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[askhan]

Hello everyone.

A lot is generally discussed about getting the Reference Letters in the required format. Although i have applied for the FSWP 2014 but there is still something bothering me which i wanted to ask about.

I have worked in a company on two different positions (in two different cities and different departments), the reference letters i got from both the supervsiors are also in different formats, i mean both have the logo of the company but the format of it is different (one has address of the department/office written in the footer while the other has the complete address of city/office written on top of the page near the logo and company name).. Is this ok? Or it should have been on the same format (Note Please: It has all the required things needed)

Anyone?

 

[Ammani]

Yes it was for my cousin. We missed job reference letter for one job so our points decreased and lead to rejection and no refund of fee also.

Thank you Cgill for the clarification. Indeed, my consultant said the same i.e. the fees will not be refunded if the application passed the completeness and CAP hurdles and fails afterwards the eligibility review which concentrates on achieving 67 points minimum. Good luck buddy!

 

[om999]

anybody who can answer..

67 is the eligibility points so go ahead with application..good luck

 

[Sathyam]

its already dellivered....why do u say to wait?any reason?

pls other seniors we are so worried..can anyone share any similar experiences.pls help us so that i should do something

We have few examples as below,
1. For an Applicant Birth Cert and SSC accepted (But Any one doc should have NAme, Parents name and DOB)
2. An Applicant sent incorrect photo, hence sent photo separately with a details letter providing the details and reason.
3. Few applicants sent second set of application package as backup.
4. In most cases all above failed.

So I asked you to wait based on the hotness of NOC, you can wait for CICs response.

 

[Rmukesh]

Master is only employment requirement....that is its hard for you to get job as a professor in canada....but you can get pr with bachelors...
and also u need 67 points

Thanks dear, this is what my understanding but I inquired with WWICS Consultant and he is saying for this NOC you need Master's degree as minimum requirement.

what to do ?? How we can confirm this??

 

[veteran]

Anyone?

Type of letter head is not a requirement...
requirement is that you experience letter should contain information regarding you and your working tenure and designation...moreover, if possible job duties..

if you dont have job duties on you letter then you can send on self attested sheet..

Its strictly what info i get through this forum

Thanks...

 

[veteran]

Thanks dear, this is what my understanding but I inquired with Consultant ***** and he is saying for this NOC you need Master's degree as minimum requirement.

what to do ?? How we can confirm this??

The most concerning part is job duties....moreover when VO will inquire about you from your employer, then employer must confirm your duties regarding which is mentioned..

most important part is to teach undergraduate or graduate students and about the research part.

Regarding Master's confusion...no one can confirm it 100%..i also had same query and got the same answer from everywhere which i earlier suggest u..

The thing is if you are getting 67 points ..you must apply...as if CIC returns your file..You will only loose courier charges....last decision is with CIC..

Thanks....

 

[immig_IT_guy]

Thanks dear, this is what my understanding but I inquired with ***** Consultant and he is saying for this NOC you need Master's degree as minimum requirement.

what to do ?? How we can confirm this??

Dude, the only way you can check and confirm is to see the NOC description, If it is there in NOC then it is mandatory.
By my experience the consultants know no better than us

 

[Century]

Thanks dear, this is what my understanding but I inquired with ***** Consultant and he is saying for this NOC you need Master's degree as minimum requirement.

what to do ?? How we can confirm this??

For confirmation, pls look into the note at page 12 from the link: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/op/op06c-eng.pdf

Note: The “Employment Requirements” listed in the NOC description for each occupation are not
applicable.

But the main concern is, to me, the institution got to be University for NOC4011.

For College lecturer, the relevant NOC is 4021 College and other vocational instructors - my opinion only.

 

[immig_IT_guy]

Dude, the only way you can check and confirm is to see the NOC description, If it is there in NOC then it is mandatory.
By my experience the consultants know no better than us

Thanks Oscar
BTW do you know how much time will they give you to submit docs once you recieve your PER?
Also I was curious what would be the next steps in the FSW process

 

[Dhaka2014]

Re: FSW-2174 May 7th applicant

You are quite right my friend!!!

The guys receiving the package are most likely mail room clerks.

But I guess all forum members do not know names of others who work there (like the case officers etc.) so most (of us) just speculate and have fun. That's about it. No bad intentions really!!!

Exactly.. I know your intentions dear. As you said, we only know these names

But I just wanted to share my perspective about the work process. Someone mentioned in this forum that they check applications in batches then once checking is done, they (themselves) dedicate a day to charge CCs in batches. I am quite sure that it is not the case, application processing team have nothing to do with charging CCs and those should be handled by independent accounting team. Just wanted to clarify this to some members.

Let's wait and fave fun to pass time quickly.

 

[jayeshaminnew]

I read in the forum some one say they were given 30 days (I think in Manila office?), but in the past have heard two months being given also I believe. I could be wrong here.

The complete PR process is on page 1818. Enjoy reading!

To avoid more clicks here it is:
just want to share this guys. VERY INFORMATIVE. GOODLUCK TO ALL OF YOU. HAPPY WAITING. PITNOG - PATIENCE IS THE NAME OF THE GAME.

PLS READ BELOW FOR YOUR CLEAR UNDERSTANDING ABOUT PER/AOR/MR/PCC/RPRF/PPR/VISA

I have seen many new members a bit confused about the whole process as to when they can expect a PER/AOR/MR/PPR/RPRF. So just providing details and various stages in the current process.

Please note that this process is only for applications received by CIO on or after 26th June 2010.

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.

For FSW1, they will be looking that the descriptions of your duties match the description of the NOC/s under which you are applying and will want to be satisfied that you have at least 1 year's continuous employment in at least one of the 29 in demand occupations.

For FSW2, 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.

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.

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.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.

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.

8.) PPR - Passport Request. Once your ecas changed to Medical results have been received, just wait for 1-2weeks for your PPR and once you submitted your passport it will take 3 weeks for your returned passports with visa on it.

I hope this is informative and helpful for all new members. Please correct me if I have provided any wrong information

 

[shank386]

Thanks Oscar7... the main reason of me quitting is because after i asked my current company of a work experience certificate for PR they have taken things personal & lot of politics are going on...Anyway thanks for your positive reply. I couldnt give u a +1 due to some karma action error..

One can change job at any stage after the application is sent. Just because the application is sent does not mean one is stuck in a job even if he / she finds something better. You can change job and let them know at the VO stage! And keep papers ready for the new job, just like you did at the time of applying for your current job.

Experts, please correct me if I am wrong!

 

[Godfada]

Thanks dear, this is what my understanding but I inquired with ***** Consultant and he is saying for this NOC you need Master's degree as minimum requirement.

what to do ?? How we can confirm this??

Isnt the NOC website the best guide for this? Look at the job descriptions and well as what the field is likely to require in terms of job qualifications. Use those guidelines and make your assessment, I am guessing those are the guidelines CIC use, as they are not experts in our fields of study.

 

[dhanu 786]

Re: FSW-2174 May 7th applicant

Guys

I hv my given name as "dhanu sharma" and sirname as blank in passport.
what shud I fill in generic form for family name??
If I put blank in family name (as in pp) it doest not validate.
and gets validated I put it as na.


Suggest me at urgent basis