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vmsanthosh.chn

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rharmon said:
Hello - here is a question for the group.. If I move to Canada using a student visa and my spouse obtains an "open work permit", using that open work permit she obtains a job. Can she use that job as a "valid job offer" within our joint express entry profile? Thank you!!
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DelPiero07 said:
She cannot as that is not a valid job offer.
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Sorry, but why not? As long as the job offer is for full time, 40 hrs a week, and falls under one of those three NOC categories (0, A or B) and it is either LMIA supported or LMIA exempted, why can't he claim additional 50 points? It doesn't have to be on closed work permit, isn't it?
 
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SeniorStakes said:
Policies are cyclical in nature. In the United States, immigration would eventually be reformed by prioritizing skilled labor over lucky labor. When and how it will be done is entirely uncertain.

An economy like US can't afford to continue on an incompetent immigration system forever.

Another school of thought is that developed countries need immigration only during good times when unemployment rates are low and economy is booming. Presently, as predicted by various CEOs, we are heading for a mild recession and understandably, this is probably not the right time for USA to prioritize immigration at the top of its To-do list.

Trump is actually doing the right thing for his country. There aren't those many jobs there to support huge influx of immigrants. In my company, the kind of work done by my Indian team (only B.Techs) is same as the work done by Ph.Ds there in US. This exemplifies the bar there to fill in limited positions from a candidate pool with advanced degrees from Ivy Leagues.

To summarize, we should not have high hopes from USA at least in the next 10 years.
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Just a curious question. If one has options for both US GC and CA PR and if US is more likely to get sooner (because of EB1) than CA, which one is better choice? It is my situation and I am completely confused to decide. I am at 446 now after two years of struggle and no clue when will it happen, but I am eligible for EB1 if I decide to do so. Please suggest.
 
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vmsanthosh.chn said:
Just a curious question. If one has options for both US GC and CA PR and if US is more likely to get sooner (because of EB1) than CA, which one is better choice? It is my situation and I am completely confused to decide. I am at 446 now after two years of struggle and no clue when will it happen, but I am eligible for EB1 if I decide to do so. Please suggest.
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If you intend to bring your parents at some point, go for CA. Otherwise, go for US. I think US is still little better than CA in most aspects.
 
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skg1988 said:
I agree and understand that every system becomes stable, in terms of accuracy, after a certain period of time. However, it is unlikely that it becomes stable abruptly, what I mean is that there should be a trend. For example, in 2017, 120.5% ITAs were issued and in 2018, they were119.9 %. It is, therefore, less likely to expect only 4-5 % extra ITAs in 2019.

What I was trying to say is that I have seen people, in the same thread, even with more than 447 points are getting panicked and thinking of another IELTS not because they are losing points soon but they are afraid whether they will get an ITA.

CIC knows the exact position of all the candidates and, even though, they will not let us know our exact rank in the pool. This is all about business and, I think, the key factor which is controlling the borderline score, which makes difference, is language test and candidates always think that they can further increase their score, which is a trap.

These language testing organizations will always be against to display the exact rank of a candidate. Furthermore, many candidates apply through immigration agents who again make money through fabricating things in a complicated manner.

Anyway, that is my opinion.

Cheers,
Suraj
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This year the percentage of 600+ scores has increased from 5-10 percent last year to 15 percent this year. PNPs is a quota different from FSWs and the other two. Good news for us :)
 
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Hi,
Need some guidance.
Am at 447. Am thinking of writing IELTS again. If I can improve a bit on my listening and reading I can boost my score to 456 or atleat 453.
So should I write it again and wait a bit more.
 
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