Using the self-assesement test on http://www.cic.gc.ca/ I've worked out my points to be as follows:
20 Education
16 Language Ability
15 Work Experience
10 Age
0 Arranged Employment
4 Adaptability
Total Score = 65
I have a few options on how to get some extra points but I really want to emigrate with my long-term girlfriend to Canada as soon as possible! Can anyone please offer some advice?
1. Firstly... I only have 1 year of 'full-time' work experience in an IT job, although I've been teaching computing at University for the past 2-3 years (but only on a sessional basis), and I am currently self-employed as an IT Consultant/Software Engineer (and have been for the past 2 years) - can I count any of this as addidtional work experience, or can I only claim 1 year?
2. Myself and girlfriend are currently completing Masters degrees - can we claim any points for these until they're completed?
3. I have probably almost got Basic proficiency in French, so should I learn some more, take the TEF test and get my 2 points here? If so, how long does this take, and how much would it cost?
4. Getting a Canadian job offer would give me 10 points, but I doubt a Canadian employer would want to go through the wait and hassle involved... am I being overly pessemistic? If so, where should I best look for employment?
Any advice offered would be warmly welcomed. I hope you can help.
Thanks,
Richard
20 Education
16 Language Ability
15 Work Experience
10 Age
0 Arranged Employment
4 Adaptability
Total Score = 65
I have a few options on how to get some extra points but I really want to emigrate with my long-term girlfriend to Canada as soon as possible! Can anyone please offer some advice?
1. Firstly... I only have 1 year of 'full-time' work experience in an IT job, although I've been teaching computing at University for the past 2-3 years (but only on a sessional basis), and I am currently self-employed as an IT Consultant/Software Engineer (and have been for the past 2 years) - can I count any of this as addidtional work experience, or can I only claim 1 year?
2. Myself and girlfriend are currently completing Masters degrees - can we claim any points for these until they're completed?
3. I have probably almost got Basic proficiency in French, so should I learn some more, take the TEF test and get my 2 points here? If so, how long does this take, and how much would it cost?
4. Getting a Canadian job offer would give me 10 points, but I doubt a Canadian employer would want to go through the wait and hassle involved... am I being overly pessemistic? If so, where should I best look for employment?
Any advice offered would be warmly welcomed. I hope you can help.
Thanks,
Richard
True it is best you make up the points, if you go through the forum I saw where it is written to take a french course to make it up..it gives the site where to take this...