FSW vs Express Entry

[zoya_99]

Which one is supposed to be easier to get immigration?

 

[PMM]

Hi

Which one is supposed to be easier to get immigration?

1, Since the FSW program closed 31 Dec 2014 Express would appear to be easier, since it is the only one available,

 

[ttrajan]

Now Family Class and PNP also under Express Entry?

 

[mapleback]

Which one is supposed to be easier to get immigration?

Express Entry isn't an immigration program; it's a new way for the Government of Canada to manage immigration applications namely FSW, PNP and CEC. As you may or may not be aware, the old system was mostly paper-based; express entry facilitates the applicant in submitting his or her documents through a web-based system, which cuts processing time. In the new system, Canada now have control of the volumes of applications they receive and process; this is how they are able to promise processing in 6-months or less.

 

[zoya_99]

Hi

1, Since the FSW program closed 31 Dec 2014 Express would appear to be easier, since it is the only one available,

I know fsw closed. But was it easier than express?

 

[ttrajan]

If you have job, express entry is easy to get PR.

 

[mapleback]

I know fsw closed. But was it easier than express?

Yes, FSW2014 was "easier" in the sense that anyone could apply once they met the minimum 67 points eligibility requirement and processed on a First In, First Out (FIFO) basis (Provinding that their NOC hasn't been filled at the time that their application was received by CIC). But for Express Entry not only do candidates still have to meet the minimum 67 eligibility points, they will be ranked against an indeterminable number other candidates in a pool, and if and only if their "CRS score" is at or above a cut-off score chosen by CIC in a draw based on how many candidates they want at a time from the pool) then he/she will be issued an ITA. In other words Express entry added another layer of uncertainty or barrier to the application process. On the other hand, Express Entry doesn't have a NOC limit (At least not as yet) and is entirely web-based.

 

[mcgyver]

Yes, FSW2014 was "easier" in the sense that anyone could apply once they met the minimum 67 points eligibility requirement and processed on a First In, First Out (FIFO) basis (Provinding that their NOC hasn't been filled at the time that their application was received by CIC). But for Express Entry not only do candidates still have to meet the minimum 67 eligibility points, they will be ranked against an indeterminable number other candidates in a pool, and if and only if their "CRS score" is at or above a cut-off score chosen by CIC in a draw based on how many candidates they want at a time from the pool) then he/she will be issued an ITA. In other words Express entry added another layer of uncertainty or barrier to the application process. On the other hand, Express Entry doesn't have a NOC limit (At least not as yet) and is entirely web-based.

Oh! I thought only the profile part was web-based. If submitting scanned documents is also web-based, then it is convenient like the Australian system.

 

[mapleback]

Oh! I thought only the profile part was web-based. If submitting scanned documents is also web-based, then it is convenient like the Australian system.

Correct. It eliminates the need to courier paper documents and it also helps in terms of reducing the risk of having your application returned due to silly mistakes like signatures, etc.