I am a new member of this group and am currently navigating through the complex system of Canadian Immigration. I would like to get your advice regarding my situation and which option would be best for me. Thank you in advance! I am currently a Permanent resident in the U.S (Vietnam is my citizenship right now) and I am planning to start the process at the end of 2021. Assuming I will submit my application on 12/2021 under Express Entry, Federal Skilled Workers, some of my credentials:
• Bachelor’s or Arts in Law and Justice
• Associate of Arts in Communication Studies
• Over 1 year of continuous work experience as Legal Assistant (02/2020 - 12/2021). I did work as a legal assistant prior to this job for 5 months (08/2019 - 01/2020) and have a gap of 5 days in between 2 jobs (same NOC code), can I still count this?
• IELTS 8.5 band (all 8.5 in 4 sections)
• Funding of $25,000 USD
• Age of 22 years old.
• Unfortunately, I have no relatives in Canada and have never been there.
• My employer is opening a Canadian entity in BC and if they successfully open, I will for sure receive a job offer. However, they’re in the early process so I cannot count on this yet. So I assume that I will not have a job offer.
My CRS score is 416; my Express Entry is 68 points, so not great at all! I am wondering what I should do to increase my chance. My questions are:
1) What PNP should I consider? I am thinking Alberta (low CRS), Nova Scotia (in-demand for NOC 4211), or BC PNP (I might get my job offer from my employer in BC)
2) Should I consider doing my Master in Canada for 1 year? Would that help boost my chance of getting PR?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you so much!
• Bachelor’s or Arts in Law and Justice
• Associate of Arts in Communication Studies
• Over 1 year of continuous work experience as Legal Assistant (02/2020 - 12/2021). I did work as a legal assistant prior to this job for 5 months (08/2019 - 01/2020) and have a gap of 5 days in between 2 jobs (same NOC code), can I still count this?
• IELTS 8.5 band (all 8.5 in 4 sections)
• Funding of $25,000 USD
• Age of 22 years old.
• Unfortunately, I have no relatives in Canada and have never been there.
• My employer is opening a Canadian entity in BC and if they successfully open, I will for sure receive a job offer. However, they’re in the early process so I cannot count on this yet. So I assume that I will not have a job offer.
My CRS score is 416; my Express Entry is 68 points, so not great at all! I am wondering what I should do to increase my chance. My questions are:
1) What PNP should I consider? I am thinking Alberta (low CRS), Nova Scotia (in-demand for NOC 4211), or BC PNP (I might get my job offer from my employer in BC)
2) Should I consider doing my Master in Canada for 1 year? Would that help boost my chance of getting PR?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you so much!