Cburns85

so the equivelent job in canada to what she is qualified for here is a class B on the NOC job match so if she could get a job over in canada for what she does here that would mean i could also work for the same duration then we could apply for pr neering the end of the IEC and both of us would have points for canadian work experience? if so this may be a plan i get its risky but as long as with the work experience would put us over the points we would need i cant see why we wouldnt get accepted for pr anyway after that duration. so there may be light at the end of the tunnel yet.

PMM

Hi

1. At this point in time it is sort of pointless to waste time and money for ECA and IELTs applying if your CRS score is under 400. There are over 21,000 in the pool with a score over 400. 11.000 of those have over 421.

christmasoompa

Well, yes, that was kind of my point. Turns pit the OP's wife isn't scoring enough so they're on to Plan B.

Cburns85

i was looking earlier at work but was so busy i couldnt do it properly so i just took some time when i got back from work to look again and if my wifes diploma is counted on the ECA then we get 416 points however if it doesnt and the ECA only counts her GCSE's then we only get 328 which is not even in the same relm so it will depend if the ECA Counts the 2 year collage diploma as education or not.

christmasoompa

The two scores don't match up - a diploma wouldn't give you that many extra points, so if 328 is right then 416 can't be. One of those figures is wrong!

Can you break your scoring down for us?

Cburns85

[QUOTE=christmasoompa;12417645]Can you break your points down? I can't see how you'd get 416 from what you've said?
The two also don't match up - a diploma wouldn't give you that many extra points, so if 328 is right then 416 can't be. One of those figures is

Core/Human capital factorsAge = 100Level of education = 91Study in Canada = undefinedOfficial Languages = 128First Official Language� = 128Second Official Language� = 0Canadian work experience = 0

Subtotal - Core/Human capital factors� = 319

Spouse factorsLevel of education = 2First Official Languages = 20Canadian work experience = 0

Subtotal - Spouse factors� = 22

Skill transferability factorsEducationA) Official Language proficiency and education = 25B) Canadian work experience and education = 0

Subtotal� = 25

Foreign work experienceA) Official Language proficiency and foreign work experience = 50B) Canadian and foreign work experience = 0

Subtotal� = 50

Certificate of qualification� = 0

Subtotal Skill transferability factors� = 75

Comprehensive Ranking System formula

Subtotal Core/Human capital + Spouse factors + Skill transferability� = 416

Provincial nomination = 0

Job offer = 0

Study in Canada = 0

Sibling in Canada = 0

French-language skills = 0

Subtotal Additional points� = 0

Grand total� = 416

this is pasted from the calculator.

christmasoompa

Ok, I've just retaken the test and get the same, I think applying for the ECA is crucial! Get cracking on that asap as it takes a few weeks.

Best of luck

Cburns85

so your now getting 416 yes? so im not loosing my mind lol, and i wasnt looking to apply untill next year i need this year to save funds then next year i can apply im looking at a 3 year plan all in from start to moving there in the next couple of years or so as its all fund depending, unfortunatly im not that rich just yet so need time to save and plan ect

christmasoompa

You should still apply for the ECA now IMO - if the diploma isn't eligible for points purposes then at least you'll know. Plus if your wife is eligible then you might not want to delay it too long, immigration changes so often that you don't want to risk her losing out on a visa. She won't get an ITA quickly at that level (last time the points went that low was 8 months ago), so you'll have time to prepare & save.

Definitely save as much as poss though, and then double whatever you think you'll spend on the move!

spouse of scouse

Christmasoompa, I'd like to say thank you to you on behalf of all the people you help. You're very knowledgeable and so very patient in answering a multitude of questions. You spend a lot of time doing that, entirely as a volunteer and with a busy life yourself. That deserves appreciation

Cburns85

lol well i know i need to show proof of funds that is £23.181 canadian so around 13k pounds thats just proof of funds then theres the actual cost of immigration which can be lord knows what i cant find that info anywhere at all so a lot of saving needs doing at least a year to a year and a half's worth, what is the benchmark at as of now is it 425/435 points? id still be under and hoping it drops so still no guarentee. whilst im on the topic iv been hearing a lot lately on other forums and youtube vids that canadian immigration has recently underwent some changes and are more forthcoming, do you know anything about this i also had this info from an immigration agency.

Cburns85

id second that he has been fantastic with me and im very happy people like this exist and are willing to help people like me who have no clue lol so id also like to say thank you so very much.

christmasoompa

Here you go - http://britishexpats.com/forum/canad...canada-735341/ Bear in mind the thread's quite old now, so it's still got lots of useful figures but you'll need to add a chunk for price increases. Bear in mind too that the proof of funds amount goes up every year.

Last draw was 446 points. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration...-previous.html

There's been no major changes recently......which probably means they're due.

HTH.

christmasoompa

Thanks lovely.