Hi all... Bonjour à tous.
I'm between a rock and a hard place ???
I'm a South African citizen, currently living and working in South Korea as an English teacher.
I want to apply for immigration to Canada. At the moment, I've been following the FSW method (with all it's bizarre changes)...and now I'm wondering if I should rather follow the Quebec method. (I know I can always move to another province once I have PR).
Is the Quebec process faster?
I have the funds I need now in order to start this process. The FSW funds will take me more months to save (it's currently CAD$11,150 for a single applicant).
I have a undergraduate and postgraduate degree in French (so I already speak it - I was also a French teacher in South Africa for a year). I will do the DALF or TCF/TEF at some stage, as well as the IELTS.
So far, there are no interviews required for South Korea (according to the Quebec Immigration site). If there were, I'd have to do it via telephone or Skype.
The FSW system only takes 20,000 cases per year (July 1st to June 30) and only 1000 per NOC cap. My code on there fills up really quick (1122) and I'm worried that this year, the cap will fill faster OR be taken of the list should it be updated/changed.
Any ideas fellow applicants..should I stay with the FSW system or switch to the QSW system?
Thanks in advance... merci d'avance.
Morné (aka Maz).