An Open Letter to Canadian Immigration Minister, Honorable Jason Kenney

14/03/2011 14:13

 

 

 

Canadian Immigration makes Pre- Feb 2008 applicants wait for 7 years 


 Applicants of June 2003 onwards still waiting for their visas as per CHC Delhi website.
 Applications from India taking double the time from those of China and other countries.
 New Delhi Visa Office  keeps on increasing pr
ocessing times endlessly for backlog cases.


 

Dear Honorable Jason Kenney
 
New Delhi applicants who had applied for immigration under Federal Skilled Workers Class in June 2003 onwards i.e. Pre-Feb 2008 are a harrassed lot. These applicants are now referred to as backlog cases. At the time of application they were promised to be served on the principle of "first come, first serve". Most of whom were in their prime youth and were promised that their applications were expected to be processed in the order of which they are received. However, Canadian High Commission, New Delhi  keeps on moving the goal post to the disadvantage of backlog cases by increasing timelines every time an applicant gets near to his month of finalisation. This has resulted in the lot of frustration, stress and disappointment among the applicants. Their lives are in limbo and can not  take important decisions in life because of the uncertainity at prevailing processing timelines.

There is a huge disparity in the processing times of various countries. For example for the Processing time of China and Malaysia is 41 months, Russia is 32 months and Italy is 30 months. Even Pakistan is 76 months. Why is India's processing time the maximum in the world with 90 months? Why are July 2003 applications are being currently finalised as per CHC Delhi website? CHC Delhi is processing December 2003 applicants since 2009 December and now with the increased timelines they will be finalised in June 2011 i.e. good 18 months to complete processing on one month of applicants only. Is this an indication of the future process timelines of the backlog cases?
 
Such long processing times dissuades legal immigration and creates a congenial atmosphere for crooked immigration Consultants and Agents to send people on forged and fraudulent documents illegally without waiting for such long times.
 
The two websites of the Canadian Government give misleading information about the processing time as they give two totally different time-lines for the same application category. Moreover, it gives an impression that the future processing time would be more or less the same as of past however when we submitted our applications the processing times were 33 months which have been extended every year to now 90 months and may be next year it would be 101 months. CHC Delhi does not even disclose the ratio at which the FSW quota is distributed among three categories of FSW applicants i.e. Pre-Feb 2008, Post-Feb 2008 and Post 26 June 2010. There is a total lack of transparency in allocation of visas among the three different categories of FSW at CHC New Delhi.

It is against the principles of natural justice to start two new fast track categories without finalising the existing backlog applicants. As the exiting FSW quota remains unchanged the two new categories are allocated visa from  the quota which would have otherwise gone to the backlog cases. This is gross injustice to the backlog cases who had applied in good-faith for permanent residence visa. New priority processing rules like "Fast Track" are expidited without processing the long waiting Pre-Feb 2008 applications. This totally violates the promise made to old applicants that the "applications will be processed in order they are received". Further, now that even the "Post 28 Feb 2008 Fast Track" with 38 occupation list has been scraped and there is a "Post 26 June 2010 New Fast track" with 29 occupation list, again much to the disadvantage of the backlog cases. It is unfair to penalise the backlog applicants for the changes to Canadian market needs of "in-demand jobs". The lapse is on part of Canadian Immigration and Citizenship which continued to accept applications and for which the backlog applicants 
should not be made to suffer endlessly.
 
At the time of announcing the most current Post 26th June 2010 immigration policy your Excellency had promised to be fair and do justice to the backlog cases who had been waiting the longes t. Your statements in regard to the backlog cases had been a ray of hope from among the dark clouds. Finally, the backlog applicants had expected that there was light at the end of the long dark tunnel. However, contrary to your statements CHC Delhi on 16th August 2010 infact increased processing timelines form 80 months to a massive 90 months for the backlog cases. How is it that Canadian Immigration Ministry does not have a policy regarding the backlog cases who are allocated the left-over permanent residence visa quota at New Delhi?
 
Dear Honorable Jason Kenney, on behalf of the backlog cases at New Delhi, we plead with your good-self to please look into the matter and do the needful. We have been waiting an unreasonably long time to get our applications processed. Our lives are in a limbo, whether it is investing in skills, property, busine
ss or even raising a family. It is your Excellency who has the power to change things to a positive outcome for the backlog cases. We hope that you will excercise your positive discretion on the matter and do justice to the backlog cases.
 
Many thanks for your patience to read this letter.
Best regards.
New Delhi Pre-Feburary 2008 applicants.
 

 

Topic: An Open Letter to Canadian Immigration Minister, Honorable Jason Kenney

Date: 07/06/2011

By: Somebody

Subject: Endless backlog!!

Dear Mr Kenney, we hope that the forthcoming new immigration law will finally bring relief to those in the long waiting queue and that we shall finally get our canadian visas. We pray that you are Just and Kind enough to do it.

Still-in-the-endless-queue applicant

Date: 05/06/2011

By: Toms

Subject: Backlog need to be cleared first

Minister,
Why did you introduce a new queue when all of us are standing for a loong time? Why are we treated as step children? What did we do to suffer this fate?

