Hi Fellas,
I received my ITA last month & most of my documents are ready now including PCC, Medical, Experience Letter etc.
But I am in big catch because of nature of my job. I am in Merchant Navy where I work for few months onboard ship and few months off. And FSW eligibility requirements says - one must have minimum 1 year of CONTINUOUS work experience.
Please suggest ways, or how should I take it forward?
Thanks in beforehand.
I have written the following email to IRCC & NDVO, a month ago.. but no reply so far.
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Good Day,
I am working as a Deck Officer (NOC 2273) onboard merchant ships sailing worldwide.
I have duly filled my PR application but have not submitted it yet, due to a concern raised by a definition in the following link:-
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-227/section-75.html
The R75(2)(a) in above link states that A foreign national is a skilled worker if he/she has accumulated, over a continuous period, at least one year of full-time work experience.
The nature of my job and the industry standards are as following-
A) I work onboard ships at sea for few months continuously at a stretch and then receive an equal number of holidays.
B) When I am onboard, I work every day, both in the daytime as well as in the nighttime, in the shifts of 5/6 hours each, for 7-days a week; amounting to minimum 70 hours per week.
C) Essentially, in a year, I work for more than 6 months (26 weeks) cumulatively, which amounts to minimum 1820 work-hours per year. And get paid for sea-service days only.
D) I have been working continuously since June 2010 (almost 7 years in total) in the same profession, but my total sea-service has been around 43 months (3.5 years) because of the rotational crewing system mentioned above.
As I see it - it is a continuous work but of different nature. But I remain confused, whether visa officer would interpret it as a continuous or non-continuous work experience?
I have searched extensively on CIC website and could not find any clarification over a profession like this.
My kind query is that - would I be qualified under FSW programme or not, citing my different nature of work & the clause of 'over a continuous period' above?
Anticipating to hear positively from you,
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I received my ITA last month & most of my documents are ready now including PCC, Medical, Experience Letter etc.
But I am in big catch because of nature of my job. I am in Merchant Navy where I work for few months onboard ship and few months off. And FSW eligibility requirements says - one must have minimum 1 year of CONTINUOUS work experience.
Please suggest ways, or how should I take it forward?
Thanks in beforehand.
I have written the following email to IRCC & NDVO, a month ago.. but no reply so far.
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Good Day,
I am working as a Deck Officer (NOC 2273) onboard merchant ships sailing worldwide.
I have duly filled my PR application but have not submitted it yet, due to a concern raised by a definition in the following link:-
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-227/section-75.html
The R75(2)(a) in above link states that A foreign national is a skilled worker if he/she has accumulated, over a continuous period, at least one year of full-time work experience.
The nature of my job and the industry standards are as following-
A) I work onboard ships at sea for few months continuously at a stretch and then receive an equal number of holidays.
B) When I am onboard, I work every day, both in the daytime as well as in the nighttime, in the shifts of 5/6 hours each, for 7-days a week; amounting to minimum 70 hours per week.
C) Essentially, in a year, I work for more than 6 months (26 weeks) cumulatively, which amounts to minimum 1820 work-hours per year. And get paid for sea-service days only.
D) I have been working continuously since June 2010 (almost 7 years in total) in the same profession, but my total sea-service has been around 43 months (3.5 years) because of the rotational crewing system mentioned above.
As I see it - it is a continuous work but of different nature. But I remain confused, whether visa officer would interpret it as a continuous or non-continuous work experience?
I have searched extensively on CIC website and could not find any clarification over a profession like this.
My kind query is that - would I be qualified under FSW programme or not, citing my different nature of work & the clause of 'over a continuous period' above?
Anticipating to hear positively from you,
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