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Bacelor

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Oct 20, 2017
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Quick question and if anyone has time to respond to it that would be much appreciated: if one has a valid job offer and uses its points, will the employer wait however long it takes for the express entry application to finalize? How does this having a job offer work for someone who is *not* in Canada and hoping to apply to the EE system? Are there any employers who is willing to wait that long for the applicant to finally have her/his PR card ready? Thanks in advance.
I think if you apply with a job offer you take a different path, meaning your processing time is relatively faster as you will be applying for work Visa unlike immigration PR process you should be able to travel and work once your application and Job offer are validated (logically if not as same as, maybe faster than, a vistor visa timeline), . Still my answer is just knowledge not experience i advice you you directly send this question to the concerned immigration office in your potential province.

Please advise do you have ajob offer ? And for self knowledge how do i know it is acceptable to immigration office ? I mean what are the attributes please do i just communicate with an employer and obtain a job offer letter and afterwards submit this letter or are there some governmental criteria?

Thx
 
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lankadude

Newbie
Nov 13, 2020
1
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Hello Friends

I have a problem. I have created my express entry profile and when I login it then is shows log in as....my name................ here its showing wrong spelling of my name, but in my profile summary and inside my express entry profile, it's showing the right spelling of my name. I have received ITA where it's showing the right spelling of name as. I wonder how it happened. it could be a typo of myself and I also checked everywhere I could not find where I have given the wrong spelling.

I tried to correct it but could not find any option to correct it.
What can I do now?
Thank you very much to everyone for the help in advance.
 

Emman O.

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Aug 5, 2020
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I know its the wrong thread but i need an urgent answer, please help. My case is kinda peculiar and critical. I need informed and experienced information, please.

I have a one year continuous work experience - February 2019-February 2020 after university education (NOC 4031 Secondary school teacher). That's basic and solid.

However, I want to claim three years work experience through the different jobs I did while studying, during strike actions, forced lockdowns and breaks.

For instance, I worked as a Legal Administrative Assistant (NOC 1242) or Paralegal all through my stay in school whenever there was any break. So here and there, I have 7 months, 6 months, 6 months (all same firm) 3 months (another law firm, same NOC duties). Am I good to go claiming these?

Expert opinions pls, and I am set to enter the pool.
 

Bacelor

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Oct 20, 2017
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I know its the wrong thread but i need an urgent answer, please help. My case is kinda peculiar and critical. I need informed and experienced information, please.

I have a one year continuous work experience - February 2019-February 2020 after university education (NOC 4031 Secondary school teacher). That's basic and solid.

However, I want to claim three years work experience through the different jobs I did while studying, during strike actions, forced lockdowns and breaks.

For instance, I worked as a Legal Administrative Assistant (NOC 1242) or Paralegal all through my stay in school whenever there was any break. So here and there, I have 7 months, 6 months, 6 months (all same firm) 3 months (another law firm, same NOC duties). Am I good to go claiming these?

Expert opinions pls, and I am set to enter the pool.
Inland / abroad experience while studying does not count for canadian experience class but does count for FSW
experience count if it complies with the rules (fulltime, paid, and can be prooved etc..).
For example eventhough i counted my recent last 2 years while studying MBA but could not add the very first two while studying BA simply they ask you when you as an applicant were cleared to practice your occupation referring to graduation requirements
Check out below link ( note the difference between FSW and Canadian experience classes)

https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=394&top=29

Also search if your NOC is regulated occupation, it might require a certificate of trade
Check out below link may help

https://www.wes.org/advisor-blog/regulated-and-non-regulated-professions/

https://www.cicic.ca/938/secondary_school_teachers.canada?id=80
https://www.cicic.ca/938/legal_administrative_assistants.canada?id=561

For the last two links scroll to Para.2 click on regulations and laws

However my knowledge to this is levelled and stemmed as an international Skilled Worker
Try to figure what exactly applies for you
 
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Emman O.

