Hi everyone! Very informative thread!
I am residing in the USA, don't have a scheduled interview yet, looking at express entry (EE) as a good possibility to stabilize myself.
@wangasl has already asked about the expired passport. The respond was direct: 'You must have a valid passport, so renew it.' I have the same scenario and want to make sure: neither driver's license nor employment authorization card (EAD) issued in the USA does not replace the passport from the country of citizenship? One of the EE profile forms has an ID field and asks the country of issuance. So it only refers to the ID issued in the country of citizenship then?
This question is simply for clarification. A link to the rule that specifies the requirement would be helpful.
Another question I have regarding the lawyer/consultant. I definitely want to do EE with the professional. Could you briefly outline the essential criteria the representative should have in this instance? Or maybe just modify mine:
- Experience with the EE applicants (required);
- Be Canadian (required?);
- Experience with the EE applicants from the same country of citizenship (good to have);
- Experience with the previous/current asylum seekers in the USA (good to have?).
Also, if you already went through the EE procedures with the lawyer, maybe you can recommend one in private message?