Question: What are the key
stages for processing of permanent residence visa under Federal Skilled Worker
Program to Canada?
Answer:
1. File
complete in all respects – including application fee, application forms and
documents – and as per checklist is sent to Centralized intake office (CIO),
Nova Scotia, Canada, for provisional assessment.
2. Files
which are incomplete or deficient by way of information or document in anyways
are returned to the applicant without processing
. In such cases, the processing
application fee is NOT en-cashed and returned along with the file.
3. Files
which are found complete in all respect are forwarded to nearest Canadian
Consulate/high commission for further processing. At this stage, CIO the
application processing fee payment is en-cashed.
4. The
Canadian Consulate will process the application for rest of the process
including police and document verification check, medical formalities and visa
stamping. It will also request deposit of application Right of landing Fee.
5. The
overall application processing time differs from case to case and is also
dependent on queue at the processing Canadian consulate. Overall an applicant
should be prepared for an application processing time frame of 12-24 months.
The Canadian government mentions the time standards of around a year but in
practice time taken is much more.
Interview is not taken except in cases where the assessing officer at
the Canadian consulate is not sure about authenticity of some of the mentioned
info
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