Ray of hope - FSW - 1

[Teenkatigda]

@Teenkatigda @wingsofhope hey guys I was having an account in India's nationalized bank then later I made my spouse as joint holder however, for proof of funds they had given me a balance letter which has both our names as the account holder. But under the bank statement, it does give only my name as an account holder and the bank is insisting they can't do anything as it is set format. My question is that will that be okay to have both names on the balance letter and only my name on the bank statement?

any insight Please

Yes its fine. Put in a note in the LOE

 

[jrossi]

Yeah, that's worth consideration. As much as I would've liked to have been in Canada for longer, I'm glad I've still not arrived. I could gain work experience in my home country, in a job I knew I was safe in. I also got to complete a Master's degree for fees far lower than what I would've paid in Canada. And, I got to live at home where it's cheaper, so I could save more. Because of these things, I now feel far more prepared to enter Canada. I'm glad I upskilled myself at home. It's worth the wait.

I feel exactly the same.
I see a lot of people from my country on Instagram showing all the struggles that they face as international students and frankly, for the vast majority of them, if they don't get a PNP invitation, they probably won't get a PR. It's just such a high risk, I wouldn't be willing to take it.

 

[ZAtoCD]

I feel exactly the same.
I see a lot of people from my country on Instagram showing all the struggles that they face as international students and frankly, for the vast majority of them, if they don't get a PNP invitation, they probably won't get a PR. It's just such a high risk, I wouldn't be willing to take it.

Which country is that?

Yeah, I get why people do it, but it's so risky and expensive. There are ways to improve as an FSW and get in that way. I'm glad things worked out that way for me.

 

[joconstantine]

Yeah, that's worth consideration. As much as I would've liked to have been in Canada for longer, I'm glad I've still not arrived. I could gain work experience in my home country, in a job I knew I was safe in. I also got to complete a Master's degree for fees far lower than what I would've paid in Canada. And, I got to live at home where it's cheaper, so I could save more. Because of these things, I now feel far more prepared to enter Canada. I'm glad I upskilled myself at home. It's worth the wait.

While I totally agree with your points, the chance for FSW candidates is getting tighter and tighter as well. Even a 8777 IELTS card does not automatically enable everyone an ITA nowadays. And not many people are having a Master degree readily for immigration.
Thus, the Express Entry program is in high demand nowadays, for both FSW and CEC candidates. Therefore, I would say the all-program draws are fair.

 

[ZAtoCD]

While I totally agree with your points, the chance for FSW candidates is getting tighter and tighter as well. Even a 8777 IELTS card does not automatically enable everyone an ITA nowadays. And not many people are having a Master degree readily for immigration.
Thus, the Express Entry program is in high demand nowadays, for both FSW and CEC candidates. Therefore, I would say the all-program draws are fair.

It'll be interesting to see, over time, if other countries' changing of their immigration systems changes the demand for Canada's. For example, as far as I know, the UK is supposed to launch a new system after Brexit finalizes. The US might even bring a points-based system like EE into existence. Who knows? It's interesting to watch how demand changes. Right now, for English-speaking applicants, it's really only Canada and New Zealand if you don't already have a job offer. That's extremely competitive.

 

[seadrag0n]

While I totally agree with your points, the chance for FSW candidates is getting tighter and tighter as well. Even a 8777 IELTS card does not automatically enable everyone an ITA nowadays. And not many people are having a Master degree readily for immigration.
Thus, the Express Entry program is in high demand nowadays, for both FSW and CEC candidates. Therefore, I would say the all-program draws are fair.

Don't forget about age, its such a nasty criteria, something completely out your control.

 

[seadrag0n]

It'll be interesting to see, over time, if other countries' changing of their immigration systems changes the demand for Canada's. For example, as far as I know, the UK is supposed to launch a new system after Brexit finalizes. The US might even bring a points-based system like EE into existence. Who knows? It's interesting to watch how demand changes. Right now, for English-speaking applicants, it's really only Canada and New Zealand if you don't already have a job offer. That's extremely competitive.

For UK, their points based program has already launched and will start from next year. Its for temporary work visas only based on job offer, salary and in demand occupations, not sure about permanent residence, check here.

 

[ZAtoCD]

For UK, their points based program has already launched and will start from next year. Its for temporary work visas only based on job offer, salary and in demand occupations, not sure about permanent residence, check here.

