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[QueenAngel]

Sis, I love your intuition - it's so positive and beautiful! Thank you so much!!!
I always envision positive outcome and make sure I pray the "right" way.

It has been 29 days since 2nd update, 8 months & 19 days since file was received waiting for MR. Kaya dapat nga, this week na ang MR ko.

Like flowersinbloom, we had our 1st application in 2005. We waited for so long only to find out that our application, having no decision made, would be returned. In fact, we just received the money this year!

We didn't use any consultant then and I believe that our application had so many flaws. We also put everything on hold then, i.e., we didn't buy a house, etc... It was perfect time for immigration because our age was ideal with our work experience at the right level. During that time, there was no ECA and IELTS yet.

Great opportunities & valuable time were wasted because it was the time when we were building our careers and starting our family. Just right to start anew in a foreign land.

We didn't even know that Canada stopped the application processing and re-opened. We were just so confident that our application would be approved. Well, we should have been vigilant on our application no matter how confident you were. Although we tried communicating to the CEM, we didn't know how and it seemed that there was no way except thru fax message. They wouldn't even reply just wait for their communication. CEM acknowledged our application and we received several letters from them about the timelines. We were asked to decide either to wait for the processing/approval or pull out our application. We decided for a GO.

My brother was already a Canadian citizen during that time and he was offering me a "nanny job" for his youngest son just to have a working visa for formality and make it through in 2 years so have a PR. But my husband opted for applying the FSWP because he didn't want me to go ahead and I'll leave them here.

If I knew it was going to be like this, I should have taken the offer and sacrificed the 2 years away from my family. Within the 2 years, I could have gotten a "real" job or studied short courses and eventually get a decent job... And maybe, my husband would be insistent coming over, too.

Finally, Canada came to a decision of returning all unprocessed applications much to our surprise and dismay. I was able convince my husband to try again for the last time because this is our last hurrah - not anymore for us for our kids' future, especially what's going on here, i.e., the Napoles issue, etc...

To make sure we'll submit the correct forms, data and documents, we hired a consultant no matter how expensive because we learned from our mistakes and made sure everything would be correct and they would make our representation, in cases of clarification, justification, etc... There were some experiences of frustrations with the consultant plus my husband taking it so slow with his IELTS that the NOC 0211 was capped in 2013 while waiting for the results of the IELTS. So we waited for the 2014 to open, since we already invested a good sum. Good thing he qualified for the 0911.

Approximately 4 months after submission of the application, there came a job offer to me. Me, not being the applicant! OMG, if you are to look at our situation, obstacles and blockages are always there. It's just strong faith, hope, courage belief and burning desire that's making us holding on so tight. I kept reminding myself of looking at the light and only positive thoughts or feelings inside. However with the rate we are going, I can’t help but feel bad because the waiting kills one’s right senses.

The LMIA application of my Canadian employer was filed and he was interviewed by the High Commission in Canada last Feb. He said that the file/request was sent to MVO and they will contact me for anything they need. There’s nothing from the MVO until now. It’s MVO… I hope there aren’t so many of this case that’s taking it long.

In 2010, we bought a property because we couldn't rely anymore on this vision in our heads. By the way, we are staying in my ancestral house. Believe that whatever happens, we have a house of our own while the kids are growing up fast. This month is the turnover and we are torn between 2 projects - the house & Canada POF / Canadian shelter.

What can we do? But to go by the flow. Hope for the best, pray that our dreams transform into reality and into life soon.

I want to share with you this dream I had in 2013 and I believe it was related to this Canada project. Here it goes: I was in a subway station, something like in NY. I was walking along the railway because I had to go through a pinhole of a subway wall, the subway train was coming so fast and time was an essence. I was there because I had to go through this wall, I didn’t really know why but it was for some kind of a purpose. If I couldn't squeeze myself in, I was a dead meat. I heard voices cheering me up and motivating me to try my very best to go through because the train was coming in split second! In the dream, I knew whose voices were but I couldn’t name names. My whole focus was to get through it. Amazingly, I made it through. Inside the wall was a big "private space". The ambiance was awesome, time was slow moving and comfortably cool. It felt good. I acknowledged & exchanged pleasantries with the persons I met. I saw familiar faces from my office and they were the younger office mates and the ones getting the promotions during that time. I felt so lucky being inside getting through and they seemed to greet me being able to get through successfully. Just imagine how I felt, I was so relieved getting into that impossible pinhole in the nick of time, which you can only see in cartoons or sci-fi movies. The moment I found myself inside, as if I had no thrilling event a minute ago. Then, the 2013 NOC 0211 closed. How’s that??? Hahaha.

Now, the MR, RPRF, PCC...
Yes, I know triumph is coming with all those we have been going through. God listens and finally answer our prayers.

I asked my kids to help me pray… They say that God listens more to kids’ prayers… Kids’ minds & soul are pure.

I hope I didn’t bore you to death with this novel.

All the best for all of us!!!

Sis nararamdaman ko this week na MR mo! Positive vibes lng tayo!

 

[manila_kbj]

Hello everyone! Newbie here.