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Aug 5, 2020
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Inland / abroad experience while studying does not count for canadian experience class but does count for FSW
experience count if it complies with the rules (fulltime, paid, and can be prooved etc..).
For example eventhough i counted my recent last 2 years while studying MBA but could not add the very first two while studying BA simply they ask you when you as an applicant were cleared to practice your occupation referring to graduation requirements
Check out below link ( note the difference between FSW and Canadian experience classes)

https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=394&top=29

Also search if your NOC is regulated occupation, it might require a certificate of trade
Check out below link may help

https://www.wes.org/advisor-blog/regulated-and-non-regulated-professions/

https://www.cicic.ca/938/secondary_school_teachers.canada?id=80
https://www.cicic.ca/938/legal_administrative_assistants.canada?id=561

For the last two links scroll to Para.2 click on regulations and laws

However my knowledge to this is levelled and stemmed as an international Skilled Worker
Try to figure what exactly applies for you
Thank you
 

vympel001

Full Member
Oct 23, 2020
48
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When does the typical express entry draw happen? Is it on Monday or Wednesday? I think the upcoming draw is next week. I will not be able to submit my profile before Monday night (Nov 16th) so I wanted to know whether I will be too late to be considered for the upcoming draw? Please let me know
 

scylla

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Jun 8, 2010
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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
When does the typical express entry draw happen? Is it on Monday or Wednesday? I think the upcoming draw is next week. I will not be able to submit my profile before Monday night (Nov 16th) so I wanted to know whether I will be too late to be considered for the upcoming draw? Please let me know
It varies. You can see past draw dates here and figure out the day of the week.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations/results-previous.html

Your profile needs to be submitted 24 hours before the draw.
 

vympel001

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Oct 23, 2020
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Okay Thanks. I think this must have been answered multiple times here but can anyone help on the below questions

I am currently the secondary applicant with 6 years of work experience (all non-Canadian work experience)
  1. In the pre-ITA stage do I need to enter my work experience? Many people have told me that I can leave the work experience section blank pre-ITA and once I get an ITA I can enter everything in the personal history section since I am not getting any points for this. I am a bit uncomfortable doing this since that would mean I am telling the Canada government that I have ZERO work experience in pre-ITA stage. Has anyone successfully got an approval with this strategy
My wife is the Primary applicant. She has a PhD. from USA and a Bachelors degree from India.
  1. We got the WES evaluation done only for the PhD. since we were told that if highest degree was from USA you don't need to get the WES evaluation done for the Indian degrees. In the pre-ITA form should we enter her educational credentials for the Bachelors in India as well? In post ITA stage it will ask us for WES documents which we will not have. Many have suggested to enter only PhD. in pre-ITA stage and put the Bachelors degree in personal history section. Has anyone successfully followed this strategy?
  2. She has 6 years of work experience across 2 companies, one with 5 years and the other with 1 year. But under EE you will get points for maximum only 3 years of work experience. We have a solid reference letter for the 5 years of work experience. My question is that in the pre-ITA form should we declare all 6 years or should we declare only 5 years as work experience and post ITA put the remaining 1 year in personal history?
Please let me know if anyone has faced the above situations and successfully followed a strategy and gotten an approval. Multiple previous posts on this portal have answered this question but it is a bit confusing as people say we can easily put the above details in the personal history post-ITA.
 

Chaudharyritu

Star Member
Jul 23, 2019
54
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Can anyone indicate how long it takes to receive the first PR Card after receipt of the COPR letter and providing the necessary photograph. I had received the COPR letter on 10th September 2020.
Hi, would u please tell that How many months it took for you to recieve copr after application submission?
 

17ha15

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Oct 15, 2018
219
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Hi guys, my spouse and I are applying for Express entry. She is the "main applicant" (she resides outside Canada) while I am the "secondary applicant" (I reside in Canada). We both submitted Police certificates from our home countries but I didn't submit a police certificate (Finger prints) from Canada because I thought that since I already live in Canada, they will not be needing it. So I only submitted the basic police certification from London ontario city (without any finger prints). I was wondering if this can lead to a rejection? some of my friends didn't submit it and their express entry application got approved and others waited until the officer requested the finger prints. What do you suggest in this case? Should I wait for the officer to request them or there might be a chance my Express entry application will be rejected? Thank you.
 
