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freer, your company needs to fill out the LMO extension form. Go here http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/workplaceskills/foreign_workers/fwp_forms.shtml

I really don't think you have to get your certificates for schools you attended before college. The checklist asks for certificates from post-secondary, college and university studies. Do elementary schools and such even give out diplomas?

thaiguy, what do you mean by 401Ks are not transferable? One can easily withdraw from their 401K so I consider it pretty liquid, no? I mean, yes you'd have to pay taxes and most likely, fines, but it's pretty easily to withdraw money from one's 401K. To me this means the money is liquid...

lol this is too funny. An accra applicant is simply an individual/family who applied for their immigration at the Canadian Consulate in Accra. Depending on where you reside, there are certain offices that you would need to submit your Canadian immigration papers to. Those that submit their...

Thanks soj! So we need to give them fingerprints? Do we need passport photographs or copies of our passport too? Anything else apart from "the usual?" Thanks.

PMM, thanks for your response. But I know Nigeria and I was told by a staff member of the High Commission in Ottawa to try to get a relative to do it in Nigeria because it's faster that way. I'm pretty sure we don't have to be there to get it done.

So this company is based in the US and Canada? If they can offer you a position in Canada, i think that should work. They'll need to get an Arranged Employment Opinion from HRSDC though, and that would give you 10 points. If this company is based solely in the US and somehow employs people in...

Hi, I was wondering how to go about getting a Nigerian Police Character Certificate for my husband. We're currently in Canada and sent our fingerprints and other documentation to the Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa, but I've also been advised to get a relative (his parents or siblings) in...

I think that if your experience falls under the skilled worker category, you can include them. I have no idea if a master's thesis falls under that? Is there an NOC code for it? I would think it's more related to education rather than work experience. Yes, I believe you have to include 4...

Your employer needs to get a labour market opinion (if your situation is not exempt) before you can apply for a work permit.

Are you applying after your 4th rotation though? If you're not, I don't think that experience would count since you wouldn't have it at the time of your application.

Forget about the title and try to match the job duties to an NOC code. You just have to figure out the general area/description of your job and read through the job duties of the NOC code that relate to that to find out which one pertains to you. If your 4 rotations are in completely different...

I believe he can help you with a job, but still has to get the LMO from HRSDC before you can apply for a work permit. You can apply as a skilled worker and receive points for having a brother that's a Canadian citizen/PR. I don't know much about family sponsorships.

lol Thanks everyone. I understand that Yoruba/Ibo/Hausa/etc are considered our native languages and I have already explained what I was trying to say regarding the skilled worker applications specifically. yemkik, unfortunately for me, English is the language I learned first and pretty much...

If you're filing in Buffalo, you're supposed to include your Police Clearance Certificates in your initial application.

These documents are not listed on the checklist though so why would they request them?

Also if your boyfriend is in Canada on a work permit, how long is the work permit for? He can always apply to Buffalo (if he has at least 67 points) and it takes about 2 years there. Or alternatively, if you're Canadian, you can get married (i'm not sure how the common law spouse thing works)...

lol Yes I know English is not our mother tongue. I might not be in Nigeria now, but I did grow up there. My point was really that for skilled worker applications, it makes sense (to me) that the individual filling out the application would sufficiently know how to speak/write/listen to/read the...

I have a question that I realize might be stupid :). For the Nigerians that have already gone through the process, was English used as one's native language on the immigration forms? I do know the difference between native and official language, but I'm just wondering if for some reason, English...

You only get points for employment if you have a job offer AND the employer gets either a LMO or an AEO from HRSDC. In your case you need an AEO. So basically, the employer does have to go through HRSDC.