Background:
- US citizen up here on 3 yr NAFTA work permit (employer specific), laid off after 2 yrs, still have 5 months left on work permit (so 2 yrs Canada NOC A exp)
- With no job offer, and assuming max points on language test (spouse and I native English speakers, grew up in US) English side (no French knowledge), and with my USA academic credentials (MS, MBA), I score in the 415-419 range for EE (with job offer, additional 50 pts minimum as would be in NOC A or 0)
- Currently in GTA, Ontario
- Plenty of non Canada experience skilled worker
- Currently looking for work, have several offers of consulting (self employed) but can't do that under current WP
Questions about EE application:
- Will it ask for CEC vs Skilled worker? What should I choose? What if I need to move out of Canada prior to ITA (plan on being around until early fall but don’t know)?
- Do I need my Language and Academic 'official' certifications PRIOR to initial application?
- For my ECA, it appears WES is fastest.
- I get confused by what I am supposed to ask for on their 'menu'. Who cares about courses (or do they) given a US university? What should I be 'ordering'?
- I went to school A for my BS, then school B for my MBA, then several years later to school A again for my MS. School A's transcript does list school's B MBA. What exactly am I asking WES for? Just school A MS or school A in general (and get BS) or will they recognize school B on school A transcript (School A is AASCB accredited)? Do I need to ask for more than one? This is not cheap at 200 per pop.
- Is there another alternative that doesn't take 8-14 weeks to process (which is affordable)?
- For the language test, should we study? We are both well versed and English has always been the primary language (lastly, is the Queen's English vs American English tested - labour vs labor)? What do we study (links?)
Questions about BOWP: CIC states I can get BOWP if I’m “the principal applicant on an APR under the FSWC, the CEC, the FSTC, the PNC (see note below), or one of the two caregiver classes;” but it never defines APR (as in what makes it an application) and then goes on to talk about completing e-APR via EE – and the R10 completeness check.
- What is required for this R10 completeness check? Do I need an ITA first (it doesn’t look like it)?
- Do I need a nomination certificate since I would be applying under CEC or FSWC?
- I don’t see a timetable on how long BOWP takes after application – any guesses?
- Can I leave country for short visits (to USA) while waiting for BOWP?
- Net question here is when can I apply for BOWP and is it enough to have just applied for EE even if points too low? (See above, where with job offer in field, I would get additional 50 points even without LMIA).
Sorry for the long post. Thanks for any help. Feel free to tackle just the stuff you know and not the whole thing.
- US citizen up here on 3 yr NAFTA work permit (employer specific), laid off after 2 yrs, still have 5 months left on work permit (so 2 yrs Canada NOC A exp)
- With no job offer, and assuming max points on language test (spouse and I native English speakers, grew up in US) English side (no French knowledge), and with my USA academic credentials (MS, MBA), I score in the 415-419 range for EE (with job offer, additional 50 pts minimum as would be in NOC A or 0)
- Currently in GTA, Ontario
- Plenty of non Canada experience skilled worker
- Currently looking for work, have several offers of consulting (self employed) but can't do that under current WP
Questions about EE application:
- Will it ask for CEC vs Skilled worker? What should I choose? What if I need to move out of Canada prior to ITA (plan on being around until early fall but don’t know)?
- Do I need my Language and Academic 'official' certifications PRIOR to initial application?
- For my ECA, it appears WES is fastest.
- I get confused by what I am supposed to ask for on their 'menu'. Who cares about courses (or do they) given a US university? What should I be 'ordering'?
- I went to school A for my BS, then school B for my MBA, then several years later to school A again for my MS. School A's transcript does list school's B MBA. What exactly am I asking WES for? Just school A MS or school A in general (and get BS) or will they recognize school B on school A transcript (School A is AASCB accredited)? Do I need to ask for more than one? This is not cheap at 200 per pop.
- Is there another alternative that doesn't take 8-14 weeks to process (which is affordable)?
- For the language test, should we study? We are both well versed and English has always been the primary language (lastly, is the Queen's English vs American English tested - labour vs labor)? What do we study (links?)
Questions about BOWP: CIC states I can get BOWP if I’m “the principal applicant on an APR under the FSWC, the CEC, the FSTC, the PNC (see note below), or one of the two caregiver classes;” but it never defines APR (as in what makes it an application) and then goes on to talk about completing e-APR via EE – and the R10 completeness check.
- What is required for this R10 completeness check? Do I need an ITA first (it doesn’t look like it)?
- Do I need a nomination certificate since I would be applying under CEC or FSWC?
- I don’t see a timetable on how long BOWP takes after application – any guesses?
- Can I leave country for short visits (to USA) while waiting for BOWP?
- Net question here is when can I apply for BOWP and is it enough to have just applied for EE even if points too low? (See above, where with job offer in field, I would get additional 50 points even without LMIA).
Sorry for the long post. Thanks for any help. Feel free to tackle just the stuff you know and not the whole thing.