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Tracking PNP November 2012 applications to CIO Nova Scotia

ranaway

Star Member
Feb 4, 2013
66
0
Category........
Visa Office......
sydney, ns/ ottawa ov
NOC Code......
0
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Nomination.....
nov 15, 2012
AOR Received.
Jan 25, 2013
File Transfer...
May 8, 2013
Med's Request
Feb 3, 2013
Med's Done....
Mar 6, 2013
Interview........
in process on April 16, 2013....Decsion Made on June 28, 2013.
Passport Req..
Aug 2ed, 2013
"Posted processing times for both temporary and permanent resident visa applications do not take into account work stoppages."

Does this mean the ones who has " in process" in ECAS will not be affacted?

Thanks.

Peter11 said:
Alert – Strike Action

The Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) union is currently taking strike action. PAFSO union members responsible for processing visa applications have been walking out of offices in Canada and overseas.

Posted processing times for both temporary and permanent resident visa applications do not take into account work stoppages.

Anyone applying for a visa should anticipate delays and submit their application as far in advance as possible.

Contingency plans are already in place to ensure all offices remain open and are providing at least a minimum level of service. Priority will be placed on urgent humanitarian applications.

CIC continues to closely monitor the situation.



------------------------Guessing that's causing delays !!! ----------------------
 

polaris star

Star Member
Aug 10, 2012
97
2
Category........
Visa Office......
CIO, CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-11-2012
Doc's Request.
14-03-2013 (Document Request - RCMP Criminal Record)
Nomination.....
10-10-2012
AOR Received.
10-01-2013
Med's Request
14-01-2013
Med's Done....
17-01-2013 (Medical Received on 04-02-2013; ECAS Updated on 15-03-2013: "Medical Results Received"; ECAS Updated on 05-04-2013:"In Processing")
Passport Req..
13-05-2013
VISA ISSUED...
13-05-2013
LANDED..........
07-11-2013
kia99 said:
Hey Everyone.

I called CIC today and they said that pilot applications like ours are being processed by CPP Ottawa which is different from the other larger office.

Is there anyone here under this pilot PNP program who has received their passport request and who has similar timelines as mine? My medicals were done end of Jan 2013.

I am seeing Decision Made since the last 3 weeks but no update from CPP-Ottawa

Thanks
Kia99
I'm applying under the pilot PNP I believe.
 

jagga

Hero Member
Feb 25, 2011
491
13
Canada
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
New delhi
App. Filed.......
10 June 2014
Med's Request
2 feb 2016- remedical
Med's Done....
5 feb 2016-remedical
Interview........
1 feb 2016 (Application approved)
Passport Req..
8 MAY 2017
VISA ISSUED...
17 MAY 2017
LANDED..........
20 MAY 2017
i guys, just found a posting from cec forum. Useful for those who are living in toronto and want to land through peace bridge.


I chose the Peace Bridge at Fort Erie (especially over the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara) because it's the only land border crossing that I know of where you have the option to make an “u-turn” before even getting on to the bridge (and into US) and complete landing procedures. I don't have an American visa and I really couldn't be bothered to deal with the US border agents in any way shape or form. Now, others on this forum have had no issues at all in walking the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara, get an administrative refusal of entry into the US, walk back to Canada and complete landing. But my line of thinking was – why at all deal with two sets of border agents when one (the “good” Canadian ones ) would suffice? Also, who can say for absolute certainty that the administrative refusal will not cause any issues when I actually try to enter the US later on? So all things considered, off I went yesterday on a drive to Fort Erie from Ottawa.

The Approach: On the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) driving towards the Peace Bridge, I moved over to the left-most lane when I saw the sign below. At this point, my speed was already reduced to 80 kph and then further to 50 kph shortly after this sign.


You can use Google Street View to pull up a high-res version of this pic.

Location: 42.907632, -78.913359

You can enter these coordinates in Google Maps to find the EXACT spot of the u-turn. I used the overhead satellite view of Google Maps as well as the Google Street View quite extensively to recon the area before setting off. I just tried to make sure that nothing was a surprise to me on the drive up to that u-turn.

With reduced speed (I was doing about 30 kph by this stage), keep looking to your left after passing the customs building (which is a fancy, weird-looking building that is impossible to miss) but well before going up on the bridge, for a white signpost that says “Return to Canada”. As long as you are even remotely alert of your surroundings, it is nigh-impossible to miss the sign. This is precisely where you will make the u-turn.



