Thoz who got 6-12 months wait letter

[sunasir]

Am not sure but I agree, why shouldnt visit personally, at least u can inform them it's hard to get through over phone.. They might give u alternate... Which can be useful for all

Dear Arsh Ali ,no alternative is given ,I searched IOM on net and found some cell nos. but today they are off.

 

[sunasir]

agreed

Thanks

 

[ASK]

Proof of 'Landing Funds"

Since we recently had some questions arising about POF, please know that this POF is required further during 'Landing'!!! I am sharing a thread which was posted earlier in this forum by a very senior member for the benefit of all viewing this topic. Thanks.


[size=10pt][size=10pt]Proof of 'Landing' Funds:[/size][/size]
-Do we take the Bank Statement or otherwise ?

How Much needed to Show at the Airport/POE :
No. of Pax ........... Funds Reqd-CAD
1 ....................... $11,086
2 ....................... $13,801
3 ....................... $16,967
4 ....................... $20,599
5 ....................... $23,364
6 ....................... $26,350
7 or more ........... $29,337

Is it necessary to carry the P.O.F. while 'Landing' ?
100%. A part of the 'Record of Landing' "Interview" is to ensure 'sustainability' in Canada by the applicant. The IO must ensure that you carry enough funds [based on LICO] which will help you settle easily, w/out any burden on Canadian Social Services. Remember, except for 'refugees' under the Refugees Protection Act, Canada doesn't offer financial assistance for any other categories of applicants.

Irrespective of the no. of family members performing the 1st landing, the entire POF [as per the chart above] must be shown to the IO at the POE. Subsequent 'landings' by the 'accompanying dependents' do not need to show the POF.

That means, whether the PA alone or one or more of his family members are 'landing' for the 1st time, the above funds are required. It's another matter whether the IO at the POE doesn't ask for it [very often that happens]. But, w/out the POF our entry can be 'Denied'.

Bank Statement/s as POF:
This issue has been dealt in detail [recurs frequently] here. The fact remains that we will actually need those monies once we land. Under avg, & usual circumstances -the POF described by the CIC is a necessity to survive in Canada, w/out a job, for approx. 6 months. Thus, in all earnestness we 'must' carry the 'landing funds' in a 'liquid' format* -easily accessible anytime upon landing.

Now, not all Bank Statements would be acceptable for 'landing'. There are instances when a Bank Statement was negated and the applicant was denied entry. I learnt it from the various forums & listening to the experiences of some families in Canada. Most 3rd world bank's statements will not be acceptable. Some examples were given, but I refrain to put-it-up here.

However, the statement/s of banks from UK, US, Norway, ANZ etc. were accepted in quite a few cases [I know of one personally]. Also, statement/s of International Banks [having a presence in Canada] were acceptable, viz. HSBC, Stanchart, RBC etc. But again, one case stated that their Citibank Statement was not accepted.

Now, here's a dichotomy. Our landing is supposed to be one of the most beautiful experiences of our lifetime. We have given our entirety to this process, didn't we? Something we had been looking forward to -for quite sometime now. What if a particular IO refuses to accept our bank statement?

Well, we have learnt that many of the bank's statement they do accept, but what if? And then, would we be running around towards all the possible hierarchy in the CBSA at the POE for a solution -which might come by, for sure? But won't that mar the thrills of our 'long-awaited-anticipated' first-foot into the Canadian soil? Do we take that chance? Is it that important to carry the bank statement than expect to come-out of the airport, with the family & kids, in 30-45 minutes, smoothly?

*I recommend carrying them in 1)Some Cash, 2)TCs & 3)a Bank Draft [it takes about 30+ days to encash that]. -all the 3 formats [only], No Bank Statement/s.

Note: Also to reiterate that all Immigration Consultants will tell you to carry 'only' one or more of the 3 above. They wouldn't advice you to take a bank statement, why? -Check-it out with some of them.

Ps: This is just a personal opinion. Others may differ & offer a better advice.

