Hi everyone
I am new to the forum so apologies if this belongs in a different section - have found some useful info on here and wondering if people have advice on my situation.....
I am a British national and considering moving to Canada. I did a rough estimate on my points for FSW 2014 with an immigration lawyer, who did not really seem that great to be honest, and we think i can score up to 75 providing I get additional 4 points for French as a secondary language and my undergraduate law and psychology postgraduate degrees assessed. The potential problem lies in knowing what classification to put myself under the 1123 NOC category and how best to justify this. The reason for this is though I have accumulated a breadth of commercial experience over the last decade and can demonstrate meeting all the criteria 80 - 90% of a NOC 1123 description, I have undertaken a lot of short term roles in different countries where not all the job duties/job title match...cummulatively they could add to it, but overall I only have one UK standard employer, Thomson Reuters news agency and during that role I stayed in for 2 years and 6 months only......
If anyone can please share their constructive feedback on any of the following, i would be really grateful. Good luck to all!
1) Can anyone recommend a good immigration lawyer either based in the UK or in Alberta/British Columbia in Ca?
2) 1123 covers public affairs officer and communications consultant/specialist however public affairs director does not when looking carefully through...not my Thomson Reuters experience is at the officer level however since it was some time ago in the last 5 years though I have diversified into other areas (some more comms related than others) I probably would be pitched at higher level of responsibility ie public affairs director....Since in the last 3 years I was both a full time student, unemployed, self employed and contractor an unclear as to which category under 1123 I should select..... am I better off going for communications specialist instead? How far back do they go to look at your experience since my last 5 years can not relate to this and I am currently newly self employed?
3) How easy is it in reality to find an employer for LMAO? a lot of people have said you're English just head out there and try and find a job whilst you are there.....however if I meet the FSW number of minimum points, does this mean it will be easier for me to get employment? I hear that Alberta can provide state nomination, if I was to meet the FSW criteria but not have a job, could I approach them to get additional points as part of nomination and then try and get something in Edmonton? How does this work?
4) The people I am involved with in Toronto may incorporate a company, since I have been coperating with them in Europe is there a possibility they could become my employer as such? However as a start-up they may not have the direct $ to pay in which case am I correct in thinking this would not be suitable for an LMAO as the latter requires you to be employed on a full-time, paying basis?
I would also particularly welcome hearing from Canadian immigration lawyers on some of the questions above.
I know this is a long post but am new here so please help!!
I am new to the forum so apologies if this belongs in a different section - have found some useful info on here and wondering if people have advice on my situation.....
I am a British national and considering moving to Canada. I did a rough estimate on my points for FSW 2014 with an immigration lawyer, who did not really seem that great to be honest, and we think i can score up to 75 providing I get additional 4 points for French as a secondary language and my undergraduate law and psychology postgraduate degrees assessed. The potential problem lies in knowing what classification to put myself under the 1123 NOC category and how best to justify this. The reason for this is though I have accumulated a breadth of commercial experience over the last decade and can demonstrate meeting all the criteria 80 - 90% of a NOC 1123 description, I have undertaken a lot of short term roles in different countries where not all the job duties/job title match...cummulatively they could add to it, but overall I only have one UK standard employer, Thomson Reuters news agency and during that role I stayed in for 2 years and 6 months only......
If anyone can please share their constructive feedback on any of the following, i would be really grateful. Good luck to all!
1) Can anyone recommend a good immigration lawyer either based in the UK or in Alberta/British Columbia in Ca?
2) 1123 covers public affairs officer and communications consultant/specialist however public affairs director does not when looking carefully through...not my Thomson Reuters experience is at the officer level however since it was some time ago in the last 5 years though I have diversified into other areas (some more comms related than others) I probably would be pitched at higher level of responsibility ie public affairs director....Since in the last 3 years I was both a full time student, unemployed, self employed and contractor an unclear as to which category under 1123 I should select..... am I better off going for communications specialist instead? How far back do they go to look at your experience since my last 5 years can not relate to this and I am currently newly self employed?
3) How easy is it in reality to find an employer for LMAO? a lot of people have said you're English just head out there and try and find a job whilst you are there.....however if I meet the FSW number of minimum points, does this mean it will be easier for me to get employment? I hear that Alberta can provide state nomination, if I was to meet the FSW criteria but not have a job, could I approach them to get additional points as part of nomination and then try and get something in Edmonton? How does this work?
4) The people I am involved with in Toronto may incorporate a company, since I have been coperating with them in Europe is there a possibility they could become my employer as such? However as a start-up they may not have the direct $ to pay in which case am I correct in thinking this would not be suitable for an LMAO as the latter requires you to be employed on a full-time, paying basis?
I would also particularly welcome hearing from Canadian immigration lawyers on some of the questions above.
I know this is a long post but am new here so please help!!
