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September 2012: FSW Arranged Employment applicants join here

eshotel

Star Member
Mar 20, 2009
77
1
124
AB
Category........
Visa Office......
ND
NOC Code......
6242
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13 Aug 2012
AOR Received.
23 Oct 2012
IELTS Request
Already submitted with App
File Transfer...
8 Nov 2012
Med's Request
17 April 2013
Med's Done....
2 May 2013
Passport Req..
17 April'13/ Sended on 7 May 2013
VISA ISSUED...
waiting
LANDED..........
Already in Canada
tkRPR said:
Actually i sent an email"OttPilot-Immigration" and reply is same as "In-process" and provided the links to see latest process time.

Do we get the Open work permit or the work-permit from the same company.
Do we have any link that helps us to get the work-permit for the in-process FSW2 candidates.
Thanks
tkRPR, i hope ds will work, its called Bridging open work permit

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2012/ob485.asp
 

mysteaka

Star Member
Nov 5, 2012
198
22
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Yes
App. Filed.......
04-SEP-2012 / PER on 05-NOV-2012
IELTS Request
Sent with my application
@jaz0020
jaz0020 said:
So on the cic online tracking tool problem . It seems that once the application has been assigned to a visa officer they turn off ur status and will update it with another quote when they are done screening the background checks . This is what the cic call center told me . So nothing to worry about any ways the visa office needs any info they would send us an e-mail .

hope this makes us all somewhat comfortable :)
Thanks! You are our hero now!! :)


@tkRPR and fukirua
Thank you for giving helpful information.
I know your application was transferred from Buffalo to CPP-O.
(maybe as you know, ) CPP-O said that "All files received between June 26, 2010 and June 30,2012 will be assessed in 2013". (Case Processing Pilot: Ottawa, Ontario FAQ #1)
Because of that information, I think that you seniors and us (we've filed app after Buffalo was closed) are on a different boat. But I guess sharing anything each other is so nice.

tkRPR, it's great news that CPP-O replied your e-mail.
As for work permit, I hope this link "Great news for CEC Applicants - OPEN Work Permits now available" is also help you ;
Seniors discussing about how to order the Bridging open work permit (ex, Can our spouse/common-law partner/dependents get open work permit? etc)

"FSW2" means "PhD stream" currently but I suppose you meant "Arranged Employment"... so, I think that we basically should get it from the same company because we applied with an arranged employment. However, almost people need LMO for update their work permit and I heard LMO process takes 6 months or so. What's more, work permit process is also slow... It's bad...


Best of luck for everyone :)
 

Doni

Star Member
May 21, 2012
165
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Vienna Office
NOC Code......
2264 Construction Inspector
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-09-2012
AOR Received.
05-12-2012
IELTS Request
Sent with application
Med's Request
24.09.2014
Med's Done....
Medical results have been received 17.10.2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
17.10.2014
VISA ISSUED...
01.12.2014
LANDED..........
Desperately Waiting...
General Database (data.gc.ca)

http://www.data.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=C517024E&xsl=datacataloguesearchrenderer%2Cresult&searchoffset=1&searchdisplaycount=10&databasematch=eform_published&filtername=formtype&formtype=DD116BB0-BB54-41A5-B210-D245C0139CA9&keywords=fsw+immigration+inventory&submit=Search
 

shanindia2007

Star Member
Jun 10, 2012
86
0
NOC Code......
1122
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
no one got AOR after November? i think all VO is not responding .
 

tkRPR

Star Member
Sep 16, 2012
54
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Cpp-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
I filed in May after my one year experience in my Canada employer and still working.
I will complete 2 years experience by this May 2013.
I see below link said 5 months and changed to 8 months and now 11 months.
Not sure how CPP Ottawa give priority to FSW compare with FDW with arranged employme
cic.gc.ca/english/hire/offers.asp
 

fukirua

Full Member
Dec 7, 2011
42
0
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-04-2012
File Transfer...
16-11-2012 (from notes)
Med's Request
23-10-2013
Interview........
waived
VISA ISSUED...
03-12-2013
mysteaka said:
@ jaz0020
Because of that information, I think that you seniors and us (we've filed app after Buffalo was closed) are on a different boat. But I guess sharing anything each other is so nice.
Hi Mysteaka, I see you are the chief of this thread; that's very nice of you.
CIC was aware of Buffalo closing at least since March of 2012 or even start of the 2012. Thus all the files appointed to Buffalo and sent after March (approximately) 2012 were transferred to Ottawa by default with some cooling period in Nova Scotia.
 

neha_arora1985

Star Member
Feb 6, 2012
66
2
Toronto, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
NOC Code......
2283
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Nov 14, 2013
AOR Received.
Dec 19, 2013
IELTS Request
Sent with an App
Thank you ESHOTEL for sharing that link.
I was very tensed before because my work permit is expiring in August.
+1 for you :)
 

dbss

Champion Member
Jun 22, 2012
1,088
43
My Ecas status is also gone...it was working fine until 2-3 days back and when I tried checking today it said that there is no information...did you guys who had issues with e-cas earlier were able to login now?

what does all this mean?
 