An additional post on the same topic:

Yes, u can very much 'pre-open' a Scotiabank a/c from Dubai, India etc. I had written about it here:
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/-t34013.0.html

1. It takes around 3-4 weeks to open/organize.
2. U can send the monies directly to that a/c from your homeland.
3. U get an a/c statement, which suffices for the POF @ the POE.
4. The a/c will be accessible to u 'only' upon landing @ Canada.
5. U have to visit the branch in Canada to 'activate' the a/c.

Courtesy: Qorax

 

[ASK]

"josh's Post" *** A MUST READ for ALL APPLICANTS ***

Dear Friends,

The following is a copy-paste of only 1 of 3 posts* by user 'josh'. It is a Must Read by all of us. As the great guy is busy now-a-days and his 'dil se' write-up might go into oblivion; Thus, I'm taking the liberty of reproducing it here :

*For the original click: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/this-is-how-you-succeed-in-canada-t29170.0.html

[size=10pt][size=10pt]This is how you succeed in Canada[/size][/size]
November 17, 2009, 11:09:04 am
Author: josh

Hear is my story... take the time to read it, if nothing you might at least save a few pennies and a couple of sleepless nights.

I have been a silent viewer on this forum, I have read a lot of arguments and I appreciate the zeal of most people. The positive approach some people have displayed in spite of all the negative and discouraging information is really inspiring.

I have been in Canada for over 25 months now, migrated from India, to quickly answer some of the biting questions in your head....

1, Am I doing well---Yes I am, maybe not as good as I would have liked it but I am happy.
2, Was I doing well back in India--- Very well.
3, Am I happy to have made the switch----No doubt about that.
4, Did I have to struggle and go through hard times----- Very very hard times, I've had to hang on by my tooth and claws.
5, Would I do it again---Damn sure I would.

BUT
6, Would I go about it in the same way that I did----NO, This post is to help you guys avoid the same mistake that I made and to give something back to people like me 25 months ago, I would have NEVER been able to do it without the help of many good hearted people, God bless em.

So here is my story......

But before that I just want to mention that I have met a lot of immigrants, some who have done well some not so well and others worse. The common line among all the immigrants were certain qualifications and these are a must according to me and my experience if you have to succeed, if you don't have these qualifications then you will be putting yourself in deep trouble.

At the risk of sounding dreadfully dull and at a horrible effort at instigating motivation here are the qualification you need to have:

a, Determination... If you are not absolutely determined its a waste of time.
b, Perseverance...The heart to go on in spite of all odds, never failing to loose the strength to take another step, NEVER NEVER give up, its your life and you cant give up on it.
c, Hard work....Try to be the best in whatever you do, don't work hard because you have to or because you are being watched just work hard coz you WANT to. Even if you are polishing shoes and if you are the best in doing that you will achieve glory someday. NOT BORN TO BE A MEDIOCRE attitude.
d, Good Heart.... A good heart to help people in need, may not just be financially (if that is not possible) but a kind word, a passionate hug, an encouraging line to any fellow in need. A genuine good wish and prayer from someone thankful can even move the Heart of GOD.

So, my story then, My God, its just starting, even I am tired already. I'll make it short.

Got my visa after a long and painful wait...Quit our jobs, my wife and me (first mistake, will explain later) scooped up all our savings, got our children out of school with appropriate planning so that they don't miss out a year. Did our lil research, said our prayers and got on the plane. Landed in Vancouver, some website told us that this was the worlds best place to live and raise a family (mistake number two). Checked into the hotel and began house hunting, looked at all the nice neighbourhoods and selected a house based on our budget (third mistake) so far so good, we thought. Put our kids to school and began the mammoth task of job hunting ( 25-30 days and 2000 dollars down).

