LVO Applicants July 01, 2011 FSW Applicants_MI 3

[Zee.One]

Dear Friends,

My ECAS status have been changed from In process to Decision Made after getting PPR 2.
Address is still Pakistani.

Regards

 

[forcabarca86]

Dear Friends,

My ECAS status have been changed from In process to Decision Made after getting PPR 2.
Address is still Pakistani.

Regards

Congratulations. Almost there...

 

[toothfairy_77]

Dear Friends,

My ECAS status have been changed from In process to Decision Made after getting PPR 2.
Address is still Pakistani.

Regards

Congrats ! your journey has almost ended

 

[sammch]

i have a query for which i want opinion of our senior members. i live in saudi arabia and am expecting pp request at any time. My query is whether i can travel personally to London and deliver my and my family members passport. will visa office accept this and if yes what's procedure for that and after how many days will they return my passport.

 

[MAHMOUD2200]

Dear Friends,

My ECAS status have been changed from In process to Decision Made after getting PPR 2.
Address is still Pakistani.

Regards

CONGRATSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

 

[Azmi474]

Home » News » Canada News
Strike causing delays for Canadian visa applicants
28 June 2013

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Continuing industrial action by the Canadian Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) is causing increasingly long waits for Canadian visa applicants who apply abroad. Particularly affected are applicants under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) as well as students and tourists.

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Industry bodies for the Canadian tourism and education industries say that, if the strike is not resolved, visitors and students are likely to consider going elsewhere. Canada has been attracting increasing numbers of Chinese and Mexican visitors in recent years.

PAFSO is the union for Canadian government staff who work in other countries. Its members include immigration staff as well as diplomats, lawyers and economists. PAFSO members have been engaged in industrial action since June 6th.

Union will escalate industrial action if its demands are not met

There has been a series of co-ordinated walk-outs by PAFSO members. The union warns that its action will escalate if its demands are not met. The union says that its members are paid between CAN$3,000 and $14,000 per year less than government workers in other departments who do similar work.
Members have been working shorter hours, PAFSO has 1,350 members. 320 of these are visa and immigration officers working in visa processing offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Delhi, Chandigarh, Mexico City and Manila in the Philippines.

The Canadian government does not seem ready to back down to prevent further action. It says that PAFSO staff have other benefits such as a contribution to their dry cleaning bills, free vehicles, and an 'incentive allowance' for working abroad. These, the government says, compensate for their slightly lower salary.

Since June 6th, the waiting time for visas in Mexico and China has increased from between five and ten days to over six weeks. David Goldstein of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada said 'coming at this time of year, it's going to be devastating. If it's going to take 90 days to get a visa, people are going to be looking for other locations'. He warned that the disruption would be likely to cause long-term reputational damage.

Students are concerned they may miss the beginning of the academic year

Canadian schools and colleges have also begun to complain that their non-Canadian students are now contacting them with concerns they will not get visas in time for the academic year's start in September.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the Canadian department with responsibility for issuing visas, says that it has contingency plans in place but the union says that, even so, the number of visas being issued at overseas offices is down by 75%.

A CIC spokeswoman advised anyone wanting to apply for a Canadian visa to apply as far in advance as possible to avoid getting caught by the backlog. She said that humanitarian applications would be given priority.

 

[Azmi474]

According to this article there is no strike in london visa office .is it true .reply is appreciated .

 

[jhaja16]

According to this article there is no strike in london visa office .is it true .reply is appreciated .

Hi! I think eventhough there is this strike issue LVO is still doing their job. I got my PPR last June 24, 2013. It only proves that they manage everything despite of the strike issue.

 

[Azmi474]

Thanks brother when was ur medical.i am also waiting ppr.

 

[farney bhoy]

I've seen a news in a link given in a thread, it was nowhere mentioned about LVO is on strike but others are like Seol and some others.

Regards.

Thanks Fazal

 

[farney bhoy]

They say it take 4-6 weeks to process COPR & visa stamping. I think you will hear from them in a couple of weeks

I have no patience Barca. Your new Brazilian boy looked good against Spain last night. Wish he would stop the play acting though.........the shooter in row 3 syndrome!

 

[farney bhoy]

Hello farney bhoy,
I've contacted my Canadian consultant who has, unfortunately, confirmed that all PAFSO members worldwide are on strike now including CHC, London. However, he said it wont take much longer and the government should sort things out soon. He's also expecting 30 to 45 days delay in normal processing time frames.
In addition to the above I've read the updated article about this topic in Radio Canada International website which , in some way, matches what my consultant has concluded. http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2013/06/07/strike-by-canadian-diplomats-spreads-worldwide/
Best wishes,
P.S.
Officers being on strike means; work-to-rule tactics, no overtime, not answering e-mails after 5PM, leaving cell phones at work.
At least they are still working but on minimal basis.

Superb reply Toothfairy. So well researched.......put me to shame. :

 

[farney bhoy]

Dear Friends,
As per CIC official web site this strike should not affect permanent resident applications
As mentioned ((Posted processing times for both temporary and permanent resident visa applications do not take into account work stoppages.)))
Please check the link below
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm-ec.asp
GOOD LUCK FOR ALL

Good point Archit. Many thanks.

 

[farney bhoy]

Dear Friends,

My ECAS status have been changed from In process to Decision Made after getting PPR 2.
Address is still Pakistani.

Regards

Congrats Zee. One!

 

[farney bhoy]

Happy Canada Day everyone! :-*