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SINP via Express Entry with a family connection: a full timeline and what to declare where

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By VisaBuddies Communityvia community — compiled from public visa forums

Timeline

Applied
2021-03-20
Documents Submitted
2021-03-20
Total Duration
IELTS (Feb 2020) to biometrics/medical (Feb 2022) — about 2 years to the final stage

Documents Needed

  • Educational Credential Assessment (CES)

    Took almost 7 months in this case — start it early.

  • Proof of funds

    The applicant kept roughly double the required amount ready before creating the profile.

  • Family connection proof

    A first-cousin connection in Saskatchewan was proven without a Family Registration Certificate (FRC); NADRA FRC is the standard route for Pakistani applicants.

Step-by-Step

A successful SINP (Saskatchewan) applicant shared their complete timeline, and the comments clarified how family connections should be declared. This is a 2020–2022 case, so draw cutoffs and processing times are historical.

The timeline as posted: IELTS Feb 2020 → proof of funds ready (double the requirement) July 2020 → CES education report Sept 2020 (~7 months to obtain) → Express Entry + SINP EE profiles Oct 2020 → SINP ITA 22 Jan 2021 (81 SINP points, NOC 1123) → SINP documents submitted 20 Mar 2021 → nomination 18 Oct 2021 with no ADR → federal ITA in the Nov 2021 PNP draw → AOR 6 Dec 2021 → biometrics request and medical cleared 1 Feb 2022.

What the comments clarified:

  1. Declare relatives in the right application. The applicant's siblings in Ontario were mentioned in the Express Entry profile, not in the SINP application — Ontario siblings are irrelevant to Saskatchewan's connection criteria (they matter for OINP-style sibling points instead).

  2. The SINP points came from a first cousin in Saskatchewan, proven without an FRC (Family Registration Certificate from NADRA). The exact alternative evidence wasn't detailed, but FRC remains the standard proof for Pakistani applicants and is worth obtaining if you can.

  3. No ADR, straight to nomination — a clean, complete document package at the SINP stage avoided additional document requests.

Dos, Don'ts & Tips

  • Do: Start your ECA first — this applicant's CES report alone took nearly 7 months.
  • Do: Declare family connections in the application where they actually count: provincial relatives for PNP points, other relatives in the federal EE profile.
  • Tip: Keeping proof of funds at roughly double the requirement, untouched for months, removes a whole category of officer doubt.

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