Jeroen

Got passport request!

Timeline:

May 2003 Sent off preliminary CSQ application to Paris
July 2003 Received CSQ application pack
October 2003 CSQ Interview in Paris, received CSQ and sent off Federal
application for PR in Berlin
Jan 2003 Received medical forms, sent results to Vienna
Feb 2003 Got passport request from Berlin...

Stats:
Dutch nationality
UK resident
Skilled worker application with CSQ

Goodbye London, hello Montreal!

The forum was a great resource for lots of little questions, good luck to
all!
Jeroen

dave_topley

Perhaps I'm being dim here - but what is CSQ? lol

Cheers
Dave

Ravi Rao

In article <[email protected]>, dave_topley wrote:

    > Perhaps I'm being dim here - but what is CSQ? lol

http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.q...rker/step.html

Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ), the official immigration document issued by the Government of Québec;

--ravi.

Andrew Miller

It is not an "official immigration document" of any kind. Quebec (as any
other Province) doesn't have any right to issue "immigration documents" -
immigration is the domain of federal government and only federal government
can issue immigration documents. CSQ, as any other Provincial selection
certificate is just the document certifying that candidate met particular
Province's selection criteria and has been granted selection certificate,
nothing more. With such selection certificate candidate must apply for PR
visa through proper Canadian visa post outside Canada and meet all federal
admissibility criteria before s/he can be granted PR visa.

--

../..

Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email: [email protected]
(delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
________________________________


"Ravi Rao" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > In article <[email protected]>, dave_topley wrote:
    > > Perhaps I'm being dim here - but what is CSQ? lol
http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.q...rker/step.html
    > Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ), the official immigration document
issued by the Government of Québec;
    > --ravi.

Ravi Rao

In article <mzJ2c.167597$Hy3.85705@edtnps89>, Andrew Miller wrote:

[snip, talk on CSQ]

    > It is not an "official immigration document" of any kind. Quebec (as any
    > other Province) doesn't have any right to issue "immigration documents" -
    > immigration is the domain of federal government and only federal government
    > can issue immigration documents. CSQ, as any other Provincial selection

I copy/pasted that *directly* from Step 4 of this URL

http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.q...rker/step.html

It says this:

-- begin quote -->
If your application is accepted:
you will receive by mail a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ), the official immigration document issued by the Government of Québec;
or
you must appear for a selection interview. If you interview is successful, you will then receive your Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ).
<-- end quote --

I guess then that the Government of Quebec has bogus info on their webpages?

--ravi.

Andrew Miller

I think that they should word it differently - like for example "an official
selection certificate document allowing you to apply for Canadian PR visa
under Quebec Skilled Workers class". Such phrase would be more clear and
would not create confusion, as we often see in this forum when novices here
think that CSQ is all they need to immigrate to Canada with Quebec as
destination Province.

--

../..

Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email: [email protected]
(delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
________________________________


"Ravi Rao" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > In article <mzJ2c.167597$Hy3.85705@edtnps89>, Andrew Miller wrote:
    > [snip, talk on CSQ]
    > > It is not an "official immigration document" of any kind. Quebec (as any
    > > other Province) doesn't have any right to issue "immigration
documents" -
    > > immigration is the domain of federal government and only federal
government
    > > can issue immigration documents. CSQ, as any other Provincial selection
    > I copy/pasted that *directly* from Step 4 of this URL
http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.q...rker/step.html
    > It says this:
    > -- begin quote -->
    > If your application is accepted:
    > you will receive by mail a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ), the
official immigration document issued by the Government of Québec;
    > or
    > you must appear for a selection interview. If you interview is
successful, you will then receive your Certificat de sélection du Québec
(CSQ).
    > <-- end quote --
    > I guess then that the Government of Quebec has bogus info on their
webpages?
    > --ravi.

Ravi Rao

In article <NMJ2c.167602$Hy3.26897@edtnps89>, Andrew Miller wrote:

    > I think that they should word it differently - like for example "an official
    > selection certificate document allowing you to apply for Canadian PR visa
    > under Quebec Skilled Workers class". Such phrase would be more clear and
    > would not create confusion, as we often see in this forum when novices here
    > think that CSQ is all they need to immigrate to Canada with Quebec as
    > destination Province.

If you don't care, I'll wait for google groups to archive this message, and
then send out an email to webmaster@website ... In the past 12 months, the quebec
immigration website has been overhauled -so- much I'm quite sure they'll atleast
consider it ...

If you do have objections, please do make them clear

--ravi.

evelynne_r

Gefeliciteerd Jeroen!

You're a lot further forward than I am - I sent off my preliminary app to Hong Kong (UK citizen, based in NZ) in May, and have my interview this week.

I lived in The Netherlands myself for a while, so I'll have to look into Dutch police certificates if I'm accepted. Would you be able to let me know how to go about that please?

Cheers,

Evelynne

Nida

As i lived in the Netherlands.. i had 2 get one from there .. i got applied through the city hall in the city where i lived ..

but be awar it took me 4-5 weeks 2 recieve it .. it is along time !!!!!

nida