Hello forumites !!!!
I am very happy to brief you guys, that I have received my first ever EMAIL from CIC ( Centralized-Intake-Office @ cic.gc.ca )---stating the below ---
Based on a review of the information you have provided, your application has received a positive determination of eligibility to be processed on the basis of work experience in an occupation specified in the Instructions issued by the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism and published in the Canada Gazette on May 4, 2013. However a final decision on your eligibility to be selected as a federal skilled worker will be made by a visa office.
Your application will be forwarded to a visa office for further processing.
Any future correspondence should be sent to the visa office as indicated on your application. Your reference (application) number is located below the date of this letter. You must quote this reference number in any future correspondence.
X This correspondence also acknowledges receipt of your payment dated 29 September 2013 in the amount of $550.00 Canadian dollars. Your Payment Receipt No. is 0091xxxxxxx. Please keep a copy of this letter for your records and quote this number on all correspondence relating to application fees or refunds.
This correspondence also acknowledges receipt of your Fee Payment Form IMM 5620 authorizing CIC to take payment of processing fees using the credit card details provided. Please be informed that we processed a payment of Canadian dollars on this credit card (ending in ). Your receipt number is . Please keep a copy of this letter for your records and quote this number on all correspondence relating to application fees or refunds.
Please inform the visa office of any changes in your application (e.g. birth or adoption of a child, marriage or common-law relationship, new occupation or employer, submission of an Arranged Employment Opinion approved by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, change of address, change of e-mail address, change of immigration representative, etc). Please include a letter identifying what the changes are and any relevant supporting documents. If your documents are not in English or French, send a notarized (certified) translation with a copy of the originals.
They sent me a UCI no & Application no.
I applied on 03 july.....it took exactly 5 months to hear back from them. could anyone please tell me if the ABOVE EMAIL is from CIC itself and what I have to do from now.