Experience

Embassy of Canada | Ambassade du Canada

• Canada
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Assistant

  • Jan 2010 - Present

  • Provides administrative support to Immigration Officers and Program Assistants, as needed.• Creates permanent and temporary resident visa applications using an electronic database system and arranges the physical file for processing.• Sends document request letters to clients on certain permanent resident applications.• Operates the filing system of the Immigration Section.• Processes medical exam and security background check requests made by Program Assistants and Immigration Officers.• Processes medical exam and background check results received from our immigration partners.• Monitors and follows-up pending medical and security background check results that are processed outside processing times. • Classifies and processes incoming correspondence received via fax, mail and courier.• Promptly responds to file requests made by Immigration Officers.• Receiving application forms and checking them for completeness, and returning to the client and application form when incomplete indication what further information or completion is required• Checking within the computer system for any previous record of applicants• Creating new electronic and paper files, and forwarding fees received to the person responsible for cash handle • Receiving request for applications and related information and sending out requested material either by mail or electronically• Maintaining statistics and preparing statistical reports on applications and request received• Inputting pre-decision information into the computer system by extracting it from application and documents provided• Inputting additional material received to maintain electronic files up to date and draw to the attention of an immigration officer any information or document that may be invalid• Requesting or following up by letter or telephone on missing documents, passport details or other information needed to conclude case processing Show less

• Program Assistant

  • Sep 2002 - Oct 2010

  • Schedule Interviews for immigration applicant and prepare regional trips for immigration officers• Provide program support to the fully computerized Immigration Section and assist in case processing• Preparing material such as letters, memoranda, emails, charts and tables• Provide secretarial services to one or more officers• Carry out simultaneous and consecutive interpretation between the local language and English in official meetings or interviews • Act as interpreter, translator and source of information on local conditions during visitor visa and immigration interviews and performing other duties.• Participate in a system of rotation to perform other duties. Show less



LinguaFranca

• Ukraine
• Translation and Localization
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Translator and localizer

  • Aug 1998 - Dec 2003

  • Translating (localizing) Microsoft programs and applications into the local language (Arabic) • Translating (Localizing) Compaq manuals and brochures into Arabic in addition to many other secretarial duties. • Translating (localizing) Microsoft programs and applications into the local language (Arabic) • Translating (Localizing) Compaq manuals and brochures into Arabic in addition to many other secretarial duties.