Nov 20, 2020
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Hi guys, my spouse wants to do post graduation from canada in dentistry. I have an experience of 5 years in software engineering and i'm willing to migrate .Could you please suggest me which program is apt for us to get into canada so that she can study and i can look for jobs over there.
Thanks.
 

akh136

Star Member
Apr 18, 2019
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Hello guys, pls advise on the following issue

POST ITA we have to enlist where all we have lived in past 10 years

Suppose lived in one city for 5 years but at multiple addresses as I was a tenant, do I give the addresses of all the apartments? or just one or two addresses is fine since city is same
How closely is this checked ?
 

Bacelor

Hero Member
Oct 20, 2017
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Hello guys, pls advise on the following issue

POST ITA we have to enlist where all we have lived in past 10 years

Suppose lived in one city for 5 years but at multiple addresses as I was a tenant, do I give the addresses of all the apartments? or just one or two addresses is fine since city is same
How closely is this checked ?
I think just make sure it does not contradict with other information on other forms you provided such as education, travel or maybe marriage for example declared living in a city and provided marriage proof in another city at the same date! Or your study happened during a time you was away or travelling just avoid contradictory facts or just provide the real facts to be at the safe side.

My point is it could save you to validate other information without your notice
 

ibaguign

Newbie
Nov 22, 2020
4
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It's all on the CIC site: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/index.asp

But...

(Please note that this info does not apply to the Federal Skilled Trades Program)

1) Determine your eligibility by doing this CIC quiz http://www.cic.gc.ca/ctc-vac/ee-start.asp

2) Get your language test(s) done. You must get at least CLB 7 in each of the four sections for the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW), Provincial Nomination Program (PNP) or Canadian Experience Class (CEC) streams. But getting CLB 10 gives you maximum points for language.

How does CLB match back to the language tests? That info is here --> http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/language/charts.asp

3) Get your qualifications assessed by doing an Education Credential Assessment. Details here --> http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/assessment.asp

4) Determine the code that best applies to you on the National Occupation Classification (NOC) list http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/noc.asp

The occupation must be NOC 0, A, or B for FSW or CEC.

5) When you have those in hand you create your express entry profile. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/profile.asp and register for the Job Bank http://www.jobbank.gc.ca/home-eng.do?lang=eng

You'll be given points based on your age, education, number of years work experience, and language skills. The points system is detailed here --> http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/express-entry/grid-crs.asp

You'll be in a pool with thousands of other applicants http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/pool.asp

Of course, the more points you have the better. The max is 1200, with 600 of those points coming from your ability to snag a PNP or a job offer with a very hard to get Labour Market Impact Assessment http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/employers/lmo-basics.asp

For CEC applicants, the max is 600 but someone who has no work experience in Canada who is only eligible for FSW can only get up to 520 points.

6) Finally, wait for your invitation to apply (ITA). But in the interim you will need to do the following:

a) Have your application fee (C$550 each for principal applicant and spouse) and right of permanent resident fee (C$490 each for principal applicant and spouse) ready
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/fees/fees.asp

b) Identify how you will provide proof of funds http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/funds.asp

c) check out what is required for the police certificates http://www.cic.gc.ca/English/information/security/police-cert/index.asp

d) find out how long it takes to get a date for the medical exam. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/medical/medexams-perm.asp

e) contact previous and current employers about them providing job letters. You must have at least 12 months of full-time, or an equal amount in part-time, skilled work experience. Full-time work means at least 30 hours of paid work per week. Work experience while you were a full-time student does not count.

f) research cities in the province(s) where you want to live.
I have found that EE accepts work experience while a student.
 

utsu

Member
Sep 28, 2020
19
4
Hi guys,

Recently after the change in CRS tool have anybody affected without french skills?
I have counted my CRS points but it is affected after the introduction of French points, my points are decreased by 15 points now don’t know why. Does anybody had a same issue those who have count before one month and now it is different score?
Please let me know guys