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[fsw_2014_2281]

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.

Sathyam..thanks for the reply..noc is 2281...ut it has been delivered on june 20th...very tensed...what happens if we send the package again?

 

[Rmukesh]

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....

Thanks dear...got it

 

[immig_IT_guy]

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

Wanted to re-post it if anyone wants to read it

 

[shaik321]

Hello Seniors,

Small Quetion.,
CIC Cap on website shows 401. How they calculate the this cap number?? will they put this number after CC/DD encashed applications or Assessed applications??

Thanks,
Sha

 

[dhanu 786]

Hello Seniors,

Small Quetion.,
CIC Cap on website shows 401. How they calculate the this cap number?? will they put this number after CC/DD encashed applications or Assessed applications??

Thanks,
Sha

only god n cic knows. There is no formula or logic.
this is indicative list only..but cn help applicsnts to chk the trends or hot/ cold nocs
;D

 

[bensonams]

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

 

[Sathyam]

Sathyam..thanks for the reply..noc is 2281...ut it has been delivered on june 20th...very tensed...what happens if we send the package again?

2281 is not too hot, but still in top 10 list. If you send another pack you can save time. But not now, as it would create some confusions. Some seniors can advice...

 

[an_mah]

Re: FSW-2174 May 7th applicant

From CIC FAQs:
What do you mean by surname?

Your surname is your family name. It is sometimes called your “last name.” If your name is spelled differently on your official documents, please write your name as shown in your passport. When filling out applications, type your surname as it appears on your passport, travel or identity document or any letters you got from the visa office or case processing centre where you sent your application (even if the name is misspelled). Do not use initials.

If you do not have a surname on your passport, travel or identity document, enter all your given name(s) in the surname field, write “not applicable” or “N/A” in the given name field.

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

 

[jmyra]

When CIC asked for funds. If we withdrawn by that time can we deposit again & give them the new FD's bond. Hope that can't be a issue. I mean there is no specification that the bond should be these many months old.etc........

usually they ask for your funds to assess your financial status , in case you show new fds or suddenly a huge of money in your bank accounts then u r expected to show where those funds come from . it would be best to leave the money as is even if u feel u could have put it in a better use .

 

[Oscar7]

Yes, the entire package came back with the originals as well. Many times they have done that, although I understand some times they can keep the originals and at some stages not even send the package back!!! Page 1818 also mentions some of this in the PR process flow.

Bro Did CIC return the original IELTS & ECA report? It's real cool if they did but i have heard that they won't return the originals.

 

[nandha23]

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....

Hi,
\
I have a question. How will the employer confirm the duties. Its the HR who gave the letter once our supervisor approves the draft version. Even if CIC calls the HR, they can never confirm about the duties.

Does any one know how does this process work?? In a bigger organization, its even more difficult if the employer strangth is more than 1 lakh.

 

[can2174]

Hi,
\
I have a question. How will the employer confirm the duties. Its the HR who gave the letter once our supervisor approves the draft version. Even if CIC calls the HR, they can never confirm about the duties.

Does any one know how does this process work?? In a bigger organization, its even more difficult if the employer strangth is more than 1 lakh.

It is responsibility of HR personnel to maintain the details in HRMS system, details like when the letter was issued, who(name and employee id of manager) approved the roles and responsibilities, softcopy of the letter itself and reason of issuing the letter.

If HR does not maintain such details then your organization does not seem to be organized yet

 

[om999]

Re: FSW-2174 May 7th applicant

Can't find rohan here ever since my below note. Hopefully this delay wasn't too hard on him!!! Now I feel guilty!!! :'( :'( :'( :'(

don't be too much hard on yourself...mayb e really believed you and went for vacation 8)

 

[induscan]

Dear Fellows,

Just wanted to confirm my UCI is correct, curious because read on CIC portal that its format is 0000-0000.
Mine is different 912****2 no hyphens.. is that correct?

Thanks for the reply.

Please advice... Thanks

 

[tknova]

Please advice... Thanks

well just insert a hyphen after the 4th digit ..

That is what I have been doing. Hopefully it is right ..