2006 DAMASCUS APPLICANTS

[samoo]

on 4 April 2012 i did a case specific inquiry:
"Dear sir/madam: i have been waiting for more than 1 year since i have updated my file & about 6 years since i have submitted my application as FSW immigrant! when is it expected to proceed in the processing of my file? waiting your response & thanks for your cooperation:
their reply was:
"Dear Applicant,

Please note that CIC is working to closely manage arrivals in Canada, so that we meet, but do not exceed the immigration plan set by Parliament for the current year. Since we have larger inventories than limits within the immigration plan for admissions to Canada, we must stagger the issuance of visas throughout the year.

As a result, we cannot advise you when this case will be ready for finalization or when we will be in a position to communicate further requirements.

No further correspondence will be entered into until we are in a position to communicate a decision or further requirements."

thanks for your reply
yes today i recieved exactly the same
I think it is a system reply message

 

[ihabkal]

the automatic reply software costed them 30 million dollars.

 

[ihabkal]

no news from anyone?

 

[Sep2006]

I read in the parliement website that Action Plan 2012 was supposed to be discussed on 17th of May. I tried to search if any decision has been made.

If someone knows anything about this Action plan please add your comments.

 

[wjd7359]

Kenny will not change his decision
must read article

http://www.globalmontreal.com/canada/kenney+says+canada+not+tossing+would-be+immigrants+aside/6442644212/story.html

 

[ihabkal]

I just sent them an e-mail asking them to cancel my application. in the last 6 years I never thougth I would ever do that.
two years ago I asked Damascus why they haven't processed my self employed application, they replied that they are following ministerial instructions in what they process first. they have been hand picking whomever they want and they knew they will cancel us years ago (I mean cancel skilled workers as they didn't cancel self employed, I wish they had then I would be sure to get my money back)
but if we knew they would cancel we would've cancelled and applied new and fresh.
they don't want us we're too old now.

 

[wjd7359]

A controversial policy which would see almost 300,000 Canada visa applications returned with the advice to reapply has been halted.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada has reportedly issued a directive to its embassies around the world with the instruction to continue processing Canada visa applications as usual.

The decision to cancel the applications was announced in March as part of the federal budget. In an effort to reduce a growing backlog of applications, the Canadian government were hoping to legislate away the backlog to, according to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, allow the Canadian immigration system to react to the changing needs of the country’s workforce.

All applications made before 2008 were reportedly to be cancelled with fees, totalling CA$130 million (£85 million), returned to the client along with the advice to reapply.

A group of disgruntled applicants had attempted to sue Mr Kenney over the decision but the case was quashed by a federal court which ruled that it could not force Mr Kenney to keep applications open.

However, an Ontario based immigration consultant has revealed that the government’s policy has since been put on hold and applications are being processed as before.

Source: http://www.visabureau.com/canada/news/28-05-2012/cancelled-canada-visa-policy-halted.aspx

 

[samoo]

A controversial policy which would see almost 300,000 Canada visa applications returned with the advice to reapply has been halted.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada has reportedly issued a directive to its embassies around the world with the instruction to continue processing Canada visa applications as usual.

The decision to cancel the applications was announced in March as part of the federal budget. In an effort to reduce a growing backlog of applications, the Canadian government were hoping to legislate away the backlog to, according to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, allow the Canadian immigration system to react to the changing needs of the country's workforce.

All applications made before 2008 were reportedly to be cancelled with fees, totalling CA$130 million (£85 million), returned to the client along with the advice to reapply.

A group of disgruntled applicants had attempted to sue Mr Kenney over the decision but the case was quashed by a federal court which ruled that it could not force Mr Kenney to keep applications open.

However, an Ontario based immigration consultant has revealed that the government's policy has since been put on hold and applications are being processed as before.

Source: http://www.visabureau.com/canada/news/28-05-2012/cancelled-canada-visa-policy-halted.aspx

lets hope for the best

 

[ihabkal]

As usual means not processing my 6 years old case so in any case my cancelling it was a good decisision.
that's because their usual is to not process old stale cases.

 

[nahid023]

dear friends,

please join us (a total of 883 members are already there): http://www.facebook.com/groups/179730375479964/ and raise our voices together against injustice.

 

[wjd7359]

contest
http://unfaircicnews.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/submitted-memorandum-to-mr-stephen-harper-pm-canada/

 

[Hadeel1234]

I want My 68 Months of waiting Back

 

[Hadeel1234]

Hi All;
anybody knows if they stopped processing the backlog applications, or did they put all applications on hold , or burn them , any good news from any one from other forums ??? any news good or bad !!!!!!anything ???

 

[wjd7359]

The tale of 2012′s omnibus budget bill
http://unfaircicnews.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/the-tale-of-2012s-omnibus-budget-bill/

 

[hamid107]

Canada’s Court Orders Processing of Immigration Application before 27.02.2008
June 15, 2012 | Filed under: Canada Immigration | Posted by: Tahir Canada’s Federal Court has ruled that Canadian government is obliged to process all the applications for permanent residence accepted for the processing. The Citizenship and Immigration Canada is attempting to eliminate the backlog of applications submitted before February 27, 2008 through legislation.

Canada Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney was sued by 900 Canadian permanent residency applicants under the federal skilled worker class out of about 300,000 affected applicants. The applicants pleaded the court to issues orders to get their applications for permanent residence be processed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada within a reasonable time frame.They asked the court to order the immigration department to process their applications within a reasonable time frame.

The Minister Kenney’s argument was that he is authorized to make policies and any delay as result of change in policy is thus justified, however, the litigants argued that the lengthy delay of five to nine years was unjustified.

The Federal court did not make an order for all the litigants’ applications, however, immigration department is given the deadline of October 14 to complete the processing of the lead applicant thus giving other applicants possibility of their applications processing in due course of time.

According to the applicants lawyer, the court’s decision is final as the judge refused the Citizenship and Immigration Minister’s request for appeal.

Recently an other Federal court judge refused to provide relief to applicants who wanted the judge to order the Minister Kenney to preserve their applications for permanent residence while the case was being heard as the legislation had not become law at that time.

The Federal Court’s decision is blow to the Canadian government wanting to remove about 300,000 applications from the system by refunding the processing fees.