are terms coined by the members of this forum to name the first official communication from CIO,SYDNEY to the applicant.....which comes in the form of an EMAIL....this is applicable only to POST JUNE 26, 2010 applicants. Please note that there is no reference of PER or NER on the CIC website.
Pre June applicants received 1st AOR (Acknowledge of Receipt) from CIC ( to acknowledge the receipt of INITIAL package) and later applicants were given 120days to provide FULL DOCUMENTS (Additional supporting documents) to respective VISA OFFICES and were issued 2AOR.
Why Forget First Baby step for immigration ====> CIO : Centralized Intake Office
POF : Proof Of Funds.
PCC : Police Clearance Certificate
NOC : National Occupational Classification
CORP - Confirmation of Permanent Residence (also known as Record of Landing)
UCI - Unique Client Identifier
FSW : Federal Skilled Workers
PNP : Provincial Nomination Program
QSW : Quebec Skilled Worker
AINP : Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program
SINP : Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program
NTNP : Northwest Territories Nominee Program
YNP : Yukon Nominee Program
PA : Arincipal Applicant
IELTS : International English Language Testing System
TEF : Test d'Evaluation du Français
IRPR : Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
SIN : Social Insurance Number
LPN : Licensed Practical Nurse
RN : Registered Nurse