1 Year of Foreign Work Experience at Partner's Company... Issues?

[mau123]

Hey all,

As part of my application under CEC, I'm also declaring my foreign work experience. The issue is, I worked for my partner's company. We are both applying for PR under one application, I'm a primary applicant. Will there be any issues that I worked for my partner?

Will it be awkward that he writes employment reference letter for me?

The job was real and legal. He paid me via company's account directly to my bank account (in my country, we don't have payslips; normal practice is for employer to transfer monthly salary via bank). I also declared taxes, etc.

The hook is that I'm scared that they might not accept this work experience as I worked for my partner who is also applying with me.. The company is still active, as he still works under it. Also, since company is related with IT (web development, etc) we worked online most of the time (no office space). Will there be problems? We also travelled a lot and worked online since work mostly involved web development, etc. I worked as a project manager.

What do you guys think? has anyone of you had similar situation? if yes, did your PR got approved?

 

[jes_ON]

Hey all,

As part of my application under CEC, I'm also declaring my foreign work experience. The issue is, I worked for my partner's company. We are both applying for PR under one application, I'm a primary applicant. Will there be any issues that I worked for my partner?

Will it be awkward that he writes employment reference letter for me?

The job was real and legal. He paid me via company's account directly to my bank account (in my country, we don't have payslips; normal practice is for employer to transfer monthly salary via bank). I also declared taxes, etc.

The hook is that I'm scared that they might not accept this work experience as I worked for my partner who is also applying with me.. The company is still active, as he still works under it. Also, since company is related with IT (web development, etc) we worked online most of the time (no office space). Will there be problems? We also travelled a lot and worked online since work mostly involved web development, etc. I worked as a project manager.

What do you guys think? has anyone of you had similar situation? if yes, did your PR got approved?

It might get some extra scrutiny, but if it was real and legal, there should be sufficient paperwork. You said you filed taxes, so you should have related documents there about your income. You might want to get a couple of extra letters from other employees and/or clients ... Is the work related to your in-Canada NOC ?

 

[mau123]

It might get some extra scrutiny, but if it was real and legal, there should be sufficient paperwork. You said you filed taxes, so you should have related documents there about your income. You might want to get a couple of extra letters from other employees and/or clients ... Is the work related to your in-Canada NOC ?

Hi, thanks for your reply!

No, for foreign work I'm using project manager NOC code. ( I worked as an IT project manager as my partner is a programmer/web developer). Still trying to determine the right code.
In Canada, 1123 NOC.

So, I have two different NOC codes.

As for legal, yes; I have bank statements to prove that I used to get paid legally via bank. Also, I have tax forms since I declared taxes. If needed, my partner could provide company registration code, documents from accountant, etc.

As for clients, it's been a couple of years... I gained this work experience before even visiting Canada. But, I think I could contact a a few businesses/clients who could provide references. If I do, what format do you think I should use? Should they just write "I was a client of xxx company, and worked with xxx [me] directly?" I'm not sure how this should look...

Thanks for replying!

 

[jes_ON]

Hi, thanks for your reply!

No, for foreign work I'm using project manager NOC code. ( I worked as an IT project manager as my partner is a programmer/web developer). Still trying to determine the right code. In Canada, 1123 NOC. So, I have two different NOC codes.

LOL, I didn't ask if they were different NOCs. Asked if they were related. Since both NOCs are "management" focused, I would say, yes, they are related.

As for legal, yes; I have bank statements to prove that I used to get paid legally via bank. Also, I have tax forms since I declared taxes. If needed, my partner could provide company registration code, documents from accountant, etc.
The point of documentation of salary is for independent verification of the amount you were paid (e.g. that your earnings were in line with a skilled worker's). Either a statement from the accountant or a tax form will suffice, no need to annoy the VO with a ton of bank statements.

As for clients, it's been a couple of years... I gained this work experience before even visiting Canada. But, I think I could contact a a few businesses/clients who could provide references. If I do, what format do you think I should use? Should they just write "I was a client of xxx company, and worked with xxx [me] directly?" I'm not sure how this should look...
Yeah, that's a good starting point. The point of having these letters would be to provide alternative documentation of the duties/responsibilities you performed, so I would just ask one or two to write a letter describing the work you did for them, through your partner's company.