Hello guys,
I’m at 468 and already received ITA today (very unexpectedly) as most of you I imagine.
I’ve been reading a lot of comments and bugs my mind that people feel so entitled to receive an ITA while they have never put their foot on this country.
I just want to point out a few things for people who are awaiting an invitation and did not qualify under the PNP/CEC program:
A LOT of international students with valid and skilled work experience (like me) or foreign workers already in Canada have been struggling to get an ITA lately since the raise in the score.
We have spent a LOT of time/money and effort to be able to live here already. Our commitment of being great and contributing to this society need to be part of the criteria when selecting EE candidates. We pay taxes and contribute in so many different ways.
This CEC-only round should have been done a a long ago to give people ALREADY here a pathway to permanent residence. We have made a commitment to be here and make our lives here. Not all of us have perfect scores but we do meet requirements set to settle permanently.
I have been waiting for a long time and I have a great IELTS score (overall 8) so it’s not fair that we are put in the back burner to bring people who have no idea where they are going.
I still think that, of course, we must give a path to very skilled applicants to apply, however, priority should always be for applicants with Canadian education and work, which in my opinion is not weighted properly.
My question for those outside: Why do you think you should be prioritize over people who are already here?
It’s a bit unfair in my opinion to allow people who just for the fact of having “more experience” Or even a bit more language proficiency (which I also think it goes past a 2 hour exam) to come here, and guess what. Many of them cannot adapt quickly and find a job in their field.
My thought is for all people who are already here and have been waiting! Be patient and your ITA will come!
I honestly believe your way of thinking is very selfish (#sorry). I do support the current CRS score criteria, that delivers a HUGEEEE benefit of points to those who have Canadian education and Canadian experience. As you mentioned, you spent a plethora of money in that project, and therefore, you deserve to have the opportunity to settle in the country.
On the other hand,
Express Entry exists as a way to bring the most skilled professionals to the country. It's not a program for "pay your international tuition and get your permanent residency as a bonus". In my opinion, an outland candidate that can surpass an inland candidate (even with the inland's huge point benefits for education and work experience) simply deserves to be accepted, as he has a clearly superior professional background, compared to the inland candidate.
I'm currently 30. I got my Engineer degree, I got my postgraduate degree, I worked for over 6 years in that field, I got CLB10 in all 4 skills (even though I never lived outside my non-English country), I learned french in 3 months to add additional points to my profile, and then here I'm at 475. I'm sorry, but if an inland candidate can't match my score (even with me already losing 5 points due to my age), it's not my fault.
I would love to study in Canada, but unfortunately I do not have the background of a rich family to support for my ultra expensive international student tuition.
Just accept it: CRS criteria is SUPER generous with inland candidates, and at the same time is super fare when it comes to outstanding outland candidates that excelled in their carriers and language skills. So, it's a competition. Deal with it. Stop complaining.