I hope everybody is still in high spirits regardless of the snail-paced process of the MVO.

Nova Scotia received my application last August 7, 2014 (NOC 4011), and I got my PER last Nov. 28, 2014. No MR up to now.

I check my e-cas everyday and it still states "We received your application on August 7, 2014."


This waiting game is already making me anxious. :'(

Welcome lexi. Mejo waiting game talaga ang labanan. Keep the faith. Darating din yan. GOd bless you.

 

[only God knows]

Thanks to all the inspiring stories you shared.

I am under NOC1212 received 12/29 9:37 am without a signature. No cc charging and news yet.

May kabayan ba tayo dito na bago lang nacharge ang CC or nakatanggap ng PER lately. It is good to hear new charging that may indicate na di pa tapos ang completeness check on FSWP 2014. Please share your timeline.

 

[mae2000]

sa tingin ko rin mae2000 1 yr fr application filed. Nag request ka ba bg GSMS notes? Ako nagrequest na pero after 5-6 wks pa result. Sana matanggap ko na para alam natin ano na nangyari. Sobra tagal na din application ko june 16 pa till now wla pa rin update. Depressed na..

yes i did request last week, waiting for another 3 weeks as the notes will be sent in 35 days.

Just for info...

https://gcmsnotes.ca/faq.html?caller=/index.html (item 11)

Requesting information (GCMS) won't have any negative impact on your immigration case since such requests are absolutely legal under the Access to Information Act.

In fact requesting visa file records often triggers some action in the case — many people request GCMS information more than once and share their experience demonstrating that requests are often followed by officers' decisions, inquiries, checks and so on.

It is not uncommon that applicants request their visa file information 5 and more times during the period when the application is being processed.

 

[kaeleemom]

Sis, I love your intuition - it's so positive and beautiful! Thank you so much!!!
I always envision positive outcome and make sure I pray the "right" way.

It has been 29 days since 2nd update, 8 months & 19 days since file was received waiting for MR. Kaya dapat nga, this week na ang MR ko.

Like flowersinbloom, we had our 1st application in 2005. We waited for so long only to find out that our application, having no decision made, would be returned. In fact, we just received the money this year!

We didn't use any consultant then and I believe that our application had so many flaws. We also put everything on hold then, i.e., we didn't buy a house, etc... It was perfect time for immigration because our age was ideal with our work experience at the right level. During that time, there was no ECA and IELTS yet.

Great opportunities & valuable time were wasted because it was the time when we were building our careers and starting our family. Just right to start anew in a foreign land.

We didn't even know that Canada stopped the application processing and re-opened. We were just so confident that our application would be approved. Well, we should have been vigilant on our application no matter how confident you were. Although we tried communicating to the CEM, we didn't know how and it seemed that there was no way except thru fax message. They wouldn't even reply just wait for their communication. CEM acknowledged our application and we received several letters from them about the timelines. We were asked to decide either to wait for the processing/approval or pull out our application. We decided for a GO.

My brother was already a Canadian citizen during that time and he was offering me a "nanny job" for his youngest son just to have a working visa for formality and make it through in 2 years so have a PR. But my husband opted for applying the FSWP because he didn't want me to go ahead and I'll leave them here.

If I knew it was going to be like this, I should have taken the offer and sacrificed the 2 years away from my family. Within the 2 years, I could have gotten a "real" job or studied short courses and eventually get a decent job... And maybe, my husband would be insistent coming over, too.

Finally, Canada came to a decision of returning all unprocessed applications much to our surprise and dismay. I was able convince my husband to try again for the last time because this is our last hurrah - not anymore for us for our kids' future, especially what's going on here, i.e., the Napoles issue, etc...

To make sure we'll submit the correct forms, data and documents, we hired a consultant no matter how expensive because we learned from our mistakes and made sure everything would be correct and they would make our representation, in cases of clarification, justification, etc... There were some experiences of frustrations with the consultant plus my husband taking it so slow with his IELTS that the NOC 0211 was capped in 2013 while waiting for the results of the IELTS. So we waited for the 2014 to open, since we already invested a good sum. Good thing he qualified for the 0911.

Approximately 4 months after submission of the application, there came a job offer to me. Me, not being the applicant! OMG, if you are to look at our situation, obstacles and blockages are always there. It's just strong faith, hope, courage belief and burning desire that's making us holding on so tight. I kept reminding myself of looking at the light and only positive thoughts or feelings inside. However with the rate we are going, I can't help but feel bad because the waiting kills one's right senses.

The LMIA application of my Canadian employer was filed and he was interviewed by the High Commission in Canada last Feb. He said that the file/request was sent to MVO and they will contact me for anything they need. There's nothing from the MVO until now. It's MVO... I hope there aren't so many of this case that's taking it long.

In 2010, we bought a property because we couldn't rely anymore on this vision in our heads. By the way, we are staying in my ancestral house. Believe that whatever happens, we have a house of our own while the kids are growing up fast. This month is the turnover and we are torn between 2 projects - the house & Canada POF / Canadian shelter.

