I am not from India or China.. so my path is wide open?
If I need to take a 100K loan for a top US grad school, is it worth it with uncertainty to get GC?
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If I need to take a 100K loan for a top US grad school, is it worth it with uncertainty to get GC?
Thinking about something on the similar lines, may I ask what industry are you in and what education are you planning to get in the US?
I'm in Canada as a pr, mentally and financially preparing to get masters education but friends who have studied from top universities in Canada feel like they shouldve done their masters in the US because apparently US employers don't think Canadian education is on par with the top American education (except uoft)
My friends are from consulting/strategy backgrounds though, not IT or other fields.
May I ask why the NAFTA visa is considered a free ticket? I understand that it makes it possible for Canadians to find work in the US, but some of my Canadian-born friends have tried this and it is not necessarily so easy. US employers need to prove why they can't hire a US citizen for the job, similar to LMIA here. After having no luck with this route a couple of my friends ended up marrying into the US instead.
for SIN, you can walk in OR book an appointment (https://eservices.canada.ca/en/service/) OR apply online (https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/sin/apply.html)
If in person, you need to visit Service Canada office - https://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/tbsc-fsco/sc-hme.jsp?lang=eng
https://www.cicnews.com/2023/07/canadas-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-to-shuffle-his-cabinet-this-morning-0736367.html#gs.3m0yqe
Sean Fraser is out and Marc Miller from Quebec is the new immigration minister. God knows what new changes we can expect and what happens with the category based draws now !!
Sean Fraser is out and Marc Miller from Quebec is the new immigration minister. God knows what new changes we can expect and what happens with the category based draws now !!
Fraser era comes to an end. Now it's Miller time.
Funny that Fraser is now the housing minister. He did a good job at immigration, will he be able to fix housing and affordability? (will he even need to given the upcoming Capitulation in the real estate market?)
Funny that Fraser is now the housing minister. He did a good job at immigration, will he be able to fix housing and affordability? (will he even need to given the upcoming Capitulation in the real estate market?)
I don't think so, you only need a valid job offer and your passport at point of entry to get the TN visa.
Job market in Canada is so bad that there are people who legit move here to get the passport and work in the US.
And I'm not talking about just Asian people, many Europeans/British people do it too.
Edit: there's a list of occupations that are eligible for this visa and if yours isn't on the the list then tough luck.
I'm assuming your friends are in a non stem background?
I am in biomedical research industry, thinking of doing master / Phd in CS / biomedical informatics / computational biology / bioinformatics. What sectors are you in? So you don't think that you should go to Canada master even if they are cheaper since you are a PR?
Yes the equivalent of LMIA in the USA is LCA, the TN visa folks don't need an LCA.
However the TN visa is no as easy anymore, I have team members who tried many times (3 to 4) and the USA border agents who have to issue visa reject the applications a lo. My understanding rejections are a lot more common in technology areas, particularly for GTA folks who try to get it at Niagara. All cases I know are Asians so I don't know if it is racism of the USA immigration personnel
Marco Mendicino was fired from his post, looks like is made big blunders as public safety minister and I am sure he made big blunders as immigration minister also especially in 2021, who here remembers discussion around his changes to express entry 2021?
I would never encourage someone to take such a big loan if your main intention is to get GC. I personally had to leave the US because I didn't manage to get picked from the H1B lottery and company was not going to file PERM and later I-140 for me on OPT so I had to leave (Expensive and very long process). I would say PERM is the equivalent of LMIA in the USA not LCA and is much harder to get for green card. I worked in tech and was not born in India or China btw yet it's very difficult.
Right now I'm in construction procurement and the friends I'm talking about are into consulting, strategy and banking.. All non stem.
I don't have any resources or knowledge to say anything about your field or stem in general tbh.
Their occupations were on the list, it seems like it should have been easier but just didn't seem to work out. They tried for years.