Application and Rasolzadeh Suit
Jan 7th 2005, 6:39 am
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HELP: Application and Rasolzadeh Suit
I am hoping to get some advise regarding my case. Here goes:
November 2001: Submitted immigration application for skilled worker in Manila
January 2002: Received acknowledgement and file number from Canadian Embassy
May 2002: Received notice of a need for interview with waiting period approximately 36 months
Early 2003: Received notice that interview cannot be scheduled before April 1, 2003 hence application will now be subjected to new selection criteria under IRPA
The notice also advised me to assess my qualifications under the new selection criteria to determine if I still meet the new immigration requirements. If I do and still want to pursue my application, I need to provide additional information.
Upon self assessment, I still met the new requirements so on May 2003, I submitted all the new documents they require. I haven’t heard back from the Embassy since then until I received a notice from them last December 2004 stating that I am affected by the Rasolzadeh class suit.
My questions:
1. Is my application taking a “normal� processing time? Or being affected by the Rasolzadeh case stretched my processing time?
2. I am planning to opt-out of the case since first, I still qualify under the new selection criteria. Second, I already submitted additional information satisfying the new criteria. And third, if I agree to be part of the class suit, expected processing time will be 2008 since I applied in 2001. I don’t think I can wait that long. Is this a sound/right decision?
3. On the benefits if the class suit prevails – will the affected applicants assured of application approval or just assured of a review of their application within the timeframe specified and they can still be rejected?
Appreciate any feedback/leads. Thanks much!
November 2001: Submitted immigration application for skilled worker in Manila
January 2002: Received acknowledgement and file number from Canadian Embassy
May 2002: Received notice of a need for interview with waiting period approximately 36 months
Early 2003: Received notice that interview cannot be scheduled before April 1, 2003 hence application will now be subjected to new selection criteria under IRPA
The notice also advised me to assess my qualifications under the new selection criteria to determine if I still meet the new immigration requirements. If I do and still want to pursue my application, I need to provide additional information.
Upon self assessment, I still met the new requirements so on May 2003, I submitted all the new documents they require. I haven’t heard back from the Embassy since then until I received a notice from them last December 2004 stating that I am affected by the Rasolzadeh class suit.
My questions:
1. Is my application taking a “normal� processing time? Or being affected by the Rasolzadeh case stretched my processing time?
2. I am planning to opt-out of the case since first, I still qualify under the new selection criteria. Second, I already submitted additional information satisfying the new criteria. And third, if I agree to be part of the class suit, expected processing time will be 2008 since I applied in 2001. I don’t think I can wait that long. Is this a sound/right decision?
3. On the benefits if the class suit prevails – will the affected applicants assured of application approval or just assured of a review of their application within the timeframe specified and they can still be rejected?
Appreciate any feedback/leads. Thanks much!
Last edited by samm; Jan 7th 2005 at 7:47 am.
