FSW for CEC eligible candidate

[northernavpers]

I got invitation under FSW. I have a foreign bachelors degree and Canadian Masters, and 1 year experience in Canada, am I eligible for FSW?

 

[dukhi]

if you got an invitation you are eligible...but we all have a confusion regarding whether or not we need an ECA for foriegn bachelors or not?

 

[dobes]

I got invitation under FSW. I have a foreign bachelors degree and Canadian Masters, and 1 year experience in Canada, am I eligible for FSW?

If you have one year or more continuous experience in an NOC 0,A, or B job, and if your answers to questions about age, education, foreign and Canadian experience, financial assets, and work experience add up to 67 FSW points, you are eligible for FSW.

It seems that CIC prefers sending FSW applications to those who qualify for both. You can find all the requirements for FSW on the CIC pages. If you can't meet them (FSW has financial requirements, for instance, that CEC does not), then decline the invitation, go back to your EE application, and change your funds to 0 and your answer to job offer (unless you have an LMIA) to 'no'. That will get rid of the FSW category and you can wait to see if you get a CEC invitation.

 

[dukhi]

If you have one year or more continuous experience in an NOC 0,A, or B job, and if your answers to questions about age, education, foreign and Canadian experience, financial assets, and work experience add up to 67 FSW points, you are eligible for FSW.

It seems that CIC prefers sending FSW applications to those who qualify for both. You can find all the requirements for FSW on the CIC pages. If you can't meet them (FSW has financial requirements, for instance, that CEC does not), then decline the invitation, go back to your EE application, and change your funds to 0 and your answer to job offer (unless you have an LMIA) to 'no'. That will get rid of the FSW category and you can wait to see if you get a CEC invitation.

one doubt still remain over bachelors ECA if masters is from Canada....

 

[northernavpers]

Even though my bachelors is from abroad, I have not gotten any points for my undergrad degree and I havent done ECA.
I submitted my application and meet financial requirements.

 

[f1ahmed]

Hi Dobes,

What are the differences in required documents in between FSW and CEC? Anything else beside Proof of funds? I am currently in the pool and met criteria for both. I'm confused seeing so many posts regarding this. What are the benefits of getting an ITA in CEC over FSW?

 

[dobes]

Hi Dobes,

What are the differences in required documents in between FSW and CEC? Anything else beside Proof of funds? I am currently in the pool and met criteria for both. I'm confused seeing so many posts regarding this. What are the benefits of getting an ITA in CEC over FSW?

For FSW, additional documents include ECA (not required for CEC unless you got EE points for it), proof of funds (in my case, bank letter, 6 months of statements, and T4 and NoA), and reference letters and pay stubs if possible from all employers, Canadian, home country, and foreign that you got points for. For us, that was 6 jobs for me, and 2 for my partner.

If, God forbid, our application is rejected, I will take off my current job, lower our funds to zero, and take our chances with CEC.

 

[f1ahmed]

For FSW, additional documents include ECA (not required for CEC unless you got EE points for it), proof of funds (in my case, bank letter, 6 months of statements, and T4 and NoA), and reference letters and pay stubs if possible from all employers, Canadian, home country, and foreign that you got points for. For us, that was 6 jobs for me, and 2 for my partner.

If, God forbid, our application is rejected, I will take off my current job, lower our funds to zero, and take our chances with CEC.

I mentioned my wife's foreign job but did not get any points for that. Will CIC ask documents for that too? And I did not mention one of my foreign jobs as I won't be able to collect the reference letter. Is that okay? Or its a misrepresentation?

One more thing, I thouught T4 and NOA will be required for CEC also. Is that wrong?

Thanks so much for your reply.

 

[mimistry]

If you have one year or more continuous experience in an NOC 0,A, or B job, and if your answers to questions about age, education, foreign and Canadian experience, financial assets, and work experience add up to 67 FSW points, you are eligible for FSW.

It seems that CIC prefers sending FSW applications to those who qualify for both. You can find all the requirements for FSW on the CIC pages. If you can't meet them (FSW has financial requirements, for instance, that CEC does not), then decline the invitation, go back to your EE application, and change your funds to 0 and your answer to job offer (unless you have an LMIA) to 'no'. That will get rid of the FSW category and you can wait to see if you get a CEC invitation.

Same issue here, Met both FSW CEC 1.7 yr foreign part time exp+ 1 ye Canadian exp.

So I have question @ fund, what fund minimum/optimum anyone can suggest me to put to go with CEC not FSW after ITA?

 

[Asivad Anac]

Same issue here, Met both FSW CEC 1.7 yr foreign part time exp+ 1 ye Canadian exp.

So I have question @ fund, what fund minimum/optimum anyone can suggest me to put to go with CEC not FSW after ITA?

Set funds available to zero.