UK Graduate to study Masters or Diploma in BC with Electrician Boyfriend

[emandwillow]

Hey everyone, its me again desperate for help.

Wow, what a lost, worried, confused world I am in! :-[

I am trying to work out (yet again) the possibilities of this scenario and how we will gain perm residency in BC.

1. I already have a degree from a London University in Arts Management and am looking to do either a Masters in Law or Anthrapology. OR EVEN a Diploma in Interior Design.
- Can I study a Diploma in BC even if I already have a degree as the Diploma is of a lower qualification than a degree or masters?
- If I do a diploma and the course is 32 months and not 2 years will I still be eligable for the 3 year work permit after?
- Do I have to study something that is on the NOC list 0,A or B to then qualify for residency after or is that the job position I need to find in those brackets to apply? Or does this not really matter as long as I have Canadian work experience and a job offer and studied a subject at a Canadian college or school.

Whilst I am studying, my boyfriend is an electrician. He Has around 4 - 5 years experience from the UK, with a few different employers (a year and a half of this experience is as an alarms technician, does this change things as it is classed as a different NOC to electrician?) he lived in Vancouver for a year already between 2013 & 2014(but did not work as an electrician).

-When we arrive in BC James will find a job as an Electrician / Electricians First Hand.

DOES JAMES QUALIFY VIA ANY ROUTE?

James only has a Level 2 Apprentice certificate. He does not have 4-5 years worth of study. This is what it says on the NOC site: "Completion of a four- to five-year apprenticeship program is usually required."
If James studies and does the Red Seal off of his own back whilst we are living in Canada will this suffice?



HELP! Love you all and good luck to you all xxxx

 

[istari]

Hey everyone, its me again desperate for help.

Wow, what a lost, worried, confused world I am in! :-[

I am trying to work out (yet again) the possibilities of this scenario and how we will gain perm residency in BC.

1. I already have a degree from a London University in Arts Management and am looking to do either a Masters in Law or Anthrapology. OR EVEN a Diploma in Interior Design.
- Can I study a Diploma in BC even if I already have a degree as the Diploma is of a lower qualification than a degree or masters?
- If I do a diploma and the course is 32 months and not 2 years will I still be eligable for the 3 year work permit after?
- Do I have to study something that is on the NOC list 0,A or B to then qualify for residency after or is that the job position I need to find in those brackets to apply? Or does this not really matter as long as I have Canadian work experience and a job offer and studied a subject at a Canadian college or school.

Whilst I am studying, my boyfriend is an electrician. He Has around 4 - 5 years experience from the UK, with a few different employers (a year and a half of this experience is as an alarms technician, does this change things as it is classed as a different NOC to electrician?) he lived in Vancouver for a year already between 2013 & 2014(but did not work as an electrician).

-When we arrive in BC James will find a job as an Electrician / Electricians First Hand.

DOES JAMES QUALIFY VIA ANY ROUTE?

James only has a Level 2 Apprentice certificate. He does not have 4-5 years worth of study. This is what it says on the NOC site: "Completion of a four- to five-year apprenticeship program is usually required."
If James studies and does the Red Seal off of his own back whilst we are living in Canada will this suffice?



HELP! Love you all and good luck to you all xxxx

It seems that neither of you qualify for Express Entry.
Are you asking about a study visa ? Or a work permit for James ? Your question is not clear on this point.

 

[Riebee]

Hi,

I am currently in Canada (BC) studying a Master's in Special Education, my family and I came over from the UK on the back of my study permit / student visa. My husband is a web developer and has had a job here in Canada for the past year, through my study permit he got an open work permit meaning he could work anywhere as long as I am still studying. We have applied for permanent residency through the Canadian Experience Class.
I think that if you already have a Bachelor's Degree, you would need to look at doing a higher degree in the same area in order to get a study visa, once you have done this you can apply for a post graduate work permit which lasts for the same amount of time as your degree. It is also worth looking into which areas the BC government are looking to develop over the next few years to see if it is possible to get a job following your degree, looking for a job that is on the NOC A,B,O is good idea.

Hope this helps a little, I don't know anything about the electrician role so I can't help with that.

Riebee