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- How's the Canada Work permit going? Let me tell you the approval rate and how to proceed. Since the Fendemics crisis caused by COVID-19 in March, many temporary policies have been announced on immigration to Canada, and there have been many changes in the duration of formalities, methods of progress, and approval of work permit applications. Some of these were officially announced by the CIC Immigration Bureau, but there were many unofficial changes that caused a lot of concern and curiosity for work permit applicants. The three most frequently asked questions for Work Permit applicants were how they could get work permit after COVID-19, how long it would take, and whether work permit approval continued. First of all, to explain how you can get a work permit, you need to check which country you currently live in. The reason is that the application methods vary depending on whether you are currently in Korea or what status you are in Canada. If you previously lived in Canada regardless of your status in Canada, you could visit the U.S. border, most of which is adjacent to Canada called Flagpole, by land, and be screened for work permit and receive work permit documents or apply online in Canada. But now that the Canadian-US border is closed, you can't go straight to the same Flagpole as before, and you can apply online. Or, if you were living in Korea, you can enter Canada right after receiving the Canada Entry Permit called ETA, and you can get work permit examination and approval documents at the airport at the same time, or you can enter Canada after applying online, but now you must get approval online. As the work permit was not available directly at the Flagpole or airport, and screening was only available online, so it took a long time to process. It takes about 150 days to apply for work permit in Canada, and about 100 days to apply in Korea. However, because the Canadian Immigration Service lists the average length of time, approval can be made as early as two to three weeks, or longer than ten months. Similar cases may have different time spans, which may be caused by slight differences in each case, or by different examiners to review documents from different perspectives. The work permit approval rate is also changing due to this kind of situation. Previously, when I received work permit directly from Flagpole or the airport, I was able to prove that I could submit related documents, career certificates, academic certificates, or certificates, and interviewed the examiner to do what I had been offered, and if not enough, I could explain it on the spot, so the approval rate was very high. However, as online applications have cut off communication and have been reviewed only with documents, some applications have been rejected even though they have applied with sufficient documents, and others have received different results despite having the same company, position, and experience as well. Of course, if you receive such an unreasonable result, you can ask the Immigration Bureau for a second trial, but if you do not apply for a second trial and wait for the result to come out again, or if the examiner does not reverse the result, you will have to reapply. If you look around these days, you can feel that the work permit approval rate itself is lower than before COVID-19 and you can often see errors when documents are approved. There may be many reasons like this, but it seems that there are internal difficulties because COVID-19 is a trend to reduce the number of people entering foreign countries or the Immigration Bureau has not experienced such a pendemic situation. It would be best if you could apply for and get an approval quickly, but after applying for a work permit, it might be different from the existing method of application, and it may take a long time to wait. In this case, you should check the situation periodically to see if there are additional document requests or updates, and if you receive results that are different from the ones you want, there may be other ways, such as applying for a retrial or re-application, so don't be frustrated and find a way to solve them. Not only Canada but also the whole world is experiencing a difficult time and it is the first time for everyone to experience it, so we have to wait for this to be resolved as soon as possible, but we hope that you don't give up and bear with it to achieve your desired goal. 2020-11-18 Read more >
- How can we proceed with LMIA in Alberta, where we declared a halt to LMIA due to the Corona incident? On October 26, Alberta announced that it would actively provide jobs to citizens living in the unemployed state of Alberta by limiting the number of jobs and occupations for foreign workers except Canadian citizens and permanent residents. According to the announcement, the policy will take effect on November 1 and will provide more than 1,350 jobs to citizens and permanent residents living in Alberta instead of foreign workers by adding jobs limited to the "Republic to process list," or the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Restricted jobs will affect 475 jobs in areas such as accommodation and food services, retail, transportation, construction, professional and technical services, and the Alberta state government has already agreed to talk to the Canadian federal government. However, certain professions in agriculture and nursing are excluded, which are few professional occupations that cannot be filled by Alberta residents alone. Regarding these restricted jobs and those excluded from the restrictions, the ministry said it would monitor them quarterly and adjust them as the economic situation improves. According to today's announcement, LMIA was unlikely for the time being in Alberta, and applicants who were hosting or preparing to proceed with the LMIA in Alberta had no choice but to wait impatiently for the details to be announced on November 1. On Monday, November 2nd, the details were announced and this announcement was positive about the progress of LMIA, unlike the announcement on October 26th, so many applicants who were preparing for LMIA and work permit were able to relax their worries. According to details released on November 1, only 27 jobs are available for LMIA, excluding previously announced accommodation and food services, retail, transportation, construction, professional and technical services. But we've also announced that there are a few other things that we're exempt from, and that's where Permanent Residence or Dual Intent LMIA goes. To be exact, it is announced that if you apply for LMIA for the purpose of supporting permanent residency, it will proceed even if it is not the 27 possible professions marked by Alberta state. In other words, if a company that supports LMIA is able to support Permanent Residence or Dual Intent LMIA, it will be exempted from this restriction and will be able to proceed with LMIA as before. For companies that have operated for more than a year and have no financial problems, we can continue with this approach because of the availability of Permanent Residence or Dual Intent LMIA. Contrary to these concerns, Alberta suggests a way to keep LMIA going, so most applicants can go as it is and get permanent residency. In addition, the recent announcement by the Canadian federal government to accommodate more than 400,000 immigrants a week shows a positive message that the threshold for permanent residency in Canada may be slightly lower in the future. With the recent COVID-19 change not only the Canadian federal government but also the state government's immigration policy, we hope that this positive announcement will serve as an opportunity to acquire permanent residency. 2020-11-11 Read more >
