Brother-in-laws, how to get them to canada?

[joeythecat]

My brother in laws are in Philippines. One (24) is going to graduate and IT program at university and the other (22) has been to college and is currently working as a technician for Toyota.

My wife wants then to eventually come here to work/live but we do not know the best way to do that. We also do not know much about them coming here as students, all we know is that it is very expensive.

Any advice would be highly appreciated.

 

[scylla]

My brother in laws are in Philippines. One (24) is going to graduate and IT program at university and the other (22) has been to college and is currently working as a technician for Toyota.

My wife wants then to eventually come here to work/live but we do not know the best way to do that. We also do not know much about them coming here as students, all we know is that it is very expensive.

Any advice would be highly appreciated.

If they wish to come as students, they will need to be accepted by a program in Canada and then apply for a study permit. To be approved, they will needs to show that they have at least $25,000 in savings each to cover international tuition and living expenses for their first year of studies. Whatever they plan to take in Canada must make sense in light of their previous education and work experience. Also, they must show strong ties to their home country and prove they have no plans on remaining in Canada long term.

Forget about the work permit route. This requires an approved LMIA and it's effectively impossible to find an employer willing to go through this process.

Otherwise, they would each need to qualify to immigrate through an economic immigration stream like Express Entry.

 

[joeythecat]

If they wish to come as students, they will need to be accepted by a program in Canada and then apply for a study permit. To be approved, they will needs to show that they have at least $25,000 in savings each to cover international tuition and living expenses for their first year of studies. Whatever they plan to take in Canada must make sense in light of their previous education and work experience. Also, they must show strong ties to their home country and prove they have no plans on remaining in Canada long term.

Forget about the work permit route. This requires an approved LMIA and it's effectively impossible to find an employer willing to go through this process.

Otherwise, they would each need to qualify to immigrate through an economic immigration stream like Express Entry.

Thanks. What is involved in Express Entry?

also for student visa, is an IELTS test involved?

 

[scylla]

Thanks. What is involved in Express Entry?

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/works.html

See above. It's a points based program. Right now you need to have around 460 points to be selected out of the pool. They have quite a bit of homework and research to do if they are in fact serious about immigrating.