FSW 2014 Applicants Timeline- Lets Network Here.

[future_canadian]

Congrats v_i_r_u_s...
+1 for baby girl

Indeed congrats virus!

 

[Gensch]

Yes i can sell it anytime although my concern is i will be questioned of the source of the money. My savings account is different from my investment but with the same bank.

What do you mean "the source of the money"? Sounds like you'll be OK, based on the limited information you provided.

 

[Gensch]

[size=9pt] Source - CIC, Link: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/funds.asp
Proof of funds – Federal skilled workers (i.e. Settlement Funds)
These funds could be in the form of:
•cash
•documents that show property or capital payable to you (such as stocks, bonds, debentures, treasury bills, etc.) or
•documents that guarantee payment of a set amount of money, which are payable to you (such as bankers' drafts, cheques, travellers' cheques or money orders).

Hi Oscar7, did you see my previous post « Reply #60581 on: August 24, 2014, 10:32:57 am » ?

Although that section is from (for customs)
"Bring as much money as you can to make moving and finding a home in Canada easier. Note, however, that Canadian customs regulations require you to declare if you are bringing more than C$10,000 into Canada. If you do not tell them, you may be fined or put in prison. These funds could be in the form of:"

The key here is that the funds are unencumbered and transferable. Obviously, property wouldn't count although listed under funds for customs purposes.

 

[imm2canada]

[size=9pt] Hi dear, Timelines for FBI report request for USA PCC purposes (for guidelines purpose only):
Request reached at FBI - May 19th
CC Charged - June 6th
Report dispatched - June 20th or 23rd
One copy delivered at New Delhi - June 24th (so likely dispatched on 20th)
Another copy delivered in India - June 27th

Note: At this time FBI site shows 30 calendar days required to process request (and I believe it said 25 calendar days when I put request)

Thank you Oscar7,

I have sent my application package yesterday. So just started looking at the procedure for PCC from USA.

So thinking, when to start the process to apply for PCC from USA. As we need to submit in 3 months from the date on which it is issued.

Can you please suggest, shall i start the process now itself or later. If later when would be the best time for this...

 

[piscean5]

Hello All
Need urgent help. I am supposed to send Medical docs along with PCC to CIC by September 14th.
I have everything ready except FBI police clearence for my wife. I had applied it for a month ago for both my wife and myself. FBI sent it for me but for my wife they have returned saying the finger characteristics were not visible and we need to resend it. I will be sending it to FBI tomorrow with urgent request but its possible that I might not get it back before Sept 14 (60 days completion).

I need to know what should I convey to CIC so as they can put the file on hold or extend the timeline? What is the procedure on this or if someone has got timeline extended even for a different reason?

I will call cpc-otaawa tomorrow but any help here owuld be highly appreciated

Thanks in Advance
Sidhu

 

[Anandraj]

Hi,

1) I have got below IELTS score, as per my understanding my level is CLB 7 . Please confirm.

Listening 6; Reading 6.5; Writing 6; Speaking 7

2) Also note that i have received CES cretificate from university of Toronto for my MBA. please let me know if my Post Graduation (MBA) is eligible of 23 points.

 

[sandy2k14]

hi...after 4 months of preparation and support from this awesome group , i was finally able to send my application.

NOC - 2173

File Sent - 12 AUG 2014

File Received - 15 AUG 2014

Received By - Dan

P.S. - I have updated the SS.

8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

Hi Yogi44, can pls help me with 2173 experience letter, i work with small organization and they need sample letter to write one for me. Pls see if you can share yours. I will be thankful to you.

 

[frasiercrane]

Hi all;

Please help me with this.

My wife is the main applicant; after we got married we stayed at my permanent residence ABC and after a month we moved to XYZ where we both work. I have two questions.

Q1. In her 'Generic Application Form' we have entered ABC as her residence and XYZ as current address, is that fine?
Q2. In her 'Background Declaration' we have shown a 1 month stay at ABC; is that fine?

These are the facts and we thought present the same; please guide if this the correct procedure.

 

[sandy2k14]

Hi All

While filling various forms to file application, wherever i don't have anything to write, should i leave it blank or write "NA".

Pls help.

 

[acrossborder]

What do you mean "the source of the money"? Sounds like you'll be OK, based on the limited information you provided.

What i meant was if i sell my stocks and transferred it to my savings they might question the source as it will be a huge amount and a fresly transferred money.

Thanka all for the answers. +1 for all of you.

 

[vind]

Hi all, just have a query I have some fixed deposits in joint name with my mother however the first name is mine . Can I show theses fixed deposits

It can be on ur name or ur spouse name or joint with ur spouse only. Funds in any other joint account and even on kids name or u/g account not acceptable

 

[Gsw]

@ GSW - Yes i can. Thanks man!

All the best buddy

 

[mamuthebug]

Hi folks,
Iam working as a General Manager-Marketing in a Pharmaceutical Company in India.
I was wondering whether should I quote NOC 0013 (Sr. Managers) or NOC 0124 (Marketing Managers) in my application!
As far as the description of duties outlined in both the above NOCs, mine match more to NOC 0124. However, the designation goes more for Sr.Managers!
Do help me to resolve this, as an improper NOC will make the CIO return my entire application..!
Admins and pundits in Immigration...pls help.

 

[imm2canada]

Hi All

While filling various forms to file application, wherever i don't have anything to write, should i leave it blank or write "NA".

Pls help.

If any question is not applicable for you dont leave it blank, mention as "Not Applicable" or "NA"

 

[CanOl]

I got this below post I hope it brings some clarity to CIC process:

Hi guys,

below are the information I found on another website as to how the processing works for FSW, since they have to send their documents to CIO first, I am assuming that would be the process for us.. cheers Smiley

Got the below information from the following link: http://get2canada.wordpress.com/the-process/

Ok below is the actual process, as experienced by myself and other friends and forum members, of applying for residency under the Federal Skiller Worker programme.

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.

I guess up until the payment charged would be applicable to us for PNP and the rest of the information is application to FSW

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.

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.


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Wonderful summary. +1 to you.