Canadian PR application - Education & Experience questions

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NJ07054

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Hello guys,
I'd appreciate if someone can please answer the following questions..

1. If someone is in the last semester of their Masters(studying in the US), is it advisable to wait till they complete their Masters or should they go ahead and apply for the Canadian PR.

2. If a person has Master’s in Biology, and 1 year of work experience as Process Associate (customer service), can that be counted toward the minimum work experience requirement? Or should the work experience be in their field only?

3. If someone has been a Teaching Assistant for two years, while doing his or her Master’s (studying in the US), can that be counted in the work experience? If yes, then under what category? Instructor?

Thanks
 
1) It depends on what kind of points you have right now with the education, family points if any etc and if you qualify for the pass mark, if you do you can consider however the risks might be high

2) It usually has to be in their field, I would doubt if the visa officer would look favorably if your experience has no relevance to your field

3) Again when canadian immigration looks at experience they usually look for full time experience not part time TA experience, you are walking in a very grey area if you use this kind of experience, all of this depends on the immigration officer but I would suggest against applying right now, if you look at this link http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/skilled/qual-2.html it clearly states one yr full time experience, TA's don't fall in that category

Again just my opinion obviously a lot depends on the immigration officer's interpretation
 
Apply now - send degree later

It usually takes at least 9 months from the date you apply till the analyst reviews you file. Go ahead and send in the application now along with a letter showing that you will be completing graduation soon, along with transcripts etc. When you finally do graduate after a semester send in the final degree. That way you wont loose time as well as have your degree counted.
I would advise the same for the IELTS exam....apply with documentation and then send in your marks later
 
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That might help getting the ball rolling but still doesn't resolve the issue of work experience, I was in the exact same boat 4 yrs back and the lawyers too strictly advised me against it till I got some full time "real" work experience for atleast a yr especially in the field that I was hoping to find a job in Canada, I am not saying he may not get through but going by the requirements I would think work experience outside the univ is important,by the time the officer gets to the file he may have just started working and may not be looked on favorably as opposed to a yr full time, then applying which would mean by the time the officer reviewed it he would have been close to two full yrs.

Just my 2 cents
 
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Thanks for the information guys. I have one more question...

To give a little background.. I was asking all these questions for my sister. I've had canadian PR for 4 years, but live in the US (have US green card now) .. never lived in Canada .. got SIN though. When I came back to the US after landing in Canada, I came by road.. and like you guys know, the only immigration check point on the way back is that of the US immigration. So i am not sure if there is any record with the Canadian immigration that I am not in canada. Not that I care for my Canadian PR anymore, I don't.

My question is... when we applies for my sister's PR .. will it be a good idea to claim me as relative living in Canada... I guess you get 5 points if you have a relative in Canada. But since I've never lived there... will that create a problem in her application? If it can create a problem, then in the family background form, is it best to just show me as living in the US.
Thanks
 
NJ07054 said:
Thanks for the information guys. I have one more question...

To give a little background.. I was asking all these questions for my sister. I've had canadian PR for 4 years, but live in the US (have US green card now) .. never lived in Canada .. got SIN though. When I came back to the US after landing in Canada, I came by road.. and like you guys know, the only immigration check point on the way back is that of the US immigration. So i am not sure if there is any record with the Canadian immigration that I am not in canada. Not that I care for my Canadian PR anymore, I don't.

My question is... when we applies for my sister's PR .. will it be a good idea to claim me as relative living in Canada... I guess you get 5 points if you have a relative in Canada. But since I've never lived there... will that create a problem in her application? If it can create a problem, then in the family background form, is it best to just show me as living in the US.
Thanks
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Just for your information you are not a PR of Canada anymore. To maintain Canadian PR a person has to stay in Canada for a period of 2 years out of 5.

So your sister will not get additional points. As far as your earlier questions are concerned I strongly suggest that your sister should apply for Canadian immigration asap if she qualifies under the current point system. this way she will be in queue and whenever she graduates she can update her information.
 
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