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[ImpatientAlligator]

They have been sending out PPRs much more frequently comparing to last year so I hope they won't make us wait for another 11 months :')

Yeah, very unlikely it'll be 11 months
And at the very least, you most likely won't have to do re-medicals (assuming they issue PPR within 9 months from now).

 

[Hokage]

Just recieved my remedical request. It's something...im hoping for some positive news soon

 

[GandiBaat]

Canada is not perfect in every regard. I think biggest adjustment / shock is to understand that even though Canada is a G7 developed country there are so many things that you will find which are better done in less developed countries. If you are coming from India for example you may find banking quite restrictive, online transfer options are joke and telecom data rates are absurd. Similar experience when you try and file income tax. If you search online you will see car theft is pretty common in GTA and police does absolutely nothing other than writing a report and giving you a copy to file for insurance. For a developed country the number of scams/frauds I have heard about are astounding. One of the other most common one is the packers and movers fraud. Again police won't do anything. So yeah you may question is Canada that much better in many regards.

But then there are incidences like what @GandiBaat has given and you will see value in Canada. But in the end there are many small / big reasons to choose Canada over your home country be it India / South Africa / Nigeria etc.

I agree there is a bit of "Bel-coming" time in Canada. Though I have seen worse in India.

For instance I have changed residence twice in Canada and not once I had to think deeply about the frauds I had seen in India. There were different kind of frauds here but if you are coming from a place like India you will see it from a mile away. One example is : rental listings that ask for money to show you the house with a promise to send you the key by post after you pay. You can see this scam from a mile away. India scams are more gritty. You will meet a really shady real estate agent (because there is no regulation on this profession so it attracts all sorts of busybodies). The worst offender is rental in Maharashtra. You rent a place, the real estate agent comes back after year for renewal of lease and asks a brokrage for the second time (not making up this shit!). It is worst in Mumbai. That kind of thing is much toned down in Canada due to regulations.

Then, income tax. Filing income tax is much easier in Canada, though fines and penalties are heftier. There are many free income tax prepration and filing options. You can even pull up your past data directly from income tax servers. When you call income tax authorities, they actually help you. Lastly no fukken "send us signed copy on paper, please" bullshit. I hate it. Those are good things but Income tax department will NOT let any chance to put penalities on you.

Banking in Canada is indeed a joke! I mean about time they hear about things like RTGS. They have this weird dated Interac and it sucks. For any big transfer of money you need to use Wire Transfer which is slow as hell and costs money. Then there is this bullshit concept of keeping a credit card. I never needed a credit card in India because debit card works equally well. Here? No dice! You need to have a credit card or no payment online. That being said, cheques are fast! if you can drag yourself to the branch you can deposit cheque and it gets cleared in real time. Though funds are blocked at times for sometime to deal with fraud claims.

As far as frauds go, most of frauds I have seen are online or phone type which I have a sinking suspicion that they are coming from outside. I find it funny but it is not so funny for victims. I typically ask the phone types if they are from Jamtara Bihar. Giggles! There are no medical frauds for instance. If you see a doctor, they will not prescribe a medicine that you can only find it on a pharmacy outside his office. Though I have also seen one thing that I have never seen in India... Pharmacists take time to "fill" a priscription. Basically they have to fill pills etc in bottles to give it to you!! WTF! India, you go to pharmacy and get the medicine then and there.

 

[MrJ2802]

Hey guys, Has there been any PPRs from CIO recently?

 

[Holytots]

Just recieved my remedical request. It's something...im hoping for some positive news soon

Me too!
Aor: 26th February 2021
COR: South Africa
VO: RROC

 

[Hokage]

Aor?VO

Feb 2021- VO Pretoria

 

[mornaz]

Sth strange.
I have received a survey email from advanis to evaluate IRCC:
“We would like to hear about your experience with Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada. Our records indicate that you have recently received a decision from us on an application.”
The Canada gov site, makes this legit. "IRCC is collecting feedback from randomly selected clients who received a decision on their application in 2021."
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/client-experience-survey-2022.html
But I have not heard anything from IRCC on my PPR. Last update was my medicals passed back in December 16th.
Any opinion?

 

[HA1986]

Sth strange.
I have received a survey email from advanis to evaluate IRCC:
“We would like to hear about your experience with Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada. Our records indicate that you have recently received a decision from us on an application.”
The Canada gov site, makes this legit. "IRCC is collecting feedback from randomly selected clients who received a decision on their application in 2021."
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/client-experience-survey-2022.html
But I have not heard anything from IRCC on my PPR. Last update was my medicals passed back in December 16th.
Any opinion?

