECA Received: 21-May-13
PCC Sent : No
Fee Method: DD
App. Sent: 26-May-13
App. Received: 31-May-13
Signed by: M Dexter

Added. Time Received & Destination in Canada?

 

[jigzyy]

Please add my deatil in the spreadsheet

NOC : 0211
Visa Office: London
IELTS score: 6.5
Self calculated point: 67
Spouse IELTS : No
Relative in canada: No
Job Offer : No
Degree: Master Degree
ECA Equivalent: Masters degree (6 years)
Job Exp. : 8+
PCC sent: Partial
Application sent: 6-May-2013
Fee method: DD
Time receiving : 10-May-2013 , 13.40
Signed by : Mike
Destination: Sydney , SN

Added

 

[sunlight11]

Check with your Bank regarding the DD, it is outstanding or encashed?
Check the Excel sheet, if you requested here to enlist you.

Thanks Stranger Friendly, I'll just call them up and ask if its encashed, So, if it is indeed encashed, does it mean for 100% that I've managed to get into 300 quota and have submitted all papers properly ?

My details are: If someone could add:


Category: FSWP
Visa Office: Singapore
NOC: 2174
IELTS Bands: 8.0/8.0/8.0/ R:8.5
Self Calculated Points: 68
Spouse: No
Relative in Canada:No
Job Offer: No
Job Experience: 3+
Degree: BSc (Hons.) Computer Networks
ECA Equivalence: 4 Years Bachelors
PCC Sent : No
Fee Method: DD
App. Sent: May 16, 2013
App. Received: May 23, 2013 (10:30 AM)
Signed by: Dexter
Destination in Canada: Toronto

Thanks..