Dear Forum Members,
I would appreciate your thoughts about my situation
I currently have an ITA and was going to apply under FSW Outland. However I am about to receive a post doctoral offer (which falls under LMIA exempt category) for one year in Canada. I was thinking I could get there and apply for PR and was hoping to avoid the use of proof of funds by using postdoc offer to apply for PR. However, since I cannot apply for PR and work permit at the same time as I may have to travel soon; I will have to apply for work permit first and apply for PR in Canada.
My question is from the cic website it seems that LMIA exempt work permit holders can only consider the jobs as valid if
you have a valid work permit for a NOC 0, A or B job that is exempt from needing an LMIA, and you:
Does this mean I cannot use my Post doctoral position to apply for PR?
Alternatively can I still apply when I apply as Federal Skill worker Inland using the proof of funds I would have used to apply for PR while out of Canada?
Or is it better to work for a year for a year and then apply under CEC category?
Thank you so much for your valuable inputs…
I would appreciate your thoughts about my situation
I currently have an ITA and was going to apply under FSW Outland. However I am about to receive a post doctoral offer (which falls under LMIA exempt category) for one year in Canada. I was thinking I could get there and apply for PR and was hoping to avoid the use of proof of funds by using postdoc offer to apply for PR. However, since I cannot apply for PR and work permit at the same time as I may have to travel soon; I will have to apply for work permit first and apply for PR in Canada.
My question is from the cic website it seems that LMIA exempt work permit holders can only consider the jobs as valid if
you have a valid work permit for a NOC 0, A or B job that is exempt from needing an LMIA, and you:
- are currently working for an employer specified on the work permit
- have one year of full-time work experience (or an equal amount of part-time work) for that employer and
- have a valid job offer from that employer for at least one year after we issue your permanent resident visa.
Does this mean I cannot use my Post doctoral position to apply for PR?
Alternatively can I still apply when I apply as Federal Skill worker Inland using the proof of funds I would have used to apply for PR while out of Canada?
Or is it better to work for a year for a year and then apply under CEC category?
Thank you so much for your valuable inputs…