Thanks for letting me know! That doesn't seem great. Especially for a country that will no longer be part of the more liberal EU immigration policies. Maybe they'll release more paths to entry as the system rolls out and they see results.

Do you know how this compares to their old one?

 

[Teenkatigda]

It'll be interesting to see, over time, if other countries' changing of their immigration systems changes the demand for Canada's. For example, as far as I know, the UK is supposed to launch a new system after Brexit finalizes. The US might even bring a points-based system like EE into existence. Who knows? It's interesting to watch how demand changes. Right now, for English-speaking applicants, it's really only Canada and New Zealand if you don't already have a job offer. That's extremely competitive.

imo, NZ is tough to crack without a job offer. Australia is still doable. Happy to be corrected.

 

[Teenkatigda]

For UK, their points based program has already launched and will start from next year. Its for temporary work visas only based on job offer, salary and in demand occupations, not sure about permanent residence, check here.

It does provide for permanent residence after 5 years. Getting a job is still key. Earlier they had a RLMT (UK counterpart of LMIA) which was needed for any job offers to out of EEA folks. Not sure if that is removed or not.

 

[seadrag0n]

Thanks for letting me know! That doesn't seem great. Especially for a country that will no longer be part of the more liberal EU immigration policies. Maybe they'll release more paths to entry as the system rolls out and they see results.

Do you know how this compares to their old one?

No idea, only that there as no point system before for granting work visas. Permanent residence is still a mystery.

It does provide for permanent residence after 5 years. Getting a job is still key. Earlier they had a RLMT (UK counterpart of LMIA) which was needed for any job offers to out of EEA folks. Not sure if that is removed or not.

What about permanent residence? I know so many people who had to return back after living there for 10+ years, wasted all of their savings on lawyers trying to get PR and were ultimately refused. The only people I know who got PR in the UK were people working on high salaries or were working in IT.

 

[arun437]

My friends and I considered going to Canada since the 4th year at the university, one of us even dropped school to go to Canada under student visa right away, and now that guy is the only one struggling for ITa, while all of us got master, work exp at home, and Itas. Even if we didnt get Ita, we would have good future at our country. Now EE is more popular, ppl know how to max out their score, they can even start learning French + english when they are still in college, work exp while studying in other countries counts to crs score, if you work 30hrs per week while studying (thats what we did), after 3-4 years, you have bachelor and max out ur work exp crs at the same time. At home, maybe its way easier to get a skill job if you or ur family have connection, you dont lose a huge amount of money, and there is always an escape route. What if you spent your parent's life saving to come to Canada for a mediocre degree and then you have an accident, you have to go home? Its just another perspective to think abt

However the medicore distant degree and work experience you get in India doesn't help much. They value Canadian education more. That's why now they are planning to increase the points for Canadian education to 30. It's easy to get skilled jobs here. And, most of the direct PRs I see here are working in Call Centers.

 

[Teenkatigda]

No idea, only that there as no point system before for granting work visas. Permanent residence is still a mystery.



What about permanent residence? I know so many people who had to return back after living there for 10+ years, wasted all of their savings on lawyers trying to get PR and were ultimately refused. The only people I know who got PR in the UK were people working on high salaries or were working in IT.

The new PBS system provides for a route to PR (they call it Indefinite Leave to Remain - ILR) and Citizenship eventually

 

[arun437]

“Even if we didnt get Ita, we would have good future at our country.”
The above statement is the sweetest thing I have read and wish I can relate to

I keep saying this to the people from my country, and I say it here as well: instead of spending your entire life savings into a very standard/mediocre course (that probably won't teach you much), try a more efficient strategy: spend 1 more year in your country, and simply learn French. It's faster (1-1.5yr yr only, instead of 2 years of a college + 2-3 yrs of Canadian experience), it's dramatically cheaper and way more secure (if you ended up not getting a PR, at least you won't have left your job, sold your house, car, etc).

Then don't do mediocre courses. Good courses here help you get jobs. I studied in a program that had 50% PRs studying through OSAP to get skilled jobs. The ugly truth is most of the PRs who land here don't get skilled jobs and end up working in factories and call centers.

 

[EscoBlades]

Don't forget about age, its such a nasty criteria, something completely out your control.

Canada has an ageing population, so that criteria makes sense. The system has to make it more attractive to younger skilled workers by offering them more points. It might seem unfair, but there is a clear reasoning behind it.