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BayApril

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Jun 10, 2018
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Hi!

I will try and make this as short as possible. My husband and I have spoken to a lawyer and before we ask them to write us an opinion letter on what is best for us, I thought I would ask here first! You never know.....

My husband and I want to apply for one of the economic programs that will allow us to become permanent residents in Canada!

A little bit about our scenario. My boyfriend is from England and is 25 and is currently a temp foreign worker in Victoria. Myself, 25 years old too, I am from America also on a temp foreign worker permit in Victoria. We both met each other while in school a few years ago (we both had study permits). We both finished our programs and have postgraduate permits. My husbands work permit ends in the fall of 2020 and mine ends next spring in 2019. My husband does have a family member(brother) living in Canada who is a PR too. My husband has never had any problems with the law in any country. I have one Disorderly Conduct Conviction from a silly incident 7 years ago that was paid for and have not had any trouble since (even when getting my study permit). We got married in Victoria, BC and want to spend the rest of our lives here.

Just wanted to know what would be the best option and which two economic programs would be best to apply for the get our PR. Would my conviction have any issues in this? Who should be the one applying?
 
So apart from fact you have not shared your occupations or qualifications have you checked how many points either of you get ? Obviously whomever gets the highest number might end up being the primary applicant.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/crs-tool.asp

Oh, Right! I will look at that link too. Thank you

My husband works at a hotel (taking reservations, answering phones). He also received awards for his work performance. The company that owns the hotels wants him there long-term and in a management position. He finished high school in England and finished a diploma in Hotel Management in Canada. He also received a diploma in communications in England (would be a 2-year diploma in Canada, which was assessed) before coming to Canada. Also held a fulltime job in the radio and tv industry as an assistant in England.

I am a nurse at a recovery center and finished my Nursing program in Canada. Completed high school in America. I just worked until I came to Canada for school.

Our first language is English. My husband and I took an IELTS training test. He scored 8.5 in Reading and Speaking and 7.5 in Listening and Writing. I took the same test and got 7.5 in Listening, 7.0 in Reading, 6.0 in Writing and 8.0 in Speaking. We have just over $7,000 in savings (which is in our Canadian account).

Hope that helps. I am worried my past conviction will mess this up! I got my study permit at a Port of Entry because I am from America. They didn't ask me about anything really at the time. I am just not sure what Program to apply under to get our PR status.