Me wife and me are well qualified and based on our experiences we made absolutely wonderful resumes and started applying ( fourth mistake). Amazing responses, calls every day but that was that, stopped at calls after realising we don't have any Canadian qualification or experience. We were not too worried initially but as time passed it started to get a little uncomfortable( down by 3 months and 4000 dollars). We then started trying to get help and advise from the locals, mixed responses, very conflicting as everyone were from different circumstances. We then had to downgrade our resumes (as one of the refusal feedback was that we were over qualified) and start applying, still luck eluded us. Every dollar spent was like fire in the belly growing hotter. Five-six months later we were desperate and ready to take any job that was available to us. A month later, my wife got a job and few weeks later it was my turn to get lucky to get a job.

These were not nearly ideal jobs that we were hoping for but some income was better than nothing. It killed me to see my wife doing data entry who was working for ICICI bank back in India and managing a whole branch and had won many awards for being the best run branch , just typing away 8 hours a day. I never really had the courage to ask how she felt seeing me flip burgers when I had 120 employees working for me at Hewlett Packard back in India.

Though both of us were earning still we were not able to make enough money to stop digging away from our savings. The house rent, bills, travel to & fro to work, food and the most expensive of the lot, child minders for our kids, to pick them up from school and take care until my wife gets back home. I was working over time, nearly 12 hours a day but could not sustain ourselves, we then switched our plan and I took up night shift and weekends while my wife worked in the day, I would wake up cook and get the kids back home and put them in front of the telly and pass out on the couch. I was ready to leave for work and would be waiting at the door to rush out to get the train, sometimes I must admit, with wet eyes while walking to the train station.At all time, I tried real hard to put a brave face for my wife and my two little angels, one kiss at the door everyday was all the interaction I had with my wife. That and kisses from my two little angels is what kept me going.

Even though we had figured out a way to save the child minders costs we were just making enough to live a very limited life. My children deserved more time from us, at least from one of us. I dint want them to grow up without that. I forced my wife to work only part time, moved to a smaller house, took up work for 12 hours every night, 6 days a week. I could not miss a single days work, no work no money. Life seemed a little better for a while, at least for my wife and kids.

When all seemed in control ( at least better than a few months ago ) another blow (forgive me for saying that but that's what it seemed like at that time), I was hardly with my wife a few times since we started working and she was pregnant for the second time ( we had twins the first time) in spite of all the caution we had taken. The irony was, we had to try for almost a year the first time around to get pregnant. If that was not all, it was twins AGAIN. The odds of that happening, twins twice, was 10 million to one or so I was told. This was about the time when I could sense my wife giving up. I could not imagine how we could afford the expenses of additional two babies in our present circumstances.

To cut it short, we had to go through more hardships, we had to move again and again until we were in what one would call a single room apartment.

Was this what we left everything and came here? Was this the life in Canada?
How could we have been so wrong in our assessment?
Are we losers and should go back home crawling like one?

BUT WAIT NO, I thought,

If I we had the luck of having two twins which is very very rare then we surely should be blessed. And I will not let all the sacrifices my family and I have made go for a waste, I did not want my kids to see their father give up when I have always told them never to give up. I was even more determined to move on.

Things turned around, of all the mistakes that I made I had done one thing right, I had really put in my best at work, nobody could do stuff in the kitchen like I could. For most people out there this was just a job, for me it was food in my kids bellies and the last straw of hope in keeping my dreams alive.

I got so many appreciations and management started noticing me, My work was perfect no matter there was someone watching over me or not. As a matter of fact I used to perform even better when I was not supervised. the management quickly saw this and moved the night shift supervisor to another branch to save costs. There was no impact on the business even though I was all alone in the kitchen all night. It was barely any time I was made a supervisor and I had enough money now and did not have to work 12 hours and 6 days. But I did, as my wife had stopped working coz of her pregnancy, we took this opportunity to get her to study and get some certifications in her line of work which were recognised in Canada. She came out with flying colours as she was twice as smart than any certification she sat for. She scored 100% in every damn thing.

We had two healthy little angels again, within four months she started applying with the Canadian certifications and she got a decent job, within a very short time her employers realised her potential and moved her to a different role with more responsibilities and more salary as well.

She did not eat for two days until I agreed to quit my job and stay home with my kids and take up some kind of studying myself. The first few days after I quit I slept for 15 hours every day, it seemed like heaven as I had not had so much sleep in many months. I then started studying at home and taking care of the babies while my wife worked. She was getting paid more than what we had earned collectively so it was fine.

