Dear All,
I have some questions on Express Entry.
1) Can we create a profile for Express Entry if we have ECA done or wait until we get IELTS Score? I am yet to write for IELTS and before that if I have my ECA done, can I create an Express Entry profile update my profile withe IELTS Score later when I get the score? Or is it mandatory to have both ECA done and IELTS Score at the time of creating a profile?
Yes, it is. You need both to enter the pool.
2) We have sufficient funds for both me and my wife. I will be the principal (primary) applicant and my wife would be dependent. When I apply for Express Entry, is IELTS mandatory for spouse? Is it ok if I being the principal applicant take the IELTS? My wife is educated upto post graduate level but if it not mandatory for spouse, then she can skip IELTS
It is not mandatory but adds points to your overall score.
3) I would like to move to Canada (after getting the PR/Visa) and once I settled with job and housing, I want to apply dependent visa for my spouse. In this case, if I mention in the Express Entry profile that I am married but my wife is not coming to Canada along with me, will be considered as misrepresentation at a later stage when I apply for dependent visa for my spouse?
No it wont. However, you will still need to submit her PCC, Medicals and include her in your POF. So if you have good CRS points it is better to include her in the application.
4) Or if I want to take my wife to Canada along with me, at the time time of creating a profile in Express Entry, if I mention that my wife is also accompanying with me, does she require to take IELTS?
No.
5) I guess when we are in Express Entry pool and apply for jobs (as skilled worker) through job bank and receive offer from a Canadian Employer, the Employer should apply to LMIA, I would like to know after moving to Canada (i.e., after getting the PE visa though Express Entry) does the Employer still needs to apply for LMIA or is it applicable only when the candidate in Express Entry pool.
No
6) I do not want my current employer know that I am applying for Express Entry. In this case, under work experience, is it ok if I mention all my previous employment details and skip mentioning the current job/employer details? I do not want to misrepresent anything but if I mention about current employer in my Express Entry profile, that may go for background check with my current employer who may come to know about my Express Entry plans. I would like to inform my current employer at the time resignation that I got PR Visa for Canada as reason for leaving the firm but do not want my current current employer know in advance.
You don't need to mention your current employer in the EE profile if you are not claiming points for this experience. You can mention it in your personal history (post-ITA), no evidence is required here.
7) Currently we don't have kids and when we create a profile in Express Entry, we mention that only only dependent (spouse) and no kids. As this Express Entry process takes minimum of six months, after getting the PR Visa for me as a principal applicant, if my wife delivers a baby boy or girl for whom I need to apply a dependent visa at a later stage, will that becomes misrepresentation of information since I mention I have no kids at the time of creating Express Entry profile?
It is not misrepresentation, but if she is pregnant you must inform the doctor during your medicals.
I would greatly appreciate if anyone could advise on the above points. Thank you.