What can we do? But to go by the flow. Hope for the best, pray that our dreams transform into reality and into life soon.

I want to share with you this dream I had in 2013 and I believe it was related to this Canada project. Here it goes: I was in a subway station, something like in NY. I was walking along the railway because I had to go through a pinhole of a subway wall, the subway train was coming so fast and time was an essence. I was there because I had to go through this wall, I didn't really know why but it was for some kind of a purpose. If I couldn't squeeze myself in, I was a dead meat. I heard voices cheering me up and motivating me to try my very best to go through because the train was coming in split second! In the dream, I knew whose voices were but I couldn't name names. My whole focus was to get through it. Amazingly, I made it through. Inside the wall was a big "private space". The ambiance was awesome, time was slow moving and comfortably cool. It felt good. I acknowledged & exchanged pleasantries with the persons I met. I saw familiar faces from my office and they were the younger office mates and the ones getting the promotions during that time. I felt so lucky being inside getting through and they seemed to greet me being able to get through successfully. Just imagine how I felt, I was so relieved getting into that impossible pinhole in the nick of time, which you can only see in cartoons or sci-fi movies. The moment I found myself inside, as if I had no thrilling event a minute ago. Then, the 2013 NOC 0211 closed. How's that??? Hahaha.

Now, the MR, RPRF, PCC...
Yes, I know triumph is coming with all those we have been going through. God listens and finally answer our prayers.

I asked my kids to help me pray... They say that God listens more to kids' prayers... Kids' minds & soul are pure.

I hope I didn't bore you to death with this novel.

All the best for all of us!!!

Awts....

Tissue please!

Don't worry sis, in time we will achieve our goals...This Canadian DREAM!!!
Waiting game is really hard but we should keep on going....

Sometimes I'm also losing my positive energies especially when my little princess will tell me she want to be with me and asking me to go home...

For now we just need to stay strong and continue the fight!
Good luck and God Bless to of all us who are still on the waiting game!

Kaya naten to Sis!
Looking forward to your MR this week! Excited n ko pra kme nmn ang next! :-*

 

[kaeleemom]

reading this forum can somehow feel better...nakakagaan ng loob..na hindi pala kami nag iisa, na marami pala tayo sharing the same sentiments.

kaeleemom, galing mo, sipag pa

To God be the Glory!

Thanks Sis! Hehehehe

Naglilibang lng ako kc minsan eh nakkpraning n rn tlg! Lol!

 

[vlan2015]

Hello Adelosreyes,
Intention ko talaga magpost about our 8 yr journey and tamang-tama ang inquiry mo.

Nagstart akong magapply nung dalaga pa ako back in 2006 with the intention of making it in Canada on my own. Pero as most of you know...after waiting for more than 5 yrs, I received an update in 2012 that all applications with no decision yet by the embassy will be returned. To say that my whole world crushed was an understatement. During that time, I also made an effort to update my application as I got married back in 2010. When we got married, I moved to SG and from there lahat ng decisions namen were loosely based on the fact that one day we will be migrating to Canada. We postponed having kids & we didn't move house in SG so imagine my disappointment na wala palang sense ang lahat ng sacrifices namen.

In 2010, while waiting for Canada, we thought it would be good to manage our risk and apply for Permanent Residency in Singapore. Unfortunately, we got rejected.

After learning about our returned application in Canada by 2012, I got really apprehensive knowing that our status in SG was not really stable. I immediately checked other countries after finding out that our jobs were not in Canada's Demand List. I saw that Australia was the next viable option considering that I also have my relatives there. Nagpa-assess kame sa isang Immigration Agent na recommended ng friend namen who recently got approved. We sent our profiles and received their advise that we were qualified for a provincial nominee. We immediately set-up a meeting with the agency to discuss further our application and went ahead to proceed with the contract signing.

In 2012, Australia will be introducing the new EOI Expression of Interest which is very similar to Canada's new Express Entry. There were two major things that are important before we can submit the application: 1) Get your skills certified by a third Party Assessing Body of Australia and 2) Pass IELTS with a score of at least 7.0 in all bands: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking.

For the first item, getting the skill certification was smooth sailing for my husband. Whatever work credentials he has submitted, na-credit at in acknowledge ito ng assessor. However, for IELTS, hindi sya pinalad. On his first try, he was short by 1.0 in writing. I immediately scheduled him to another one and every weekend leading up to the exam date, nagpapractice sya with his essays with me checking on his work right after. On his 2nd attempt, ganun ulet pero this time kinulang sya ng 0.5 sa writing at speaking. We decided it maybe worthwhile to attend a formal class. On his 3rd attempt, his score improved but this time kulang sya ng 0.5 na lang sa writing. We thought since kulang na lang ng 0.5 baka pwede reng ipa-recheck as we know a friend na ganun ang ginawa. When results came back - score in writing remained as 6.5.

Time is clicking and nasa 2013 na during that time pero wala pa ren kameng nasasubmitan na application. Add to that si hubby will be turning 40 yrs old and if di umabot ang IELTS nya before his birthday di na kame aabot sa minimum score ng AU. I was getting depressed and frustrated about the entire situation, meanwhile, kabi-kabila kameng nakakarinig ng balita from friends or friend of a friend na paalis na papuntang Australia.

