Live-in caregiver

[Suin]

If one receives a job offer from a Canadian employer as foreign live-in caregiver, will it help to speed up his Skilled worker application?

 

[Leon]

No because live-in caregiver is not skilled work. You can apply for a work permit as a live-in caregiver and do that application instead of FSW. You have to work as a live-in caregiver for 2 years, then you can apply for PR under the live-in caregiver program.

 

[Suin]

My sister wants to apply as a live in caregiver. Could you please advise her if she can take her 3 years old child with her on the visa she receives?

 

[Leon]

If she can arrange with the employer that she can keep the child with her, it's possible. A live in caregiver is living in the employers home, usually they just have 1 room.

 

[Suin]

could you please give more detailed info about the application for PR under the live-in caregiver program. how long does it usually take after filing the application?

 

[Suin]

If she can arrange with the employer that she can keep the child with her, it's possible. A live in caregiver is living in the employers home, usually they just have 1 room.

Could you please explain what visa the child should apply for in this case? or the child can be included into her visa?

 

[Leon]

The PR info for live in caregiver can be found here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/caregiver/extend-stay.asp#resident and the processing times here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/canada/process-in.asp#perm_res Right now 6 months.

I am not sure about the child. Ask the embassy or CIC. If the child can come, I think just a TRV which she would apply to extend every 6 months or if she's applied to keep the child with her the whole time, maybe it could get a TRV valid as long as her work permit. I have never known of a live-in caregiver to take a child with her but that doesn't mean that you can't or that nobody did it before, just that I haven't heard of it.

 

[Suin]

thank you for your reply. What is TVR? She is the one who legally holds all the guardian / adoption papers as the father of the child has lost his parental rights - will it help?

 

[Leon]

TRV stands for temporary resident visa

 

[Suin]

Could you please advise me whether it is possible to have the application for the live-in caregiver denied because of the lack of registered experience in this area? The matter is that I've got a huge experience in other field, but never worked as a caregiver before. But I do have lots of personal experience as I had a disabled Grandmother at home whom I had been looking after for 5 long years until she died.

 

[sousou5]

i am working as live in cargiver in ontario.it still for me 9 month to apply for residence permanent...
i am asking if i can aapply for RP before i finish my 2 years or after i finish the 2 years???

 

[PMM]

Hi

i am working as live in cargiver in ontario.it still for me 9 month to apply for residence permanent...
i am asking if i can aapply for RP before i finish my 2 years or after i finish the 2 years???

No, you have to complete the 2 years first, before you can apply for PR.

PMM

 

[Suin]

If one has an experience as a live-in caregiver for 3 years, but that job has been done by personal agreement-employment, not thru the angecy, can it be counted as an experience required by visa office? will not application be denied?

 

[Leon]

Work experience for a private employer is just as good as experience working through an agency. Just get a letter from the private employer to verify the 3 years experience, hours of work, salary, duties etc.

 

[Suin]

Thank you for your reply. Could you please also advise me what type of letter it is supposed to be in order to prove to authorities that it's not a fake? Should it be notarized? If yes, if notary public is ok for that?