After this, simply drive up to any of the open lanes; these are marked by green arrows.

I handed my passport and COPR to the border agent at the booth and told him that I was there to complete landing as PR. After telling the officer that I had no goods to declare, he handed back my stuff along with a yellow slip of paper and pointed to a place to park the car and an adjacent building to enter to complete the formalities.

Now I deliberately chose to land in the middle of the week (a Tuesday) and right in the middle of the day (1:30pm-ish). Let me tell you – the whole place was empty – no line-ups, no delays at all whatsoever. From the time I walked into the building, it was literally under two minutes and I was out and back in my car again. There were four immigration officers in the counters; three of them were fiddling with their computers looking bored and the other one was reading a book when I got there. Well you get the picture. Avoid weekends if you can; there is an endless gaggle of tourists who come into Fort Erie & Niagara during summer weekends.

Any ways, I handed my passport, COPR, driver's licence (as proof of address where the PR card would be mailed) to the officer. He scanned the barcode on my COPR, presumably bringing up the details on his computer for verification. He then asked for my bank statement which I provided him with. It's a good idea to take a couple of months' bank statement along just in case. It was a bit of an overkill, but I also took my recent pay-stubs and work contract documentation with me. I was a bit surprised that my work permit wasn't asked for; in any case, that gets invalidated as soon as you land as PR, but take it with you for landing just in case they ask for it. The officer then filled in the landing details on the COPR, made me sign both copies before stapling the “Client Copy” to my passport and handing it back to me.

The officer was really nice: he basically congratulated me on becoming a PR, gave me a 15-second run-down of my rights and obligations as a PR, said that my PR card would be mailed to me within 1-2 months and told me to update my SIN and inform all relevant parties, like the CRA, employer etc. about it. And then I was out of there.

I'm not complaining at all, but after the long stressful 10-months of going through the PR process, the landing was so simple and smooth, that it felt totally anti-climactic of sorts ha ha .

By the way, make sure you have 3-dollars in coins (either US or Canadian) with you that you will have to pay at the gates before they let you out.

Well that's it then. I will hang around on the forum to answer questions wherever I can; it's the least that I can do. Best of luck to everyone whose application is still in-process. Hopefully, I will see you all in the Citizenship board in a couple of years' time.

Cheers!!
 

ranaway

Star Member
Feb 4, 2013
66
0
Category........
Visa Office......
sydney, ns/ ottawa ov
NOC Code......
0
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Nomination.....
nov 15, 2012
AOR Received.
Jan 25, 2013
File Transfer...
May 8, 2013
Med's Request
Feb 3, 2013
Med's Done....
Mar 6, 2013
Interview........
in process on April 16, 2013....Decsion Made on June 28, 2013.
Passport Req..
Aug 2ed, 2013
Hope this strike won't affect our office. I don't know if they from the same union or not. My ECAS has showing in process for 2 months. My work permet is almost expired. Finger cross....PPRs rain soon. Cannot afford any bad news.

kia99 said:
Hey Everyone.

I called CIC today and they said that pilot applications like ours are being processed by CPP Ottawa which is different from the other larger office.

Is there anyone here under this pilot PNP program who has received their passport request and who has similar timelines as mine? My medicals were done end of Jan 2013.

I am seeing Decision Made since the last 3 weeks but no update from CPP-Ottawa

Thanks
Kia99
 

kavy.sandhu

Hero Member
Aug 13, 2012
359
4
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP OTTAWA
NOC Code......
6211
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27 Nov'2012 (CC Charged 12-December-2012)
AOR Received.
15-January-2013
Med's Request
28 jan' 2013
Med's Done....
18 feb' 2013
Passport Req..
11 june' 2013
VISA ISSUED...
2 July' 2013
LANDED..........
3 July'2013 (Flag-Polled as was already in Canada)
kia99 said:
Kavy,

Are you a Pilot PNP applicant or a normal PNP?

