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do you need a job for express entry?

required2000

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May 28, 2023
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I just tried the express entry eligibility tool and it says Im eligible. However, I wrote that I don't have a job offer

If accepted, do I need to eventually get a job offer?

I'm currently a digital nomad. My current company has offices in Canada, so I sort of have a job offer already?

Also, I have no intention of working in an office.
 
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scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
93,047
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Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
I just tried the express entry eligibility tool and it says Im eligible. However, I wrote that I don't have a job offer

If accepted, do I need to eventually get a job offer?

I'm currently a digital nomad. My current company has offices in Canada, so I sort of have a job offer already?

Also, I have no intention of working in an office.
No, you don't need a job offer. You just need to have enough points to be selected out of the pool. So you want around 480 (or more) points.

What you have will not count as a job offer under Express Entry.
 

Naturgrl

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Apr 5, 2020
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I just tried the express entry eligibility tool and it says Im eligible. However, I wrote that I don't have a job offer

If accepted, do I need to eventually get a job offer?

I'm currently a digital nomad. My current company has offices in Canada, so I sort of have a job offer already?

Also, I have no intention of working in an office.
So you are eligible with 67 points based on your age, language (IELTS), work experience, education (ECA) and funds. You don’t have a job offer. If eligible then what is your CRS score.
 

required2000

Newbie
May 28, 2023
3
1
No, you don't need a job offer. You just need to have enough points to be selected out of the pool. So you want around 480 (or more) points.

What you have will not count as a job offer under Express Entry.
So then to confirm, if I get accepted I do NOT need a job? (I'm a digital nomad so have a job already, just not necessarily by a Canadian company 9
 

Naturgrl

VIP Member
Apr 5, 2020
39,978
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So then to confirm, if I get accepted I do NOT need a job? (I'm a digital nomad so have a job already, just not necessarily by a Canadian company 9
You can receive ITA without a job if your CRS score is high enough. What is your eligibiliy score and then CRS score. You need ECA and IELTS to submit a profile. You say NO to job offer.
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
93,047
20,591
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
So then to confirm, if I get accepted I do NOT need a job? (I'm a digital nomad so have a job already, just not necessarily by a Canadian company 9
I've already answered this question. I'm not sure how to answer is differently or what's unclear exactly. You don't need to get a job.

What's your score / number of points under the CRS point system? Have you calculated this yet? This is critical to determining if Express Entry is at all viable for you.
 

canuck78

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Jun 18, 2017
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So then to confirm, if I get accepted I do NOT need a job? (I'm a digital nomad so have a job already, just not necessarily by a Canadian company 9
Is there a reason you want PR in Canada if you want to be a digital nomad? Thought the goal was to live on the beach somewhere or travel between countries with low tax rates (as long as you aren’t a US citizen).
 

asadelahi007

Newbie
Jun 6, 2023
1
0
I just tried the express entry eligibility tool and it says Im eligible. However, I wrote that I don't have a job offer

If accepted, do I need to eventually get a job offer?

I'm currently a digital nomad. My current company has offices in Canada, so I sort of have a job offer already?

Also, I have no intention of working in an office.