Tips for 2016 (Future) PGP Applicants

[bsz]

My lawyer just told me that he heard a rumor CIC will be asking visa offices to send all the Family Class files back to Ottawa and no more oversea processing for PR effective immediately. I am not sure how accurate that is.

Does that mean extra extra waits for parents those who already waited for so many years?

I find it reasonable and very probable that they have decided so. Having central processing creates Canadian jobs. It is most probably cheaper to have a centralized local expert team. Local visa offices are already overloaded. They role can be minimized to Bio-metrics, specific document processing (such as PCCs) and interviews. The rest still can be done centrally through post and makes no difference.

When I applied for FSW from UK in 2008 from Manchester, I applied to London office and sent my documents by post. I never went there other than the day I had to pickup my visa stamped passport. Almost everything can be done by email, online and post. Almost no need for local processes.

 

[_MK_]

Some of 2014 applicants are getting PR visas stamped in their passports now. We have an application at the very bottom of that pile as well as one in 2016. I can update this forum once we see medical there, but it is moving very fast this year.

Yes but as you said some of 2014 apps are yet to move at all. So the fact that 2016 is moving may be a red herring.
I will be happy to be proved wrong!

 

[_MK_]

I am kind of worried that the whole IME/PCC requests were also the result of the same automated system error. 2016 process should not go faster than 2014 and 2015 as you said.

The same thing happened to my FSW application in 2008. I got IME in 3 months after applying and expected to be in Canada in 9-12 months. Then everything started to delay and the whole application took 2 years to be processed completely. As the result I had to redo my Medical Tests which costed me 1200$ more than it should.

Exactly. But you never know!

 

[ac9837]

Hi, please can anybody answer on this who have submitted application in MIDI. thanks in advance.

Hi,

can anyone please point me the payment form for MIDI undertaking? link mentioned in KIT B doesn't work. Hope Eng or French both works.

Also, can i get double confirmation of docs to be submitted ?

Forms -

1) A-1520-BF (french)
2) A-0546-GF - 2 signed copies (french)
3) A-0520-BA( will english work here?)
4) A-0535-F (french)
5) payment form ( french or english)

Thanks

 

[kjpo]

Hey

does anyone know what does it mean when the permanent resident application status switches from "In process' to application received ? this is my case now

No idea... But the same happened to me a couple of days ago...

 

[mrwestjet]

I find it reasonable and very probable that they have decided so. Having central processing creates Canadian jobs. It is most probably cheaper to have a centralized local expert team. Local visa offices are already overloaded. They role can be minimized to Bio-metrics, specific document processing (such as PCCs) and interviews. The rest still can be done centrally through post and makes no difference.

When I applied for FSW from UK in 2008 from Manchester, I applied to London office and sent my documents by post. I never went there other than the day I had to pickup my visa stamped passport. Almost everything can be done by email, online and post. Almost no need for local processes.

From what I understand they are sending the immigration services jobs back to their central offices in Canada and hire Canadians to do them and will only retain a couple local officers to assist. All decision makings will be done in Canada. This will help them save a lot and all nationalities will go under one model.

 

[mrwestjet]

They are hiring case processing agents to work at CPC-Ottawa for all three 8 hours working shifts a day. That CPC-Ottawa office is open 24/7 already.

 

[glass77]

hi yeti and tucosword,

No address on where to send those documents but i believe that the email address that we received the email is from 7/8 Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi 110 021, India.

Could you guys please advise me on this one

Submission of a Schedule A – Background/Declaration form (IMM 5669), for you and all dependent family members, where question 8 – Personal History and question 12 – Addresses, cover the entire period since the age of 18, leaving no gaps, if not already submitted with answers covering this entire period.

I have already submitted this application DO I have to re-submit this with covering the entire period since my father was 18.

RPRF do i pay online and send them the receipt or sen the receipt to Mississauga office.

please advise Thanks.

 

[yeti090]

Hi Glass77,
After seeing your comments and email repetitively, now i am also confused. their email has highlighter "leaving no gaps, if not already submitted with answers covering this entire period." . As i have already submitted Schedule A for both of my parents along with application form with 10 years of info.

Thanks,

hi yeti and tucosword,

No address on where to send those documents but i believe that the email address that we received the email is from 7/8 Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi 110 021, India.

Could you guys please advise me on this one

Submission of a Schedule A – Background/Declaration form (IMM 5669), for you and all dependent family members, where question 8 – Personal History and question 12 – Addresses, cover the entire period since the age of 18, leaving no gaps, if not already submitted with answers covering this entire period.

I have already submitted this application DO I have to re-submit this with covering the entire period since my father was 18.

RPRF do i pay online and send them the receipt or sen the receipt to Mississauga office.

please advise Thanks.

 

[Happy2016]

Got sponsership approval email as well.
File transferred to ottawa for permanent residence. ;D
Hi ,
Did you receive any updates since , my parents file was sent to ottawa as well .
any instruction for medical , police etc ?
thanks

 

[Happy2016]

Hello,

I applied from Quebec, I received SA on July 14th, my file transferred to Ankara, I submitted the undertaking application to MIDI and my credit card charged on July 29th. I did not receive any medical or police clearance. Does anyone from Quebec received medical?

Thanks

Hi ,
same , live in Quebec , credit card charged last week , it take a month before MIDI makes a decision and inform CIC.
I that point you might get instructions from CIC
cheers,

 

[PGP_from_RH]

Yes but as you said some of 2014 apps are yet to move at all. So the fact that 2016 is moving may be a red herring.
I will be happy to be proved wrong!

How about this - I've got SA 2 weeks before my wife got hers for 2014 application. Both were moving out of CPC LVOs are a different team with different budget

 

[Rossei]

Thank you for your reply!

Do not send the original divorce certificate unless it's required by the document checklist. Send a copy (translated & certified if it's not in English or French). Save the original for final stages if LVO wants it later.

 

[_MK_]

Hey

does anyone know what does it mean when the permanent resident application status switches from "In process' to application received ? this is my case now

It means that your application is not "In process".
Makes sense since some of the 2014 and 2015 applications have not reached that stage yet. It likely moved due to a computing error or an overeager CIC officer who didnt know what he/she was doing.

 

[random hero]

It means that your application is not "In process".
Makes sense since some of the 2014 and 2015 applications have not reached that stage yet. It likely moved due to a computing error or an overeager CIC officer who didnt know what he/she was doing.

what you just said isnt true, i was just informed by cpc that this means it was in process at CPC and they sent it to LVO and now it became received at LVO