BossJosh said:Oh wow, just six months, that's really fast, looks im going to have to reconsider applying to career type jobs here in the US, and to start looking in Canada then. Thankyou.
BossJosh said:Oh wow, just six months, that's really fast, looks im going to have to reconsider applying to career type jobs here in the US, and to start looking in Canada then. Thankyou.
amikety said:If you get a good case officer, it helps tremendously. I got through very fast (7.5 months) but it appears I won the "lottery" on my immigration officer.
Keep in mind, if you're American or Mexican, you can look into NAFTA as a way to work inside Canada before getting your PR. All you need to do is a) find a job; b) make the job fit into NAFTA. Get a hammer and beat that square peg into the round hole.
amikety said:If you get a good case officer, it helps tremendously. I got through very fast (7.5 months) but it appears I won the "lottery" on my immigration officer.
Keep in mind, if you're American or Mexican, you can look into NAFTA as a way to work inside Canada before getting your PR. All you need to do is a) find a job; b) make the job fit into NAFTA. Get a hammer and beat that square peg into the round hole.
BossJosh said:Awe thanks ill look into that, Ive been having trouble finding a job here in the US which is partially why im moving to Canada to hopefully find work there. I take it that you mean to find a job inside in the US first then switch that over to a job in Canada using NAFTA? Oh one more question, could CIC still possibly reject my application to be sponsored, because im currently unemployed, although my wife got the approval to sponsor me?
BossJosh said:Awe thanks ill look into that, Ive been having trouble finding a job here in the US which is partially why im moving to Canada to hopefully find work there. I take it that you mean to find a job inside in the US first then switch that over to a job in Canada using NAFTA? Oh one more question, could CIC still possibly reject my application to be sponsored, because im currently unemployed, although my wife got the approval to sponsor me?
amikety said:NAFTA makes getting a work permit a lot easier. You don't need to find a job in the USA. You can find a job in Canada. They have to write you a job offer letter which you use to apply for a work permit. It has to meet guidelines for NAFTA (such as job description) so it will be LMO exempt. I'm not going to go deep into details about the work permits & LMOs because it's confusing and most of it won't apply to you anyway.
Generally speaking, CIC and/or CBSA won't care that you also have a PR application in process since you're American. They will be more interested in whether or not your job qualifies for NAFTA.
amikety said:I have added you. My eyes are a little crossed (too much excitement & not enough sleep the past few days) so double check your dates. You did DD/MM/YYYY and the sheet is MM/DD/YYYY so just make sure I did it right.
BossJosh said:Interesting, wow so i can still apply for a work permit then if find something that will suit me and NAFTA. I tried to find a job before we got married but when I finally did and I needed one of the LMO's in order to get a work permit, the government said no. So here i am now with this family sponsorship. This NAFTA option cuts out the middle man, i like that. Thankyou guys for giving me some insight on this. Ill take a look at the employment section of this forum too.
nortena said:Amikity you did a great job! I should of known better and had sent the dates US style, it took me forever to write it down like that, but guess I have to get used to it if I'm gonna live in Canada![]()
amikety said:Quick question - if you have nothing to import, what do you do?
amikety said:If you get a good case officer, it helps tremendously. I got through very fast (7.5 months) but it appears I won the "lottery" on my immigration officer.
computergeek said:Tell them you have nothing to import. The CBSA officer wrote "no goods to follow" in my passport around the immigration stamp.
keesio said:Pretty much (unless there is something wrong with the application). This is the very long (and painful) wait that we all must face.