Doni

Star Member
May 21, 2012
165
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Vienna Office
NOC Code......
2264 Construction Inspector
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-09-2012
AOR Received.
05-12-2012
IELTS Request
Sent with application
Med's Request
24.09.2014
Med's Done....
Medical results have been received 17.10.2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
17.10.2014
VISA ISSUED...
01.12.2014
LANDED..........
Desperately Waiting...
dbss said:
My Ecas status is also gone...it was working fine until 2-3 days back and when I tried checking today it said that there is no information...did you guys who had issues with e-cas earlier were able to login now?

what does all this mean?
mine has gone too, I don't know what's happening!!! :(
 

volors

Full Member
Feb 2, 2013
23
1
tkRPR said:
I filed in May after my one year experience in my Canada employer and still working.
I will complete 2 years experience by this May 2013.
I see below link said 5 months and changed to 8 months and now 11 months.
Not sure how CPP Ottawa give priority to FSW compare with FDW with arranged employme
cic.gc.ca/english/hire/offers.asp
I don't think they give priority to foreign workers who are already working in Canada, because our application in for FSW so I think we are in the same queue.
 

mysteaka

Star Member
Nov 5, 2012
198
22
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Yes
App. Filed.......
04-SEP-2012 / PER on 05-NOV-2012
IELTS Request
Sent with my application
Friends whose E-CAS status was gone,

jaz0020 has gaven us the answer.
jaz0020 said:
So on the cic online tracking tool problem . It seems that once the application has been assigned to a visa officer they turn off ur status and will update it with another quote when they are done screening the background checks . This is what the cic call center told me . So nothing to worry about any ways the visa office needs any info they would send us an e-mail .

hope this makes us all somewhat comfortable :)
Your process has been started actually. Your file isn't in CIC's queue anymore.
I wish I were you!
 

CanadianJeepGuy

Champion Member
Jun 24, 2012
2,666
99
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
NOC Code......
N/A
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-05-2012; "In Process" 26-04-2013
Doc's Request.
docs and pics resent 04-09-2012
AOR Received.
16-08-2012 (Unofficial. Received email missing docs)
File Transfer...
09-10-2012
Med's Request
April 14th 2013
Med's Done....
Dec 2011; re-med May 06 2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
May 06 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 27 2013
LANDED..........
June 15th 2013
jaz0020 said:
So on the cic online tracking tool problem . It seems that once the application has been assigned to a visa officer they turn off ur status and will update it with another quote when they are done screening the background checks . This is what the cic call center told me . So nothing to worry about any ways the visa office needs any info they would send us an e-mail .

hope this makes us all somewhat comfortable :)
Seems strange hey would turn off ECAS. It has not happened to other applications that have gone "in process" prior to this. I was told it was an error due a software upgrade.

I hope you are right.
 

mysteaka

Star Member
Nov 5, 2012
198
22
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Yes
App. Filed.......
04-SEP-2012 / PER on 05-NOV-2012
IELTS Request
Sent with my application
fukirua said:
Hi Mysteaka, I see you are the chief of this thread; that's very nice of you.
CIC was aware of Buffalo closing at least since March of 2012 or even start of the 2012. Thus all the files appointed to Buffalo and sent after March (approximately) 2012 were transferred to Ottawa by default with some cooling period in Nova Scotia.
Thanks for the information! Sorry but I had misunderstanding about that. :-[
Btw, I think I'm not a chief, just a friend who is weak in a concise explanation :)
 

eshotel

Star Member
Mar 20, 2009
77
1
124
AB
Category........
Visa Office......
ND
NOC Code......
6242
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13 Aug 2012
AOR Received.
23 Oct 2012
IELTS Request
Already submitted with App
File Transfer...
8 Nov 2012
Med's Request
17 April 2013
Med's Done....
2 May 2013
Passport Req..
17 April'13/ Sended on 7 May 2013
VISA ISSUED...
waiting
LANDED..........
Already in Canada
Mysteaka, really u dont wanna b in d situtation wher ur e-cas showin error. it could b anythng n whatever we r goin thro nobody cant felt it, we just can wish for good luck. otherwise we all knw frustation created by waitin day by day now on top of it ds e-cas issue...crazyness.i just wish everybody will get wat they wanted on time, but atleast they can see if there application is there on d site. not lik me, donno ...counting day.
well keep updating n thnx again mysteaka, neha, gpranav n all.
 

amdee

Star Member
Feb 1, 2013
77
0
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Med's Done....
05-12-2013
For good or for bad, my E-CAS status is gone too! Will post information as soon as there's any update.

Thanks