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Contents 1 Criteria 2 Procedure 3 Prior application history 3.1 CHC London 4 Visa Office 5 Guidelines 6 CIC / CHC 7 Process does not bypass LMO/TWP 8 Common errors in application forms

[edit] Criteria

• The purpose of this article is to lay out the procedure for fast-tracking your skilled worker permanent resident (PR) visa application if you are working in Canada on a temporary work permit (TWP) and your employer is willing to offer you a permanent job, subject to your being granted PR.

• Pre-arranged employment adds 10 points to your skilled worker - permanent residence visa application, and it often allows the processing of your PR application to be expedited as well.

• In order to be eligible for this application process, you have to be in Canada on a permit that allows you to be in this country for at least a year.

• Please note, however, that you do NOT have to wait a year following your arrival in Canada before you can initiate this application process.

[edit] Procedure

• Write a letter to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), and ask them if they would consider adding additional points and fast-tracking your PR application.

• Enclose with your letter the following documents:
  • Copy of your temporary work permit.
  • Letter from your employer, typed on company letterhead, stating that you currently work for them and that they would give you a fulltime, permanent position on an indeterminate basis if you were to be granted PR.
  • Some evidence that you are employed by and being paid by the employer who wrote the endorsement letter, e.g., copy of last few pay slips.

[edit] Prior application history

• If you have not submitted a PR application up to this point, or if you submitted only the simplified PR application, you should enclose a regular PR application with the above mentioned letter and supporting documents.

• If you previously submitted a regular permanent resident visa application, you need to re-submit the PR application and supporting evidence, reflecting up to date information. This should be included in the package in which you provide evidence of arranged employment.

• If you prevously submitted a PR application, you do not have to submit the application fee on the second go-round. The fee that you paid with your earlier application will be good for your subsequent application.

[edit] CHC London

• The Skilled Worker Application page of the website of the Canadian High Commission in London has caused some confusion for forum members.

• The website states, "Most applicants will qualify for the simplified application process."

• It goes on to say, "You must use the simplified application process unless ......., " and then it states some exceptions.

• One of the exceptions is a person who is eligible for points for arranged employment.

• Since a person who is applying for a permanent residence visa via the fast track route is eligible for points for arranged employment, he/she is one of the exceptions to the simplified application rule.

• Someone who is applying for a PR visa via the fast track route must submit a full PR application form, along with the covering letter a work-related supporting documents mentioned above.

[edit] Visa Office

• Note that there is no fast-tracking through the Canadian Visa Office in Buffalo.

• In order to be fast-tracked, your PR application must be submitted to another visa office to which you are entitled to send it. For most British citizens that visa office is the Canadian High Commission in London.

[edit] Guidelines

• In post #3 of the BE forum discussion thread entitled Wiki on Fast Tracking PR Application, there is a PDF file attachment that explains CIC's parameters for recognizing arranged employment for a skilled worker.

• Please note that arranged employment points are awarded only for skilled workers, that is, those whose occupations are listed in Skill Type 0 or Skill Level A or B of the National Occupational Classification.

[edit] CIC / CHC

• Note, when Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is mentioned in this article, it is a generic expression. There are immigration officials in Canada, and there are immigration officials located in the various Canadian embassies, consulates and high commissions around the world. Wherever they are located, they all work for the same department of the Canadian government. So, when you're corresponding with the immigration branch of the Canadian High Commision (CHC) in London, you're corresponding with CIC.

[edit] Process does not bypass LMO/TWP

• Please note that the process described here does not bypass the Labour Market Opinon / temporary work permit process.

• The "fast track" process to a permanent residence visa that is described here is feasible only if you're already living and working in Canada on a temporary work permit.

[edit] Common errors in application forms

Here are examples of errors in forms that have occurred and resulted in application forms being returned from CIO.

• Blank fields - all blank fields are to be filled with an 'N/A' - double & triple check

• Other Countries with residency - don't leave blank

• Visa office selected to process your application - this is not the CIO - double check

• Marital status - is required even for children on the application form