I finished a few certifications and also got decent job. We both feel that we can grow in the companies that we are currently in because of our experience and knowledge and also the effort we have put in to get so far.

We have now moved a good two bed apartment and got ourselves a second-had Ford Mondeo, and now we can see the light at the end of the tunnel and any hope of realising our dreams.

Now let me talk about the mistakes I think I made and what I would have done differently if I had to do this all over again.

1st Mistake -, Quitting both our jobs. My wife was working for an Indian Company( ICICI) but I was working for a global company (HEWLETT PACKARD). I should have tried to get a internal transfer, Global companies do hire from within. I agree that it would not have been easy but I am sure not as difficult as what I went through. I might have had to go down several levels and wait for maybe a year or two which is still a worthwhile thing to do.

If that was absolutely not possible I would then quit my job leave my wife and kids behind and go to Canada myself.

2, Mistake - Trying to settle down with out first getting a job. If I am alone I can get a temporary accommodation and be more flexible to move where ever there is opportunity, even move to different cities, with family it is not possible. this will also keep my costs very very low.

3,Mistake - Unless you related to tourism and hospitality industry don't go to Vancouver. Calgary is good for people in oil industry but as a
general rule of thumb there are much more jobs in Toronto that any other place. There are many immigrants there , right, but this is not entirely bad as the employers in Toronto are more used to the Immigrants and are less biased compared to other places.
4, Mistake - I expected to get a great job, like the one I had back in India right away. This does not happen with 99% of the people. You cant just pick up from where you left unless you have some kind of Canadian qualification or internally transferred from within your company.

As soon as you land get yourself some/any job that you can land yourself in and ensure that your monthly expenditure is less that what you earn. Yes you might have to compromise a great deal on where you live and stuff. Make sure you spend as little money as possible from your savings. Immediately get into some kind of course/certification in your line that is recognised in Canada, use your savings for that. Don't waste even one day.

Make sure once you have secured some certifications and you are looking for a job that is in your line of work. You would already have a job, however bad but a job nevertheless. All your focus should be to get a job in your line of work and not towards getting a little more money, this is because if you get to do something in your line of work you will naturally do well.

Once you have set your foot in and fairly confident its time to get your wife..... NOT KIDS, just wife. I know it can be very difficult to leave kids behind but you will have to make some sacrifices to ensure that you do it the right way.

Now that your wife is there, just get her to do some part time work focus entirely on getting Canadian qualification in her line of work.

Always remember there will be totally unexpected things that will come up ( my wife's pregnancy for example ) and make sure you have put away some money for emergencies, however little, something is better than nothing.

Only get a permanent family home when you and your wife are working, in your respective line of work and the get your kids. Things would have been a lot easier if I had done it this way rather than the way I adopted.

THE SATISFACTION YOU GET AND THE WAY YOUR SELF CONFIDENCE IS BOOSTED WILL BE WORTH ALL THE EFFORT. ONCE YOU HAVE SETTLED IN YOU WILL HAVE VERY FEW AND JUST MUNDANE THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT, LIFE IN CANADA WILL SEEM VERY ENJOYABLE THEN.

Please feel free to ask me any questions that may crop up, I wish this was helpful and God bless you all.

Ps: I have reformatted it to look a bit better. The contents are untouched.

 

[WAY]

AOA Friends:
Need a quick favor. Currently, i am in Lahore & don't have my Laptop with me. Need to fill new forms. Can anyone of you forward me "Adode writer (9.0)" uninstalled. Please, send me email at "wasim1461@gmail.com" or send via "dropbox link" at "wasim_yasin@hotmail.com".

Thanks in advance

 

[kaafmeem]

I sent a CSE today and received an answer within hours.

"We have not sent medical forms but have sent a request letter on 10 October. Pleased allow sufficient time for receipt."

I am probably getting an update request. Whats the significance of not sending MR to some applicants? Does that mean they are in danger?

