Hi All,
Just want to pop up to share my personal experience about my application.
This morning, i just received my PER after a long long long anxious wait with numerous sleepless nights.
NOC: 2133
File received: 2014-July-16th
CC Cashed: 2014-Nov-14th
Visa Office: HongKong
In addition to the information above, i'd like to share something else about my application i believe which will put a lot of members in ease while waiting for their applications to go through.
Issues i have in my application.
1: All translations and notarization are sent in printed photo copies only, not original translation and notarization. regarding this, some forum members told me that this will be a definite return issue. so based on my experience, anyone having the same issue can rest in ease, this is not an issue at all.
2: My son's birth certificate is in both English and my native language(Chinese), i mean, one line in Chinese followed with another line in English as translation, but for the names and place of birth and everything that are filled after my son's birth, they are only in Chinese, i once believed that CIC officers will be highly likely not to be able to read Chinese names, but the result turns out to be fine, not an issue at all.
3: in the experience form where education years needs to be listed, i didn't put 0 or N/A in apprentice field, because i never thought it applied to me. it never crossed my mind that i need to fill 0 or N/A, this negligence really gave me a lot of sleepless nights. but luckily, this never created a problem either.
4: The letter of reference only listed a couple of lines about my duties, 3 lines for Electrical engineer(2-year experience), and 4 lines for electronic engineer(4-year experience), i thought the chances of convincing the immigration officers that i'm qualified for this NOC is very slim, but reality proves i was wrong. and i'm more than happy to be proven wrong this time.
5: the place of birth on my wife's birth certificate is different from the place we filled in the forms, because in the birth certificate, it gives a more detailed place than the place filled in the form which is a city name.
so despite all the small issues which i believe many of the fellow forumites may also encounter, my application successfully went through, i hope my experience can boost some confidence for others who are still waiting. if you notice that my cc charge date is about 2 weeks later than the normal trend, about which i was desperate and feeling hopeless, but yet, it's not a problem. so just hang in there, and wait for your turn. because each case is different from others, i believe a 2 weeks time disparity from the normal trend can be quite normal.
hope my experience can help some friends here.
good luck everyone.