We checked again with our agent and we asked what if magswitch kame ni hubby...ako ang maging principal applicant. Based on the scores, pasok pa ren although mas madugo kasi iba-iba ang naging companies ko. Immediately, we went ahead and enlisted for IELTS. We both went for IELTs kc iniisip namen baka umabot na sya sa 4th time so win-win situation. Thank God pasawang awa ako...halos 7.0 lang ako sa lahat ng modules. Si hubby short again by 0.5. Given this good news on my side, I immediately completed my job description from various companies and the agent sent it to the assessing body. We were both hopeful, thinking na this would be OK already at nagbibilang na kame ng ilang months bago matanggap ang visa. We know for a fact na sa AU, mabilis ang processing na basta makalodge ka lang. Imagine our surprise when we found out the assessor rejected my nominated work naman! Parang gumuho na ang mundo ko nun...and I remember calling my sister overseas about this...and I vividly recall her saying..."hindi ka naman pwedeng tumigil sa kakatry otherwise ganyan pa ren ang state nyo" Tama sya - if we don't do anything about it now...it will all be same tomorrow. So I started picking up the pieces and even with a broken heart...i started reading on New Zealand's requirements.

For New Zealand, I remember spending one Sunday afternoon reading yung very confusing nilang questionnaire. Based on my assessment, si hubby lang ang qualified if yung college nya is worth a certain Level. They have something similar to WES (sorry i forgot the name) so we submitted the requirements and paid a certain amount for the assessment. Again, when results came, we were disheartened to know na hindi abot yung score - he was only given a score of 6 when ang kelangan namen is 7. We didn't proceed with New Zealand.

Binalikan kame ng agent sa Australia and they said, they will nominate me to the more appropriate skill. However, since hindi yung course ko directly related to my work, I needed to produce another document ...like a business case/thesis to show that I have been very well trained and knowledgeable for my job. Likewise, they said short pa ako ng about 3 months of work experience so they cannot immediately apply for the assessment right away. When I opened the document, nalungkot ako sa dame ng inputs na kailangan ko gawen. I decided to do it on my 3rd month na lang kasi parang napapagod na ako. Umabot na ang Australia saga till 2014....

By April 2014, we came to know that mag-oopen ang FSW 2014 from my sister's canadian agent. We got hopeful again, and utilised the free assessment they have onsite. Pasok si Hubby! By May 1, 2014 we signed up with the agency and started preparing the documents. the good news is yung mga documents that we have been preparing for Australia, na-utilize namin! and more good news, yung IELTS scores ni hubby ay pasok na pasok! Plus, yung IELTS ko ay nagbigay pa sa amen ng additional 5 points. By mid-June, we were complete with all the documents and documents were received by the embassy by June 24. The rest is history...

Our journey is a very long one...filled with frustration and disappointment but after seeing our Canadian Visa Stamps last friday it was all worth it. Sabe nga ni Steve Jobs as commencement speech nya sa isang university..."you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect the dots looking backwards." Had we not prepared these documents beforehand for Australia, hindi kame aabot sa 1000 quota kasi ang NOC ni hubby ay isa sa fast moving NOCs. Who would have thought na sa Canada pa ren pala ang bagsak namen. Also, if hindi came nareject ng reject probably nasa Australia na kame ngayon which is not at all a bad thing, however, both of our sisters are waiting for us in Canada!

Sorry at super haba na nito...I hope nakatulong man lang tong story namen sa inyo for those who are patiently waiting...trust in the Lord that you are where you are meant to be...in His Perfect Time He will give it to you. Good night and God Bless.

thanks po for sharing your experience and journey; very inspiring indeed and a well-deserved visa -- ang titibay nyo! hehe best of luck po and God bless sa new life sa Canada.

 

[paulpaulpaul]

Sumasagot ba ang CEM pag nag request ng Gcmsnotes?

yes i did request last week, waiting for another 3 weeks as the notes will be sent in 35 days.

Just for info...

https://gcmsnotes.ca/faq.html?caller=/index.html (item 11)

Requesting information (GCMS) won't have any negative impact on your immigration case since such requests are absolutely legal under the Access to Information Act.

In fact requesting visa file records often triggers some action in the case — many people request GCMS information more than once and share their experience demonstrating that requests are often followed by officers' decisions, inquiries, checks and so on.

It is not uncommon that applicants request their visa file information 5 and more times during the period when the application is being processed.

 

[adelosreyes]

Hello Adelosreyes,
Intention ko talaga magpost about our 8 yr journey and tamang-tama ang inquiry mo.

Nagstart akong magapply nung dalaga pa ako back in 2006 with the intention of making it in Canada on my own. Pero as most of you know...after waiting for more than 5 yrs, I received an update in 2012 that all applications with no decision yet by the embassy will be returned. To say that my whole world crushed was an understatement. During that time, I also made an effort to update my application as I got married back in 2010. When we got married, I moved to SG and from there lahat ng decisions namen were loosely based on the fact that one day we will be migrating to Canada. We postponed having kids & we didn't move house in SG so imagine my disappointment na wala palang sense ang lahat ng sacrifices namen.

