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5 - 9 months after a complete application is received and acknowledged by the Sydney intake office . It used to be much faster during the pilot stage though. Also, unlike many other programs, the review of eligibility happens first, followed by the medical examination.

No, the SUV is only for the operators of the business.

Can say with 100% certainty that a conditional incorporation upon issuance of PR is still a qualifying business. The MI7(2) still applies so incorporation is NOT required before applying for the Start-up visa. Most of the rules from the pilot program have carried forward to the permanent...

Do you mean the success rate when applying or cold-emailing designated entities through their websites? Nearly all the applications will be rejected - most of the time they will not even look at the applications. A typical designated entity gets several hundreds to thousands of applications...

Hello Rohini, Unless you already have strong references (or relationships) in the Canadian investor community, it is extremely difficult to get a letter of support from investment groups. You should apply to incubators, but before that you need to ask yourself these questions: 1) Is your...

Not true at all. I scored 8.0 on my first try.

Regardless of immigration requirements, an Indian birth certificate (Form 5) is not hard to get. I got mine in a day and half by spending 40 minutes at the Nagar Panchayat. This was 100% legal, by-the-procedure and I paid just for photocopies, minimal advocate cost etc. I was born in the 70's...

No job creation requirements. Desirable, but not mandatory.

I just quoted what a designated entity told me first-hand above processing times. It also depends on how many applicants are involved. It's the fastest when there's a sole founder without family. That's followed by a sole founder with their dependents, and lastly, multiple essential applicants...

I was interacting with a designated entity recently, and they informed me about the timelines based on their past experience after issuing letters of support.

Start-up visa is way faster. If you're the only primary applicant, the processing time is around 3-4 months, and up to 6 months if your venture has multiple essential applicants.

It's just not the funds or even the idea. The applicant must demonstrate an innovative idea (in the tech sector) backed by early traction or revenue, possess IP protection and have strong referrals or personal relationship with the designated entity. If you have just the money but lack...

No, incorporation is not required before issuance of start-up visa. However, the key clause is 'conditional incorporation' - which means you have to incorporate in Canada as soon as you receive your PR and land in Canada. Please refer to point#7, section 2 of Ministerial instruction (MI) for...

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Yes, Yes, they removed that requirement.

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No, that criteria has been removed. It is now letter of support plus regular requirements (language, settlement funds etc) only.