- Canada Immigration Announces More than 1.23 million immigrants within 3 years from next year This Friday, October 30, the Canadian Immigration Service made an official announcement on plans to accommodate immigrants for the next three years. The announcement says it plans to accommodate more than 400,000 new immigrants every year from 2021 to 2023. This number has a lot of meaning: First of all, the Canadian government has made an official announcement that it will accept the highest number of immigrants in 100 years, so it has never announced that it will accommodate more than 400,000 immigrants since 1913. In fact, according to the announcement made in March 2020, the company said it would accommodate about a million more people, but expected that it would be lowered due to COVID-19. However, the reason for the upward revision is the economic and financial impact of Canada due to aging and low birth rates. Canada has a large aging population of over 18% and over 65. It also has a low birth rate in the world with 1.47 births per woman. Therefore, Canada expects economic growth and future government spending to be difficult to support, and plans to support economic growth through the addition of additional labor force. In other words, by welcoming additional immigrants, we have no choice but to reinforce the workforce. The specific immigration acceptance plan from 2021 to 2023 will be selected through the following sections. 2021: Total Immigrant Acceptance Objective: 401,000 • Target acceptors through Express Entry or PNP, where empirical immigration is central: 153,600 to 208,500 • Target inmates through family-invited immigration: 76,000 to 105,000 • Target acceptors through the remaining immigration methods: 43,500 to 68,000. 2022: Total Immigrant Acceptance Objective: 411,000 • Target acceptors through Express Entry or PNP, where empirical immigration is central: 167,600 to 213,900 • Target inmates through family-invited immigration: 74,000 to 105,000 • Target inmates through the remaining immigration methods: 47,000 to 68,000. 2023: Total Immigrants Objective: 421,000 • Target acceptors through Express Entry or PNP, where empirical immigration is central: 173,500 to 217,500 • Target inmates through family-invited immigration: 74,000 to 106,000. • Target inmates through the remaining immigration methods: 49,000 to 70,500. As above, more than 60% of immigrants are accepted through the Economic Classes Express Entry and PNP and will increase every year. Since 1867, Canada has only had more than 300,000 immigrants a year, and the goal of accommodating more than 400,000 immigrants a year over the next three years is unusual. Despite the fandemics caused by COVID-19, Canada continues to open its doors to immigration, and until recently, applications for permanent residency have been selected and approved. Although some immigration is temporarily closed, Canada's future plans show a hopeful message that temporarily closed immigration can be reopened. If you are preparing to immigrate to Canada, I recommend you to prepare and proceed as you saw in this presentation. 2020-11-04 Read more >
- State immigration program that you should know if you are worried about your English grades in Canada. To obtain permanent residency in Canada, language proficiency tests are almost necessary. This language proficiency test can be submitted in English or French, and can be proved by IELTS-General or CELPIP-General in English, or by a test called TEF Canada or TCF Canada in French. Because each test has a different score system, you can check your score when applying for permanent residency through the standard table CLB as shown in the table below. Based on this CLB standard, you can calculate the permanent residency score by area. Depending on the program and job type, the English grades that must be met are different. For example, if you proceed with Express Entry, which is the most frequently applied federal immigration program, NOC B, a technical position, must be prepared up to CLB 5, a management position or a professional job, or CLB 7 to apply for permanent residency through Express Entry. This score must be above the base CLB for all scores in four areas other than the average score to meet the criteria. As shown in the table below, for IELTS, all four areas must have a score of 5 or more to exceed the CLB 5 reference point for applying for the NOC B job. If three of the four areas are CLB 7 or one area is CLB 4, the average will be CLB 5, but one area is not CLB 5, so you cannot apply for Express Entry. Previously, the Language Proficiency Test did not account for as much of the required, important, or significant of the score as it is now, but most of the recent methods of permanent residency have required submission or very high. As a result, applicants with poor language skills have a hard time applying for permanent residency and are looking for ways to maintain permanent residence rather than required language proficiency tests. Fortunately, there are some state immigration programs that still allow you to proceed with permanent residency without a language proficiency test, and I'll tell you what the pros and cons are. The first way to proceed with permanent residency without language proficiency testing is through BCPNP state immigration in BC. Language proficiency testing is not mandatory when permanent residency is carried out through BCPNP and permanent residency is carried out with administrative NOC 0 or professional NOC A. Therefore, applicants who have difficulty in making language proficiency grades can proceed with permanent residency through this method. This program has these advantages, but it also has some disadvantages. First of all, you may be asked to submit your language proficiency report next time based on the competence of the examiner, so you should make a language proficiency report within the time limit and submit it immediately. Or, BCPNP is a relative evaluation score system, and if you don't have a language ability score, you can get a lower score, so you have to cover these deficiencies with scores such as other careers, academic background, region, annual salary, and professions. For your information, language proficiency testing is essential when proceeding with NOC B, C, D, which includes technical jobs, etc. in BCPNP. The second way to proceed without language ability is to immigrate to the SINP state of SK Saskatchewan. Recently, Saskatchewan is a state that many applicants are interested in because English grades are not mandatory, and if you work with an employer for more than 6 months after receiving a work permit through LMIA, you can proceed with permanent residency without language proficiency. Other ways to apply without language ability score may include family invitation and immigration. In some states like this, permanent residency is still possible without language proficiency, but the latest trend shows that most permanent residency practices are changing to require language proficiency. Of course, it is a good way to acquire permanent residency regardless of your language ability grade, but I would recommend you to improve your English ability even after you acquire permanent residency because speaking English is important to live after adjusting to Canada. 2020-10-28 Read more >
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