In 2010, while waiting for Canada, we thought it would be good to manage our risk and apply for Permanent Residency in Singapore. Unfortunately, we got rejected.

After learning about our returned application in Canada by 2012, I got really apprehensive knowing that our status in SG was not really stable. I immediately checked other countries after finding out that our jobs were not in Canada's Demand List. I saw that Australia was the next viable option considering that I also have my relatives there. Nagpa-assess kame sa isang Immigration Agent na recommended ng friend namen who recently got approved. We sent our profiles and received their advise that we were qualified for a provincial nominee. We immediately set-up a meeting with the agency to discuss further our application and went ahead to proceed with the contract signing.

In 2012, Australia will be introducing the new EOI Expression of Interest which is very similar to Canada's new Express Entry. There were two major things that are important before we can submit the application: 1) Get your skills certified by a third Party Assessing Body of Australia and 2) Pass IELTS with a score of at least 7.0 in all bands: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking.

For the first item, getting the skill certification was smooth sailing for my husband. Whatever work credentials he has submitted, na-credit at in acknowledge ito ng assessor. However, for IELTS, hindi sya pinalad. On his first try, he was short by 1.0 in writing. I immediately scheduled him to another one and every weekend leading up to the exam date, nagpapractice sya with his essays with me checking on his work right after. On his 2nd attempt, ganun ulet pero this time kinulang sya ng 0.5 sa writing at speaking. We decided it maybe worthwhile to attend a formal class. On his 3rd attempt, his score improved but this time kulang sya ng 0.5 na lang sa writing. We thought since kulang na lang ng 0.5 baka pwede reng ipa-recheck as we know a friend na ganun ang ginawa. When results came back - score in writing remained as 6.5.

Time is clicking and nasa 2013 na during that time pero wala pa ren kameng nasasubmitan na application. Add to that si hubby will be turning 40 yrs old and if di umabot ang IELTS nya before his birthday di na kame aabot sa minimum score ng AU. I was getting depressed and frustrated about the entire situation, meanwhile, kabi-kabila kameng nakakarinig ng balita from friends or friend of a friend na paalis na papuntang Australia.

We checked again with our agent and we asked what if magswitch kame ni hubby...ako ang maging principal applicant. Based on the scores, pasok pa ren although mas madugo kasi iba-iba ang naging companies ko. Immediately, we went ahead and enlisted for IELTS. We both went for IELTs kc iniisip namen baka umabot na sya sa 4th time so win-win situation. Thank God pasawang awa ako...halos 7.0 lang ako sa lahat ng modules. Si hubby short again by 0.5. Given this good news on my side, I immediately completed my job description from various companies and the agent sent it to the assessing body. We were both hopeful, thinking na this would be OK already at nagbibilang na kame ng ilang months bago matanggap ang visa. We know for a fact na sa AU, mabilis ang processing na basta makalodge ka lang. Imagine our surprise when we found out the assessor rejected my nominated work naman! Parang gumuho na ang mundo ko nun...and I remember calling my sister overseas about this...and I vividly recall her saying..."hindi ka naman pwedeng tumigil sa kakatry otherwise ganyan pa ren ang state nyo" Tama sya - if we don't do anything about it now...it will all be same tomorrow. So I started picking up the pieces and even with a broken heart...i started reading on New Zealand's requirements.

For New Zealand, I remember spending one Sunday afternoon reading yung very confusing nilang questionnaire. Based on my assessment, si hubby lang ang qualified if yung college nya is worth a certain Level. They have something similar to WES (sorry i forgot the name) so we submitted the requirements and paid a certain amount for the assessment. Again, when results came, we were disheartened to know na hindi abot yung score - he was only given a score of 6 when ang kelangan namen is 7. We didn't proceed with New Zealand.

Binalikan kame ng agent sa Australia and they said, they will nominate me to the more appropriate skill. However, since hindi yung course ko directly related to my work, I needed to produce another document ...like a business case/thesis to show that I have been very well trained and knowledgeable for my job. Likewise, they said short pa ako ng about 3 months of work experience so they cannot immediately apply for the assessment right away. When I opened the document, nalungkot ako sa dame ng inputs na kailangan ko gawen. I decided to do it on my 3rd month na lang kasi parang napapagod na ako. Umabot na ang Australia saga till 2014....

By April 2014, we came to know that mag-oopen ang FSW 2014 from my sister's canadian agent. We got hopeful again, and utilised the free assessment they have onsite. Pasok si Hubby! By May 1, 2014 we signed up with the agency and started preparing the documents. the good news is yung mga documents that we have been preparing for Australia, na-utilize namin! and more good news, yung IELTS scores ni hubby ay pasok na pasok! Plus, yung IELTS ko ay nagbigay pa sa amen ng additional 5 points. By mid-June, we were complete with all the documents and documents were received by the embassy by June 24. The rest is history...