Kia99
Well frankly speaking kia , i have no idea about it. i only know is that i am nominated under Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program in student category. But i think its under normal.
 

vishnuhari

Hero Member
May 22, 2012
201
12
CANADA
Category........
Visa Office......
OTTAWA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-04-2013
Doc's Request.
NOT YET
Nomination.....
01-04-2013
AOR Received.
04-06-2013
IELTS Request
NA
Med's Request
10-06-2013
Passport Req..
Dec 18 2013
hey guys i got a sad story...............i been nominated from Sk under students category............i filed my PR application .......i got my AOR and medical request 1 week back...........now my job is slow down now,,,,,,,,,,literally no job ................my boss told me he can help me to apply for Emplye insurance(EI) for my expenses......if am in EI status would it make in prob in my PR application..........its very hard to live here without job..........please help guys...
 

mflicerio

Star Member
Jan 9, 2012
152
4
Manila
Category........
Visa Office......
CEM
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Med's Done....
medical results received ecas 4.28.13
Passport Req..
5.24.2013
VISA ISSUED...
6.25.2013
LANDED..........
18.09.2013
congrats jagga, kavy, jacsma!
 

kavy.sandhu

Hero Member
Aug 13, 2012
359
4
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP OTTAWA
NOC Code......
6211
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27 Nov'2012 (CC Charged 12-December-2012)
AOR Received.
15-January-2013
Med's Request
28 jan' 2013
Med's Done....
18 feb' 2013
Passport Req..
11 june' 2013
VISA ISSUED...
2 July' 2013
LANDED..........
3 July'2013 (Flag-Polled as was already in Canada)
vishnuhari said:
hey guys i got a sad story...............i been nominated from Sk under students category............i filed my PR application .......i got my AOR and medical request 1 week back...........now my job is slow down now,,,,,,,,,,literally no job ................my boss told me he can help me to apply for Emplye insurance(EI) for my expenses......if am in EI status would it make in prob in my PR application..........its very hard to live here without job..........please help guys...
vishnuhari said:
hey guys i got a sad story...............i been nominated from Sk under students category............i filed my PR application .......i got my AOR and medical request 1 week back...........now my job is slow down now,,,,,,,,,,literally no job ................my boss told me he can help me to apply for Emplye insurance(EI) for my expenses......if am in EI status would it make in prob in my PR application..........its very hard to live here without job..........please help guys...
vishnuhari said:
hey guys i got a sad story...............i been nominated from Sk under students category............i filed my PR application .......i got my AOR and medical request 1 week back...........now my job is slow down now,,,,,,,,,,literally no job ................my boss told me he can help me to apply for Emplye insurance(EI) for my expenses......if am in EI status would it make in prob in my PR application..........its very hard to live here without job..........please help guys...
Thats very sad to hear but dont worry you can change your job. Just find a new employer who is ready to hire you and get the job position approved from SINP for the new job as you wd had done for the earlier one. Once you get the new job approved, just give the approval letter to SINP and they will issue you a new nomination certificate then mail that to CIO or CPP-O depending on where your will be at that time. But you gotta do that fast until they do a background check on you because i dont think if EI status is gonna work. Anyways confirm with CIC by calling them. Good luck buddy !!!!!
 

vishnuhari

Hero Member
May 22, 2012
201
12
CANADA
Category........
Visa Office......
OTTAWA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-04-2013
Doc's Request.
NOT YET
Nomination.....
01-04-2013
AOR Received.
04-06-2013
IELTS Request
NA
Med's Request
10-06-2013
Passport Req..
Dec 18 2013
kavy.sandhu said:
Thats very sad to hear but dont worry you can change your job. Just find a new employer who is ready to hire you and get the job position approved from SINP for the new job as you wd had done for the earlier one. Once you get the new job approved, just give the approval letter to SINP and they will issue you a new nomination certificate then mail that to CIO or CPP-O depending on where your will be at that time. But you gotta do that fast until they do a background check on you because i dont think if EI status is gonna work. Anyways confirm with CIC by calling them. Good luck buddy !!!!!
thanks for your replay............my boss told me he can make me a part time employee till i get my PR.........now am getting like 8 to 10 hours each week.......finding other job and updataion with CIC will be tedious process i guess........still am an employee......if we are getting busy i willl be back in as full time......i guess i will wait for a while..... ...........i guess its better to stay in my same job till i get my PR.....or other option go to my country for vacation...... once agian thanks for ur replay
 

