- File complete in all respects – including application fee, application forms and documents – and as per checklist is sent to Centralized intake office (CIO), Nova Scotia, Canada, for provisional assessment.
- Files which are incomplete or deficient by way of information or document in anyways are returned to the applicant without processing. In such cases, the processing application fee is NOT en-cashed and returned along with the file.
- Files which are found complete in all respect are forwarded to nearest Canadian Consulate/high commission for further processing. At this stage, CIO the application processing fee payment is en-cashed.
- The Canadian Consulate will process the application for rest of the process including police and document verification check, medical formalities and visa stamping. It will also request deposit of application Right of landing Fee.
- The overall application processing time differs from case to case and is also dependent on queue at the processing Canadian consulate. Overall an applicant should be prepared for an application processing time frame of 12-24 months. The Canadian government mentions the time standards of around a year but in practice time taken is much more
- Interview is not taken except in cases where the assessing officer at the Canadian consulate is not sure about authenticity of some of the mentioned information and / or accompanying document.
- A new occupation list, has been introduced and is applicable with effect from 1st May, 2014. To be eligible to file an application, you or your spouse must meet some of the main duties of one of the open occupations that appears in this list. As per the announcement, maximum of 1000 applications will be accepted under each of the open occupations with overall limit (for the entire list of 50 open occupations) of 25,000 applications.
- The principal applicant must meet the requirements of minimum 67 points as per FSW selection criteria.
- The principal applicant must get his credentials (read educational/trade and professional qualifications) assessed from an authorized Canadian agency. This agency will confirm equivalence of applicants current educational and professional qualifications vis-à-vis similar Canadian qualifications. Points that the principal applicant can claim will be dependent on levels of qualifications which are confirmed by this accredited agency.
- The principal applicant must provide an IELTS (English language proficiency test) score to claim points under language factor. The principal applicant must score a minimum of 6.0 in each of the four English language testing skills to be eligible to make an application. For married applicants it is not compulsory for the accompanying spouse to appear in IELTS test. However, it is highly recommended that spouse also provides the IELTS score. Doing so and if spouse gets a score of 5.0 and above can entitle the PA to claim 5 additional bonus points.
- The application under the claimed occupation should be logged in before the limit of 1000 per occupation or overall limit of 25,000 applications, whichever is earlier, has been breached.
- The principal applicant must perform some of the key duties of the claimed occupation as described by NOC descriptions. To know about key duties expected to be performed by each of the open occupations, please visit the details provided at www.abroadimmigration.com.
- Additional points under the selections factors are offered for Canadian Education, Canadian work experience and Blood relation in Canada.
- ALL documents and information as per official checklist and instructions should be provided, failing which the applications will be returned without processing. You will then be required to resend it with required information/document. In the process, you may miss out on quota for the current year and wait again for fresh quota to be announced in future as also new occupation list which carries your occupation. A seasoned and experienced immigration advisor will ensure that – on best effort basis – that your file goes complete in all respects and with all information.
- Police clearance certificates for self and if married, spouse and for children above 18 years. One must obtain this certificate from each country where one has lived continuously for 6 months or more. The PCC is NOT required to be provided with initial application and can be submitted at a later stage, once it has received the provisional approval from Centralized intake office (CIO), Nova Scotia and transferred to local/nearest Canadian high commission for rest of the process.
- Original transcripts of all degrees and post senior secondary qualifications in a sealed envelope issued by the institution. These documents are submitted to the assessing body which will carry our credential assessment.
- Passports copies of principal applicant, spouse and accompanying dependent children are required for filing with CIO, Nova Scotia.
- Travel history for all family members who form part of the application.
- If applicable and claiming points for blood relation, you must get the supporting documents as part of the application.
- Marriage registration certificate
- Employment reference letters
- The documentation requirements and limited occupation wise quota restrictions are applicable to everybody who is interested in and filing an application under FSW program for immigrating to Canada. So do not let this factor scare you from starting the process immediately! Nobody knows when the occupation or the annual quota would get over and therefore, you have as much opportunity to get into queue as the other person. It is important to aim to get into the queue ASAP.
- At the most, your application would be returned if the quota gets over. Your application fee would also be returned. You will always have a chance to wait for fresh quota to open up and new occupation list to be announced in future. Next time your file is complete and ready for filing as soon as the list opens. Or you can opt for another destination like Australia, if file is returned on account of quota completion. So where is the risk?
- As simple as it looks, guidance is required for all the key documents. Immediate guidance means time saving. So start the process immediately by signing the contract of engagement with ABROAD IMMIGRATION and paying the consulting fee.
- From your perspective, you may have collected documents but they may not be in the required format or may carry incomplete information as per guidelines. For instance, employment reference letters may be required from few specific employers from your overall experience and for a certain period only. Not only that the reference letter must confirm to specific duties and responsibilities in line with the regulatory and operational manual guidelines. How will you identify these key parameters while getting the reference letters made.
- And what will you do, when official guidelines provide no clear instruction/information on an issue specific to you? For example, different IELTS score is required for each specific case and under different factors. How do you know what score is required for your application? You get struck with procedural matters related to PCC and transcripts and cannot get them released. What action from your side would enable in-time release of such documents.
- From your perspective you get all documents and information and then come back to us only to be told that all documents are still not in place or they do not follow the required format or the information is still incomplete. THEN, you again back to the drawing board!.
- You should therefore start the process immediately with ABROAD IMMIGRATION and take proper documentation guidance to ensure timely preparation of file according to guidelines. In the meantime, while you are getting key documents together, we get the file ready and indexed and dispatch the application for filing as soon as last required document has come in. This is the right way to plan filing of federal skilled worker application under new procedures.
- With ABROAD IMMIGRATION, you get in-time guidance to ensure fastest possible filing that can enable you to get into the queue ASAP.
- So kick-start the application process immediately and improve your chances of getting permanent resident visa under federal skilled worker program.
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