Sooner to be employed? Outbound or Inbound?

[Eeriest Elk]

With outbound and Inbound PR under consideration, which one is the fastest for the immigrant (Me) to get a job in Canada?

My wife of 24 years and our 3 Canadian kids live in my country (USA). We are moving to BC this summer to care for her ailing mother at her house. My intention is to get my PR and eventually citizenship. Getting employed is foremost on my mind.

I have read at stage 1 you can get a work permit. I have educated myself on the outbound inbound ups and downs, I find the point I could start earning an income to be murky.

 

[scylla]

If you apply inland, you will qualify for an open work permit once the application has first stage approval. First stage approval is currently taking six months to complete assuming there are no complications with the file.

There is no work permit given as part of the outland process. If you apply outland, you will be allowed to legally work once the processing of your file has been completed, your PR visa has been issued and you have "landed" in Canada and officially become a permanent resident. Long story short, with outland you don't qualify to work until everything is done.

Hope this helps.

 

[Eeriest Elk]

indeed it does. Thanks for the qualification.

 

[AnaMaria]

For outland, you can apply now, even though your wife, if she is Canadian, is still living in the US. So by the summer when you move, it is likely that you have CoPR ready to land and immediately you are allowed to work with PR status. For inland, you can only apply once you get there in the summer and waiting time approx 6 months (currently).

 

[Eeriest Elk]

I am awaiting proof of citizenship for my kids and the FBI report for me, or five months to wait.

Unless we can turn in paperwork incomplete. Which seems to cause delays.

 

[Sweden]

I am awaiting proof of citizenship for my kids and the FBI report for me, or five months to wait.

Unless we can turn in paperwork incomplete. Which seems to cause delays.

proof of citizenship usually go faster than stated on the website, and FBI is usually back in 12 weeks, so hopefully if you have everything else ready by then, you can apply in 3 months... and depending on when you move in the summer, you might still have your PR earlier than having to wait for the initial 6 months for inland once you are physically present in Canada.
Good luck,
Sweden

 

[sariss]

Both are pretty quick. 6 months for inland till you can work. Outland is taking like 5-10 months for residency, and you can work immediately after that.

 

[ZebraJCH]

I'm a bit confused.

What is this about Proof of Citizenship and an FBI report? First time I'm hearing about these. What are they? I feel I am either missing something I seriously need or I am greatly misinterpreting something and this stuff does not involve me, seeing how I already got a background check from the FBI if that is what the FBI report is. And I'm a United States citizen attempting to immigrate to Canada so I'm wondering if that applies to me towards my in-land spousal sponsorship application (I'm being sponsored by my Canadian husband) or not. Is a Proof of Citizenship something only his children need because they are Canadian in America?

So far all I know that is needed along with the application outside of it is a medical examination, an Option-C, and background check from the FBI, which I received in five weeks.

Bit concerned that I may need to get a few more things that would take forever to get. Pardon me if I'm being paranoid but in the process of getting all this stuff together, hearing new terms and phrases from a citizen of the US is pretty frightening to me considering I'm also a US citizenship getting to Canada.

 

[AnaMaria]

Proof of citizenship is concerned for the kids. If they are Canadian, they do not have to immigrate to Canada. FBI report is the same thing as background police check. It seems you have already had one (just for heads-up, it should be received within 3 months (or 90 days, don't remember exactly which) from the date of issue). This, I believe, is required for both in-land and outland applications.

 

[ZebraJCH]

Thanks for the information AnaMaria.

When you talk about the background check, are you saying that immigration should receive the police check within three months of me receiving it or that it should be received from the FBI within that period?

 

[Sweden]

Thanks for the information AnaMaria.

When you talk about the background check, are you saying that immigration should receive the police check within three months of me receiving it or that it should be received from the FBI within that period?

actually - both! FBI checks take about 12 weeks to be issued and sent to you, and you should send your completed application within 3 months of the Police Checks being issued, as they are only considered valid for 3 months after being issued.
Sweden

 

[AnaMaria]

The FBI check should be received by CIC within 3 months / 90 days from the date the FBI check was issued.