Date: 29/05/2011

By: Old Patient

Subject: Backlog need to be cleared first

Minister Jason should resign because he couldn't do as he promised in terms of:
1. Time processing is not 6-12 months as his promise
2. Backlog is remain 80% after 3 years applied his instruction (nearly 50% reduced is a lie). It can mean that he need 15 years to clear backlog. 15 years means 1/3 personal working life.
3. He introduce list of priority NOCs (38/29) as one advantage but he evenly can not assure that the applicants could find their right NOC job. Most of newcomers have to work with odd lower jobs. SO what is meaning of the priority NOC list?

Back to basic: FIFO is right way to solve problems.

Date: 27/05/2011

By: Uchenna L

Subject: Backlog Solution :First In First Out(FIFO) not (Last In First Out) For Application Treatment

I think the onus is on the Canadian Immigration Minister, Honorable Jason Kenney having held this position for years to know that he can only achieve remarkable result by ensuring that First In First Out(FIFO) not (Last In First Out) is used. The reason is that age is getting against most people on backlog and Canadian Immigration Policy soon will give preference to younger people. The policy if not amended immediately to take care of back log now will end up frustrating the future (by creating undue job competition between older backlogged applicants and current younger applicants) of aged applicants whenever (if ever) they may be opportuned to migrate to Canada.

I applied from Nigeria since August 2007 and have not heard anything.Please Honorable Jason Kenney save our soul because many are regretting putting their resources and mind in this program that has kept them at the middle of the road without know the right direction to go.

Date: 11/05/2011

By: jason

Subject: lack of common sense

whoever has organised this immigration system hasn't got the common sense. people who are waiting they keep waiting which is :

LAST COME FIRST SERVE never ever applied to anywhere in the world. Nothing related to Human Rights where this country is famous for human rights but everything on Paper but nothing in practical...

Date: 09/05/2011

By: ABC

Subject: Really bad news for New Delhi applicants

New Delhi has the largest inventory of skilled worker cases submitted prior to the ministerial instructions. Significant progress was made in 2008-09 in reducing the pre-2008 inventory from over 140,000 persons to about 99,000 today, a decrease of over 30%. The processing time for these cases continues to lengthen, and was at 82 months in 2010. For all but a few months of that time, the cases are not in active process, but consume resources through managing correspondence.Owing to the number of new cases submitted under ministerial instructions, we processed few old inventory cases in 2010.

n nationals are the highest-volume applicants under the current ministerial instructions. At the present time, we are devoting all available resources to the quick processing of new cases received pursuant to Bill C-50. In 2010 we finalized 80% of all these cases within 10 months. *****Given the volume of intake under the first set of ministerial instructions, we will not be able to further reduce the inventory of older cases this year.*****



https://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=4965358&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=40&Ses=3#T0915

Date: 28/04/2011

By: Appllied in feb 2008 in london office

Subject: cic london

Its now 40 months gone. There time line was 33 to 36 when i applied, moved to 36-42, now its 42-48. but there are applicant who are 46 now without any doc request.

Date: 27/04/2011

By: khalid Haider

Subject: Backlog case of 2007

I am khalid haider 2oo7 Feb fsw applicant. I am also becoming old and my five childrens are
growing .What will happen? when they will reach the age of 18 years.I am now 41years ,i want
to complete some courses about my profession ,but unforunately there is no progress in my
immigration case which become me hopless and frustrated.
In addition, i request CIC as well as Minster to remove the backlog cases as soon as possible.
Thank to provide me an opportunity to comment.

Date: 24/04/2011

By: Disappointed

Subject: JASON KENNY AND HIS GOVT ARE LIARS!!

The lie Mr. Kenny has been spreading is that he has cut down the backlog when the truth of the matter is the very opposite. How do you cut down a backlog by introducing new criteria every few years at the expense of those that had applied prior? If it was all about giving the professions in demand in Canada priority, surely the fair and decent thing to do would be to expedite the applications of those in the backlog whose professions are in demand in Canada, while placing a moratorium on new applications till the backlog is cleared. But instead of this, what Jason Kenny did in his "wisdom" was ask for fresh applications in these in-demand occupations at the expense of those in the backlog and is even set to create yet another new criteria come June or July 2011.Thereby creating even more backlog, while holding on to all the backloggers application fees. Yet, his misinformed supporters really think he's actually doing a good job cutting down the backlog. Even those who applied in 2010 under the 2008 Ministerial instructions have now also been put on hold indefinitely (I know cause I'm one of them in addition to also having a pending 2005 application!) whilst the post June 26 2010 applicants have been given priority. The worst part is the absolute disdain and arrogance they display in not giving us truthful information when we ask for it or even on their own about how long the process will take. They said the 2008 Ministerial instructions would take 6-12 months, but no one is getting through in that time anymore! It's so unfair!!!!

Date: 24/04/2011

By: GodHaveMercy

Subject: Help oooooooo

I pray to God to give me the patience to continue to wait. For how long more, I don't know. I'm still waiting, seven years and counting. I am highly skilled with doctorate and medical degrees. When will I be allowed to contribute to the Canadian economy? Dishonorable Kenny, the ball is in your court. I'm getting fed up and so are millions of people waiting for your inefficient, unprofessional and incompetent officers...Very soon, your arrogance and ineptitude will become clear to your country men and women. What is so difficult in clearing the backlog while moratorium is put on new applications if indeed you guys are serious? A word is enough for the wise. I doubt you understand what I'm talking about!

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