Ray of hope - FSW - 1

[NavjotS123]

It doesn't matter what work you do. I will give an example. My Friend's cousin had a pending Green Card. He used to extend his h1b once every 3 years. When he was up for an extension in 2019, his visa got rejected. He lived in the US for 14 years (with multiple h1b extensions) and his kids were born in the US. His wife works. He worked for a top company in Austin. He bought a house here and pretty much settled. But after his visa was not extended he was asked to leave in a week. Gladly his company sent him to Canada and he decided not to come back to the US because he feels humiliated. There was no reason to reject his visa. Absolutely none. Until you get your GC, there is no guarantee that you will stay in the US.

yep, there are countless examples like these.

 

[otaviovidal]

Guys, especially those who are applying under OINP, if you are married, include your spouse and select the IELTS exam as NA. Then, If your score is 472 it will come down to 454 which is good enough for the tech draws. This can be applied to french stream as well. Thank me later.

My score is 472 but without my spouse's IELTS exam it actually goes down to 452, which is not high enough for current Tech Draws: "The OINP targeted candidates with a comprehensive ranking system score between 456 and 467". So I'm either above or below OINP target scores.

Anyway this last CEC draw gave me a bit of hope that FSW draws will resume soon. Fingers crossed!

 

[dankboi]

My score is 472 but without my spouse's IELTS exam it actually goes down to 452, which is not high enough for current Tech Draws: "The OINP targeted candidates with a comprehensive ranking system score between 456 and 467". So I'm either above or below OINP target scores.

Anyway this last CEC draw gave me a bit of hope that FSW draws will resume soon. Fingers crossed!

Everyone will get an ITA. : )

 

[txlonghorn]

Lolz I have seen so many F1s denied entry and deported for no apparent reason

I'm not refuting your claim at all but I'm curious whether you personally know of examples where an F1 visa associated with Harvard, Stanford, MIT or Yale was ever denied entry? Or even 2nd-tier universities, say Texas A&M, U Michigan, SUNY Buffalo, UIUC? Again, I ask not to refute your claim but only because I don't.

Since F1s are non immigrant visas, one could argue that if someone was entering the US to study at a community college or a bottom rung university, education may not be the sole goal of stepping foot on US soil. Hell, even the students studying at better universities are usually here for the long-term prospects, not simply the education.

I know this is a privileged take but it holds water.

 

[dankboi]

I'm not refuting your claim at all but I'm curious whether you personally know of examples where an F1 visa associated with Harvard, Stanford, MIT or Yale was ever denied entry? Or even 2nd-tier universities, say Texas A&M, U Michigan, SUNY Buffalo, UIUC? Again, I ask not to refute your claim but only because I don't.

Since F1s are non immigrant visas, one could argue that if someone was entering the US to study at a community college or a bottom rung university, education may not be the sole goal of stepping foot on US soil. Hell, even the students studying at better universities are usually here for the long-term prospects, not simply the education.

I know this is a privileged take, just saying it holds water.

Everyone knows how a lady tried to get the PR and later the citizenship, she ain't famous for her own stuffs but her husband was a meme template for the entire period he held the position. The lottery system is the worst immigration system in this entire world.

 

[guelphite]

Largely a long term hedge (against the petrodollar, US inflation & financial markets), a second retirement option (while also opening up the door to early retirement since healthcare coverage won't be a problem), lower university costs and some ethical unease surrounding the US military, wars & media.

Oh, and perhaps the unrealistic hope that cancel culture isn't as prevalent as it is here.

Lol what a combo. I'm a US national as well, so you aren't alone.

But idk the extent to which the Canadian economy/dollar is going to be a hedge against those financial things... we're so correlated to the state of the US economy.

"Cancel culture" is not as big of a thing here, but that's mostly because there are significantly fewer repulsive people in Canada who require "cancellation" than in the states

 

[dankboi]

Heathrow Airport to open terminal for 'red list' arrivals
London, UK

Heathrow Airport will open a dedicated terminal for passengers arriving from countries with a high risk of Covid.

The decision follows criticism of the airport and the government after arrivals from red list countries were made to queue with other passengers.
But from 1 June, those travelling from red list countries will transit through Terminal Three, which has been closed for the past year.
They will then travel to a hotel where they will quarantine for 10 days.
It comes as the volume of passengers travelling through the airport is expected to increase after 12 countries were added to the government's green list, meaning travelers would not ordinarily be required to isolate on return.
The vast majority of countries are on the amber list, meaning travelers must isolate at home on their return. The government advises against non-essential travel to those on the list.
Heathrow said opening of a dedicated terminal for those arriving from countries on the red list, who must isolate in a government-organized hotel on arrival, would be "logistically very challenging".
"Our hope is that it will enable Border Force to carry out its duties more efficiently as passenger volumes increase in line with the green list."
The airport said the arrival terminal for those landing from countries on the red list would eventually be moved to Terminal Four and that the arrangement was likely to be in place for some time.
"Red list routes will likely be a feature of UK travel for the foreseeable future as countries vaccinate their populations at different rates.
"We're adapting Heathrow to this longer-term reality by initially opening a dedicated arrivals facility in Terminal 3 from June 1st for red list passengers arriving on direct flights," Heathrow said in a statement.