Whats your application status on your profile?

 

[mornaz]

Whats your application status on your profile?

We are processing your application. We will send you a message when there is an update or if we need more information from you.
Latest update:
Review of medical results - December 16, 2021:You passed the medical exam.

 

[krishnapahlajani93]

Finally Finally Finally PPR
COR- India
OINP NOI- 1 Aug 2019
ITA- 11 Dec 2019
AOR- 19 Dec 2019
Biometric- 14 Jan 2020
Long silence now
Upfront Medicals- 5 Mar 2021
Again long silence
Re medical request- 24 Jan 2022
Re medical passed- 5 Feb 2022
Again silence
PPR- 8 Mar 2022
Vo is Sydney

 

[wonderbly]

Guys, my remed was approved. I did it on February 26th, and it was sent March 5th(had to pester the clinic a bit, but it was holiday until March 2nd due to carnaval). And passed today. I also sent my med to CIO, which I believe is where they do medicals(it’s where they do your first med)

You should get your PPR by Friday. Fingers crossed!!!!

 

[wonderbly]

We are processing your application. We will send you a message when there is an update or if we need more information from you.
Latest update:
Review of medical results - December 16, 2021:You passed the medical exam.

I have a suspicion your approval decision has already been made, but yet to be released to you. Be on the lookout!

 

[wonderbly]

Posts like this irritates me so much:

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/the-outlander-ppr-thread.744023/post-9995316

AOR September 2021 and they have the nerve to say "Finally..".

Like seriously?

 

[wonderbly]

I agree there is a bit of "Bel-coming" time in Canada. Though I have seen worse in India.

For instance I have changed residence twice in Canada and not once I had to think deeply about the frauds I had seen in India. There were different kind of frauds here but if you are coming from a place like India you will see it from a mile away. One example is : rental listings that ask for money to show you the house with a promise to send you the key by post after you pay. You can see this scam from a mile away. India scams are more gritty. You will meet a really shady real estate agent (because there is no regulation on this profession so it attracts all sorts of busybodies). The worst offender is rental in Maharashtra. You rent a place, the real estate agent comes back after year for renewal of lease and asks a brokrage for the second time (not making up this shit!). It is worst in Mumbai. That kind of thing is much toned down in Canada due to regulations.

Then, income tax. Filing income tax is much easier in Canada, though fines and penalties are heftier. There are many free income tax prepration and filing options. You can even pull up your past data directly from income tax servers. When you call income tax authorities, they actually help you. Lastly no fukken "send us signed copy on paper, please" bullshit. I hate it. Those are good things but Income tax department will NOT let any chance to put penalities on you.

Banking in Canada is indeed a joke! I mean about time they hear about things like RTGS. They have this weird dated Interac and it sucks. For any big transfer of money you need to use Wire Transfer which is slow as hell and costs money. Then there is this bullshit concept of keeping a credit card. I never needed a credit card in India because debit card works equally well. Here? No dice! You need to have a credit card or no payment online. That being said, cheques are fast! if you can drag yourself to the branch you can deposit cheque and it gets cleared in real time. Though funds are blocked at times for sometime to deal with fraud claims.

As far as frauds go, most of frauds I have seen are online or phone type which I have a sinking suspicion that they are coming from outside. I find it funny but it is not so funny for victims. I typically ask the phone types if they are from Jamtara Bihar. Giggles! There are no medical frauds for instance. If you see a doctor, they will not prescribe a medicine that you can only find it on a pharmacy outside his office. Though I have also seen one thing that I have never seen in India... Pharmacists take time to "fill" a priscription. Basically they have to fill pills etc in bottles to give it to you!! WTF! India, you go to pharmacy and get the medicine then and there.

The banking part irks me the most. Their systems are so archaic. I am actually surprised banking fraud is not more rampant than it is, cos If they are this lax in Nigeria or South Africa, 419 boys would have cleaned them out long time ago. They also require you to go to the branch for everything. WHY???? I had a business account for over 10 years in South Africa (in one the top 3 banks) and I never had to visit a branch once!

 

[Deleted member 1050918]

Posts like this irritates me so much:

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/the-outlander-ppr-thread.744023/post-9995316

AOR September 2021 and they have the nerve to say "Finally..".

Like seriously?

You got so lucky that IRCC went full libtard over the Ukraine skirmish. I'd have gotten my "Finally" this week but CIO has been focusing on Ukraine stuff for the past two weeks (I highly doubt there are any new apps from Ukraine at all, people on the run can't apply for shit). There'd been literally zero news but today some fellas started to report news again.

Long story short get ready to get owned in the PPR race.