Never been to Canada....can I get a PR visa?

[whelan]

I'm torn between the temporary working visa (with the hopes that once there I can gain enough Canadian experience to turn it into a permanent residency) or just go full blown PR visa now,
quick bit of background, I'm a highly qualified interior designer with years of experience & education behind me, my partner is a highly skilled construction machine operator again with tonnes of training and years of experience, both Irish living in UK, both have substantial savings.
But we've never been to Canada and we certainly don't have any Canadian work experience, whats the likelihood we'll get out visa accepted? Ideally I don't want to have to wait over a year before moving, so that's why I'm wondering if I should get the temp visa and then apply from inside the country.

Thanks guys!!!

 

[scylla]

As explained in your other thread, there's unfortunately no guarantee you'll get an IEC / Working Holiday Visa since spots are limited and there's a lot of demand from the UK. IECs don't allow partners to accompany - so both you and your partner would have to apply and be selected from the pool.

I would personally submit a profile for Express Entry now and begin the immigration process. Also submit profiles for IEC/WHV and hope you're selected.

 

[whelan]

Ohhh didnt know you could apply for both!! Thats good to know! So you reckon even though I've never set foot in Canada they still do offer PR visas to people like me?? It'd be so much easier to just get the PR cuz I'm really not arsed doing this twice!!

 

[Arod]

I would believe that most EE applicants have never been to Canada before either.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Ohhh didnt know you could apply for both!! Thats good to know! So you reckon even though I've never set foot in Canada they still do offer PR visas to people like me?? It'd be so much easier to just get the PR cuz I'm really not arsed doing this twice!!

If you have enough points, it doesn't matter if you've never been to Canada. Have you actually calculated your CRS score?