Hi

Me and my wife are looking to emigrate to BC in around 3-5 years, I only score 61 points on the self assessment test and have no job offer as it stands. Career wise, I am on the 'LIST'.
I would like to ask anyone who has recently emigrated that didn't score enough points on the self assessment test or had no job offer, how did you do it? any issues along the way?
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Can anyone point me in the right direction? Is there no hope without a job offer? Or will a move with a temporary work permit and no job offer be too risky?

Thanks for your time

mrwilson

Is there any way that you can find a way to increase your score? (i.e. additional study, etc).

Presumably, you're looking to apply asap though and just delay moving? If your job is on 'the list' then you'd be best to apply as soon as you are eligible, as 'the list' may well change and your job may be taken off it.

They either had Canadian family that could sponsor them, enough money to qualify as investors, a study permit, or went down one of the more unusual PNP routes (i.e. Nova Scotia CI Stream). There is no other way of doing it without a job offer or qualifying as a Skilled Worker I'm afraid.

You appear to have misunderstood - to get a Temporary Work Permit you need a job offer first. You have to get the job offer, and then your employer applies for the LMO (Labour Market Opinion, they have to prove they've advertised said job across Canada and been unable to find a Canadian to do it). Once you have the written job offer and LMO, you then apply for the TWP.

If you don't have enough points and want to apply as a Skilled Worker, then you'll need to find a way to get those points, either via a job offer, or additional education. You could also study French but that won't give you enough points to make up the difference.

The only other two alternatives that I can think of are for you to consider another province with a more generous PNP program (i.e. NS), or for you or your wife to study in Canada (the spouse then gets an open work permit).

Hope that helps a bit, good luck.

I never thought of the study route, what if I wanted to study, would my wife get an open work permit and me also? would we then be able to apply for PR later?

Full time study is required and you would have to pay international student fees, so it won't be a cheap way in.

The study route can lead to PR see http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/cec/index.asp

There are also ways through the PNP in BC see http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/provincial...lgraduates.htm

Generally it has to be study at a certain level and with accredited institutions. As a foreign student that means $$$$$$$.

If you get a study permit your spouse gets an open work permit for the same length of time. However, you are restricted to working on campus at first so that basically means part-time low paid jobs. You can apply for an off-campus work permit. These come with restrictions and I don't know how easy they are to get.