Tracking PNP April 2012 application to CIO (Nova Scotia)

[ram70]

I had been asked to send passports on the 11th of June and on the 13th of June Ottawa send me a second email asking me to send mine and my dependents passports
I cancelled my leave and travel plans for summer and posted all the passports on the 15th of June
Just today I got this email from Ottawa.

Good day,



Please be advised there was an error in the original request letter. We do not require you to submit your actual passport at this time. We do ask that you provide our office with a scanned copy of a valid passport for yourself. This may be emailed back to us at this address.



Thank you,



Case Processing Pilot - Ottawa | Centre de Traitement Pilote - Ottawa - LN00466


I dont know if CIC will pay for the cancelled flight tickets and for the distress caused . Also I had been tracking through Canada post and my passports have reached them yesterday. I dont know if they are even going to send them back

Looks like Ottawa has abdicated all common sense.

Ram

 

[chicka]

This is hilarious)))They are a fu.king joke

I had been asked to send passports on the 11th of June and on the 13th of June Ottawa send me a second email asking me to send mine and my dependents passports
I cancelled my leave and travel plans for summer and posted all the passports on the 15th of June
Just today I got this email from Ottawa.

Good day,



Please be advised there was an error in the original request letter. We do not require you to submit your actual passport at this time. We do ask that you provide our office with a scanned copy of a valid passport for yourself. This may be emailed back to us at this address.



Thank you,



Case Processing Pilot - Ottawa | Centre de Traitement Pilote - Ottawa - LN00466


I dont know if CIC will pay for the cancelled flight tickets and for the distress caused . Also I had been tracking through Canada post and my passports have reached them yesterday. I dont know if they are even going to send them back

Looks like Ottawa has abdicated all common sense.

Ram

 

[ram70]

If they were not playing with someones life it would be have been really funny
Just yesterday I cancelled my vacation for july---I dont know if there are any channels to complain about the lies we have been told my immigration

 

[blindsniper]

I had been asked to send passports on the 11th of June and on the 13th of June Ottawa send me a second email asking me to send mine and my dependents passports
I cancelled my leave and travel plans for summer and posted all the passports on the 15th of June
Just today I got this email from Ottawa.

Good day,



Please be advised there was an error in the original request letter. We do not require you to submit your actual passport at this time. We do ask that you provide our office with a scanned copy of a valid passport for yourself. This may be emailed back to us at this address.



Thank you,



Case Processing Pilot - Ottawa | Centre de Traitement Pilote - Ottawa - LN00466


I dont know if CIC will pay for the cancelled flight tickets and for the distress caused . Also I had been tracking through Canada post and my passports have reached them yesterday. I dont know if they are even going to send them back

Looks like Ottawa has abdicated all common sense.

Ram

what a joke cpp ottawa .. stop playing with life of people.

i hope the petition gets more signatures very soon and goes forward ... will try to get maximum people to sign it right away, thanks.

 

[chicka]

they should be all fu.king fired.Emberassment for Canada.Stupid beurocracy

 

[lonereed]

I had been asked to send passports on the 11th of June and on the 13th of June Ottawa send me a second email asking me to send mine and my dependents passports
I cancelled my leave and travel plans for summer and posted all the passports on the 15th of June
Just today I got this email from Ottawa.

Good day,



Please be advised there was an error in the original request letter. We do not require you to submit your actual passport at this time. We do ask that you provide our office with a scanned copy of a valid passport for yourself. This may be emailed back to us at this address.



Thank you,



Case Processing Pilot - Ottawa | Centre de Traitement Pilote - Ottawa - LN00466


I dont know if CIC will pay for the cancelled flight tickets and for the distress caused . Also I had been tracking through Canada post and my passports have reached them yesterday. I dont know if they are even going to send them back

Looks like Ottawa has abdicated all common sense.

Ram

Dont worry, just email them telling them you have mailed your pp to them.
They might rectify their mistake by issuing your visa directly. I think it's a good sign and could possibly save you some time. you're gonna get your pr soon.

 

[chicka]

Hi Ram70!
Do you mind if i post your stori in the petition?

 

[chicka]

That is just awesome people we already have 160 signatures.I am even thinking about rising the goal to 300.But we;ll see.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/forgotten-buffalo-apllicants/

 

[ram70]

Hi Ram70!
Do you mind if i post your stori in the petition?

no problem

 

[Rony84]

OMG ram70,

I really dont have any words to express how bad i m feeling for u... Cic is really really turning our lives into hell... ???

 

[Supertramp048]

I had been asked to send passports on the 11th of June and on the 13th of June Ottawa send me a second email asking me to send mine and my dependents passports
I cancelled my leave and travel plans for summer and posted all the passports on the 15th of June
Just today I got this email from Ottawa.

Good day,



Please be advised there was an error in the original request letter. We do not require you to submit your actual passport at this time. We do ask that you provide our office with a scanned copy of a valid passport for yourself. This may be emailed back to us at this address.



Thank you,



Case Processing Pilot - Ottawa | Centre de Traitement Pilote - Ottawa - LN00466


I dont know if CIC will pay for the cancelled flight tickets and for the distress caused . Also I had been tracking through Canada post and my passports have reached them yesterday. I dont know if they are even going to send them back

Looks like Ottawa has abdicated all common sense.