Peter11

Star Member
Sep 27, 2012
164
0
Canada, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2173
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
March 2012
Doc's Request.
April 2012
Nomination.....
October 2012
AOR Received.
09 November 2012
IELTS Request
NA
File Transfer...
22 November 2012
Med's Request
12 February 2013
Med's Done....
23 February 2013; In Process : 16 April,2013; RRPF paid : 23 Arpil,2013.
Interview........
NA
Passport Req..
23July,2013
VISA ISSUED...
31July,2013
LANDED..........
31July,2013
vishnuhari said:
hey guys i got a sad story...............i been nominated from Sk under students category............i filed my PR application .......i got my AOR and medical request 1 week back...........now my job is slow down now,,,,,,,,,,literally no job ................my boss told me he can help me to apply for Emplye insurance(EI) for my expenses......if am in EI status would it make in prob in my PR application..........its very hard to live here without job..........please help guys...
Hi Vishnu,
EI will not reflect any Bad on your PR application. As you have earned EI yourself by working certain number of weeks. And also EI allows you to work some 20% of your designated weekly hours and your Boss is promising you that. One of my friends got his PR while on EI as his company was sending him back to Manila and he didn't want to go without PR. He got PR and went back. So don't worry about EI but do try to find a Job for yourself !!! Good Luck.
 

vishnuhari

Hero Member
May 22, 2012
201
12
CANADA
Category........
Visa Office......
OTTAWA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-04-2013
Doc's Request.
NOT YET
Nomination.....
01-04-2013
AOR Received.
04-06-2013
IELTS Request
NA
Med's Request
10-06-2013
Passport Req..
Dec 18 2013
Peter11 said:
Hi Vishnu,
EI will not reflect any Bad on your PR application. As you have earned EI yourself by working certain number of weeks. And also EI allows you to work some 20% of your designated weekly hours and your Boss is promising you that. One of my friends got his PR while on EI as his company was sending him back to Manila and he didn't want to go without PR. He got PR and went back. So don't worry about EI but do try to find a Job for yourself !!! Good Luck.
thanks peter that sounds great to me.......so EI wouldnt effect my application right............leme think about it...........or other option i have it go to india for vacation........and comeback when they ask passport........that would be wiser one...........anyway thanks a load for your help and +1 for ur help bud
 

jagga

Hero Member
Feb 25, 2011
491
13
Canada
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
New delhi
App. Filed.......
10 June 2014
Med's Request
2 feb 2016- remedical
Med's Done....
5 feb 2016-remedical
Interview........
1 feb 2016 (Application approved)
Passport Req..
8 MAY 2017
VISA ISSUED...
17 MAY 2017
LANDED..........
20 MAY 2017
Ecas update: decision made. (13june 2013)
 

kia99

Hero Member
Feb 28, 2011
398
10
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2173
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-11-2012
Nomination.....
10-09-2012
AOR Received.
04-01-2013
File Transfer...
05-04-2013; In Process: 05-04-2013; RPRF Fees paid: 05-04-2013
Med's Request
10-01-2013
Med's Done....
14-01-2013, Meds Delivered - 24-01-2013
Passport Req..
28-06-2013
VISA ISSUED...
08-07-2013
LANDED..........
13-07-2013
jagga said:
Ecas update: decision made. (13june 2013)
Congrats :)

Kia99
 

Peter11

Star Member
Sep 27, 2012
164
0
Canada, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2173
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
March 2012
Doc's Request.
April 2012
Nomination.....
October 2012
AOR Received.
09 November 2012
IELTS Request
NA
File Transfer...
22 November 2012
Med's Request
12 February 2013
Med's Done....
23 February 2013; In Process : 16 April,2013; RRPF paid : 23 Arpil,2013.
Interview........
NA
Passport Req..
23July,2013
VISA ISSUED...
31July,2013
LANDED..........
31July,2013
Congrats Jagga.

Kia, its me and you having same timelines and under PNP- Ontario Pilot.
 

philfresh

Hero Member
Jan 15, 2013
345
2
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP - Ottawa
NOC Code......
2232
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-12-2012
Nomination.....
07-11-2012
AOR Received.
24-01-2013
IELTS Request
IELTS sent with original application
Med's Request
03-02-2013
Med's Done....
06-02-2013 - "Medicals have been received" on ECAS on 27-03-2013, "In Process" on 17-04-2013, "Decision Made" on 20-06-2013
Interview........
Not yet
Passport Req..
None - CPR issued on 19-06-2013
VISA ISSUED...
Not yet
LANDED..........
Already in Canada - Landed on 29-06-2013
jagga said:
Ecas update: decision made. (13june 2013)
Great! Congrats!