mong22 said:
@ tabs179
I would appreciate if may I know what was the reason of denied on your two previous applications. You stated that the working hours, I have a certificate of employment and it is not stated the working hours. Do I need to request again a COE that have working hours? My problem is the company is gone now. Thank you
Sure, I worked in UK on part time basis as I was a full-time student. In
Family Stream they did not count any of my part-time work, hence they never accepted my work experiences. When I received the first letter of non-nomination (postal application), they explained how they calculated the number of hours. They also tried to see if I can be nominated under
General Stream, but I was 2 points less.
So, on my second attempt, I did have enough minimum of 2 years equivalent of work experience, and I applied online through
Family Stream again. However,
Family Stream does not count any part-time work experience. I just didn't know this, that's why, I was surprise to see after three months a letter of ineligibility.
I was confused, based on my second application on the calculation on my first non-nomination letter, I did have more than 2 years work experience. My uncle told me to just continue building up my work experience. But I contacted Immigration Centre Manitoba for some advise.
Here, were my main mistakes:
(Application 1) I had more than five years of work experience, but since I was applying through
Family Stream, I didn't show more than five years of experience. If I did, I would have gotten more points and been nominated.
(Application 2) Since it's an online application, and at that time they were only accepting
Family Stream, they didn't pass on my application to a
General Stream Immigration Officer as they did on my first application. Hence, they directly made a decision to tell me that I was ineligible for nomination.
Bottom line, the advise I got from Immigration Centre Manitoba was to apply under
General Stream as the chances were higher on that route.
So, my advise for those who had experiences with a non-nomination, just try again. Before re-applying, make sure that you have made the necessary changes or collected enough evidences. It doesn't matter if it is more than the needed requirement. It might help in counting towards your points.
In regards to your query about working hours, If the letter states
"full time", then that will suffice even if the number of hours aren't stated. If it doesn't, check your contract, it might state there that your employment was full time.