- Feb 2, 2010
- 46
- 3
- Category........
- Visa Office......
- Buffalo
- NOC Code......
- 0111
- Job Offer........
- Pre-Assessed..
- App. Filed.......
- 20-01-2010
- AOR Received.
- 12-03-2010
- Med's Request
- 29-06-2010
- Med's Done....
- 30-06-2010
- Passport Req..
- 20-08-2010
- VISA ISSUED...
- 31-08-2010
- LANDED..........
- 04-09-2010
hi everyone
i'm an australian living in calgary right now on a 2 year working holiday visa. i need some advice about what to do from here because im not entirely sure - and thinking about going to see a lawyer. bear with me guys, sorry about the length
i have found a job here in calgary which i am very happy with. my employer is very happy with me, and its all happy days. im employed on a permanent basis, but about 70% of my time is dedicated to a project (IFRS conversion) which will run until about mid 2012. my current visa expires on 15 jan 2011 and it is absolutely imperitive to my employer that i am able to work through / beyond that date - and obviously i'd like to stick around too
last week i sent in my application to buffalo for FSW, but i am a bit nervous about it for a couple of reasons
- i misunderstood the whole requirement for arranged employment. my employer has written a letter confirming my employment etc... but i dont have a LMO (not required under a working holiday visa) and i mistakenly believed that an arranged employment opinion wasn't required either. without the point for arranged employment i'm right on the borderline (i calculated 66 or 67 points). with it, obviously im miles over
- i mistakenly included my mother, father, brother on the forms, even though they won't be accompanying me to canada (not sure if this matters or not). when i read "family members" that's who i think of as my family, i was an idiot and didn't read the definition
apart from that i would say my application is reasonably straightforward. i'm educated, qualified, experienced, no criminal record etc... but hey... you never know right
even in a best case scenario, i don't know if they would get my application processed by january. so i need to plan a contingency in the meantime, and this is what is confusing / worrying me. as i see it, here are my options
1. apply for another working holiday visa
australians can get 2 year working holiday visas with little worry. they changed the rules to get more aussies over here working for $8 / hour at the olympics - so im a little worried that the rules could change... but if i apply now, i get a "letter of introduction" valid for 12 months. so i could duck over to the US in say october and get a new visa. the only problem is, i'm not using my visa to earn $8 / hour at a ski resort. im using it to work as an accountant doing quite specialized work. so im kind of under the radar, and i worry that i might be breaking the rules so to speak. one of the questions on the application is "have you ever applied for PR or a visa", and im not sure how to best answer that. I wont lie, but i worry that a response like "i currently have a PR application in and wish to extend my stay in the meantime" could raise a big red flag. if i could get another working holiday visa that would be preferable... but i can't risk being denied entry or denied a work permit.
2. apply for a temporary work permit
this is probably the most 'legitimate' option. but its the least preferable to me, and to my employer as it involves a lot of bullsh*t. even though i love the people im working with right now, change can happen, and the thought of being tied to an employer is not appealing and seems unnecessary. a LMO is probably quite straightforward for me - canada is adopting IFRS in 2011, whereas the EU, australia etc... has been on it since 2004. so basically there are no canadians who have the skills and experience in this area that i do. the only thing my employer would have trouble proving is that they have advertised for a canadian to do it... when i was recruited they put an ad in the paper, interviewed 2 people, offered me the job within 2 days.
3. submit another application for PR through PNP
my employer will definitely back me on this one. and if i started now it might get done before january... but i dont know if this is possible, or raises another red flag.
any help would be much appreciated
cheers
Dave
i'm an australian living in calgary right now on a 2 year working holiday visa. i need some advice about what to do from here because im not entirely sure - and thinking about going to see a lawyer. bear with me guys, sorry about the length
i have found a job here in calgary which i am very happy with. my employer is very happy with me, and its all happy days. im employed on a permanent basis, but about 70% of my time is dedicated to a project (IFRS conversion) which will run until about mid 2012. my current visa expires on 15 jan 2011 and it is absolutely imperitive to my employer that i am able to work through / beyond that date - and obviously i'd like to stick around too
last week i sent in my application to buffalo for FSW, but i am a bit nervous about it for a couple of reasons
- i misunderstood the whole requirement for arranged employment. my employer has written a letter confirming my employment etc... but i dont have a LMO (not required under a working holiday visa) and i mistakenly believed that an arranged employment opinion wasn't required either. without the point for arranged employment i'm right on the borderline (i calculated 66 or 67 points). with it, obviously im miles over
- i mistakenly included my mother, father, brother on the forms, even though they won't be accompanying me to canada (not sure if this matters or not). when i read "family members" that's who i think of as my family, i was an idiot and didn't read the definition
apart from that i would say my application is reasonably straightforward. i'm educated, qualified, experienced, no criminal record etc... but hey... you never know right
even in a best case scenario, i don't know if they would get my application processed by january. so i need to plan a contingency in the meantime, and this is what is confusing / worrying me. as i see it, here are my options
1. apply for another working holiday visa
australians can get 2 year working holiday visas with little worry. they changed the rules to get more aussies over here working for $8 / hour at the olympics - so im a little worried that the rules could change... but if i apply now, i get a "letter of introduction" valid for 12 months. so i could duck over to the US in say october and get a new visa. the only problem is, i'm not using my visa to earn $8 / hour at a ski resort. im using it to work as an accountant doing quite specialized work. so im kind of under the radar, and i worry that i might be breaking the rules so to speak. one of the questions on the application is "have you ever applied for PR or a visa", and im not sure how to best answer that. I wont lie, but i worry that a response like "i currently have a PR application in and wish to extend my stay in the meantime" could raise a big red flag. if i could get another working holiday visa that would be preferable... but i can't risk being denied entry or denied a work permit.
2. apply for a temporary work permit
this is probably the most 'legitimate' option. but its the least preferable to me, and to my employer as it involves a lot of bullsh*t. even though i love the people im working with right now, change can happen, and the thought of being tied to an employer is not appealing and seems unnecessary. a LMO is probably quite straightforward for me - canada is adopting IFRS in 2011, whereas the EU, australia etc... has been on it since 2004. so basically there are no canadians who have the skills and experience in this area that i do. the only thing my employer would have trouble proving is that they have advertised for a canadian to do it... when i was recruited they put an ad in the paper, interviewed 2 people, offered me the job within 2 days.
3. submit another application for PR through PNP
my employer will definitely back me on this one. and if i started now it might get done before january... but i dont know if this is possible, or raises another red flag.
any help would be much appreciated
cheers
Dave
