LMIA processing times Jan 2021
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Good luck, hope you get the LMIA soon.
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Whoever told you that was misinformed I'm afraid. There's no automatic route to PR after a year, you need to qualify wherever you apply from. But the link above will help, and then once you've taken that you can search the forum or ask if you need more info about the visa route suggested.
Good luck, hope you get the LMIA soon.
Good luck, hope you get the LMIA soon.
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Perhaps have a look at our very helpful wiki section too .. https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Quick..._by_step_guide
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Were you told you might qualify under the "Canadian Experience Class" after 1 year, perhaps? You will still need to qualify and apply.. (and the sooner the better, if you have sufficient points) - do use the link provided by Christmasoompa and report back with your figures
Perhaps have a look at our very helpful wiki section too .. https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Quick..._by_step_guide
Perhaps have a look at our very helpful wiki section too .. https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Quick..._by_step_guide
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I've just had a look at that and it asked for the English test results, I put none as we haven't done that yet, and we were told we didn't need to as we aren't studying over there? Is that something we need to be looking at? I feel so stupid asking!
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I think it's for PR . For work permit not needed. I had to have some but that was for my qualifications.
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So once / if the LMIA is approved, we just have to apply for the work permits, police records, biometrics etc? I don't want to miss any steps, I'll definitely check out the wiki on this.
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HTH.
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https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Quick..._by_step_guide
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Thank you! I did the questionnaire linked above and put in the answers like you said, and it gave me a reference number valid until 27th March? I assume that's what we will use once the LMIA finally comes through to start our application?
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You'll need to be scoring above approx 460-470 as a rough guide, and you can check your scores here - https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigr...d/crs-tool.asp. Again, take it as if you've got IELTS results and an ECA, it's only to give you a rough idea of your score for now to see if you'd be eligible or not. And only give yourself points for academic credentials, rather than vocational or professional ones as they don't count for points purposes.
Also, the reference number you've mentioned above is only relevant to a PR app, so nothing to do with the LMIA/TWP.
HTH.
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OK, perfect. So that means you're eligible to enter the Express Entry 'pool' of applicants, but that's only the first step. Once you're in the pool only those scoring the highest are selected and invited to apply for PR.
You'll need to be scoring above approx 460-470 as a rough guide, and you can check your scores here - https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigr...d/crs-tool.asp. Again, take it as if you've got IELTS results and an ECA, it's only to give you a rough idea of your score for now to see if you'd be eligible or not. And only give yourself points for academic credentials, rather than vocational or professional ones as they don't count for points purposes.
Also, the reference number you've mentioned above is only relevant to a PR app, so nothing to do with the LMIA/TWP.
HTH.
You'll need to be scoring above approx 460-470 as a rough guide, and you can check your scores here - https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigr...d/crs-tool.asp. Again, take it as if you've got IELTS results and an ECA, it's only to give you a rough idea of your score for now to see if you'd be eligible or not. And only give yourself points for academic credentials, rather than vocational or professional ones as they don't count for points purposes.
Also, the reference number you've mentioned above is only relevant to a PR app, so nothing to do with the LMIA/TWP.
HTH.
In terms of the LMIA/TWP is there anything I should be doing that I've not thought of?
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There's not a lot for you to do other than wait for the LMIA tbh. You don't need to provide much in the way of paperwork for the TWP application, but from a practical point of view, there will be lots of other stuff to organise for the move. If you've not already found it yet, this Wiki article is useful - https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Depar..._(UK_to_Canada)
HTH.
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Yes, 360 is too low, but take it again as if you've been working there for a year or two and then see what you get.
There's not a lot for you to do other than wait for the LMIA tbh. You don't need to provide much in the way of paperwork for the TWP application, but from a practical point of view, there will be lots of other stuff to organise for the move. If you've not already found it yet, this Wiki article is useful - https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Depar..._(UK_to_Canada)
HTH.
There's not a lot for you to do other than wait for the LMIA tbh. You don't need to provide much in the way of paperwork for the TWP application, but from a practical point of view, there will be lots of other stuff to organise for the move. If you've not already found it yet, this Wiki article is useful - https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Depar..._(UK_to_Canada)
HTH.
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