Originally Posted by beltza

Congratulations to all for LOA. I just like to share my experience with DHL Courier service.
I use DHL services to send my CIC application to Sydney, Nova Scotia. They promise to me for delivery of my shipment in 2 days. Now is 1 week and my doc packet is in Nova scotia since 4 days but they are unable to deliver. I am calling again and again to DHL Canada and every time they are making false promises for delivery.
I am too worried for my documents. They dont know where is my packet.
I am suggesting to all my Friends please be careful with DHL.

Originally Posted by Manitoba-ZAH

Dear all

Just let you know I got my LOA today.

Thanks for all of you who share the LOA to us before

Originally Posted by Sweet Dream

Hi, I also got the same schedule December 15- 21.

Where are you from? Whats your profession?

Originally Posted by dwight-van-man

Hey Fols,

Preparation is definitely the key to getting through the interview - sounds obvious but it really helps to try to replicate your current life in winnipeg so they can see you're serious. Some things we did during our visit that might help:

1) pick up real estate papers and do open houses. We struggled from a distance getting appointments with real estate agents and to be honest felt it wasn't fair to waste their time anyway. Open houses meant we got to see more property, in more areas and picked up more estate agent contacts.

2) cost of living analysis - we went to Polo Park, which is a large mall with a good spread of brand and non-brand shops so you can price clothes; a sears, where we priced housey stuff; a Canadian tire and another household store. It also has a safe ways for doing a trial grocery shop and a liquor store for pricing alcohol (after which you'll need a drink...)

3) leisure activities - we priced cinema, hockey, museums (if you have kids, manitoba museum and children's museum are good), zoo, swimming, gym, restaurants, take-out, travel costs etc

4) walk. Sounds weird, but walking is a great way to see the real city (assuming you're heading to winnipeg), warts and all. We found it was also a great way to meet and chat to people

Regards the meeting itself, ours was a bit frosty to start with as we turned up with all three kids and the agents preference was to speak to me alone as the principle applicant. I suggested to her it was preferable my wife was there too since she's as important to the process! So we had to leave the older two kids in the reception... Started off checking through employment and education info in detail, then the interview followed the format of the original EV application questions, but in way more detail.

Make loads of notes through your visit, bring everything you pick up to talk about, business cards, etc...

Also, employment - when you meet employers or potential employers, they seem very happy to talk about requirements to work in their own organisation - but also about the state of the particular industry, the hiring market in general and other people you should speak to.

In general terms, winnipeg was great, loved it and can't wait to get back. Good luck with the prep and if there's anything specific you want to ask, just message me.

Originally Posted by fols

Thanks for getting back to me Dwight van Man Very handy indeed.Did you arrange employer meetings before setting out?Emails or phone calls,they dont seem to respond to emails much from my experience,i guess i will have to start to phone them now.Any suggestions please?

Many Thanks

Originally Posted by Speedoflight

January is too late my friend, you have to have IELTS by Jan1st, because the EV requests usually opens in January and wont last long, so write IELTS asap and get ready to submit your EV if opens in January...

Originally Posted by lorerodri

Hi Speedoflight, what's the minimum Ielts score do i need to apply to EV?

Regards

lorerodri

Originally Posted by BenoCanada

Hello guys,

We have not received any news about Manitobian yet!! Long time no show no hear hope he/she is doing OK.

Beno

Originally Posted by beltza

Congratulations to all for LOA. I just like to share my experience with DHL Courier service.
I use DHL services to send my CIC application to Sydney, Nova Scotia. They promise to me for delivery of my shipment in 2 days. Now is 1 week and my doc packet is in Nova scotia since 4 days but they are unable to deliver. I am calling again and again to DHL Canada and every time they are making false promises for delivery.
I am too worried for my documents. They dont know where is my packet.
I am suggesting to all my Friends please be careful with DHL.

Originally Posted by Speedoflight

Beltza,

Were you able to fix the shipping problem, I think it might be the lack of DHL braches there and thats why I think the application is not delivered on time...

Did your application arrived on final destination, if yes/no could you pls share your experience with the courier.

Thanks,
Speedoflight