mels123

CONGRATULATIONS!!! All the medical places in the Vancouver area can get you in really quick. Good luck, it won't be long before you get your passport request too

syeven

Congratulations! We have very similar timelines- My medical was done last Tuesday so they should have sent it to London by now. It will be interesting to see which office gets the job done faster- London or Buffalo. Still no sign of my WP from Vegreville which is annoying but hopefully the passport request will arrive before christmas - I'm going back to the UK for the holidays and the majority of January so the plan is to visit CHC in person. Fingers crossed for us all.

live to ski

We're practically the same timeline. come on Buffalo!!!

mels123

Just to let you know that we are now permanent residents of Canada!!

Our visas arrive back on Friday and we landed yesterday

Some friends of ours came to celebrate, we're still buzzing today

Can't believe its finally over, 6 months from start to finish is excellent, thumbs up to the London CIC office

Good luck to all those waiting, it's a great feeling

Mel

live to ski

Big congrats mel!!!

How was the landing experience? Which POE did you got to?

We got our UK police checks back on Friday, and had our medicals done this AM so are whizzing along now!!!

mels123

Hi

The landing experience was fine, exciting! Some friends came with us so it was good to celebrate. It only took about 20 minutes to process the paperwork. We landed at the Huntington border crossing at Sumas. You can't land at the Aldergrove border as there is no immigration office there.

Keep us posted on your progress, sending you some PPR dust your way

syeven

Congrats to you! 6 months is pretty impressive. I'm sure it's a huge weight off your shoulders. Good luck with the next step whatever that may be.

live to ski

Thanks for the PPR dust!!

We'll all be contacting each other in a few years to get help on the citizenship test, or maybe even signing the song together at the same ceremony!


Syeven - maybe we can car share / pool down to the boarder if we both land around the same time!!!

leafmaple

Has anyone applied for Alberta PNP?
How long does the employer take to get approved ? My employer sent our application seven weeks ago. Still no reply yet.

rach_woz99

Hi everyone, I am so jealous!!

We are doing NSPNP and had our medicals in Leeds at the end of September before we went to NS for a holiday (and to start doing up our house)!

Heard nothing since, I know it's not long, but friends of ours that had their medicals done a week earlier than us in Halifax,NS have had their visa requests through over a week ago, aaagh, god I'm rubbish at waiting!!

Fingers crossed it's just our rubbish post system and we will hear soon...

PS Does anyone know how often people who had gone as far as the medicals would be refused a visa? My hubby is worried - he always expects the worst - but I reckon we must be 95% of the way there?

Thanks!
Rachel

lof

if you don't have a medical issue that would a) be dangerous to the canadian public health or b) a probable strain on the canadian health / wellfare system (your dmp would have given you a hint about that, if it would be the case...), haven't been related with activities which would pose a security problem in canada (you didn't actively support bin laden, did you? ), and didn't misrepresent your case (ie cic finds out that you lied about your qualifications)... you are practically here (ok, i mean there - at the other edge of this continent )
i'd say your ppr is a matter of maximum a few weeks.


btw canada post isn't much better - without striking... i'm waiting for my pr card. and since it's 6 weeks from the date i landed and the canadian partner of my shipping company asked for it yesterday, i gave cic a call this morning. cpc sidney posted my lettre on october 15th... which makes it more than two weeks mailing time :curse:

Clazza

Can I ask you guys how receptive you found your employers were when you approached them about PNP? After loads of research we're thinking a BUNAC application - job - then hopefully a PNP is the route we're going to try, but I'd be interested to know whether employers take a lot of convincing?

I'm in public relations and OH is in broadcast management. Our jobs are on NOC, and we would score enough points for a skilled worker application, but it seems ridiculous to wait 5 years for that when at the moment we have no ties here, no house to sell and can be really flexible!

roxye3

I guess it depends but my Employers were very happy to help out in any way they could. Working for a big corporate company may make it hard though but then I could be wrong.

syeven

I spoke about it very breifly in the interview and my employer simply said,"while you have a visa, you can work for us. If the PNP doesn't work out, you have to leave." It was as simple as that. Just explain that it doesnt cost them anything and if they need further convincing, show them your research. Being in PR, I'm sure you'll find the words!

lof

there are costs involved in bcpnp strategic occupations - it's just a matter of who covers them. the company, the applicant or the province...