Dear all,
I've come across this website, and even though there are so many questions being asked here, I hope someone will take the time to answer my query or at least shed some more light on what options my wife and I have vis-a-vis potentially immigrating to Canada.
We're 34 and 30 years old and we're newly-weds from one of the formerly Communist countries in central/eastern Europe. Our home country has been an EU member country since 2004 and we no longer need tourist visas when travelling to Canada for tourism (I know this is immaterial to immigration, but I thought I'd point it out anyway). Obviously the reason I'm writing here is that we're considering seeking immigration to Canada.
I've read about the 'Federal Skilled Worker' program and it appears that, at least in theory, we could fall under the eligible occupations numbered as 1123 and 5125 ('Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations' and 'Translators, terminologists and interpreters', respectively). We both have master's degrees and both of us have had rather extensive experience in our respective areas of specialization. I have been an in-house translator and editor for seven years and, at the same time, a freelance translator (i.e. a self-employed individual) for six years. Both occupations have been basically full-time for the last year or so, in general I've worked really hard ever since I finished university.
My wife, for her part, has spent the last few years in online marketing and has become an expert in what she does, even though she has no formal education in that particular area. I speak fluent English, my wife's knowledge of English is somewhat limited but I hope this could be fixed over some period of time.
Some more points to consider:
- we have received no job offer from Canada, but I'm told that this is not needed when our potential application is being assessed.
- apart from the 'Federal Skilled Worker' program, I for one might want to seek immigration as a self-employed individual, but my understanding is that the latter is a more difficult option. One way or another, I'd like to continue to work as a freelance translator after my potential immigration to Canada, as landing a job would be very difficult in its own right anyway. To be honest, I don't feel up to assessing my wife's potential chances of finding a proper job in Canada.
- neither of us has sat for an IELTS exam as yet.
Let me make it clear that neither of us has any intention of exploiting or misusing the social system in Canada, economically or otherwise. I studied specifically the translation and interpreting from and into English, because I like that language and pretty much all that concerns English-speaking countries, though I know full well that nobody will care about that when evaluating our potential application.
Thanks in advance for any response!
I've come across this website, and even though there are so many questions being asked here, I hope someone will take the time to answer my query or at least shed some more light on what options my wife and I have vis-a-vis potentially immigrating to Canada.
We're 34 and 30 years old and we're newly-weds from one of the formerly Communist countries in central/eastern Europe. Our home country has been an EU member country since 2004 and we no longer need tourist visas when travelling to Canada for tourism (I know this is immaterial to immigration, but I thought I'd point it out anyway). Obviously the reason I'm writing here is that we're considering seeking immigration to Canada.
I've read about the 'Federal Skilled Worker' program and it appears that, at least in theory, we could fall under the eligible occupations numbered as 1123 and 5125 ('Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations' and 'Translators, terminologists and interpreters', respectively). We both have master's degrees and both of us have had rather extensive experience in our respective areas of specialization. I have been an in-house translator and editor for seven years and, at the same time, a freelance translator (i.e. a self-employed individual) for six years. Both occupations have been basically full-time for the last year or so, in general I've worked really hard ever since I finished university.
My wife, for her part, has spent the last few years in online marketing and has become an expert in what she does, even though she has no formal education in that particular area. I speak fluent English, my wife's knowledge of English is somewhat limited but I hope this could be fixed over some period of time.Some more points to consider:
- we have received no job offer from Canada, but I'm told that this is not needed when our potential application is being assessed.
- apart from the 'Federal Skilled Worker' program, I for one might want to seek immigration as a self-employed individual, but my understanding is that the latter is a more difficult option. One way or another, I'd like to continue to work as a freelance translator after my potential immigration to Canada, as landing a job would be very difficult in its own right anyway. To be honest, I don't feel up to assessing my wife's potential chances of finding a proper job in Canada.
- neither of us has sat for an IELTS exam as yet.
Let me make it clear that neither of us has any intention of exploiting or misusing the social system in Canada, economically or otherwise. I studied specifically the translation and interpreting from and into English, because I like that language and pretty much all that concerns English-speaking countries, though I know full well that nobody will care about that when evaluating our potential application.
Thanks in advance for any response!