Hello, My name is Tyler and I really want to move to Canada. I would like to run my plan by you since you have gone through the process although I plan on taking a different route.Tyler is 25 years old and lives in Kansas City, Missouri. He's not emigrating for political reasons. He's in love, and his love is Canadian.
From what I have read, I can get a job lined up there (I plan on Edmonton) and apply for a work permit which is typically good for one year and can be extended for up to 3 years while in country. The typical work permit normally only takes up to two months to get.
During that first year in Canada, my employer can sponsor me for my permanent residency. My work permit automatically doubles as a temporary residence while this process is going through.
Also, if that falls through for whatever reason, my fiancee (who is a Canadian citizen) and I will be living together for that entire year so after that year, she can sponsor me through common law Canadian citizen sponsor.
What do you think? Any advise and am I missing something big? You can look at my website that I just started up today at Help Me Move To Canada for more info on me.
I know very little about taking this route to Canada, but I know some of you have done it. Anything you can offer Tyler, I'm sure he would really appreciate it.
I'll also send this post to a few readers who have emigrated this way, but might not stop by wmtc often enough to see this.
Thanks in advance.
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That's what I have, a work permit (for 3 years). You can only get one if you find a job in Canada and if your future employer can prove that you're needed in Canada and you won't take a Canadian's job. Once your future employer thinks he can do that and sends the paperwork, it usually takes 3 weeks (more if you do it during the summer) for you to receive the LMO (Labour Market Opinion, first approval). With a positive LMO in hand, you can apply for the work permit at the border. That last step doesn't take more than an hour.
Thanks for publishing this on your site Laura! I really appreciate all the help I can get. Lucie, what do you recommend for the best way to job hunt? Can you send me links to what my future employer will have to fill out as far as forms? Thank you again for all the help. Again if you would like, you can check my site at www.helpmemovetocanada.com
Tyler
I did an older version of pretty much exactly this when I moved to Edmonton 10 years ago. You will definitely have to get your job lined up first, otherwise you run into some problems. Fortunately, this isn't terribly difficult in Edmonton's current economy! I'm a professor at the University of Alberta, so it was a very different sort of hiring process, but I don't think you should have much trouble.
Good luck with this, Tyler, and feel free to contact me with any further questions about Edmonton! idealisticpragmatist at gmail dot com.
I/P, I thought of you right away when I got Tyler's email. Thanks so much for the info and your offer of help.
Tyler,
I'm going to suggest you visit this Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canadian_immigration/
This is a group of people who have all done, or are in the process of doing what you suggest. Although this particular group focuses primarily on "spousal" immigrations,which is what I am doing, there is a similar group for the "skilled worker" class.
I've found these folks to be very helpful and knowledgeable. If you were to write in with your "rough plan" as outlined on your website,
I'm betting you would get tons of good solid advice.
Ok, there is the ONE annoying know-it-all who likes to snipe at others but you'll spot him right away. Just ignore him.
Of course, if you haven't already done so, go to http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.html
and study it very carefuly. Pay particular attention to the "media & publications" tab and try to wade through the policy manuals as well.
A couple of words of caution--if you find yourself in a telephone conversation with anyone at CIC, please do not assume that what they are telling you is correct. The call centre is notorious for disinformation!
I hope this helps. If I can help you further, write to me directly at katrinka dot bobinka at gmail dot com.
Best wishes!!
A couple of words of caution--if you find yourself in a telephone conversation with anyone at CIC, please do not assume that what they are telling you is correct. The call centre is notorious for disinformation!
Misinformation is bad, but since when is there a CIC call centre?? When we applied, there was no way to call anyone, ever. You could only get information by postal mail. That has changed?!
Thank you all for the great advise! This will all be very helpful in reaching my goal. It's so refreshing to know there are others out there who have gone what I am going through and are so willing to help.
Tyler: I don't have the info you ask, but your employer must have it. It's not something that you can find online or that you need to fill out yourself. About the job hunt, it really depends on your field. Networking is always the best way to go, and other than that, I can't help much either because I looked for an academic job and simply search job offers on universities' websites. However, while I was looking for more information about work and immigration, I searched the internet and found TONS of useful information (including here :)) and blogs of people who had done or were doing the same thing. It really helped. You can find some info here but it's a bit confusing because I was asking for a work permit and the PR at the same time: http://moussu.net/lulus-life-in-cornland/immigration/
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