Hello,
I know I am new to this forum, however, I have spent a lot of time going through the Canadian immigration website and through this forum. However, quite a few questions have come up:
Let me introduce myself first:
I am from Austria, just turned 30, working in a management position in hospitality (currently in Australia). Looking at this, I should still be eligible for the Working Holiday Program, although I have not found any official information about this program. I have just found all those agencies offering the WHP. I guess they need to act as some kind of guarantee.
Looking at the Points Calculator, I come up with around 70 points, although the Education part is a little bit difficult, as we have a different schooling system in Europe. 4 years primary school, 8 years Gymnasium (high school?) with Matura/ Abitur, 2 years hotel management school with a diploma. Makes 14 years of school education and a diploma. Can I tick "You have a two-year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship and at least 14 years of full-time or full-time equivalent study." and get 20 points?
Going through the police clearance part:
I have lived in several countries, where they do not even provide police clearances or where it seems to be an impossible mission to get one (eg UAE and China). However, looking at the Appendix A checklist of the Vienna embassy (citizen) and the Sydney embassy (more than a year), I do not even need to provide police clearances. Does the paragraph that says If your application is received at the CIO on or after June 26, 2010, you are strongly encouraged to submit your police certificates with your application to the CIO. If you are unable to obtain all the necessary police certificates, you may still send your application to the CIO without them. However, please note that if your application is placed into processing you must be ready to submit them to the visa office when requested. not refer to the Provinical Nominee or Quebec applicant refer?
I would like to take my partner (not Canadian) along with me - common-law-partner. However, I have not really found a part in the immigration process, where you need to proof the partnership. In Australia you need to submit photos, bank statements, letters, etc. But in Canada I have not found the part where you need to proof it (or does it come in an interview).
Proof of funds. I found the amount that I need to have available, however, I have not found a way that is accepted by Immigration in order to proof having those funds (besides cash). Is a bank statement enough. Or do you need to have several throughout a couple of weeks/ months. Otherwise I could get the money on my account, get a print out, and transfer the money back to a person that might have borrowed me some money.
Somehow, I have the feeling that the immigration process as Skilled Worker is not THAT difficult, although quite complex. Going through the forms it makes kind of sense, and is similar to other countries I have worked (work permits only).
Besides the forms you need obviously:
- language test
- reference letters from employers (although none of them mentions my salary, and I do not have any business cards)
- education stuff
- photos
- medicals
- passport copy (and work visa copy)
- pay the fees
Is there a form that you need to bring to the panel doctor? I have only found names of doctors but no forms or prices.
Once you have everything completed, you send the whole thing to Centralized Intake Office (CIO) in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. Is it correct, that I do not deal with an embassy in the beginning. Nothing needs to be submitted to the embassy?
Looking at the processing times, I get a little bit confused. Because why are the processing times quoted for the various embassies, if the application is submitted to CIO in Canada. Or do they forward it to their embassies? Sydney: 9 months, Vienna: 10 months.
I am sure I will have some more questions in regards to the process, however, it would be nice if somebody could bring some light in the dark ;-)
Thanks,
Kana Da
I know I am new to this forum, however, I have spent a lot of time going through the Canadian immigration website and through this forum. However, quite a few questions have come up:
Let me introduce myself first:
I am from Austria, just turned 30, working in a management position in hospitality (currently in Australia). Looking at this, I should still be eligible for the Working Holiday Program, although I have not found any official information about this program. I have just found all those agencies offering the WHP. I guess they need to act as some kind of guarantee.
Looking at the Points Calculator, I come up with around 70 points, although the Education part is a little bit difficult, as we have a different schooling system in Europe. 4 years primary school, 8 years Gymnasium (high school?) with Matura/ Abitur, 2 years hotel management school with a diploma. Makes 14 years of school education and a diploma. Can I tick "You have a two-year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship and at least 14 years of full-time or full-time equivalent study." and get 20 points?
Going through the police clearance part:
I have lived in several countries, where they do not even provide police clearances or where it seems to be an impossible mission to get one (eg UAE and China). However, looking at the Appendix A checklist of the Vienna embassy (citizen) and the Sydney embassy (more than a year), I do not even need to provide police clearances. Does the paragraph that says If your application is received at the CIO on or after June 26, 2010, you are strongly encouraged to submit your police certificates with your application to the CIO. If you are unable to obtain all the necessary police certificates, you may still send your application to the CIO without them. However, please note that if your application is placed into processing you must be ready to submit them to the visa office when requested. not refer to the Provinical Nominee or Quebec applicant refer?
I would like to take my partner (not Canadian) along with me - common-law-partner. However, I have not really found a part in the immigration process, where you need to proof the partnership. In Australia you need to submit photos, bank statements, letters, etc. But in Canada I have not found the part where you need to proof it (or does it come in an interview).
Proof of funds. I found the amount that I need to have available, however, I have not found a way that is accepted by Immigration in order to proof having those funds (besides cash). Is a bank statement enough. Or do you need to have several throughout a couple of weeks/ months. Otherwise I could get the money on my account, get a print out, and transfer the money back to a person that might have borrowed me some money.
Somehow, I have the feeling that the immigration process as Skilled Worker is not THAT difficult, although quite complex. Going through the forms it makes kind of sense, and is similar to other countries I have worked (work permits only).
Besides the forms you need obviously:
- language test
- reference letters from employers (although none of them mentions my salary, and I do not have any business cards)
- education stuff
- photos
- medicals
- passport copy (and work visa copy)
- pay the fees
Is there a form that you need to bring to the panel doctor? I have only found names of doctors but no forms or prices.
Once you have everything completed, you send the whole thing to Centralized Intake Office (CIO) in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. Is it correct, that I do not deal with an embassy in the beginning. Nothing needs to be submitted to the embassy?
Looking at the processing times, I get a little bit confused. Because why are the processing times quoted for the various embassies, if the application is submitted to CIO in Canada. Or do they forward it to their embassies? Sydney: 9 months, Vienna: 10 months.
I am sure I will have some more questions in regards to the process, however, it would be nice if somebody could bring some light in the dark ;-)
Thanks,
Kana Da
Or vice versa. I put down Vienna, but then I might still be in Australia.