Our journey is a very long one...filled with frustration and disappointment but after seeing our Canadian Visa Stamps last friday it was all worth it. Sabe nga ni Steve Jobs as commencement speech nya sa isang university..."you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect the dots looking backwards." Had we not prepared these documents beforehand for Australia, hindi kame aabot sa 1000 quota kasi ang NOC ni hubby ay isa sa fast moving NOCs. Who would have thought na sa Canada pa ren pala ang bagsak namen. Also, if hindi came nareject ng reject probably nasa Australia na kame ngayon which is not at all a bad thing, however, both of our sisters are waiting for us in Canada!

Sorry at super haba na nito...I hope nakatulong man lang tong story namen sa inyo for those who are patiently waiting...trust in the Lord that you are where you are meant to be...in His Perfect Time He will give it to you. Good night and God Bless.

Hello flowersinbloom! Thank you for sharing to me/us your inspiring story - sabi nga: "Sometimes when things are falling part, they may be actually falling into place." 8)

Naiyak ako sis dito sa line mo - "Our journey is a very long one...filled with frustration and disappointment but after seeing our Canadian Visa Stamps last friday it was all worth it." I just felt it...your frustration and disappointment all these years...yet you continued the fight and left the rest to God. It is truly God's game plan...we just play along and make sure we do it well.

To share our own journey, it took us 4 years. We were also declined by CIO in Feb 2011 (application was received October 2010), di daw nag match yung job description ko with the NOC I applied before. Felt very depressed kasi at that time, we already posted our house for sale kasi matagal magbenta (imagine that early stage, nagpaplano na kami), I even convinced my husband with this plan even if ayaw niya talaga. Anyway, sabi ko baka talagang not meant to be yet...I decided to keep this dream in my "long term plan" bucket.

Following year, natuloy yung sale ng house namin, we didn't want to cancel the transaction anymore thinking na migrating to Canada is still in our long term plan and mahirap maghanap ng serious buyer. As a short term plan, I shifted from HR to Project Management IT within same Company thinking that I might stand a better chance in case maglabas ng bagong in-demand NOC si Canada. My hubby to take Commercial Cooking, he finished the certification programme in 6 months and was able to find a Cook job, only stayed for a year tho' but atleast in case pumasok ulit ang Cook, hubby will meet the requirements and can be the principal applicant. Being positive and achieving these little short term plans I know will help us achieve that ultimate goal...in God's perfect time.

My sister and family finally got their Citizenship and my parents were successfully petitioned last August 2013. Like your sisters, they've been really encouraging and positive that we will make it (kami ng brother ko) to Canada someday.

Come first week of May 2014, my former officemate who made it through 2011 cut sent me a FB message. He said that new NOCs were released and Human Resource Managers / NOC 0112 is in! I got so busy my 1.5 year old baby and all that I lost track of time...lumabas na pala ang mga bagong NOCs! I immediately researched on it and thankfully kaunti lang ang difference sa guidelines noong 2010 except for WES. I had to do a lot of reading...downloaded the PDF guide and highlighted all the pertinent details. Made my own checklist (re-take IELTS and send requirements for WES) and started planning tasks in order meet the deadline I've given myself to complete all requirements (July 2014). My newly acquired skills in project Management helped a lot! Di din nasayang ang paglipat ko kahit HR din naman pala bagsak ko hahaha! So ayun...the rest of the story is here in the forum Di pa tapos ang journey kasi waiting for our VISAs pa but konti na lang to the finish line.

Oh and in between, I had to decline a very good offer with another Company, yung tipong may pa-kotse, pa-bahay and the chance to go back to my HR career...unfortunately, I had to be honest and told them of my Canadian Immigration plans...they want me to commit 3 years...ano ba yun! Well, I had to decline...matagal ko din pinag isipan yun! Hay...

I'll end my sharing with another quote, this is for all of us here:

"If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it.
If you don't ask, the answer is always no.
If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place."

but then again, God will direct our steps so allow Him to do all the rest. Cheers!

 

[fanmail]

Hello everyone! Newbie here.

I hope everybody is still in high spirits regardless of the snail-paced process of the MVO.

Nova Scotia received my application last August 7, 2014 (NOC 4011), and I got my PER last Nov. 28, 2014. No MR up to now.

I check my e-cas everyday and it still states "We received your application on August 7, 2014."


This waiting game is already making me anxious. :'(

me too, wala pa akong MR, same status as yours.

I emailed CEM, and this is their reply:

"Please be informed that your application is currently queued for review. We will advise you in writing if additional information and/or documents will be required.
In the meantime, we thank you for your patience while you wait to hear more from our office and for keeping your correspondence to a minimum.
We trust this information is of assistance."

 

[Angelo05]

Sumasagot ba ang CEM pag nag request ng Gcmsnotes?

They need to as their goverment is trasparent due to Access to information Act.

 

[QueenAngel]

[size=10pt][size=10pt][size=10pt]Aja!!! [/size][/size][/size]
(I hope my spelling is correct).

