Live In Caregiver - Use agency or not

[bg_27]

Hi,

I have a potential live in caregiver in Hong Kong (she's filipino) and I would like to bring her Canada (at this point I believe she meets all the requirements).
I just have a couple questions:

1) Should I use an agency to bring her over? Is the agency worth it?
2) My wife is expecting. I am even able to apply for the live in caregiver yet, or do we have to wait for our child to be born?

Thanks

[EmilyMarie]

You don't need to have a child to apply. I had an employer who was pregnant and didn't need the caregiver right away. Her LMO was approved and the caregiver arrived 5-6 months later.

[ellejnoc]

your caregiver can apply thru the agency or personally in the canadian embassy in hk.if she applies thru the agency she only needs to pay hk$1000 or less,for the processing of the papers.this excludes the visa fee,police clearance fee and the medical check up fee.just be sure that  she meets all the reqts she needs when she applies there coz i know many filipina who applied and have been denied coz of lack of info.

[swan25]

your caregiver can apply thru the agency or personally in the canadian embassy in hk.if she applies thru the agency she only needs to pay hk$1000 or less,for the processing of the papers.this excludes the visa fee,police clearance fee and the medical check up fee.just be sure that  she meets all the reqts she needs when she applies there coz i know many filipina who applied and have been denied coz of lack of info.

Hello! Thanks for the good info. I wanna know if having a caregiver training certificate alone could make a visa approved? Or the applicant must have a year experience or so? Someone offered me for a domestic helper job in Hongkong because she said it's easy to apply for a caregiver job in Canada by being a DH in HK. I wanna hear feedbacks regarding this. BIG THANKS!

[job_seeker]

Hello! Thanks for the good info. I wanna know if having a caregiver training certificate alone could make a visa approved? Or the applicant must have a year experience or so? Someone offered me for a domestic helper job in Hongkong because she said it's easy to apply for a caregiver job in Canada by being a DH in HK. I wanna hear feedbacks regarding this. BIG THANKS!

No problem applying with 6-month certificate alone. Are you Filipino? Processing in the Philippines for live in caregivers is from 12-18 months. Processing in HK is faster; 6 months. If your employer is willing to wait 18 months then apply with the certificate alone. If not then gain experience then apply where you are, not in the Philippines.

[swan25]

Oh that's good. Thanks for your reply job_seeker. Yes I am a Filipino. And I dream to work in Canada. I was wondering what to do with the caregiver thing then I saw this site. It really helps. And your reply really helps, too. I have no experience as a caregiver yet so I asked.