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    Coming to Canada as a Self-Employed person

    Thanks for the suggestion! I am under 27 so that's definitely worth looking into! Will tackle this option.
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    Coming to Canada as a Self-Employed person

    My partner has already moved to Canada, so inland would be the planned route. Considering that we would need to wait to get married and apply for sponsorship, should I also wait before applying via express entry until we are married?
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    Coming to Canada as a Self-Employed person

    Thanks Scylla. According to this website, with above average results in the language tests, my score is only at 422 points. If I could acquire work experience in Canada it would solve that problem, but I suppose it's impossible (even for freelancers) to work in Canada with an eTA Visa. If there...
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    Coming to Canada as a Self-Employed person

    I am self-employed in the film industry (camera department). I did also look at an EE application process but I need my ECA, IELTS and TEF before being eligible. Canada.ca won't approve my application without them. I'll get that done before submitting another application.
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    Coming to Canada as a Self-Employed person

    I already have. I've done the assessment on the Canada.ca website. I was told "You may be eligible to come to Canada as a self-employed person. The steps they've given me were to use the PR portal to create a profile and start a PR application (not express entry). This is what led me to creating...
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    Coming to Canada as a Self-Employed person

    Thanks for the reply Naturgrl! No, I was doing PR through the PR Portal. But I suppose that's not worth it if it takes 3-4 years with low success rate... It seems based on your reply that Express Entry is the best way forward. I'm happy to take the ECA, IELTS and TEF tests. I just need to find...
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    Coming to Canada as a Self-Employed person

    I'm a French-South African (with dual citizenship) self-employed in the film industry in South Africa wanting to move to Toronto. When searching for a work permit application, it seems I am eligible to come to Canada as a self-employed person. The Canadian immigration website instructed me to...