askanaan

Thanks for your reply
At the time I applied, I qualified. but with the new changes I have to get an arranged employment.

crazy72

It is not about when you applied - it is all about when your application was received by CIO. If it was received before June 26 then it will be assessed under old rules.

alya

Well that's me stuffed then

Salmanizak

Hi! Following comments by Crazy72, please check whether your application has been received at the CIO office (NS) - possible by tracking your shipment through the courier service you used. If it has been received before the 26th, you will assessed on previous instructions. In case not, my perception says it will still be processed but on new guidelines and you will receive some feedback from CIO accordingly - but after some time (around 10 weeks may be)

But if I were in your position and my application had reached on or after the 26th, I would have tried to contact CIO to enquire about additional requirements to complete the already sent application; like the Language Test Scores and evidence of arranged employment

Should we assume that your only option is getting through with IT as occupation?


Regards
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Salman

askanaan

I guess I will try to track it down.
I am applying as IT occupation, but I don't have any arranged employment

crazy72

You didn't try to track it yet???? The first and simplest thing you should have already done before asking questions here.

"IT occupation"? What exactly it means?

askanaan

Greetings,
My application as FSW (0213-Computer and Information Systems Managers) will reach the CIO office in a day or two from now, which is after 26th Jun

Actually 0213 has been removed from the list, so will they deduct the application fees and reject the application or will my application be mailed back to me?

Thanks

AK

christmasoompa

They won't take the fees, it will just be returned. Sorry to hear that.

askanaan

Thanks... Its ok, it was not meant to be
Cheers

crazy72

What a crap of a "courier" service did you use?

christmasoompa

That's not unusual. Mine took four days and that was only from the UK (with Fedex).

If Askanaan's from somewhere further afield, or there was a weekend in there, 6 days is perfectly normal.

Paul Wildy

I just wanted to share my thoughts on the Cap/Quota imposed. Its not quite as bad as stated above - although Canada takes roughly 250,000 new immigrants each year not all of those are skilled worker applications - many are spousal sponsorship/family class and PNP applications along with Refugees etc. Dont forget as well that those are immigrants not applications (each application may consist of 4 family members who would become immigrants).

But the reality is that the Central Intake Office processed around 46,000 skilled worker applications in 2009. So an overall cap of 20,000 does mean artificially restricting the numbers who become Skilled Workers over the next 12 months.

The biggest concern really is the individual quota of 1000 per occupation. All occupations have the same quote which means that highly popular applications will obviously fill first. For an occupation such as Biologists 1000 places might be plenty. But for other popular occupations such as "Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management" the quota will fill extremely quickly, within the first couple of months I would expect.

For those in popular occupations its a bit of a race to get applications in first but in addition we have been dealt the additional challenge of a mandatory language test, even for native english speakers, before an application can even be submitted. So the real challenge is to get booked on a language test first because in the UK places for those could start to fill more quickly than usual too. Since you cant submit your application until you have language test results, it will be those people who manage to get the IELTS test taken first that stand the best chance of having their FSW application processed in these popular occupations.

sr786

yes its not unusual coz i posted on the 24th, express post, but its reaching only on the 30th according to thr tracking. there was the weekend unfortunately. it goes there finally and then returns back!

zub2612

I applied on 23 June and Application is received at 28 June (due to week end). I haven't received any reply yet. please tell me if anyone received any reply who is in similar situation.
I am an accountant and the category was valid until 26/06/2010.

PMM

Hi

Sorry to say, but you will be getting a refusal and a refund.