 

[eemmoo1]

I sent a CSE today and received an answer within hours.

"We have not sent medical forms but have sent a request letter on 10 October. Pleased allow sufficient time for receipt."

I am probably getting an update request. Whats the significance of not sending MR to some applicants? Does that mean they are in danger?

I was also bit wondered on this procedure of London office. They should treat same way to all applicants. But then it may be because they now they are issuing medical forms with latest photo stamped by CIC, so they are holding medical forms for applicants for which they think that the latest information is not available on file. For example in my case passport was expired a year after submission of full documents in June 2010. Also my younger son was only few months old at that time. So in my case i think they are right at requesting up to date information to reflect the same on the medical forms.

 

[phdmaker]

I was also bit wondered on this procedure of London office. They should treat same way to all applicants. But then it may be because they now they are issuing medical forms with latest photo stamped by CIC, so they are holding medical forms for applicants for which they think that the latest information is not available on file. For example in my case passport was expired a year after submission of full documents in June 2010. Also my younger son was only few months old at that time. So in my case i think they are right at requesting up to date information to reflect the same on the medical forms.

I second.

I also received updated documents request not medicals. The reason I'm relating it to born of my son & my case is yet to be updated with this info.

 

[kaafmeem]

I second.

I also received updated documents request not medicals. The reason I'm relating it to born of my son & my case is yet to be updated with this info.

That makes three of us. In my case, my daughter was only two month old when I submitted full docs in June 2010. My be they want more recent photos for all. Can anyone else who has not received MR, relate to it?

 

[phdmaker]

I have a query to be Answered friends,


My highest educational degree is MS (Organic Chemistry) which I completed in 2005. Based on this education, I'm employed & got qualified for FSW. When I first submitted my forms of application, I had mentioned my educational information till that.

Now since last two years I'm enrolled in MBA (Supply Chain) along with job and it will be completed in Dec present year.

The point is, should I mention MBA details in Schedule A form & if so, what will be written in "date of finish" column with it. Worth mentioning is this MBA will not going to increase or decrease my scored points as it is irrelevant to field of my working as well as MS.

JazakAllah.

 

[meanne]

ALHAMDOLILLAH SUMMA ALHAMDOLILLAH

I just recieved intimation from my consultant that they recieved my MR .Congratulation to all members and welwishers
Especially to countryboy ,canada1234,Arshali,hinnajamal,starali,kashifshah and the captain Qorax

COngrats!

 

[kbQureshi]

That makes three of us. In my case, my daughter was only two month old when I submitted full docs in June 2010. My be they want more recent photos for all. Can anyone else who has not received MR, relate to it?

I submitted updated forms with the information of my new born baby at the start of this year, that's why they may be directly sending medicals to me.

 

[Arsh Ali]

I have a query to be Answered friends,


My highest educational degree is MS (Organic Chemistry) which I completed in 2005. Based on this education, I'm employed & got qualified for FSW. When I first submitted my forms of application, I had mentioned my educational information till that.

Now since last two years I'm enrolled in MBA (Supply Chain) along with job and it will be completed in Dec present year.

The point is, should I mention MBA details in Schedule A form & if so, what will be written in "date of finish" column with it. Worth mentioning is this MBA will not going to increase or decrease my scored points as it is irrelevant to field of my working as well as MS.

JazakAllah.

Yar I suggest not to change anything in ur details as ur case is already finalized then why to give something new to investigate on .... My opinion, let's see what others say

 

[meanne]

MR docs dates required

MR - October 11, 2012

 

[WAY]

Disagree:
Because my elder son was almost two years old at the time of sending full docs, now he is 4.5 yrs old (enough time for a kid of his age to grow & being changed). Also, i was blessed with a baby boy in Nov 2010, hv sent three mails regarding updation of my file (also uploaded his birth certificate via CSI) but has yet to be added in my application. Havn't got meds of this new born..........

I second.

I also received updated documents request not medicals. The reason I'm relating it to born of my son & my case is yet to be updated with this info.