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    Express Entry Step by step instructions.

    One more question: I have worked twice for the very same employer in the very same position but in different time periods (2019-2021 and 2022-now) - do I need two separate reference letters or one is enough? Is there any official info on this case? Thanks!
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    Calculating years of experience to claim

    Yeah sorry, what I meant was I don't see how to reconcile the calculations based on the N of weeks as you showed above and the fact that in my EE profile, I can enter only months and years and not days. This means effectively N of weeks in my EE profile will be different than what I have in...
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    Express Entry Step by step instructions.

    Thanks! Is there any additional evidence/documents that I need to provide to support the claim that ABC LLC is a former XYZ LLC?
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    Express Entry Step by step instructions.

    Hey everyone, I have a tricky situation: my wife (main applicant) had a job at a company that legally doesn't exist anymore. They've changed a few legal entities now, but the team is the same, operations are the same, and effectively it's the same company but the legal name and the credentials...
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    Name change in reference letter

    Hi everyone, My spouse changed her last name (a common practice in our country) 2 years ago. What name should it be in the reference letter from the job she had after the name change - the old one or the new one? Does it make any difference at all if we have the legal documents on the name...
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    Work experience: Translating weeks into years for CRS

    Hi everyone, I have a hard time wrapping my head around how IRCC really calculates foreign work experience under EE. I'd appreciate your help! Looking at "Terms definitions" at canada ca I can conclude that it's the number of full-time weeks that I've worked across all the jobs I want to claim...
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    Combining various jobs for CRS scores

    Hi everyone, I saw somewhere on this forum that I can only combine full years of foreign work experience for CRS points under EE. I always thought for CRS points I could just sum up all the weeks of full-time work I had and see how many full years it accounts for but now I'm confused. Couldn't...
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    Calculating years of experience to claim

    Up! Would really appreciate anyone's help here!
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    Calculating years of experience to claim

    Thank you! A quick follow-up question if you don't mind: what's the right way to translate my total N of weeks into years? (Because the CRS criteria are written in terms of years: I want to end up in the 3+ years bucket) I'm thinking 1 full year is equivalent to 1560 hours at 30h/week which...
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    Calculating years of experience to claim

    Thanks a lot! Not that I doubt your answer, but is there any official breakdown of this, or if someone explicitly said that, or did you infer that from the fact that the official website operates in weeks when talking about work experience? Cheers!
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    Calculating years of experience to claim

    Hi everyone, How should I calculate the number of years to claim under EE FSW? I want to be on the safe side and make sure I don't claim more than I should. Do I count only full months or do I sum up all the days across all the jobs I claim? I guess that's the crux of my question. Say I have...
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    Proof of a sibling in Canada - a difference in translation

    Hello, forum, Would appreciate your help with the following question: I have a blood brother in Canada and want to claim 15 CRS points. I checked the official completeness check document and it's pretty clear, but there's one issue that might (or might not) be relevant. The translation of my...
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    VFS Global approval rates

    Hi everyone, I've heard somewhere that Canada uses VFS Global to process most of the temporary entry visas along with the pr applications, is that correct? If yes, is there any statistics on specific centers' approval rates, ideally with segmentation by programs and/or citizenship of an...
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    Letter of invitation from a brother - would appreciate your thoughts!

    Thank you all for the answers! I am indeed Russian and am aware of the perception an officer may have so trying to find all the possible angles to maximize the chances. Also, since we're here, do you think participating in an exhibition in Canada (which really fits my occupation) on top of the...
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    Letter of invitation from a brother - would appreciate your thoughts!

    Hi, I'm looking at my options for applying for the visitor visa and am unsure about a few things - would appreciate your help here! I have a brother who's a Canadian citizen. He's willing to issue a letter of invitation and even claim he can financially support me during my stay. Would that be...
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    EE profile for BC PNP

    Hi everyone. There's a decent chance I'll be getting a job offer from a BC employer soon under the Tech stream so I started creating a BC PNP and EE profiles for this. However, I hesitated a bit with the EE application as I read " If you’re married or have a common-law partner, one of you must...
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    work experience without work permit in China, does it count?

    Not sure if it's a good practice to resurrect the old threads but this one is the most relevant I could find. Has anyone successfully (or unsuccessfully) gotten through the application process for FSW or other EE programs with similar circumstances? Meaning working illegally on the business...
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    NOC 5125 - looking for your help

    Thanks for your the clarification. I see I caused misunderstanding here with my vague wording. What I meant is that she's looking to get a job here in Russia so that we'll later claim it as a foreign work experience under FSW/EE. And the critically important part of that endeavor is making sure...
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    NOC 5125 - looking for your help

    Hi, forum. My wife is considering getting a job as a translator that we're planning to claim under the FSW later. She hasn't been practicing her Russian-German so there's a good chance her main duties are going to include a Russian-English translation pair only. One thing that's confusing us...