Multinational Company ICT

[gemspa]

Hey everyone,

I'm about to being transferred to Canada to a big tech firm. I currently work at an affiliate of theirs in Europe. They told me that they'll use ICT (Intra Company Transfer). Reasons: Faster, Cheaper and no requirements at all. I'm an engineering college dropout, working in IT for 5yrs. They'll nominate me as a Specialized Knowledge Worker. I believe the company's lawyers will take care of the paperwork. I'm still worried about the degree. (They told me nothing to worry about) I found it nowhere that a degree would be a requirement at all. It is not a requirement for the US L1B (which is the same) either. Anyone has experience with it?

 

[scylla]

Hey everyone,

I'm about to being transferred to Canada to a big tech firm. I currently work at an affiliate of theirs in Europe. They told me that they'll use ICT (Intra Company Transfer). Reasons: Faster, Cheaper and no requirements at all. I'm an engineering college dropout, working in IT for 5yrs. They'll nominate me as a Specialized Knowledge Worker. I believe the company's lawyers will take care of the paperwork. I'm still worried about the degree. (They told me nothing to worry about) I found it nowhere that a degree would be a requirement at all. It is not a requirement for the US L1B (which is the same) either. Anyone has experience with it?

The lack of a degree isn't necessarily a problem for the ICT. A degree isn't mandatory.

However I would disagree that there are "no requirements at all". The company still has to prove that you meet the specialized worker requirements. Applying isn't by any means a slam dunk to be approved.

Be prepared for a wait of a number of months after they apply.

Yes, the company is the one that should be taking care of the paperwork.

If you have plans to apply to become a permanent resident of Canada, the lack of a degree could at that point become a problem depending on which stream you plan to apply for. Certainly the lack of a degree will limit your options from that perspective. However you may have no plans to do this.

 

[Copingwithlife]

Hey everyone,

I'm about to being transferred to Canada to a big tech firm. I currently work at an affiliate of theirs in Europe. They told me that they'll use ICT (Intra Company Transfer). Reasons: Faster, Cheaper and no requirements at all. I'm an engineering college dropout, working in IT for 5yrs. They'll nominate me as a Specialized Knowledge Worker. I believe the company's lawyers will take care of the paperwork. I'm still worried about the degree. (They told me nothing to worry about) I found it nowhere that a degree would be a requirement at all. It is not a requirement for the US L1B (which is the same) either. Anyone has experience with it?

As this individual found out in this posting , a ICT isn’t a “ slam dunk “.
You should assume each one is approved or denied on its own merits, and don’t start packing your bags until it’s approved

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-i...isa-refused-for-ict-for-an-it-comapny.774676/

 

[gemspa]

hey guys, thx for the answers! yep, i'm aware that they need to prove that i have "specialized knowledge". i believe such a huge corp have done it many times, hopefully they'll be able to do it again, and prepare enough evidence.