Please help me out....got a question regarding LMIA

[AshesNdust]

IrishIan....yes my employer paind 1000$ for my LMIA....... I will be going for a immigration consultant i guess......

AshesNdust.....yes haha I am the same guy....ya I will be talking to the lawyer .... what is ur status ? are you eligible ?

I ended up going to a different company which offered me a staff position. So, I got the permanent job offer from them. The only issue that cropped up was that the new company didn't bother with the LMIA as I apparently fall under NAFTA. I just told them what the issue was and they were willing to pay the $1000 for the LMIA to get attached to my work permit. Got the positive LMIA last month. I did ask if I needed to do another flagpoling run, but was told that I didn't have to get a new permit as the LMIA can be attached the one I just got. This might be because it was a new job. I'm not sure if you can do it at a company which already gave a contract with a previous LMIA. That's a question for the lawyers.
I was actually surprised they could get NAFTA for me because the two other places I worked at both got me LMOs. So, I just assumed I had to get them. Maybe now that they are $1000 instead of $275 more companies are avoiding them.

 

[AshesNdust]

What do you mean the lmai can be "attached" to the other work permit ? The programs are diferent. This is odd.
You may use the lmia for the EE profile to claim a permanent job offer but I'm positive that an LMIA cannot be attached to a Nafta wp. Be careful and apply for a new wp with the LMIA before it expires, you will be granted a new wp for another year.

According to the lawyers, the LMIA can be filed for a permit that doesn't have one already, at least that's my understanding of what they said. You cannot get a new LMIA for a permit that already has one. In that case you would have to get a new permit. Sorry if I can't be more clear, I'm not a lawyer so I could be miss stating what was said to me. Basically, I was told that the LMIA is linked to the job and since I qualified for the job with or without the LMIA and I don't need to get the new permit. The LMIA is good for 6 months, so I'm not worried about it expiring. Also, my permit is good for 3 years. I've actually got another LMO wp that was good for 3 years that still got about 1.5 years on it and another LMO wp that's good for another few months.
The LMIA is for the permanent job, that's the job I got the permit for, it's listed as such on the job offer submitted for the wp. Normally, you would get a LMIA for my job as it's a closed wp. I'll check in with the lawyers again and see if I can get a better explanation and I'll pass it along. I plan on having them look at my profile before I submit it.

 

[iceberge]

I am currently working and I have an LMIA which is valid only till April 2015...

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This is what I filled in my profile info:

Does Rohit Nayak have a job offer in Canada? - YES

Is this job offer for full-time non-seasonal and permanent work? - NO

Is this job offer for full-time continuous work and at least one year? - NO

Is Rohit Nayak currently working in Canada? - YES

Was a positive Labour Market Information Assessment (LMIA) issued for the current work permit? - YES

Does Rohit Nayak have a valid work permit for the current job in Canada? - YES

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this gives me 0 points for job section (CSR) .....so my overall score is 301
As my LMIA and job are contract based....does it mean I am not eligible for express entry...Am I doing something wrong ?

You have got 0 point , because CSR is "C" category job. This LMO will not work for you, even though if it is full time permanent job. You have to have o, A, B category job in order to qualify Economic immigrant.