Migrate to Canada, do I stand a chance?

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Ef Ervescence

First, any money spent on a lawyer is wasted money.

Lawyers tend to use their official titles to justify charging a high amount of money for doing a clerical function.

Note, please that there is nothing a lawyer can do to expedite a case or to rescue it if it founders for any reason, yet these may be the most important reasons for your seeking their services.

There are two, and only two, things a lawyer can do.

They can check all your documents and see that they are in order

They can fill in the application and submit it for you.

Sorry, there is a third....they can relieve you of your money.

Ignore any suggestion that there is no charge for their services if the application fails. This is a sales pitch, and nothing more.

You may have non-refundable fees to pay the Government, but there is really no substantial fee that can be earned by the lawyer as there is nothing more than a clerical function to be performed and the expenses involved are truly nominal.

Actually, the same thing applies to immigration consultants, who charge less but perform exactly the same functions, and with the same degree of efficiency.

If you have a degree in business you should be fully capable of completing the application you get on-line from this site, along with all the necessary information, direct from Immigration Canada (Now known as Canada Border Services Agency, Immigration)

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/index.asp

There is a backlog of applications, so some time may appear to be passing after you make the submissions, Please be patient.

Your chances depend largely on how well you do on the test, and then upon who will conduct the interview for you, and their subsequent recommendations.

Two tips:

If you have a relative presently (and legally) living in Canada who can sponsor your entry into Canada, this will add extra points and is a quiet bonus for you in the interview. .

If you have an offer of employment from a Canadian company, this will be of greater help, and it may speed up the process for you, considerably..

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freeside49

take the test... there's a link at the bottom of the page.. you have to score 67 to qualify
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/assess/index.asp

ipodgangstercsupb

http://www.immigration.ca/

Dont ask people here when you can get sources from the Goverment.

Rose

Lots of professional people who immigrate to Canada have a hard time working in their field. This is because the government doesn't recognize some university or college degrees. You might have to take a test or classes to have a Canadian approved diploma.

Find out everything about Canada on this site: http://canada.gc.ca/home.html

Stephanie

Consider this very popular website first. Because, it's reliable and true.

www.notcanada.com

and pass it on to your friends and love ones.

tanyadeleeuw

We migrated from South Africa in 94. A bit of a while ago ... and I'm sure things have changed ... but the basic process is still the same.

Might be a bit more complicated now, though, since 9/11 ... so I'd recommend using a lawyer ... currently we're trying to get another member of our family into Canada and are using a lawyer ... things going smoothly so far ... his url below.

Good luck! Canada's a great choice! We never regretted the move we made!

Mandy M

Coming to Canada is a fairly easy transition from the UK, we're really nice and it's clean here.

You'll find our climate is similar to that of the UK just more extreme - freaking hot in the summer and freaking cold in the winter.

If you have worked in the medical field you'll have no problem getting work here - we have a shortage of people to work in that industry. Same goes for a skilled tradesman.

Bonus for you: we love the UK accents - you'll be a hit with the ladies ( or gents if that's your thing)

Good luck!

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