Advice needed

[jamesphilly17]

Hi there,

I am looking for some advice on whether myself and my partner will be eligible to immigrate to Canada in the near future.

I am 24 year old British citizen, I have not yet taken any English tests that I believe are required however English is my first language and I imagine I will be fine with the tests. I speak very very basic french. I finished my secondary school qualifications and currently work for HMRC (the UK's tax office) and have been there for nearly 12 months. Previous to this i worked in a sales/management position for an Electrical Wholesale company. I am also completing as part of my job 2 qualifications, one in tax and one in business. The latter being equivalent to the first year of a degree.

My partner is a 23 year old British citizen and also speaks English as her first language and speaks basic French. She is a primary school teacher having completed a university degree in primary education.

I have done quite a bit of research online but every page I visit seems to contradict itself. Any advice at all on what steps to take, what immigration programmes i may be eligible for etc would be great!

Thanks in advance

James

 

[scylla]

Information about Canada's immigration programs can be found here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/apply.asp

Canada has a number of different programs and you'll need to research each to find out what it takes to qualify. What country you are from is not relevant (i.e. there is no special immigration stream for those from the UK - you apply just like anyone else). You may want to start by researching the Express Entry / Federal Skilled Worker program. Your partner will most likely have more points than you and should probably be the primary applicant. Note that you need to have a minimum of 450 points under this program if you want to have any hope of being selected (although currently on those with 480+ points are being picked).

Yes - you will need to take an English test. Make sure you study and take practice tests to understand how the scoring system works. English speakers tend to assume they will do well and don't bother to prepare - then perform poorly. You want to do well since this will give you more points. You need to take this test and get the results before you can even apply.

Unfortunately there's really no short cut to doing the research on Canada's immigration yourself - apart from hiring an immigration lawyer or consultant to do it for you.

 

[jamesphilly17]

Canada has a number of different programs and you'll need to research each to find out what it takes to qualify. What country you are from is not relevant (i.e. there is no special immigration stream for those from the UK - you apply just like anyone else). You may want to start by researching the Express Entry / Federal Skilled Worker program. Your partner will most likely have more points than you and should probably be the primary applicant. Note that you need to have a minimum of 450 points under this program if you want to have any hope of being selected (although currently on those with 480+ points are being picked).

Yes - you will need to take an English test. Make sure you study and take practice tests to understand how the scoring system works. English speakers tend to assume they will do well and don't bother to prepare - then perform poorly. You want to do well since this will give you more points. You need to take this test and get the results before you can even apply.

Unfortunately there's really no short cut to doing the research on Canada's immigration yourself - apart from hiring an immigration lawyer or consultant to do it for you.

Great, thanks for your help.