Hi yall,
Series of technical questions below:
1. I am a lawyer licenced to practice law in country A but I work as a non-admitted lawyer in country B. In country B, I can do my job without being admitted to the bar because I do everything other than appearing in court (not required in my line of work) so this is lawyer experience. A licence is only required to appear in court, but I do transactional work so I never have to appear in court.
To be a lawyer in Canada, one needs to be licenced to practice, period.
So I don't know if my experience will count as NOC 4112 (Lawyers) since I am not qualified in the country I work in. My current job duties are identical to that of a lawyer though.
I have 2 options:
A - file my experience in NOC 4112 Lawyers, which makes sense because this is pretty much what I do even if not licensed in the country I work in.
B - file in NOC 4211 Paralegal, which doesn't make sense because I do not have the duties of a paralegal. However, there will be no risk of rejection of this NOC because I clearly have "higher" duties.
What do you think?
2. Can I file in NOC 4112 and ask in a LoE to alternatively be considered as a NOC 4211 if NOC 4112 is rejected?
3. Do they automatically reclassify our experience in the appropriate NOC category (which would also qualify for the express entry visa), or do they allow us to reclassify?
4. If they reject the Express Entry application because we filed in the wrong NOC category, can we reapply?
5. Do police certificates from countries other than the country of residence have to be less than 6 months or can they be older? I read on the CIC website that they can be older, but I saw conflicting information on these forums.
6. Is it a big deal if an FBI certificate and a UK Police Certificate indicate my former address instead of my current address?
Thanks for your help.
Best,
Series of technical questions below:
1. I am a lawyer licenced to practice law in country A but I work as a non-admitted lawyer in country B. In country B, I can do my job without being admitted to the bar because I do everything other than appearing in court (not required in my line of work) so this is lawyer experience. A licence is only required to appear in court, but I do transactional work so I never have to appear in court.
To be a lawyer in Canada, one needs to be licenced to practice, period.
So I don't know if my experience will count as NOC 4112 (Lawyers) since I am not qualified in the country I work in. My current job duties are identical to that of a lawyer though.
I have 2 options:
A - file my experience in NOC 4112 Lawyers, which makes sense because this is pretty much what I do even if not licensed in the country I work in.
B - file in NOC 4211 Paralegal, which doesn't make sense because I do not have the duties of a paralegal. However, there will be no risk of rejection of this NOC because I clearly have "higher" duties.
What do you think?
2. Can I file in NOC 4112 and ask in a LoE to alternatively be considered as a NOC 4211 if NOC 4112 is rejected?
3. Do they automatically reclassify our experience in the appropriate NOC category (which would also qualify for the express entry visa), or do they allow us to reclassify?
4. If they reject the Express Entry application because we filed in the wrong NOC category, can we reapply?
5. Do police certificates from countries other than the country of residence have to be less than 6 months or can they be older? I read on the CIC website that they can be older, but I saw conflicting information on these forums.
6. Is it a big deal if an FBI certificate and a UK Police Certificate indicate my former address instead of my current address?
Thanks for your help.
Best,
