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19th July 2006
Insider Secrets to immigrate to Canada
Canada, home maples and the Rocky Mountains, remains as one of the world’s open country with regards to policies on immigration. That is why Canada is a favorite destination for immigrants despite the regular heap of paperwork that one has to clear before getting hold of a Canadian residence or VISA.
The main reason why Canada is a popular migration destination is because the Government of Canada constantly seeks workers who are have skills that are lacking in the country. Moreover, with an aging population and declining birth rates, the country is inviting immigrants to their shores and with the Skilled Worker program is calling to attract some 250,000 new immigrants this year.
Planning to immigrate to Canada? Or for that matter anywhere like USA, Australia or New Zealand? It is my duty to inform you that the course of getting the paperwork done is not easy and requires time and commitment, yet seeking an experienced consultant who will walk you through each step will guarantee to make your process smoother, easier and more successful.
The first and most important step to getting your immigration papers is to check your eligibility. With the open policies, you will usually be eligible if you are a skilled worker but do make an additional effort to find out if you can gain extra “entry points” with relevant documents showing your skills. There are many checklists, tests and direct advice online where you can quantify the number of points for the Canadian Skilled Worker or other VISA classes.
The Skilled Worker VISA, one of the most popularly sought after VISA, functions based on a point system. This system allocates points for variables based. Educational, vocational skills and language proficiencies make up a bulk of the points while other attributes like age, family and other factors also contribute to these points. For an application for the Canadian Skilled Worker VISA to be successful, the applicant must achieve at least 67 out of the possible 100 points.
You can score up to 25 points for your education level, the higher educated you are the more points you can receive. Canada speaks both English and French. Being proficient is these languages can help you to score up to a maximum of 24 points. Another 21 points can be scored from you work experience; having four year of qualified experience can score you the maximum 21 points. The fourth factor is you age; 10 points will be given to you if you are aged between 21 and 49. If your age is outside this range you will have two points deducted for every year of difference. Up to 10 more points you can score for contractual agreements with regards to employment in Canada. Finally, another 10 more points you can score for adaptability. This refers to prior educational or work experience here and family already residing in Canada.
Another immigration VISA are that for business immigrants; and broken down further to three subcategories of entrepreneur, investor and self-employed. For these categories, applicants must be able to show and quantify their experiences, net worth, ability or intention to contribute to Canada in other aspects such as culture, sports or any other ways.
Other immigration papers like work permits, holiday VISAs are granted for foreigners who will be in Canada for a limited time. If you are seeking for a long term residence for study or staying with relative, you will still be requite to apply through the Skill Worker Program
Be patient while awaiting the grant of your VISA. You know that Canada is a country with wonderful sites, sounds and with varied cultures. It is worth the wait. Do ample fact finding, seek the advice of experts especially when you have special issues and while some approvals can come in less than seven months, others may take over two years.
About the Author
Barnabas Lee is the Marketing and Communications Manager at Emigration Center, based in Singapore and an independent immigration consultancy that specializes in visas and immigration to Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Further details relating to Canadian immigration can be found at http://emigration-center.com/canada.html
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