expert advices? Att. KSA members

[m-n]

Intending to apply under FSW, cat-1, presently working in saudia arabia with an employer which is not my sponsered, I mean my employer's/sponsered name on my visa is different of my current employer. Working with current employer without taking transfer of my previous employer (but can take transfer any time from prev. emp. if requested by current employer). I m on valid resident visa.
Please inform this may be a cause of rejection of my application?

expert advices needed

[windtunnel]

You have the answer in the question itself. If your iqama (Resident visa) is transferable, then go ahead and transfer it first.
Your situation may not be the cause for rejection per se, because you are not illegally staying in Saudi Arabia. But if your iqama contains one company as a sponsor and your work experience records are for another company, then they might suspect your documents to be forged. This will cause unnecessary delays.

[m-n]

Thanks Windtunnel for yourtime, actually I, myself dont want to give my transfer to my current company if you are fimiliar bit about working enviornment of KSA so you can understand that every employer retains passport of its employee's, so later stage if I requested by CHC-London to forward the passport so I am damn sure they will not issue to me. My company may think that I used them for my own purpose after giving them transfer whereas, my previous employer is good and he may not create any problem. So, this is the reason for what I am not giving my transfer to my current employer.

Please advice as you siad this is not illegal coz I have valid resident permit but how could I explain my situation if asked by CHC? please help if you have good words to describe my situation. Thanksss

[windtunnel]

To be very frank, if I was in the same situation, i wouldn't know how to explain this to a visa officer, without making it sound like I've done something wrong.

Does your employer know that you are going to migrate to Canada?
Have you written your current employer's name in the application form? If so, your visa office is going to call them up anyway and they will get to know about it and won't they create problems thereafter?

My advice for you is to discuss your true situation upfront with your emploer (if they are reasonable enough). You know the employer because you work with them. On the other hand you don't know the immigration officials and you have no idea how they think. So it's easier to tackle the known devil than the unknown angel.

That's my two cents worth. Perhaps another applicant from KSA would have a better idea.

[m-n]

Thanks windtunnel, looking for more helpful comments from KSA members

[aspire]

My opinion,

CIC is interested on the legitimacy of your work experience, job duties and responsibilities, if your NOC code matches to that of the 38 list. The ikama is being asked by CIC for them to determine which visa office they will forward your application after the initial approval at Nova Scotia CIO. As long as you have a valid residence permit in KSA, you have employment certificate from the current employer you are working with, you have an NOC that matches to that of the 38, then file your application. They wont reject it on the basis of you working not in the original sponsor as indicated in your iqama. I believe there are hundred cases like yours but I havent encountered someone's application got rejected because of this reason. Just file your appication, if this is an issue to them, they wont reject your application outright, IO will give you chance to explain.

...I am not an expert, just my thoughts..

[m-n]

Thanks aspire for your motivated response, BTW I agreed with your statement.