Tight Deadlines - What Should I Watch Out For?

[Atacama98]

Hi, I'm currently working on my PGWP and which will be expiring October 3. I get 1 year of Canadian work experience on June 4 at which time I will enter the pool for CEC Express Entry. My CRS score will be ~500 so I hope to be called when there is a CEC/All Program call. I'm thinking this might take a month (till late July).

After I've made my PR application I am hoping to apply for BOWP to continue working in my job until I receive my decision.

My question is, what are things to watch out for that I am not considering right now that might make my timeline more dicey? Is a CRS score of 500 not enough to be confident in being called in a month? Is there any delay that I'm not accounting for?

 

[scylla]

Hi, I'm currently working on my PGWP and which will be expiring October 3. I get 1 year of Canadian work experience on June 4 at which time I will enter the pool for CEC Express Entry. My CRS score will be ~500 so I hope to be called when there is a CEC/All Program call. I'm thinking this might take a month (till late July).

After I've made my PR application I am hoping to apply for BOWP to continue working in my job until I receive my decision.

My question is, what are things to watch out for that I am not considering right now that might make my timeline more dicey? Is a CRS score of 500 not enough to be confident in being called in a month? Is there any delay that I'm not accounting for?

- Make sure you really have 500 points and are not incorrectly counting points you don't have such as the 50 job offer points.
- Make sure your application is complete when you submit it post ITA. Do not rush to submit and check completeness thoroughly. Spend time reading through posts on this forum to see common refusal reasons and don't make these mistakes.
- No one here can say for certain if your score will be enough to get ITA. It should be on paper. However nothing is guaranteed and we don't yet know when and how draws may change when IRCC introduces occupation specific selection.

 

[Atacama98]

- Make sure you really have 500 points and are not incorrectly counting points you don't have such as the 50 job offer points.
- Make sure your application is complete when you submit it post ITA. Do not rush to submit and check completeness thoroughly. Spend time reading through posts on this forum to see common refusal reasons and don't make these mistakes.
- No one here can say for certain if your score will be enough to get ITA. It should be on paper. However nothing is guaranteed and we don't yet know when and how draws may change when IRCC introduces occupation specific selection.

Thank you - I am certain of having 500 points and am not counting job offer. As far as I understand I can't get those 50 points in any way since I'm working under an open work permit (unless employer does an LMIA - which they won't). Is this true even if I convince them to extend another job offer contingent on permanent residency and have that be LMIA-exempt since I've worked for them for a year by June 4? Or is that track only allowed if you're working on a closed work permit and working for the employer specified on it?

I am new to this forum, is there a place reasons for refusal are documented/discussed? Otherwise what should I search to find them - just 'refusals' and such?

 

[scylla]

Thank you - I am certain of having 500 points and am not counting job offer. As far as I understand I can't get those 50 points in any way since I'm working under an open work permit (unless employer does an LMIA - which they won't). Is this true even if I convince them to extend another job offer contingent on permanent residency and have that be LMIA-exempt since I've worked for them for a year by June 4? Or is that track only allowed if you're working on a closed work permit and working for the employer specified on it?

I am new to this forum, is there a place reasons for refusal are documented/discussed? Otherwise what should I search to find them - just 'refusals' and such?

You cannot count the 50 job offer points unless your employer gets an approved LMIA. A job offer will not get you the 50 points since you are on an open work permit.

There is no single place to look for refusal reasons here.