Work Experience Certificate

[virajrao]

Hi,

I am in process of applying for Canadian PR under FSW category. I am having experience letters from my previoue employers for last 12 yrs.

Am having one concern regarding, that one of my previous company (X) with whom I worked for around 4 yrs, is taken over by other company(Y).

1. Will the experience certificate issued by company X still be valid.

2. Luckily for me, I had worked with company Y in past, but not during the merging with company X.

Regards,
Viraj Rao

[mandiebraxton]

Viraj,
From my understanding,the experience should be within 10 years. Thus if you have worked with comp Y for more than 4 yrs (and within the past 10 years), get experience letter from Y to claim the max 21 points.

[virajrao]

Mandie - In last 10 yrs, i have worked with company X for 4 yrs ('00 - '04) and company Y for 1 yr ('04 - '05). Company X was merged in company Y in year 2010.

So would there be any issues, with experince certificate of comapny X.

Regards,
Viraj Rao

[mandiebraxton]

'I am having experience letters from my previoue employers for last 12 yrs.' My response was based on this premise.



Mandie - In last 10 yrs, i have worked with company X for 4 yrs ('00 - '04) and company Y for 1 yr ('04 - '05). Company X was merged in company Y in year 2010.
Anyway, I believe you can still claim the max 21 points if the certificate from X (the new comp) can allude to the fact that you have previously worked for Y for so and so yrs, and Y has now merged with X. Under this new merger (which X), you have worked for 1 yr. You get the drift?
So would there be any issues, with experince certificate of comapny X: by this  do u mean the now merged company? If not, then I dont' understand ur last sentence.

[virajrao]

'I am having experience letters from my previous employers for last 12 yrs.' My response was based on this premise.

Am under impression, that for FSW category, experience certificates of last 10 years are required.


So would there be any issues, with experince certificate of comapny X: by this  do u mean the now merged company? If not, then I dont' understand ur last sentence.

Company X & Y were not merged, when I was working with them. My question is that since X is merged with Y now, would the experience letter of company X still be valid. Hope you are clear now 
 
 
 

[mandiebraxton]

Work experience minimum requirements

If your application is eligible for processing, it will then be assessed against minimum requirements.

Your work experience must be:

•for at least one year, continuous, and paid (full-time or the equivalent in part-time), AND
•Skill Type 0 (managerial occupations) or Skill Level A (professional occupations) or B (technical occupations and skilled trades) on the Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC) list, AND
•within the last 10 years.,..meaning at any point from eg 2001 to 2011, and not a full 10 yr experience see http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-who.asp
The only issue that comes to mind is for purposes of verification, as X no longer exists on its own and who is VO going to contact? So if I were you, the experience letter from X will indicate that X has now merged with Y.

[virajrao]

The only issue that comes to mind is for purposes of verification, as X no longer exists on its own and who is VO going to contact? So if I were you, the experience letter from X will indicate that X has now merged with Y.

Experience letter from X won't indicate its merged with Y, since I had left that company in 2004. In this scenario, what needs to be done. Any suggestions

[mandiebraxton]

Experience letter from X won't indicate its merged with Y, since I had left that company in 2004. In this scenario, what needs to be done. Any suggestions
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So how will you prove that X existed? If you can and you have contacts for VO for verification, I suppose you should be fine. I will now leave it to the experts to comment.

[virajrao]

Can anyone assist me by answering the query?

[virajrao]

In case of your previous organization is taken over/merged with third organization (As in mine case), writing a letter to CIC stating that company X has merged with Company Y on <<period>> and provide reference of its website. I have done the same as aper advise of my attorney.

Thanks Mandie for your inputs.

[wicky]

Any one from Senior staff or Management from Company X still working with Company Y, like you??