 

[dankboi]

If IRCC allowed all COPR holders to do the landing to finish the process it'd be great.

 

[Deleted member 1006777]

"Cancel culture" is not as big of a thing here, but that's mostly because there are significantly fewer repulsive people in Canada who require "cancellation" than in the states

How could we know though? We only see the US as having these people because Trump brought them out of hiding and made it acceptable to be ignorant and hateful. Canada just hasn't had a Trump yet, but I'm sure there's enough hate to go around there as well.

 

[dankboi]

This candidate pool distribution compares the pool on different dates. I checked this to find out the CRS ranges of CEC / FSW / PNP
That Feb draw actually showed us in which range the CEC folks are standing.
Since there was a month of gap after the 28K draw it's difficult to determine the exact range of folks who were CEC.
0-460 (85%) - CEC >460 - 15%
400-599 (95%) - FSW <400 - 5%
600-1200 - PNP

So if there is no streamlining, then the IRCC has / will utilize(d) the complete (~90%) pool in this year. if there are FSW draws then the lowest cut off it'll reach is 464-467 in 2021 and the OINP follows the FSW cutoff

Please share your understandings, speculations & insights about this if you saw this post.

 

[YaC]

This candidate pool distribution compares the pool on different dates. I checked this to find out the CRS ranges of CEC / FSW / PNP
That Feb draw actually showed us in which range the CEC folks are standing.
Since there was a month of gap after the 28K draw it's difficult to determine the exact range of folks who were CEC.
0-460 (85%) - CEC >460 - 15%
400-599 (95%) - FSW <400 - 5%
600-1200 - PNP

So if there is no streamlining, then the IRCC has / will utilize(d) the complete (~90%) pool in this year. if there are FSW draws then the lowest cut off it'll reach is 464-467 in 2021 and the OINP follows the FSW cutoff

Please share your understandings, speculations & insights about this if you saw this post.

It is very useful.

 

[dankboi]

It is very useful.

 

[ijhassan2]

Its pretty confusing. One person is saying that they will do draw in next one or two months other is saying that it'll occur in late November/December... which one to trust.

 

[Deleted member 1006777]

This candidate pool distribution compares the pool on different dates. I checked this to find out the CRS ranges of CEC / FSW / PNP
That Feb draw actually showed us in which range the CEC folks are standing.
Since there was a month of gap after the 28K draw it's difficult to determine the exact range of folks who were CEC.
0-460 (85%) - CEC >460 - 15%
400-599 (95%) - FSW <400 - 5%
600-1200 - PNP

So if there is no streamlining, then the IRCC has / will utilize(d) the complete (~90%) pool in this year. if there are FSW draws then the lowest cut off it'll reach is 464-467 in 2021 and the OINP follows the FSW cutoff

Please share your understandings, speculations & insights about this if you saw this post.

This doesn't account for influx of candidates. People who graduated in 2020 will slowly start getting to one year experience as the year goes on. They have potentially as many (or more) people as they have already issued ITAs to this year, who will become CEC eligible. There's no way to accurately estimate this number, especially considering the lack of clarity of how many of these people already applied through the new streams, how many wil apply twice to get an ITA quicker if it's possible etc.

 

[Deleted member 1006777]

"Update from dear leader Justin Trudeau:

As of today, 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across Canada. To everyone who has helped make this happen, from those working on the front lines and administering the vaccines to those rolling up their sleeve and getting the shot: thank you.
We’ll keep working to distribute more vaccines to the provinces and territories and get that number even higher. This week, we’ve received 4.5 million doses - and every week until at least the end of July, we’re going to receive more than 2 million doses from Pfizer alone."



Canada has a population of 35 million and why is Canada hoarding 150 million doses? What is stopping them to donate to poor countries like India?

Canada has a population of 38 million. x2 for two doses = 76 million. They aren't hoarding 150 million doses. They just signed multiple contracts with different companies to diversify their vaccine portfolio in case one of them shit the bed (like AZ, J&J and to a lesser extent, moderna did). And this paid off. If pfizer hadn't come through like it did, Canada would be in deep trouble despite this diversification. Once their population gets fully inoculated, who's to say they won't donate the rest?