an email i received today
I would like to inform you that we have received 1 returned application package last Wednesday, October 20, 2011 from the Paranaque Postal Service. This application is for our client, a Registered Nurse, filed under the Ministerial Instructions 3 and sent via DHL last July 15, 2011 which was received last July 20, 2011 by the Centralized Intake Office (CIO) Nova Scotia, Canada as per report by DHL – courier company.
The application form that was returned together with the documents submitted was stamped received by the FSW Mailroom CIC Sydney, July 20, 2011 however attached to it is the letter addressed to the client dated 26 September 2011 informing that “her application was received after the maximum of 500 complete Federal Skilled Worker applications per NOC 3152 was reached”.
The posting on the www.cic.gc.ca website regarding the applications received toward the overall cap as of September 19, 2011 for NOC 3152 is 499 applications received. However please take note that below the numbers posted on their website it mentioned that “figures are meant as a guide only and there is no guarantee that an application sent in now will fall within the cap”.
If we will follow the above letter of the CIO and their guidelines, would mean that as of July 15, 2011 the visa office received a total of 500 applications already despite their first posting dated July 21, 2011 that NOC 3152 received was 26 applications only. And with this, the said client application was returned for reason of cap reached.
As of this date based on the reports previously sent regarding the applications given the assessment (whether eligible or non-eligible) by CIO the latest case submitted with decision was filed July 12, 2011 therefore for July 15 filed case the above client is our first case opened and returned due to cap reached.
From July 01 to September 30, our office was able to file a total of 477 applications for NOC 3152 – Registered Nurse. From July 01 – 14, our total filed cases (NOC 3152) were 107 applications while from July 15 to September 30 we have a total of 370 applications subject for return and may not be included in the quota of 500 applications.
As of now, this information is not yet a matter of menace because of this 1 case. Situation may change and we will have clear understanding on how CIO assess our clients under the NOC 3152 once we have further updates from the Centralized Intake Office (CIO), Nova Scotia.
3152 reached its cap july 20