I have some good news to share:
I just received RPRF request and request for additional doc (PCC from my place of origin) this morning!
Here is my timeline:
Category........: QSW
Visa Office......: Sydney NS
App. Filed.......: 04-01-2016
App. Received..: 07-01-2016
Doc's Request.: 21-07-2016 (PCC + RPRF)
Nomination.....: CSQ December 2015
AOR Received.: 17-03-2016
Med's Request: 30-06-2016
Med's Done....: 04-07-2016 (submitted on 14-07-2016)
Interview........: WAIVED
Passport Req..: pending
VISA ISSUED...: pending
LANDED..........: pending
I have 2 questions though:
(1) Should I simply pay the RPRF online and then it'll be fine? Do I need to print the receipt or anything and then send it to CIC Centralized Intake Office? (Strangely, the link they sent me for instruction to make the payment points to the location of Argentina (I am not from there, nor have I ever visited Argentina).
(2) For the police clearance certificate, I need to get fingerprints at a "law enforcement authority" (legal representative or private agency are not accepted by the police government of my country). I went to the local police station near where I lived and was advised to make an appointment at SPVM at 1441 Rue St.-Urbain. I called and then they told me I could simply walk in for just the fingerprints. But it's expensive: 60CAD. I wonder if there is any cheaper way of getting them?