Misguided by many consultancies ... can anyone help me :(

[James11]

Hi,

please give me right answer !! I am very confused.

I have few information as such....

1) 7.5 bands are required to get study visa in any college of REGINA.

2) 1 year full-time job can make one eligible for PR in Saskatchewan.

3) One must have relative in Saskatchewan to get approval of SINP.

4) SINP processing time is 10 months.

5) Work permit must be long enough to sustain in Saskatchewan until one gets her/his SINP approval.

6) One can not issue Spousal open work permit based on her/his spouse's study permit

I'd be grateful... if anyone can clear my confusions.

[carl zeiss]

Hi,

please give me right answer !! I am very confused.

I have few information as such....

1) 7.5 bands are required to get study visa in any college of REGINA.

2) 1 year full-time job can make one eligible for PR in Saskatchewan.

3) One must have relative in Saskatchewan to get approval of SINP.

4) SINP processing time is 10 months.

5) Work permit must be long enough to sustain in Saskatchewan until one gets her/his SINP approval.

6) One can not issue Spousal open work permit based on her/his spouse's study permit

I'd be grateful... if anyone can clear my confusions.

Hi. Just keep on browsing the website of SK immigration. You really don't need a paid representative to become nominated by the province or apply for your visa. The government of Canada gives all necessary information in their website. Just keep on visiting the sited so you get up to date information.

[mysteryocean]

 may be 7.5  for univ,  mostly 7.0 is enough,  in collages  its 6.5.         you need to work 960 hrs in total to apply for SINP, it oculd be any job, you work 12 hrs a day everyday and 960 hrs will be done in 3 months. SINP- student category takes 3-4 months. your wife can get open work pemrit based on your study permit but thats risky so thats upto you. you'll get 2 yr open work permit on your 1 yr course, 2 yr is sufficient time for you to do pr.

brows the forum,  you'll find all info.

thanks

[Leon]

1) 7.5 bands are required to get study visa in any college of REGINA.

Probably but if you can't get 7.5, talk to the college you want to study at, they can tell you if they accept less.  You don't have to qualify for all colleges when you only want to study at one.

2) 1 year full-time job can make one eligible for PR in Saskatchewan.

Not necessarily so.  You have to look at the different immigration classes at http://www.saskimmigrationcanada.ca/sinp

For the skilled worker class, see http://www.saskimmigrationcanada.ca/skilled you can apply if you are outside Canada and have a skilled job offer or if you are on a work permit, have worked for 6 months in either a skilled job or one of their other jobs they allow.

For the student class, see http://www.saskimmigrationcanada.ca/student you can apply if you have at least a 1 year course and you have worked for 960 hours and you have a job offer.

3) One must have relative in Saskatchewan to get approval of SINP.

Only if you are trying for family class, see http://www.saskimmigrationcanada.ca/family-members

4) SINP processing time is 10 months.

Is it?  I have heard it takes only 3 months to get a nomination but that is not including the time it takes to get the PR.  You have to look at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm/provincial.asp to see the processing time for provincial nominee PR in your homeland.

5) Work permit must be long enough to sustain in Saskatchewan until one gets her/his SINP approval.

Yes.  If you do a one year study, you get a 1 year open work permit.  That should be enough to get nominated.  After you get nominated, you will not need a labour market opinion to get a regular work permit.

6) One can not issue Spousal open work permit based on her/his spouse's study permit

If you are on a study permit, your spouse can certainly apply for an open work permit but still has to prove they will not overstay.  Once you get a post grad work permit, your spouse can only get an open permit if your job is skilled.

[James11]

Thanks a lot Leon.

you have cleared my doubts.

I will have open work permit of a year (will start from August'12)... and my wife will be having study permit of two years. (will start from sept'12)

Please suggest ... what best we can do in this case?

Many thanks

[Leon]

After 6 months of studying, as long as your wife is at a participating college, she can apply for an off campus work permit.  This will allow her to work along with her studies up to 20 hours a week if she has time during the semester and full time during holidays.  During her studies, she can use that time to try to find an employer in her field who will want to keep her after she graduates.  At the same time, you should work on finding a skilled job.  As the spouse of a student, I am sure you can extend your open work permit for a  year if your wife is still studying.  After that, when she goes from off campus to post grad work permit, as long as she is doing a skilled job, you can still get an open permit based on her permit.

If you have already found an employer who is willing to sponsor you during that time, you can go for that but if not, once you have had a skilled job or jobs for 2 years (3900 hours), you can apply for PR for you both under Canadian experience class.  The processing time is around 15 months so you would both have your PR while your wife is still on her post grad permit.  If you have failed to find a skilled job, your wife can also look into applying as a PNP graduate after she graduates and starts working.

[James11]

Awesome solution..... hearty thanks Leon... 

i really did not know that when my wife will have Post grad work permit i can also have work permit .

I got selected for job at humber where i am studying as a " Teaching Assistant "

Hoping best for telecom company job 

[Leon]

i really did not know that when my wife will have Post grad work permit i can also have work permit .

As long as she has a skilled job.  See http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/faq/work/index.asp this question:

If your spouse or common-law partner wants to work while in Canada, they must apply for their own work permit. Normally, they must meet the same requirements that you do, including obtaining (if needed) a labour market opinion from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.

However, your spouse or common-law partner may be eligible to apply for an “open” work permit that will allow her or him to accept any job with any employer if you meet the conditions outlined below.

A. You are authorized to work in Canada for six months or longer and the work you are doing while you live in Canada meets a minimum skill level (usually work that would require at least a college diploma). Specifically, your job must be listed in Skill Level 0, A or B in the National Occupational Classification.

Note: If you are the holder of a Post-Graduation Work Permit, which is a type of open work permit, your spouse will need to attach a copy of your work permit to his or her application for an open work permit. Your spouse will also need to provide information about your employment by attaching supporting documents, including:

    A letter from your current employer confirming employment or a copy of your employment offer or contract; AND
    A copy of one of your pay slips.

So if your wife is on a PGWP, you can still apply for an OWP based on that as long as you get a copy of her one pay slip and a letter from her employer so they can verify that she is working in a skilled position.

[James11]

  yep

buddy , you are doing very good job by directing right path.

god bless you