General Advice Needed

[KMCF]

Hello.

Looking for advice on permanent residency/immigration in Canada.

Background

48 years old.
Registered psychiatric nurse with twenty years experience in areas of acute mental health and continuing care mental health.
Grandfather and great grandparents were Canadians.
Mother held dual citizenship.
No debt.
No personal wealth.
First language is English.
Two children who I wish to take with me (21 and 23).
Would like to move to Ontario.

Questions

Can I apply for citizenship based on my Grandfather and mothers dual citizenship?
Will my work experience help an application?
Do I fall under the skilled worker category?
Are psychiatric nurses 'recognised' in Ontario?
What immigration process would be best for me to follow?
Will my children have to apply seperately or can we apply as a family?

Any other advice or information would be welcome. I'm very much a novice but this is something I want to pursue for myself and my family.

Thank you.

 

[Leon]

Because of your mother, you may be a citizen. You can do the self assessment at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/rules/tool_04.asp and find out and if it looks like you are, apply for your citizenship card.

Your children may or may not be citizens depending other factors. You could try applying for them too in order to find out. Now, what is important is that your children retain the definition of a dependent child for immigration if you end up having to sponsor them for PR. You can not sponsor a child that is considered an adult unless you want to live in Manitoba, then you would have a way of doing that. In any case, in order to stay dependent, your children must be full time students and remain full time students until they get their PR (that is if they aren't citizens and you have to sponsor them). They can also not get married or enter into common law partnerships. They must be financially dependent on you. As long as that criteria is met, they are considered to be dependent children.

 

[scylla]

Information on working as a nurse in Ontario:

http://www.ontarioimmigration.ca/en/working/OI_HOW_WORK_NURSE.html

 

[jennywu]

helloo...could someone give me some advice?
I am a registered nurse in the philippines
has a few months of experience since I acquired my license last 1997 up to the present,
married to a taiwanese
has a dual citizenship,(taiwanese and filipino)
have 2 children.
planning take some refresher course, get back into my proffesion as a nurse and migrate to canada with my family hopefully.please advice me of what is the best thing to do.

thank you so much guys....GOD BLESS...

 

[Leon]

Try to look for jobs online and see if you can get a job offer. With a job offer (LMO) you can apply for a work permit and or with AEO you can apply for PR under the skilled worker program if you have enough points.

 

[jennywu]

!

hi leon ,thanks for the reply....
i just want to ask if it be possible if i will go to canada first and personally find job there and get a work permit.since i am a taiwan passport holder and could enter canada with out visa.
thanks! god bless...

 

[Leon]

Yes, you could do that but keep in mind that you should not say when you enter the country that you have come to look for a job or they will be suspicious that you might overstay and might not allow you to enter. Also, don't bring obvious work stuff in your luggage. If you want to bring your CV etc., put it on a USB drive or keep on your notebook if you are bringing one. Just in case they might decide to look in your suitcase, some working clothes and printed out copies of your CV is a dead giveaway that you have come to look for work.

 

[jennywu]

ok...thank you so much for your time...GOD BLESS....