Hope 6 months experience will be accepted?

Also pls who will pay for the LMIA approval? The employer or employee?

Johnson808:
Also pls who will pay for the LMIA approval? The employer or employee?

That varies from companies
Big companies tend to cover the cost while some small startup might tell to do that.

donoz:


Not yet. Agent said it normally takes up to 10-18 weeks for approval. I'm patiently waiting for this slow and sure route.

You used a naija agent right? Did they confirm your medical ?

The employers pay for lmia, you pay for processing except it's an arranged employment or scam.

Johnson808:
Also pls who will pay for the LMIA approval? The employer or employee?

peejayT:



Thanks rockford for this. I have been looking for a topic like this on nairaland, nothing so far. I am in the same dilemma right now. Did biometrics with my family since June 30. Up till now, no response. Used company immigration lawyers too. It is demoralizing with this no tracking issue. I have heard some people say it took up to a year also. I dont know where to place my hope on as I am currently frustrated in my current company here in naija.

Hello sir/ma
Have you gotten any response?

adeolabilkis002:
@rockford, please can you help me with a sample of the Canadian style resume you used on adeolabilkis002@gmail.com.

Also, please is the vanHack service premium or free.

I want to see if I can get job as a data analyst.

Thank you sir

I don't think my CV is Canadian styled
I have been using the CV for over 3years with simple modifications over time. I think it's because of the industry I am.
Vanhack is free, they offer premium services but I didn't go for it.

Johnson808:
Hope 6 months experience will be accepted?

I doubt.
For my industry, it's much more than that. I have also noticed most express entry process requires at least a year experience and the more the better.
What you can do is look for job descriptions for your role and see the requirements. indeed and the Canada job bank is a good place to start

Been a while here
We have moved since second week of August.
The week leading to our departure was very stressful. Buying and packing was not fun. We had foodstuffs weighing up to 65k , and infant luggage over 40kg
We had booked business class on Ethiopian Airlines so the luggage size was not a problem and really glad we did. Please if it's not too much for you, book business class for long distance travels, it's worth it. It's cheaper on airlines like Ethiopian compare to Qatar, Emirates, Lufthansa etc.
Our flight was quite long, over 30hrs to get to our final destination as we had layover in Ethiopia, then refuelling in Dublin and another layover in Toronto.

Immigration was smooth at Toronto, there's a priority line for families. The immigration officer only asked for my work offer letter, correspondence letter (LOI) and passport. He collected only passports from my partner and baby. We waited for about 20mins and I heard him making calls talking about the dried fish in one of my checked in bag I was calm since I already declared it in arriveCan and it was not over the limit. He called us later with no mention of the fish and gave me a printed work permit, my partner's work permit and my baby's visit permit. He explained some things in the letter to us and that was it. Left there and went to pick our bags.

Getting to our final destination/province, I had people from my office(including the CEO) already waiting for us. My baby's stroller/car seat was missing and I complained at the airport office, they gave us a brand new one and said there was a mixup and we will get it later in the week (which we did) and we can keep the new one too.
Already booked an Airbnb for all of August and got an apartment for September while in Nigeria, so accommodation was sorted.

It has been really good here. Registered for our SIN and opened a bank account in the first week.
People here are very very nice. It's the nicest I have ever seen. I have read and seen oyinbo people can be "snubbish" and they like their own space but people here have been good. I am much more happy for my baby. My baby has been the biggest winner in all of this. We received tons of gifts and deals for things.
We are already eligible for PR through PNP and might pursue this soonest. Although, we could apply for PR right from Nigeria via the job offer but it could take up to two years and the company decided against it.
It's been over a month now and things have been alright, coping with the weather and making sense of the culture. Everything here is different but we are getting up to speed gradually.

I will answer any questions regarding this movement and others that I can answer to the best of my ability.
Thank you
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rockford:

Hello sir/ma
Have you gotten any response?

Not yet o. I’m even hearing of Nairobi office being slow and misplacing ones case file. None of the guys here too have. I think we are three now here lol

@ROCKFORD CONGRATULATIONS

@rockford congratulations. This is what I'm looking forward too hopefully in months from now.
Please answer these questions below
1. what was the cost of the flight ticket?
2. Do you also have to pay for Airbnb when you are aware that your employer is going to provide an accomodation probably upon arrival which is part of the contract ?
3. With spouse open work permit, are jobs readily available or spouse have do a rigorous job hunting to secure one.
4. Can spouse who is a dependent and have an open work permit be the primary applicant for PR?
I'm really optimistic.

donoz:
@rockford congratulations. This is what I'm looking forward too hopefully in months from now.
Please answer these questions below
1. what was the cost of the flight ticket?
2. Do you also have to pay for Airbnb when you are aware that your employer is going to provide an accomodation probably upon arrival which is part of the contract ?
3. With spouse open work permit, are jobs readily available or spouse have do a rigorous job hunting to secure one.
4. Can spouse who is a dependent and have an open work permit be the primary applicant for PR?
I'm really optimistic.

Did you submit to Nairobi office?

peejayT:


Not yet o. I’m even hearing of Nairobi office being slow and misplacing ones case file. None of the guys here too have. I think we are three now here lol

Is your application under GSS?

baronphemmy:
@ROCKFORD CONGRATULATIONS

Thank you

donoz:
@rockford congratulations. This is what I'm looking forward too hopefully in months from now.
Please answer these questions below
1. what was the cost of the flight ticket?
2. Do you also have to pay for Airbnb when you are aware that your employer is going to provide an accomodation probably upon arrival which is part of the contract ?
3. With spouse open work permit, are jobs readily available or spouse have do a rigorous job hunting to secure one.
4. Can spouse who is a dependent and have an open work permit be the primary applicant for PR?
I'm really optimistic.

