Express Entry Step by step instructions.

[ishita_siingh]

ITA received - 31st July
Submitted - 16th September
P1 - 15th January
P2 - 16th January

Its been 2 months since then. Should I just wait for my Co-PR or call IRCC and check in with them?

 

[helsinki01]

No, I still have not received PPR/RFV and it's now been over 5 weeks since FD.

Did you get any update?

 

[Navigatinglife]

AOR - July 2024
Biometric and medical completed - Aug 2024
Medical passed - Sept 2024
No update till 20th march 2025
New Biometric instruction letter and Medical letter received - 20th MARCH 2025

After passing medical and biometric, why is IRCC asking for both of them again?
Anybody has been in this situation?
Help !! as to what should I do?

 

[iVictor]

Hello everyone,

I'm currently filling out my Permanent Resident application under the Express Entry - Provincial Nominee Program (EE PNP), and I'm having trouble understanding the difference between two questions. Could someone please help clarify?

1. Has *** been refused refugee status, or an immigrant or permanent resident visa (including a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ) or application to the Provincial nominee Program) or visitor or temporary resident visa, to Canada or any other country?
2. Has *** ever been refused a visa or permit, denied entry or ordered to leave Canada or any other country?

16 years ago, in 2009, my application for a Canadian visitor visa was refused.

I'm unsure which topic I should select "Yes" for and provide additional details.

Thank you!

 

[CanadianSnowBird]

Hello everyone,

I'm currently filling out my Permanent Resident application under the Express Entry - Provincial Nominee Program (EE PNP), and I'm having trouble understanding the difference between two questions. Could someone please help clarify?

1. Has *** been refused refugee status, or an immigrant or permanent resident visa (including a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ) or application to the Provincial nominee Program) or visitor or temporary resident visa, to Canada or any other country?
2. Has *** ever been refused a visa or permit, denied entry or ordered to leave Canada or any other country?

16 years ago, in 2009, my application for a Canadian visitor visa was refused.

I'm unsure which topic I should select "Yes" for and provide additional details.

Thank you!

Simple:
Since your visitor visa to Canada was refused in 2009, the answer to both questions is Yes.

Let me elaborate a bit:
1) Yes to the first one because it specifically asks about any visa refusal (including visitor visas - THIS IS IMPORTANT! ) to Canada or any other country
2) Yes to the second one because it’s broader and also includes any kind of visa refusal, denied entry, or being ordered to leave

So yeah two questions , one answer.
Being honest is the absolute best thing to do here. Moreover , it won't negatively impact your application unless of course the cause for the refusal was due to some shady stuff like forged docs and such. And even then the best thing to do is to admit it because they most likely already know the answer.

 

[iVictor]

Hello everyone,

I'm currently filling out my Permanent Resident application under the Express Entry - Provincial Nominee Program (EE PNP), and I'm having trouble understanding the difference between two questions. Could someone please help clarify?

1. Has *** been refused refugee status, or an immigrant or permanent resident visa (including a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ) or application to the Provincial nominee Program) or visitor or temporary resident visa, to Canada or any other country?
2. Has *** ever been refused a visa or permit, denied entry or ordered to leave Canada or any other country?

16 years ago, in 2009, my application for a Canadian visitor visa was refused.

I'm unsure which topic I should select "Yes" for and provide additional details.

Thank you!

thank you for your help

 

[iVictor]

Could you please advise: in the Express Entry application, under my wife's Work History section, we included her full 15 years of work experience outside Canada, but we didn’t receive any points for it at the ITA stage. Now I am filling out the permanent resident application and see there are both Work History and Personal History sections. We are having difficulty obtaining documents to support her work experience outside Canada. Can I move all this information to the Personal History section instead, or is it mandatory to leave it in the Work History section and try to provide some kind of proof?

 

[CanadianSnowBird]

Could you please advise: in the Express Entry application, under my wife's Work History section, we included her full 15 years of work experience outside Canada, but we didn’t receive any points for it at the ITA stage. Now I am filling out the permanent resident application and see there are both Work History and Personal History sections. We are having difficulty obtaining documents to support her work experience outside Canada. Can I move all this information to the Personal History section instead, or is it mandatory to leave it in the Work History section and try to provide some kind of proof?

Sure ! For Express Entry, only the jobs listed in the Work History section and backed up with proper documentation will count toward your points for skilled work experience. If you move anything to the Personal History section, it won’t be considered for eligibility or CRS points so if you were planning to get points for your wife’s 15 years of experience, that information needs to stay in the Work History section, even if getting all the documents is tough. That’s the only way it’ll be considered . Make sure to write a solid explanation letter , I can’t recall the exact stage where you upload it, but it’s essential to clearly explain your situation.

Just remember: transparency and honesty are key. If you handle it right, everything should work out juuuuust fine. Good luck!

 

[iVictor]

Sure ! For Express Entry, only the jobs listed in the Work History section and backed up with proper documentation will count toward your points for skilled work experience. If you move anything to the Personal History section, it won’t be considered for eligibility or CRS points so if you were planning to get points for your wife’s 15 years of experience, that information needs to stay in the Work History section, even if getting all the documents is tough. That’s the only way it’ll be considered . Make sure to write a solid explanation letter , I can’t recall the exact stage where you upload it, but it’s essential to clearly explain your situation.

Just remember: transparency and honesty are key. If you handle it right, everything should work out juuuuust fine. Good luck!

So if I didn’t get points for my wife’s experience, I can easily move them to Personal History, right?

 

[Naturgrl]

Hi! I understand how confusing the Express Entry process can be at first.


The first step is usually to assess your eligibility under one of the Express Entry categories (Federal Skilled Worker, Canadian Experience Class, etc.). Next, you’ll need to gather all your documents (education credential assessments, language test results, work experience proof) before creating your Express Entry

Oh please.

 

[Kelvinc]

 

[egoshur]

Hello everyone, I have a BSc and a post graduate Diploma (not a masters because I didn’t pass my dissertation). Will it count as double degrees for me?

 

[Naturgrl]

Hello everyone, I have a BSc and a post graduate Diploma (not a masters because I didn’t pass my dissertation). Will it count as double degrees for me?

If have ECA for both or Canadian education then count as 2 or more.

 

[sam.devilz19]

If have ECA for both or Canadian education then count as 2 or more.

I have a Masters degree from Canada, but no ECA for non-Canadian bachelors degree. Do I have to go through ECA for my bachelors? If not, do I have to mention declare the bachelors degree in my express entry profile?

I know there is IMM form for this as well, with "Education History" and "Personal History". Should you be declaring your non-Canadian degree for which you don't have an ECA in either of these sections?

Thanks!

 

[dahal1]

I have a Masters degree from Canada, but no ECA for non-Canadian bachelors degree. Do I have to go through ECA for my bachelors? If not, do I have to mention declare the bachelors degree in my express entry profile?

I know there is IMM form for this as well, with "Education History" and "Personal History". Should you be declaring your non-Canadian degree for which you don't have an ECA in either of these sections?

Thanks!

declare all the education but you will only need ECA for the highest degree and that's a Canadian Masters so no need anything for the bachelors degree... hopefully that make sense