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Shz

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hi ,
I m From Pakistan.Please help me by answering these questions. I am very worried.


1) How can I know that my employer has submitted my application of LMO?
2) What is the normal time for the approval of LMO by SC
3) What is the expiration period of LMO if approved?
4) What is difference in between A-L.M.O AND L.M.O ?
My employer will apply for My L.M.O As mechanic in his own cars Showroom which is located in Quebec.

thanks
 
Hi

1. Only your employer can tell you if they have or not submitted the LMO. There is no-one in Canada that could give you information on that other than your employer. Even if you could find someone that may know the answer, privacy laws would prevent them from giving you that information, as you are not the applicant, (and notably probably do not have consent for disclosure from the applicant)
2. LMO approval does not take that long, the other requirements (like advertising and building a reasonable recruiting case) is what takes the most time. Expect that if your employer does everything right the process will take at least 3 months, quite possibly 4-5.
3. LMOs are valid for 6 months, this means you have to apply for your work permit withn 6 months of receiving positive LMO - see http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/foreign_workers/six_month_lmo_validity.shtml
4. Never heard of A.LMO. Could not find any literature on this, sorry..

Good luck
 
Thanks fr ur help , i have contact my employer he said he is gonna send application for pre-lmo , and tuesday is alsolast working day , i m very much curious to know abt all procedure and time because i m job less right now , i can afford jobless for 6 to 7 months but not more , i want to ask if it takemore time then i should search for any other job , the person who is apply lmo for me and offering job to me in canada is one of my relative.i will be loking suggestions from u .thanks
 
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Shz said:
hi ,
I m From Pakistan.Please help me by answering these questions. I am very worried.


1) How can I know that my employer has submitted my application of LMO? Only Employer
2) What is the normal time for the approval of LMO by SC around 6 weeks
3) What is the expiration period of LMO if approved? 6 mo
4) What is difference in between A-L.M.O AND L.M.O ? ALMO????
My employer will apply for My L.M.O As mechanic in his own cars Showroom which is located in Quebec.

thanks
 
Hi

Follow the link through to your skill type (Higher or lower skilled worker, whichever applies). This will give you a fairly detailed explanation of all the procedures.

http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/foreign_workers/index.shtml

Do realise that it could fail, in which case the process may have to be repeated...

Also realise that since it is family hiring you, that connection may cause more specific scrutiny, so chances are they will have to really go all out to prove they were not able to find a Canadian to do the job.

Good luck... :)
 
Hi
I m going to apply as an car mechnic , who is having 10 years of experience ,it will be skill worker visa ,we r applying for quebac where i meet required points , he is my relative this thing he is not gonna show at any point , he told me this already .will u please share how much time approxmatly this all procedure will take, from his to end ifi succeed.
Thanks.
 
The application process timelines depend very much on what you are applying for.

If you are applying for permanent residence, this could take several years to complete, before you get to land in Canada. Not too familiar with Quebec rules (as they are somewhat unique compared to the rest of Canada) however, there is still a federal process and this will take as long as at least that, even if you could somehow swing a provincial nomination application.

If you are just applying for a work permit (which seems to be the best option for now), considering your timelines, the advertising requirements + building the recruitment case will likely take at least 2 months. Once this is completed (and assuming he could not find a local Canadian to take the job), he can submit the LMO application to HRSDC. Assuming all is in order and the application meets their requirements, 1-2 months further to get that approval, for LMO.

Then you need to take the LMO + all your documents (which I assume will already be prepared at this point ;D) and submit it for the work permit application to your local Canadian Embassy. If they are fast you could have it in a week, but unfortunately they may also be slower (processing times are different depending on embassy and country) in which case it could take up to a month.

This means before you could get on a plane, you should anticipate at a time line of at least 5-6 months. It could be quicker, but I would suggest this is a fairly safe bet. Of course if your LMO fails, well then it will take longer, if at all possible.

Of course once you have your work permit you can come, and live and work in Canada, under the terms of the workpermit.

Since you are clearly in a hurry, I would suggest work permit first, then apply for permanent residence as soon as you have all the right paperwork and requirements in place. For options I would suggest that provincial nomination is without a doubt the fastest option, and if you qualify under this, I would recommend this option. Your uncle would have to drive it, and it may be worth obtaining some legal advice on that. Provincial nomination generally takes about 1 year (from application date) + LMO time.

The next options would be Federal Skilled trades program & after that Canadian Experience Class. Both these will probably take about the same time and you should expect this to take at least 2 years to complete.

Realise that for Canadian Experience Class you already have to have a minimum amount of experience, living and working in Canada before you can apply under thsi program. So minimum 2 years application + 1 year + experience IN Canada.

Good luck :)
 
Thanks fr ur detail reply , one thing that i want to ask , when my employer send application to hrsdc , and if lmo approved, then he send copy of this lmo to embassy and to me also ?
And from that time should i expect that processing time remain 3 to 4 months or more ?
Thanks a lot for suxh useful informatiom.
 
You employer, once he received the positive LMO back from HRSDC, only need to send it to you. You would then attach it to your application to the Embassy for your visa.

Processing times depend on your country. For a more accurate estimate I would suggest you check the processing times here :
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/temp.asp

Do realise that it would be wise to wait until you have you workpermt in your hand, before you start buying plane tickets, and finalizing your departure plans. Despite the average times , things could go wrong, which may delay things.

Plan for it, and have it ready to go the second you have your permit, but I suggest you wait, just to be sure...

Good luck