[size=10pt][size=10pt]MR!!! [/size][/size] :-*

Awts....

Tissue please!

Don't worry sis, in time we will achieve our goals...This Canadian DREAM!!!
Waiting game is really hard but we should keep on going....

Sometimes I'm also losing my positive energies especially when my little princess will tell me she want to be with me and asking me to go home...

For now we just need to stay strong and continue the fight!
Good luck and God Bless to of all us who are still on the waiting game!

Kaya naten to Sis!
Looking forward to your MR this week! Excited n ko pra kme nmn ang next! :-*

 

[QueenAngel]

Each one has his own good story to tell. But all of us has one reason and purpose why we are here - to have a good, quiet life with our families.

Sabi nga ni Sis kaelemon, nakaka praning din minsan. Sabi ng lahat, nakaka frustrate. Kahit anong pilit mong maging positive.

Cheers!!! Aja!!!

Hello flowersinbloom! Thank you for sharing to me/us your inspiring story - sabi nga: "Sometimes when things are falling part, they may be actually falling into place." 8)

Naiyak ako sis dito sa line mo - "Our journey is a very long one...filled with frustration and disappointment but after seeing our Canadian Visa Stamps last friday it was all worth it." I just felt it...your frustration and disappointment all these years...yet you continued the fight and left the rest to God. It is truly God's game plan...we just play along and make sure we do it well.

To share our own journey, it took us 4 years. We were also declined by CIO in Feb 2011 (application was received October 2010), di daw nag match yung job description ko with the NOC I applied before. Felt very depressed kasi at that time, we already posted our house for sale kasi matagal magbenta (imagine that early stage, nagpaplano na kami), I even convinced my husband with this plan even if ayaw niya talaga. Anyway, sabi ko baka talagang not meant to be yet...I decided to keep this dream in my "long term plan" bucket.

Following year, natuloy yung sale ng house namin, we didn't want to cancel the transaction anymore thinking na migrating to Canada is still in our long term plan and mahirap maghanap ng serious buyer. As a short term plan, I shifted from HR to Project Management IT within same Company thinking that I might stand a better chance in case maglabas ng bagong in-demand NOC si Canada. My hubby to take Commercial Cooking, he finished the certification programme in 6 months and was able to find a Cook job, only stayed for a year tho' but atleast in case pumasok ulit ang Cook, hubby will meet the requirements and can be the principal applicant. Being positive and achieving these little short term plans I know will help us achieve that ultimate goal...in God's perfect time.

My sister and family finally got their Citizenship and my parents were successfully petitioned last August 2013. Like your sisters, they've been really encouraging and positive that we will make it (kami ng brother ko) to Canada someday.

Come first week of May 2014, my former officemate who made it through 2011 cut sent me a FB message. He said that new NOCs were released and Human Resource Managers / NOC 0112 is in! I got so busy my 1.5 year old baby and all that I lost track of time...lumabas na pala ang mga bagong NOCs! I immediately researched on it and thankfully kaunti lang ang difference sa guidelines noong 2010 except for WES. I had to do a lot of reading...downloaded the PDF guide and highlighted all the pertinent details. Made my own checklist (re-take IELTS and send requirements for WES) and started planning tasks in order meet the deadline I've given myself to complete all requirements (July 2014). My newly acquired skills in project Management helped a lot! Di din nasayang ang paglipat ko kahit HR din naman pala bagsak ko hahaha! So ayun...the rest of the story is here in the forum Di pa tapos ang journey kasi waiting for our VISAs pa but konti na lang to the finish line.

Oh and in between, I had to decline a very good offer with another Company, yung tipong may pa-kotse, pa-bahay and the chance to go back to my HR career...unfortunately, I had to be honest and told them of my Canadian Immigration plans...they want me to commit 3 years...ano ba yun! Well, I had to decline...matagal ko din pinag isipan yun! Hay...

I'll end my sharing with another quote, this is for all of us here:

"If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it.
If you don't ask, the answer is always no.
If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place."

but then again, God will direct our steps so allow Him to do all the rest. Cheers!

 

[QueenAngel]

If you will look at the other Forum (FSW 2014 Applicants), it's raining DM's, PPR, PP Returned in there. They are mostly NDVO & SPVO running the show.

In here, MR pa lang ang iniiyakan natin. Sila, waiting for PP returned with Visa stamp kills them already.

OMG!

Awts....

Tissue please!

Don't worry sis, in time we will achieve our goals...This Canadian DREAM!!!
Waiting game is really hard but we should keep on going....

Sometimes I'm also losing my positive energies especially when my little princess will tell me she want to be with me and asking me to go home...

For now we just need to stay strong and continue the fight!
Good luck and God Bless to of all us who are still on the waiting game!

Kaya naten to Sis!
Looking forward to your MR this week! Excited n ko pra kme nmn ang next! :-*

[size=10pt][size=10pt][size=10pt]Aja!!! [/size][/size][/size]
(I hope my spelling is correct).

