Hi everyone

I am new to the site but have been reading all of the great advice that everyone has been passing onto each other! I am in the very early stages of applying for a visa through the Nova Scotia Nominee Program "community identified stream". Does anybody have any previous experience in this area, just wondering how long things will take etc. Is the NSNP a quick way to get in?

Any advice greatly appreciated

Hi

Welcome,

I posted a reply in the thread under immigration.

I believe there are a few people on here at the moment that have/about to submit applications under NS PNP.

According to their website it is approx 3 months for the PNP part of the process, then for the London Visa office anywhere between 4-7 mths for the PR visa part of the processing.

We are about 8 weeks into the process currently.

Good luck

Copied from another thread...

1) Provincial office where applied: NS
2) Date when application was POSTED: Wednesday 19th March 2008
3) Date when they received the application: Thursday 27th March 2008
4) Any correspondence or calls received by your employer in between, if yes then the nature of the enquiry and after how many days/weeks did you get an enquiry from them? Not at the moment
5) Date when decision made or received? 23rd May 2008
6) Employee is inside or outside Canada when the Application was submitted? Outside Canada
7) If inside Canada, what currently doing? N/A
8) How long after initial application or PNP decision / when was PR granted? Still waiting........

Hi again!

I would say that in comparison to other options available to gain PR the PNP route is a favourable option at the moment as far as knowing the requirements and speed.

That's great news! Which RDA is supporting you in your application?

We gained residency via the NSNP CI stream and it took 8 months from Halifax receiving the application.