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Originally Posted by sourav9385 Hi there!
My wife and I have seriously considered immigrating to Canada in a few years. And, we are preparing ourselves to apply for the FSW/QSW program soon.
I have a few questions about immigrating to Canada. Hope you can help with some of them.
1. How important is French while considering immigration? We are learning French at the moment, niveau A2.
2. Does a masters degree help in getting better points while applying for the Visa? We are B.Tech's with 7+ years of experience in IT.
3. If neither of us(wife and I) have worked before in Canada, does that substantially reduce chances of Immigration?
4. Best possibility of immigrating to Canada, through consultancy? Or the FSW/QSW visa programme? Chances of getting a job through our companies in Canada are next to none, sadly.
5. Do extra certifications such as PMP/PRINCE2/Six Sigma add any value to your application?
Please let me know if you need any more information. Thanks in advance! Cheers! |
Before replying to the points enumerated above, let me tell you at the outset that your most dependable literature for Canadian immigration is:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/eligibility.asp. In fact, I would go only by that. You can navigate to a lot of other pages from that link. Likewise, please visit
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/apply.asp to know the various programs offered and which one suits the best to you and family.
That said, let me answer your questions in the same order they are asked, only from the perspective of my experience and knowledge gathered from that. Please feel free to ask any additional questions you may have. Good luck.
1. French is one of the official languages of Canada. So learning French will only be to your advantage. Your prospect of getting a job where French is more common / only language in Canada is high if you know French. Moreover, the points system (when I applied) did give points for knowing French. However, in order to obtain points for French, you’re required to take a language test that CIC (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) accepts and get scores that give you adequate points. If the primary applicant’s knowledge in English, again to be proved by taking required scores in CIC acceptable English test(s), is good enough very likely you don’t need to know Frech. This is purely from a points’ perspective. Please note: points system operates in a binary manner. That’s to say, if you’re required to get x points out of 100 in order to qualify to apply of immigration, all that scored x or more falls under the ‘Qualified for PR’ category while the rest falls under the ‘Not qualified’ category. It does not matter by how many points you exceed the required ‘x’ points. The additional points (over the required 'x') do NOT increase your prospect of getting a PR status.
2. If you’re referring to a PR visa, yes, going by my application (4 years ago!), your master’s degree helps you get additional points.
3. No – it substantially does not. However, there are points awarded for Canadian experience. All applicants who have got the PR status before even landing Canada, like myself, have had enough points without the Canadian experience.
4. My personal suggestion (but it’s just me – Ok?
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): Do NOT go through a consultancy. That definitely does not enhance your chances. I personally know a friend of mine who came to Canada for studies and applied for PR through a desi consultant. They completely goofed up her application; not only did she lose the chance but the money too. They did not even return her money. I don’t mean to say all consultants are bad. If you
must go with one, do your due diligence in picking one by personal recommendations or authentic reviews. But, all information you’re required to know is available in the CIC site. I did it myself but it took me a few months to gather all the required documents. So, finally, choice is yours. Regarding which of the 2 programs – FSW or QSW – is better, I don’t know the answer; sorry.
5. They don’t give you additional points for qualifying to apply for PR – at least as far as I recall from my experience. As you may agree, certifications in your line of job would be in your advantage for finding a job.
Finally, if you care to know the prospect of finding a job or the pros and cons of migrating to Canada, I’m ready to provide as much info as I’ve (but only based on my experience). Again, good luck my friend.