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    Offered a job as Clergy, should I apply under r. 205-D or under 186 -I?

    follow up question: Is it easier and quicker to get 186 (l) than to get 205 (d)? Should I apply for 186 (l) now and then apply for 205 (d) once in canada? I am supposed to be at the retreat center in May 2019, a month from now. I am a US citizen and can enter visa free.
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    Offered a job as Clergy, should I apply under r. 205-D or under 186 -I?

    Assuming I want to roll this into PR eligibility (through CEC), and that I'd want to be able to qualify for provincial health care for me and my wife, would I want to apply for a temporary work visa under IRPR r. 205(d) or IRPR r. 186(l)? Thanks
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    For Express Entry, what makes an LMIA Exempt religious job a job vs volunteering

    Hello Jes_ON, Assuming I want to roll this into PR eligibility, and that I'd want to be able to qualify for provincial health care for me and my wife, would I want to apply for a temporary work visa under IRPR r. 205(d) or IRPR r. 186(l)? Thanks
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    For Express Entry, what makes an LMIA Exempt religious job a job vs volunteering

    Ok, got it. Thanks Jes, I haven't yet submitted my university degrees for assessment. They are degrees from reputable universities in the US. And I haven't taken a language test yet, either. Figuring to take the Cilpips as it is nearer to my own American english and also all computerized...
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    For Express Entry, what makes an LMIA Exempt religious job a job vs volunteering

    Hey Jes, Thank you again for your response. There maybe a little misunderstanding. Yes I get it that getting the temporary religious worker visa would be easy. In my case, given this job offer I would get that visa, no problem. My questions are mostly focused on this job's ability to increase...
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    For Express Entry, what makes an LMIA Exempt religious job a job vs volunteering

    Hey jes_ON Thank you very much for your reply. 1) So, to clarify, the stipend amount probably doesn't matter as the room and board would be sufficient remuneration to support the claim that it is a job instead of a volunteer position? And, an additional question: could this job offer be used...
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    Question about religious visa and leading to PR

    Sorry please ignore the question " Will I have problems with getting my foreign work experience accepted?"
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    For Express Entry, what makes an LMIA Exempt religious job a job vs volunteering

    Under "LMIA-exempt job offers – Skilled immigrants (Express Entry)" it says that an LMIA job that has been worked for a year and for which there is also a job offer is valid for EE under the CEC. But, the question is this: what amount of remuneration makes it job instead of volunteer work? I...
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    Question about religious visa and leading to PR

    How much must I be paid for an LMIA-exmept religious work in order to be able to able to count it towards a CEC EE application? I have a job offer that is LMIA exempt (religious work ) (4217 - Other religious occupations -I would instruct and lead meditation at a Buddhist meditation center for...