Ram

Hi Ram, I have heard that for some people they are not asking passports but just the copies of it... This is for countries that are NOT visa exempt as well.. They might just post you the COPR or visa documents and then you can do landing formalities.....

Best of Luck

 

[absolute_zer0o]

I had been asked to send passports on the 11th of June and on the 13th of June Ottawa send me a second email asking me to send mine and my dependents passports
I cancelled my leave and travel plans for summer and posted all the passports on the 15th of June
Just today I got this email from Ottawa.

Good day,



Please be advised there was an error in the original request letter. We do not require you to submit your actual passport at this time. We do ask that you provide our office with a scanned copy of a valid passport for yourself. This may be emailed back to us at this address.



Thank you,



Case Processing Pilot - Ottawa | Centre de Traitement Pilote - Ottawa - LN00466


I dont know if CIC will pay for the cancelled flight tickets and for the distress caused . Also I had been tracking through Canada post and my passports have reached them yesterday. I dont know if they are even going to send them back

Looks like Ottawa has abdicated all common sense.

Ram

Hey Ram,

Just wonder are you holding passport from visa-exampted countries. Because if you are, CIC only requires the copy of ur passport to issues the landing paper.

 

[chicka]

PAFSO's strike is escalating... I am getting more and more worried.

20 June 2013 - Canada's Foreign Service Officers announce additional pickets in Ottawa and escalated service withdrawals
As part of ongoing job action to bring Treasury Board back to the negotiating table to address wage inequities, Canada's Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) announced ‘information pickets' to be held Thursday, June 20th in downtown Ottawa and further withdrawals of service in key international locations.

“The escalated scope and intensity of service withdrawals this month are a direct consequence of the federal government's refusal to engage meaningfully with its employees on the issue of pay equity,” said Tim Edwards, PAFSO President. “While we're eager to get back to work, these disruptions will continue until the Treasury Board offers a fair deal to our members.”

PAFSO officials estimate that job action by immigration officers has resulted in major delays to application processing and a significant drop in the number of visas being issued. These impacts will be felt directly by Canada's tourism industry, educational institutions, and businesses relying on temporary foreign workers. The Department of Citizenship & Immigration's decision to shift non-striking resources toward visa processing will also result in significant processing delays to applications for permanent residency. In addition, a number of ministerial and parliamentary visits abroad have been shortened or cancelled in recent weeks and negotiations with key trading partners delayed as a result of these rotating strikes. Foreign Service Officers play a central role in organizing and executing high-level visits and negotiating trade agreements on Canada's behalf.

As of today, all eligible members are striking in the following locations: Manila, Beijing, Bangkok, Jakarta, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Chongqing and Astana. Immigration officers are striking in Delhi, Chandigarh, London, Moscow and Mexico City. In Tokyo, economic officers are also on strike. Additional withdrawals of service are impacting dozens of divisions at CIC and DFAIT headquarters in Ottawa.

“Resolving this situation would cost less than 2.5% of the total Foreign Service payroll – a tiny fraction of the economic impact that the Government's inflexibility is creating,” said Tim Edwards, PAFSO president. “We will keep up pressure until the Government recognizes the tremendous value and dedication Foreign Service officers bring to Canadians and to our elected representatives.”

The main issue at hand remains PAFSO's request for equal pay for equal work. Specifically, the union is seeking wage adjustments to keep Foreign Service officer pay in line with comparable employment groups in the federal government, including lawyers, economists, policy analysts, and commerce officers.

PAFSO members in the National Capital Region will be holding an information picket Thursday, June 20th 2013, from 11:00 to 13:30 in front of Treasury Board Secretariat offices at 140 O'Connor St.

 

[chicka]

Wow people 222 signature.We are a power.I intend to send it as soon as the strike blows over and officers go back to work
If anyone wants they can read the signatures

http://www.2shared.com/uploadComplete.jsp?sId=PHO0PgKyGXc9vVXf

 

[chie042012]

I emailed PAFSO. This is what they response.

Thank you for your inquiry about current withdrawals of service at Canada’s key visa offices world-wide. This action has been taken as a result of a protracted breakdown in contract negotiations with the Government of Canada. As part of the democratic bargaining process, unions have the ability to withdraw services in all locations where they have members working. The union received an overwhelming mandate from its members to use all available tools to bring the Government of Canada back to the negotiating table. The current situation is a direct result of the Government’s refusal to return to the negotiating table with a fair and reasonable offer that recognizes the work of Foreign Service officers.

To date, members who have not been identified as essential and who are currently working in the immigration section have withdrawn services in Manila, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Delhi, Chandigarh, London, Moscow, and Mexico City. While this action does not mean that the entire office is closed, it does mean a significant increase in processing times. You can find information on processing times at the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website at: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/
Regrettably, we are unable to answer case specific inquiries. You can however learn how to lodge an inquiry at: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/my_application/status.asp Or if you have an immigration application in progress in Canada you may contact the CIC Call centre at 1-888-242-2100 or by e-mail at: question@cic.gc.ca

Foreign Service officers who do immigration work take great pride in their work and want nothing more than to come to a reasonable settlement with their employer. You can help to encourage the Government of Canada to return to the bargaining table by speaking to your members of parliament and elected officials. We suggest you send your concerns to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Jason Kenney. He can be contacted at Jason.kenney@parl.gc.ca or you can send him a note on Twitter at @kenneyjason.

We regret any inconvenience this may cause and wish you luck with your visa application.