A few questions

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Hi, my head is swimming with all the information here. We are in the US and want to apply for PR in Canada. Can someone point me in the right direction for a few areas I’m trying to get more information on please.

1: My husband is 51, a truck driver with a Class A CDL and has been driving trucks for nearly 20 years. Work experience is not an issue but he never got a high school diploma and I’m finding mixed information about that. Is it an instant disqualification or an inconvenient hurdle to deal with that is not too much of an issue since he has a large amount of work history.

2: My husband is the sole provider for our family. I have homeschooled our children since 1999 and the only jobs I have held have been basic jobs to help out when trucking wasn’t bringing in enough money or my husband has an extended unemployment time. Would my experience as a homeschool teacher be usable in our application? If we do get residence in Canada I plan on putting my youngest in public school because I know I would not be able to teach him the Canadian skills/knowledge he will need. I would be willing to volunteer/work in some area of education if possible. I have an associate degree is applied science.

3: We are a family of 5. Our oldest child is 25 and has epilepsy, which is under control with medication. Between the epilepsy and our current job market he isn’t able to support himself. He has some college experience and plans to go back for computer related training and is currently working part time at a fast food restaurant. Would he qualify as a dependent or would he have to file an application on his own?

Thank you.

 

[vensak]

Hi, my head is swimming with all the information here. We are in the US and want to apply for PR in Canada. Can someone point me in the right direction for a few areas I’m trying to get more information on please.

1: My husband is 51, a truck driver with a Class A CDL and has been driving trucks for nearly 20 years. Work experience is not an issue but he never got a high school diploma and I’m finding mixed information about that. Is it an instant disqualification or an inconvenient hurdle to deal with that is not too much of an issue since he has a large amount of work history.

2: My husband is the sole provider for our family. I have homeschooled our children since 1999 and the only jobs I have held have been basic jobs to help out when trucking wasn’t bringing in enough money or my husband has an extended unemployment time. Would my experience as a homeschool teacher be usable in our application? If we do get residence in Canada I plan on putting my youngest in public school because I know I would not be able to teach him the Canadian skills/knowledge he will need. I would be willing to volunteer/work in some area of education if possible. I have an associate degree is applied science.

3: We are a family of 5. Our oldest child is 25 and has epilepsy, which is under control with medication. Between the epilepsy and our current job market he isn’t able to support himself. He has some college experience and plans to go back for computer related training and is currently working part time at a fast food restaurant. Would he qualify as a dependent or would he have to file an application on his own?

Thank you.

1. The age of your husband is an instant disqualifier for him to be a primary applicant. So far I remember even possible provincial programs do require age below 50. But then again check for yourself.
2. No you could not use that experience of a home teacher as a valid job experience. One of the condition is that it has to be paid job, which is not your case. Furthermore you did not mention your age, but judging from the age of your husband and child, you are again way too old for most of the immigration programs.
3. No your son that is 25 years old is not considered as dependant anymore. If he wishes to immigrate, he has to make application for himself. Epilepsy on the other hand should not be problem as long as it is controlled and we are not speaking about any type of rarity where heavy medication and frequent checks by doctor are needed.

 

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Thank you for responding.