Well, i have enough crs points now after Ontario's Nomination to skip one or two ITAs.
Normally PCC here takes time span of one week to a month but one never knows. Thanks for the suggestion though
It is unpredictable when next draw is going to be happen. We all have a faith that It can be next Wednesday. I believe no one here will advise you to decline your ITA because it's your personal thing that you should look in to.
People who submitted OINP application in November 2017, what timeline are you expecting? Considering the large number of applicant who would have applied, I think it will be Jan / Feb 2018
And honestly when people here come asking, what’s the chances of 459,450,445, 435, which anyone following the draw trend in the ROH would be well aware of, I can only sigh. Feels like standing outside a stadium and trying to just get a glimpse of the display screens, let alone get near the gates.
I understand the feelings, it's really frustrating and annoying when they don't even care to look it up on their own when information is available on Internet.
They want things served to them on a Silver Platter. If they can't figure it out on their own, I wonder how they would survive in a Totally different Country
I wish I would have been lucky enough to score such high CRS.
Well, i have 982 crs points now after Ontario's Nomination so i think i can afford to skip one or two ITAs.
Normally PCC here takes time span of one week to a month but you never know. Thanks for the suggestion though
As @Pikecann mentioned, Once you have received ITA, you have 90 days to gather all your documents and to submit your application. I believe you should be good even your PCC will take 1 month...
People who submitted OINP application in November 2017, what timeline are you expecting? Considering the large number of applicant who would have applied, I think it will be Jan / Feb 2018
What i have experienced during my OINP journey is that, your documentation should be really strong , especially, the documents related to POF. Strong and accurate paper work would surely land nomination within the given time frame (60 days).
I am guessing that the new NOI's have not yet started ? Am holding fire on re-creating a profile, based upon the advice earlier in here, seeing as my profile was created last week.
@Option Paralysis I used PDF statements as well, and I did not get them stamped or certified. Nowhere does it say that PDF statements are unacceptable or that they must be stamped. I get all my bank statements online, so I only have the PDF statements, no paper statements. These days many banks encourage their customers to get all electronic statements.
So I just submitted my application, I will log on to WES and order a copy tomorrow. Is there anything else I should complete now?
As for all future status updates, I assume we'll be getting email notification if something changes, correct? I am not planning to log on to the portal on a daily basis.
We will be getting email notification if anything changes that requires our attention, for example, when we are nominated or receive PFL. Sometimes people receive an email from CIC before the email from OINP about nomination. But we have to log in to check if we are progressing to other intermediate stages (assessment, DIP).
You have 90 days from ITA to submit. If you wait a month for your PCC, you still have plenty of time to submit. There is no need to reject ITA. Even if you donèt receive PCC within the 90 days, you can include a LOE with a copy of your mailing receipt applying for PCC explaining that you are still waiting for the PCC, and you will send it to them as soon as you receive it.
So I just submitted my application, I will log on to WES and order a copy tomorrow. Is there anything else I should complete now?
As for all future status updates, I assume we'll be getting email notification if something changes, correct? I am not planning to log on to the portal on a daily basis.
@Option Paralysis I used PDF statements as well, and I did not get them stamped or certified. Nowhere does it say that PDF statements are unacceptable or that they must be stamped. I get all my bank statements online, so I only have the PDF statements, no paper statements. These days many banks encourage their customers to get all electronic statements.
Good point, I was thinking about this too. My bank lets customers get PDFs and paper statements too, so I wanted to be sure. What you said definitely makes sense considering there are an increasing number of online only banks that don't even issue paper statements.
All the best with your OINP app, by the way. I'm still in two minds about whether or not to apply, considering it's a lot of money and my CRS will rise to 441 in early April. If you don't mind me asking, what would you do in my situation? I've already had some good advice, but you seem like a knowledgeable guy, so I'd like to get your input too.
French is so hard to understand, especially the native speakers. I think reading, writing could be handled after a couple of months but do develop the ear of french would take some extra time. Do you guys suggest any tricks for that?
I am taking self study courses: duolingo, Pimsleur, FSI (French Basic Course and French Phonology), lingvist, and some youtube videos. Pimsleur is almost all audio and helps a lot with the listening and speaking. The FSI courses have audio that you listen to while you read the textbook. The French Phonology course is also especially good for developing listening and speaking skills.
Once you reach at least an advanced beginner to intermediate level, you can learn and improve a lot by listening to French songs, watching French movies and videos, and reading and listening to the news in French. Turn on subtitles in videos. Look up words you don't know and keep a list, preferably in the form of flashcards. I use AnkiWeb which presents your flashcards in a spaced repetition way that is very helpful https://ankiweb.net/decks/
How much time it takes depends on how much time and effort you can devote, but I would say minimum 6 months of serious study to reach a good enough level to score a few CRS points. A Canadian friend of mine went from scratch to professionally proficient in 1 year when he studied French full time (at least 6 hours a day) with courses offered by the Canadian government at no cost to Canadian permanent residents and citizens.