1. Flight ticket was around 2.9m for 3 of us.

2. My employer wasn't going to pay for my accommodation, no agreement of such so it was all paid by me. They helped with securing the apartment though.

3. I doubt jobs are readily available anywhere. My spouse isn't working at this moment sef. It all depends on your industry and experience. But I don't expect it to be as rigorous as what we have in Naija but it's also not on a platter of gold.

4. Of course if eligible and does makes immigration sense. This depends on the PR route too.

rockford:

Is your application under GSS?

Yes o, even though GSS is on hold at the moment

peejayT:


Not yet o. I’m even hearing of Nairobi office being slow and misplacing ones case file. None of the guys here too have. I think we are three now here lol

Yeah no response yet. 3 months after biometrics

rockford:


1. Flight ticket was around 2.9m for 3 of us.

2. My employer wasn't going to pay for my accommodation, no agreement of such so it was all paid by me. They helped with securing the apartment though.

3. I doubt jobs are readily available anywhere. My spouse isn't working at this moment sef. It all depends on your industry and experience. But I don't expect it to be as rigorous as what we have in Naija but it's also not on a platter of gold.

4. Of course if eligible and does makes immigration sense. This depends on the PR route too.

Not bad. Well done and would love to defintely hang out with you some day when we are there

Though ticket fee depends on when you booked

waqanda:

Yeah no response yet. 3 months after biometrics

Fingers crossed. Are you working remotely yet? In my case, I am not. My company only allows that when I am in the country

peejayT:


Fingers crossed. Are you working remotely yet? In my case, I am not. My company only allows that when I am in the country

Nope. Until you get there
I wouldn’t even complain if that’s the case. lol

rockford:


1. Flight ticket was around 2.9m for 3 of us.

2. My employer wasn't going to pay for my accommodation, no agreement of such so it was all paid by me. They helped with securing the apartment though.

3. I doubt jobs are readily available anywhere. My spouse isn't working at this moment sef. It all depends on your industry and experience. But I don't expect it to be as rigorous as what we have in Naija but it's also not on a platter of gold.

4. Of course if eligible and does makes immigration sense. This depends on the PR route too.

Thanks for the answers.
Presently trying to get WES evaluation for my credentials and that of my spouse, also passport renewal as passport expires Aug 2023.
Canada relocation is not for those without the virtue Patience.

Hello Rockford, congrats. I wish to be like you someday.

Please I would like to ask,
1, My passport renewal is taking time. Like I don’t know when it would be ready. Do you think I should wait to get my international passport before I start searching and applying for jobs with LMIA or can I start applying for the jobs while still waiting for my passport to be ready?

2, About how long did the whole process take you? Ranging from the very first day you started applying for the jobs to the day you got to Canada.

Dalie:
Hello Rockford, congrats. I wish to be like you someday.

Please I would like to ask,
1, My passport renewal is taking time. Like I don’t know when it would be ready. Do you think I should wait to get my international passport before I start searching and applying for jobs with LMIA or can I start applying for the jobs while still waiting for my passport to be ready?

2, About how long did the whole process take you? Ranging from the very first day you started applying for the jobs to the day you got to Canada.

He shared it earlier. Check the beginning of the thread bro

peejayT:



He shared it earlier. Check the beginning of the thread bro

I didn’t seem to see it from the first to the last page.

I only wish to know:
1, if I can start applying now even though my international passport is not ready yet or I must have my passport ready before I can start applying.

2, Also if the whole process took like 1 year, less than a year or greater than a year. Starting from the first day of applying for the very first job ever applied for on this course to when he eventually got to Canada.

Dalie:


I didn’t seem to see it from the first to the last page.

I only wish to know:
1, if I can start applying now even though my international passport is not ready yet or I must have my passport ready before I can start applying.

2, Also if the whole process took like 1 year, less than a year or greater than a year. Starting from the first day of applying for the very first job ever applied for on this course to when he eventually got to Canada.

1. It’s not dependent on intl passport
2. IRCC is really messing up a lot. No timeline, but their websites says 57weeks from the day of biometrics.

hello @rockland and others in the house here, thanks for all you do... pls i will like you guys to help me, i have Canadian citizens who base in Ontario but moving to Nova Scotia by December and they need me to join them there in Nova Scotia, they are planning to register their business with the government there so as to facilitate my travel process if it warrants employment. pls I'm asking which option is best that doesn't take time that i can use? like the best path . kindly assist with this as they are eager to help me and my family. thanks

Please how long does it take before you receive your PPR after your spouse own.

Also, did he submitted his passport after he got PPR while you and the kids submitted differently.
Kind if in the same situation
Thanks

Gracemama:
Hello Everyone,
Congrats to all PPR recipient .
My husband closed work permit was approved recently but I and my kid's application is still pending. Pls has anyone experience this? should we be worried?how should we proceed?

Pls help a worried sister

Gracemama:
Hello Everyone,
Congrats to all PPR recipient .
My husband closed work permit was approved recently but I and my kid's application is still pending. Pls has anyone experience this? should we be worried?how should we proceed?

Pls help a worried sister

I think you should proceed. You can wait behind till the kid gets approved. You have your visa anyway

peejayT:


1. It’s not dependent on intl passport
2. IRCC is really messing up a lot. No timeline, but their websites says 57weeks from the day of biometrics.

IRCC promised to speed up processing time by recruiting more workers. I hope they keep to their promise.

rockford:


I applied for the job, went through series of interviews and test. The company sent an offer afterwards and applied for the LMIA themself. They sent the approved LMIA letter with my LMIA number.

can i private chat you?