Questions on application for PR for Canada....

soori14

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I am applying for canada immigration and i will be glad if someone goes through this patiently and answer my questions..Even if you do not know answers to all of them , please reply for the ones which you know. Thanks a lot in advance.

1.How do i prove language proficiency without taking tests.Is there any template which i can use. I do not want to take tests.Can i get sample letters which i can use as templates to support my proficiency??

2.Also is police certificate and clearances a must along with other documents intially itself while submitting the application or can it be sent later??If it is required initially how do i get one. what is the procedure??

3.Iam from INDIA and since i am staying in USA they wants to include the pages of the passport where i carry the visa to the place where i am currently residing(in my case USA)but right now my VISA is expired in june 2004 though i am in legal status as i have H1 B approved until july 2005.
Is it ok or do they expect me to carry a VISA which is good through july 2005.

4. Work experice letter:
In the application reference guide it says to send copies of

-Notarized employment contracts from your present and past employers, accompained by an english or french translation.
-Original and up-to-date letters of reference from your past and current employers.letters must be written on company letterhead and show the company's full address,telephone,and fax numbers and be stamped with the company's office seal.
Letters must include all of the following information:
- specific period of your employment with the company.
- the positions you have held during the period of employment
and the time spent in each position.
-your main responsibilities in each position.
- your total annual salary plus benefits
- the signature of your immediate supervisor or the personnal officer of the company.
- a business card of the person signing.

But i have experience letters from previous employers but what do you mean by notarized contracts from employers??Also i may not be able to produce the business card of the person signing and the supervisor of the company.
Basically is it a must to prepare experience documents based on above points or just an experince letter of each and every company worked for is enough.


I am sorry to compile all the questions into one but i will appreciate if anyone can guide me. I am planning to apply since 2 months but am no where still.
 
Can anyone please help me finding the answers for the above questions. I am eagerly waiting for the information.
 
Is there anyone who can reply me to my above questions. I am getting desparate as i need to file for my PR soon. Hope you guys understand.
 
1) If your medium of instruction at school was english and you have US experience, you generally dont have to take the test. You can attach a document making your case (There is a template in this forum. You can search for it.)
2) You can submit your application without police certificate. You can get it from any of the Indian consulates here. It takes about a month to receive them. You can mail that once you get your file number. You application will be accepted without the police cetificate.
3) I dunno
4) I submitted my employment letter which had everything which they have asked for and also attached the business card of HR director.
 
Hi LaborIsPainful
Thanks a lot for the respone. I worked for 4 different employers in last 5 years and couple of those companys are closed now. So i may not be able to get the signature or business cards from them. All i have from them is the experience letters.Will that do and how do i get them notarized. Please let me know.
 
Hi
I got the template on language proficiency from the forum also i read that it might be ok if we send exoerience letters of current and all previous employers (Basically dont have to attach Business card of the HR of company).But do we have to still notarize it. How do we do it. Since we are sending only photocopies can we notarize on them. please let me know.

Alslo settlement funds: can a photocopy of my bank account statement serve the purpose?And do we have to send this bank statements showing sufficient funds initially itself or later when they ask for it. please let me know
 
Well, lemme tell you what I did, though I didnt receive IA, and they might ask for additional documnets. Ppl who have been through all this can provide u more info.

I didnt notarize the employment letter (I have been with the same employer for a long time). Just printed the experience letter, with salary, benefits, job title, joining date, job responsilities etc...

I went to my bank and took the bank statement. Its shows the date when the account was opened and the current balance on it.

Gotta wait and see what happens.. Good luck :)
 
Another quick question.
On the application form it asks "where do you intend to live in Canada".
What impact does it have on our stay in Canada. Is it that we need to land in the same place and wut happens if we choose to stay at some other city.
And also which city has more job opportunites for skilled workers and which is best place to stay. I want to choose Ontario city. Can anyone throw any experience on this.Can u brief on it.
 
If anyone have an idea, please let me know the approximate processing times of the PR process at various VISA offices in USA.
Which one is faster out of the following centers(Buffallo, Detroit, New York,Los Angeles, Seattle , Washington DC)I guess we can choose and apply from any of the above centers but before that i would like to know which one is faster.
 
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