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grace4610

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I was recently hired by a distributed company mainly based in the US. We're distributed, because we don't have actual office for the employees, and all of us are working from home all over the world.

Since, I am from a country that my company has no business entity, I was hired as an International Contractor.

My company has a business entity in Canada. If we immigrate to Canada, they can change my job offer, but they cannot get LMIA for me. Technically, I need to get my work permit.

I have been reading, and my work experiences including to this qualifies to Skilled Worker, NOC code 2282 Class B. Work Experience is 10years+ but in my current job less than 1 year.

What would be my options to apply for immigration? Thank you.
 
^ Thank you. I tried, but I am looking for other options, as I didn't finish college in my country, and I don't have a direct Canadian work experience. I am thinking of other options to come to Canada, and later apply for permanent residence visa. I won't be looking for a job, it's for my children's education (who are both just about to start to study).

I am currently working, I can bring my job to Canada. Our HR said that once I moved, they can change my job offer, since we have a business entity in Canada, but they cannot get an LMIA for me. I am currently looking at these options:

Option 1 - If I could get my husband enrolled to a 1-year study program. He could apply for a study permit, I could apply for an open-work permit. My employer could change my job offer, and from there it could probably be counted as Canadian work experience. Then we could also send our 2 kids to school.

Option 2 - We do a tourist Visa (6 months), and send our children to school as International students. I could continue working as an international contractor for my current company, though I'm sure I'd later have to fix this and get a work permit, because my company wouldn't allow me to be in that kind of contract if I am already staying in Canada that long.
 
Option 1: Absolutely doable. However there is always some risk your OWP won't be approved. Same goes for your children's tourist visas. Some are approved and some aren't.

Option 2: Depending on their ages, your children will almost certainly need study permits to attend school in Canada. You'll also be looking at $15K in tuition per child per year for public school (more for private). You may or may not be allowed in for a full six months as tourists and there's never a guarantee your stay will be extended.

Note that unless your job is physically located in Canada, it won't be Canadian experience. It will simply be foreign work experience.
 
scylla said:
Option 1: Absolutely doable. However there is always some risk your OWP won't be approved. Same goes for your children's tourist visas. Some are approved and some aren't.

Option 2: Depending on their ages, your children will almost certainly need study permits to attend school in Canada. You'll also be looking at $15K in tuition per child per year for public school (more for private). You may or may not be allowed in for a full six months as tourists and there's never a guarantee your stay will be extended.

Note that unless your job is physically located in Canada, it won't be Canadian experience. It will simply be foreign work experience.
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Yes, I already checked schools and tuition fees. I'd really want them to get their education in Canada. My children are just 3 and 4.

The only part that's killing my score is the education part, because I cannot use my years in college since I didn't complete my degree.

Another option I am looking is to get my husband as the PA, and try his luck in getting a job offer.

Does it mean that there's no real guarantee that you can bring your dependents, even if you get approved?
 
grace4610 said:
Yes, I already checked schools and tuition fees. I'd really want them to get their education in Canada. My children are just 3 and 4.

The only part that's killing my score is the education part, because I cannot use my years in college since I didn't complete my degree.

Another option I am looking is to get my husband as the PA, and try his luck in getting a job offer.

Does it mean that there's no real guarantee that you can bring your dependents, even if you get approved?
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Correct. If you get a study permit, there is no guarantee you'll be able to bring your dependents with you. They are eligible to apply - but approval is a different matter.

Job offers tend to be extremely difficult to get since employers are reluctant to go through the LMIA process.

Maybe look into a PNP immigration program rather than CEC or FSW?
 
grace4610 said:
I was recently hired by a distributed company mainly based in the US. We're distributed, because we don't have actual office for the employees, and all of us are working from home all over the world.

Since, I am from a country that my company has no business entity, I was hired as an International Contractor.

My company has a business entity in Canada. If we immigrate to Canada, they can change my job offer, but they cannot get LMIA for me. Technically, I need to get my work permit.

I have been reading, and my work experiences including to this qualifies to Skilled Worker, NOC code 2282 Class B. Work Experience is 10years+ but in my current job less than 1 year.

What would be my options to apply for immigration? Thank you.
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You have 10+ years of experience. Even if you have 1 year of experience out of this that falls under skill type 0, A and B, you can try applying for PR under FSW based on that. However, do check other eligibility requirements. Why do you need Canadian Experience?
 
cc31 said:
You have 10+ years of experience. Even if you have 1 year of experience out of this that falls under skill type 0, A and B, you can try applying for PR under FSW based on that. However, do check other eligibility requirements. Why do you need Canadian Experience?
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OP doesn't have sufficient points to be selected under FSW based on her level of education. That's why she's looking to get Canadian work experience (to increase her points).
 
Okay, did you look at other options to increase your score? Like getting better IELTS score, both appearing for IELTS and getting CLB 9 or 10, arranged employment willing to go through LMIA.

Did you check PNP? Apparently people with low scores are applying under this program and have gotten PR. I am not sure how this program works though.

The options that you provided sounded like very long-term plannings with lots of variables which definitely involves a lot of risks.
 
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