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sponsor2012 said:
Depends on where are you from. I was on interview in Pristine, Kosovo.

To all forum guys: I'm sorry to tell you this but the strike affects all Canadian embassies including Vienna :( :( :(. They only cover the minimum work. I hope the strike will stop soon and they will start to work normally.

How do u know that? Got a link to a website that I can read?
 
saamaj said:
hello
I have question ,if Vienna request an interview do you have to go to Vienna or how does it work for the interview ?
thanks in advance

Hi

Please do not take my answer as own experience but from what I have heard different people here especially from the Balkan countries had their interviews in Pristina Kosovo. You may verify this by reading in this thread.

Tom
 
newpal said:
Hey Tom, dont lose hope, it is the sign of coward people and you are young brave man.. so please dont lose patience.. u will get some news.. be happy and enjoy time in Greece.. who knows that after getting ppr will u come to greece or not... so remain happy with Present rather than thinking about FUTURE


Hey there friend. How are you?

You got a few things right hehehe but you are wrong on one point. Brave yes but young heyyyy. At 57?

Thanks anyway!
 
sponsor2012 said:
To all forum guys: I'm sorry to tell you this but the strike affects all Canadian embassies including Vienna :( :( :(. They only cover the minimum work. I hope the strike will stop soon and they will start to work normally.

You know this how?
 
An update

A strike update

PAFSO - APASE
June 20
Media Advisory - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Canada's Foreign Service Officers announce additional pickets in Ottawa and escalated service withdrawals.

[Ottawa] [June 19th, 2013] - 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..
Contact: Frederic Fournier at 613-790-5402
Email: media @ pafso-apase.com
 
I remebred when Vienna Called my husband for interveiw they send us the email saying that if you ara available to come for this date for the interveiw, you have to rweply through email if you are going or not ,
I am from Balkan and my husband had to go in Vienna for his intervieqw, and the interview took 30 minutes ,

Good luck to all of you waiting ,
 
messenger said:
An update

A strike update

PAFSO - APASE
June 20
Media Advisory - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Canada's Foreign Service Officers announce additional pickets in Ottawa and escalated service withdrawals.

[Ottawa] [June 19th, 2013] - 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..
Contact: Frederic Fournier at 613-790-5402
Email: media @ pafso-apase.com

they don't mention Vienna
 
messenger said:
Hey there friend. How are you?
You got a few things right hehehe but you are wrong on one point. Brave yes but young heyyyy. At 57?
Thanks anyway!

Hey Friend..me great.. Still you are young.. there is NO OLD AGE!!! You are still Brave Young Man!! dont worry be happy.. Secondly, an update you mentioned doesn't include about VIENNA!!

Thanks,
 
newpal said:
Hey Friend..me great.. Still you are young.. there is NO OLD AGE!!! You are still Brave Young Man!! dont worry be happy.. Secondly, an update you mentioned doesn't include about VIENNA!!

Thanks,


Hey newpal, you are a pal! Thanks for the encouraging words!

Yep. Vienna is not mentioned anywhere. i searched right and left on the net and no word on Vienna! Let's keep our hopes up!

BTW. Where are you from originally?

Tom
 
messenger said:
Hey newpal, you are a pal! Thanks for the encouraging words!
Yep. Vienna is not mentioned anywhere. i searched right and left on the net and no word on Vienna! Let's keep our hopes up!
BTW. Where are you from originally?
Tom

I am originally from Pakistan!!
 
newpal said:
I am originally from Pakistan!!

When i first immigrated to Canada in 1980 my very first friend was an older Pakistani man named Mr. Ratansi. We became very close friends through the entirety of my life there. unfortunately we lost track of each other after i came back to Greece in 1990.

All the best amigo and we'll meet in Canada

Tom
 
messenger said:
When i first immigrated to Canada in 1980 my very first friend was an older Pakistani man named Mr. Ratansi. We became very close friends through the entirety of my life there. unfortunately we lost track of each other after i came back to Greece in 1990.

All the best amigo and we'll meet in Canada
Tom

Definitely .. we will meet in Canada or may be in Germany or in Greece... Lets keep our hope High!!
 
Lv.f said:
How do u know that? Got a link to a website that I can read?

Hey Lvf how are you.. anything new at ur end..? dont worry! according to updates so far I received..Still vienna has not impacted!!
 
newpal said:
Hey Lvf how are you.. anything new at ur end..? dont worry! according to updates so far I received..Still vienna has not impacted!!

Nothing new so far, I have run into some problems with obtaining my passport so I am dealing with that now. I just can't wait to send a copy to Vienna.
 
Lv.f said:
Nothing new so far, I have run into some problems with obtaining my passport so I am dealing with that now. I just can't wait to send a copy to Vienna.
My wife called immigration office in canada... they said Vienna guys are also on Strike..