LMIA timeline

[PAKMD]

Good morning everyone,

I am physician moving to Canada. My LMIA was filed end April. On may 12th I received an email from my employer asking for my personal information (DOB, citizenship etc) but I havent heard back anything since then.
I have emailed my employer for an update today but havent heard back yet. I am really worried at this time. The Job I applied for was posted on National job board for ~6 months but is not posted anymore (I guess thats good--Dunno)
Is there anything I can do to expedite the process. I dont want to bother my employer too much but at the same time I feel like it is important to get updates.
Any advice/encouragement will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

[scylla]

There's nothing you can do to expedite the process.

LMIAs can easily take 2-4 months to process. So not much you can do but wait.

Good luck.

 

[scylla]

Just to add - your employer has to continue advertising the job through at least one advertisement stream until the LMIA is fully processed. So hopefully they posted the job to more than just one job board (and still have the job posting up).

 

[PAKMD]

OK. My employer has moved foreign physicians to Canada in the past and did sound very familiar with the process hence I am hopeful he has. How successful are LMIAs for physicians in general. Also do you know what other job boards are considered by ESDC.

Best Regards. Thank you for answering my questions. This is a new process for me and any input is welcome

 

[scylla]

If your employer is familiar with the process - they should be fine. Details of advertising requirements can be found here: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/median-wage/high/requirements.html

 

[PAKMD]

Thank you so much