Any job is valid as a job offer? Do I need a job in my graduation area?

[Davi Fragoso]

Hello, I'm Brazilian 20 years old, I'm graduated as a radiology technologist. I need your help with one question: I look for ways to immigrate to Canada, and express entry seems the easiest method for me (or less hard haha ) but it seems impossible without a job offer, and get a job while I'm outside of Canada is much difficult. If I get a job as a waiter, janitor or anything like that, it would be valid to get the extra score on the express entry? As a foreign I think it's easier to get this kind of work than a job that requires graduation.


English isn't my first language, so please excuse any mistakes

Thank you.

 

[Dexmoody]

Hello, I'm Brazilian 20 years old, I'm graduated as a radiology technologist. I need your help with one question: I look for ways to immigrate to Canada, and express entry seems the easiest method for me (or less hard haha ) but it seems impossible without a job offer, and get a job while I'm outside of Canada is much difficult. If I get a job as a waiter, janitor or anything like that, it would be valid to get the extra score on the express entry? As a foreign I think it's easier to get this kind of work than a job that requires graduation.


English isn't my first language, so please excuse any mistakes

Thank you.

A job offer must be supported by a valid LMIA in order to receive 600 additional points in EE. Among other things, this entails that there are no Canadians willing or able to do the job.

You must remember that Canada is looking for skilled workers. That means the work must be in NOC classes 0, A or B. Now, I haven't looked this up but I don't think that waiters or janitors fall under skilled work.

To answer your question though, there is no requirement for the job offer to be related to your education or previous experience, but it must be in a skilled job.

In general, it is very hard to land a job offer when you're not in Canada, unless your skill is in very short supply in Canada.

Remember also that a LMIA-supported job offer, while certainly a big advantage, is not a requirement to receive an ITA.

Lastly, you said that you are only 20. Do you have any work experience? You need at least 12 months of skilled work experience to be able to qualify.

 

[Davi Fragoso]

I don't have experience, I intend to immigrate at the end of 2018 and now I'm looking for a job in Brazil. I need to do the national certification exam from CAMRT (Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologist), I need to go to Canada for this and to look for a job. Being there as a visitor I could look for a job ? I think the first step would be to stay a few months in Canada , I saw that as a visitor can stay up to 6 months (depending on the officer authorizes) I think this time is enough to find a job.

English isn't my first language, so please excuse any mistakes

 

[mr. gerbil]

It has to be a skilled job.
Casual waiter or janitor is hard to compete with other skilled worker applicants.

Maybe you can apply working holiday to get to Canada first (not sure if working holiday visa is open to Brazil), then you can find a skilled job related to your major.