Hello
First of all, sorry if the title doesn't make much sense, I tried to make it as concise as possible, while showing what I'm asking about.
My question is: Does my work as a self-employed freelancer count in the FSW system?
As far as I know, you have to show a reference letter with many details to get these points which is not possible for me as a self-employed freelancer,
Here under Proof of work experience
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/perm/express/intake-complete.asp
if the applicant is self-employed, articles of incorporation or other evidence of business ownership, evidence of self-employment income and documentation from third-party individuals indicating the service provided along with payment details (self-declared main duties or affidavits are not acceptable proof of self-employed work experience).
Which should be the answer to my question BUT what made me confused is when I searched for "Canada immigration self-employed"
I got to this link
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/business/self-employed/index.asp
Self-employed people
The Self-Employed Program seeks to bring people who will become self-employed in Canada. They must have either:
relevant experience in cultural activities or athletics, and
intend and be able to make a significant contribution to the cultural or athletic life of Canada, or
experience in managing a farm, and
intend and be able to buy and manage a farm in Canada.
I'm neither of these so I got confused does the self-employed in the first link only apply in these two cases? or is it a completely different program.
One more question assuming that my experience does count
It's not as easy to show that you work for specific number of hours as a freelancer, how easy or hard is it to get the experience counted
For example, here they are talking about the number of hours not just the years of experience
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-who.asp
at least 1 year (1,560 hours total / 30 hours per week), continuous:
full-time at 1 job: 30 hours/week for 12 months = 1 year full time (1,560 hours)
equal amount in part-time: 15 hours/week for 24 months = 1 year full time (1,560 hours)
full-time at more than 1 job: 30 hours/week for 12 months at more than 1 job = 1 year full time (1,560 hours)
Thnks in advance for your help.
First of all, sorry if the title doesn't make much sense, I tried to make it as concise as possible, while showing what I'm asking about.
My question is: Does my work as a self-employed freelancer count in the FSW system?
As far as I know, you have to show a reference letter with many details to get these points which is not possible for me as a self-employed freelancer,
Here under Proof of work experience
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/perm/express/intake-complete.asp
if the applicant is self-employed, articles of incorporation or other evidence of business ownership, evidence of self-employment income and documentation from third-party individuals indicating the service provided along with payment details (self-declared main duties or affidavits are not acceptable proof of self-employed work experience).
Which should be the answer to my question BUT what made me confused is when I searched for "Canada immigration self-employed"
I got to this link
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/business/self-employed/index.asp
Self-employed people
The Self-Employed Program seeks to bring people who will become self-employed in Canada. They must have either:
relevant experience in cultural activities or athletics, and
intend and be able to make a significant contribution to the cultural or athletic life of Canada, or
experience in managing a farm, and
intend and be able to buy and manage a farm in Canada.
I'm neither of these so I got confused does the self-employed in the first link only apply in these two cases? or is it a completely different program.
One more question assuming that my experience does count
It's not as easy to show that you work for specific number of hours as a freelancer, how easy or hard is it to get the experience counted
For example, here they are talking about the number of hours not just the years of experience
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-who.asp
at least 1 year (1,560 hours total / 30 hours per week), continuous:
full-time at 1 job: 30 hours/week for 12 months = 1 year full time (1,560 hours)
equal amount in part-time: 15 hours/week for 24 months = 1 year full time (1,560 hours)
full-time at more than 1 job: 30 hours/week for 12 months at more than 1 job = 1 year full time (1,560 hours)
Thnks in advance for your help.