Lmia refused! any other route for me.
Apr 15th 2018, 5:29 pm
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Lmia refused! any other route for me.
Hi all,
Unfortunately I've had my Lmia refused. Not 100% sure why as the guy who was dealing with it is away on holiday. I've been looking at coming over to B.C to sit my red seal plumbing exam in sept. Then I was looking to apply for federal skills trade visa, but even with a red seal cert I only get 343 points on cic tool. which leaves me short to get picked from the pool for express entry. Is there any way to get more points or any other route I could take. I'm 31yrs old, been a plumber for 10yrs, I scored top marks in ILTES, so did my wife, she has a master in English literature but no job experience, we have 2 kids. I've already been approved to challenge the exam.
Thanks for taking the time to read, Id really appreciate any help & advice.
Cheers Tim.
Unfortunately I've had my Lmia refused. Not 100% sure why as the guy who was dealing with it is away on holiday. I've been looking at coming over to B.C to sit my red seal plumbing exam in sept. Then I was looking to apply for federal skills trade visa, but even with a red seal cert I only get 343 points on cic tool. which leaves me short to get picked from the pool for express entry. Is there any way to get more points or any other route I could take. I'm 31yrs old, been a plumber for 10yrs, I scored top marks in ILTES, so did my wife, she has a master in English literature but no job experience, we have 2 kids. I've already been approved to challenge the exam.
Thanks for taking the time to read, Id really appreciate any help & advice.
Cheers Tim.
Apr 15th 2018, 5:44 pm
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Re: Lmia refused! any other route for me.
Sorry to hear the LMIA has been refused.
But you can still apply under FST, the points threshold is much lower than other EE apps - the last FST draw went down to 241, so you’d have got an ITA.
HTH, good luck.
But you can still apply under FST, the points threshold is much lower than other EE apps - the last FST draw went down to 241, so you’d have got an ITA.
HTH, good luck.
Apr 16th 2018, 2:15 am
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Re: Lmia refused! any other route for me.
Have you checked your wife's CRS score just in case she scores higher? As said you do stand a chance on FSW although the number of FSW draws a year are limited.
Apr 16th 2018, 10:56 am
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Think your second sentence should read 'chance on FST' - I know what you meant but just to clarify for the OP!
Apr 16th 2018, 2:20 pm
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sorry yes meant FST. Would edit but that option seems to have passed
May 15th 2018, 6:18 am
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Re: Lmia refused! any other route for me.
Hi
Tim. I'm currently in Burnaby BC. The company I worked for are looking for plumbers.
Thanks
Tim. I'm currently in Burnaby BC. The company I worked for are looking for plumbers.
Thanks
Jul 9th 2018, 10:06 am
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Re: Lmia refused! any other route for me.
Hi all, sorry for not replying to the thread. For life of me I couldn’t remember my password or manage to reset it! I’m useless I know! I found it on sticky note & logged in straight away. Thanks for all your responses, I really appreciate it.
The Lmia has been refused because the lawyers sent the form to service Canada incomplete. So the plumbing firm sacked them & are currently using a new firm. They’ve just taken over & they’ve got to start again from advertising the job. I’m lucky the firm are still happy to keep going with Lmia. I will keep you updated on the progess.
Cheers Tim.
The Lmia has been refused because the lawyers sent the form to service Canada incomplete. So the plumbing firm sacked them & are currently using a new firm. They’ve just taken over & they’ve got to start again from advertising the job. I’m lucky the firm are still happy to keep going with Lmia. I will keep you updated on the progess.
Cheers Tim.
Jul 9th 2018, 10:12 am
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Re: Lmia refused! any other route for me.
Hi all, sorry for not replying to the thread. For life of me I couldn’t remember my password or manage to reset it! I’m useless I know! I found it on sticky note & logged in straight away. Thanks for all your responses, I really appreciate it.
The Lmia has been refused because the lawyers sent the form to service Canada incomplete. So the plumbing firm sacked them & are currently using a new firm. They’ve just taken over & they’ve got to start again from advertising the job. I’m lucky the firm are still happy to keep going with Lmia. I will keep you updated on the progess.
Cheers Tim.
The Lmia has been refused because the lawyers sent the form to service Canada incomplete. So the plumbing firm sacked them & are currently using a new firm. They’ve just taken over & they’ve got to start again from advertising the job. I’m lucky the firm are still happy to keep going with Lmia. I will keep you updated on the progess.
Cheers Tim.
Good luck.
Jul 9th 2018, 10:34 am
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Re: Lmia refused! any other route for me.
That's good, but as above you don't need the points as you're scoring enough to apply under FST by quite some way. So personally I'd advise you apply for EE as well, you can have both applications in the pipeline and then that way you've got a back up if the LMIA is refused again, plus would get PR sooner than if you waited for the outcome of the LMIA.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Cheers Tim