[size=10pt][size=10pt]MR!!! [/size][/size] :-*

 

[adelosreyes]

Sis, I love your intuition - it's so positive and beautiful! Thank you so much!!!
I always envision positive outcome and make sure I pray the "right" way.

It has been 29 days since 2nd update, 8 months & 19 days since file was received waiting for MR. Kaya dapat nga, this week na ang MR ko.

Like flowersinbloom, we had our 1st application in 2005. We waited for so long only to find out that our application, having no decision made, would be returned. In fact, we just received the money this year!

We didn't use any consultant then and I believe that our application had so many flaws. We also put everything on hold then, i.e., we didn't buy a house, etc... It was perfect time for immigration because our age was ideal with our work experience at the right level. During that time, there was no ECA and IELTS yet.

Great opportunities & valuable time were wasted because it was the time when we were building our careers and starting our family. Just right to start anew in a foreign land.

We didn't even know that Canada stopped the application processing and re-opened. We were just so confident that our application would be approved. Well, we should have been vigilant on our application no matter how confident you were. Although we tried communicating to the CEM, we didn't know how and it seemed that there was no way except thru fax message. They wouldn't even reply just wait for their communication. CEM acknowledged our application and we received several letters from them about the timelines. We were asked to decide either to wait for the processing/approval or pull out our application. We decided for a GO.

My brother was already a Canadian citizen during that time and he was offering me a "nanny job" for his youngest son just to have a working visa for formality and make it through in 2 years so have a PR. But my husband opted for applying the FSWP because he didn't want me to go ahead and I'll leave them here.

If I knew it was going to be like this, I should have taken the offer and sacrificed the 2 years away from my family. Within the 2 years, I could have gotten a "real" job or studied short courses and eventually get a decent job... And maybe, my husband would be insistent coming over, too.

Finally, Canada came to a decision of returning all unprocessed applications much to our surprise and dismay. I was able convince my husband to try again for the last time because this is our last hurrah - not anymore for us for our kids' future, especially what's going on here, i.e., the Napoles issue, etc...

To make sure we'll submit the correct forms, data and documents, we hired a consultant no matter how expensive because we learned from our mistakes and made sure everything would be correct and they would make our representation, in cases of clarification, justification, etc... There were some experiences of frustrations with the consultant plus my husband taking it so slow with his IELTS that the NOC 0211 was capped in 2013 while waiting for the results of the IELTS. So we waited for the 2014 to open, since we already invested a good sum. Good thing he qualified for the 0911.

Approximately 4 months after submission of the application, there came a job offer to me. Me, not being the applicant! OMG, if you are to look at our situation, obstacles and blockages are always there. It's just strong faith, hope, courage belief and burning desire that's making us holding on so tight. I kept reminding myself of looking at the light and only positive thoughts or feelings inside. However with the rate we are going, I can't help but feel bad because the waiting kills one's right senses.

The LMIA application of my Canadian employer was filed and he was interviewed by the High Commission in Canada last Feb. He said that the file/request was sent to MVO and they will contact me for anything they need. There's nothing from the MVO until now. It's MVO... I hope there aren't so many of this case that's taking it long.

In 2010, we bought a property because we couldn't rely anymore on this vision in our heads. By the way, we are staying in my ancestral house. Believe that whatever happens, we have a house of our own while the kids are growing up fast. This month is the turnover and we are torn between 2 projects - the house & Canada POF / Canadian shelter.

What can we do? But to go by the flow. Hope for the best, pray that our dreams transform into reality and into life soon.

I want to share with you this dream I had in 2013 and I believe it was related to this Canada project. Here it goes: I was in a subway station, something like in NY. I was walking along the railway because I had to go through a pinhole of a subway wall, the subway train was coming so fast and time was an essence. I was there because I had to go through this wall, I didn't really know why but it was for some kind of a purpose. If I couldn't squeeze myself in, I was a dead meat. I heard voices cheering me up and motivating me to try my very best to go through because the train was coming in split second! In the dream, I knew whose voices were but I couldn't name names. My whole focus was to get through it. Amazingly, I made it through. Inside the wall was a big "private space". The ambiance was awesome, time was slow moving and comfortably cool. It felt good. I acknowledged & exchanged pleasantries with the persons I met. I saw familiar faces from my office and they were the younger office mates and the ones getting the promotions during that time. I felt so lucky being inside getting through and they seemed to greet me being able to get through successfully. Just imagine how I felt, I was so relieved getting into that impossible pinhole in the nick of time, which you can only see in cartoons or sci-fi movies. The moment I found myself inside, as if I had no thrilling event a minute ago. Then, the 2013 NOC 0211 closed. How's that??? Hahaha.

Now, the MR, RPRF, PCC...
Yes, I know triumph is coming with all those we have been going through. God listens and finally answer our prayers.

I asked my kids to help me pray... They say that God listens more to kids' prayers... Kids' minds & soul are pure.

I hope I didn't bore you to death with this novel.

All the best for all of us!!!

Hugs QueenAngel! You absolutely didn't bore me to death, I love reading your story / journey!
The Lord's purpose will prevail, just trust in Him. He will make everything right, not just the right time BUT importantly at the right place...