FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions Related To Canada PR
A) It will be as per the family size as we mentioned in the table above on Page no. 5 of evaluation pdf which you can download ‘Check you score for Canada PR’ page on this website. You need not show funds right from the beginning of your process. This can be done after you get ITA. For single applicant, you have to show CAD$ 13,310/- = Rs. 8.5 Lakhs. You need not show funds right from the beginning of your process. This can be done after you get ITA, however, funds should be 6 months old. We will inform you later about it during the process.
- A) Yes there is a Residency Obligation: If you live in Canada for 2 years out of these 5 years, you can maintain your PR status and you will be able to renew your PR card once again. If you live in Canada for 3 years, you will be able to apply for Passport of Canada.
You can leave Canada within few days after landing there for the first time as PR; and you can come back later as per your convenience. This is called as ‘Soft Landing’. Overall in 5 years of validity of your PR card, you should at least stay for 2 years, not necessarily at a stretch, but rather you can come and go as per your convenience and complete a residency of 730 days in 5 years.
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A) Yes, we will guide you on how to find an accommodation and a job by yourself in Canada. We are not into HR and recruitment; hence we don’t want to guarantee you a job in Canada. We will do our best in showing you ways on how you can find a job by yourself. It is you who have to explore your options once you land in Canada.
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A) The maximum CRS points are 1200. But the breakup of all these 1200 points is not important for you. The main competition is for 496 Core Factors Points which are of Age, Education, Work Experience and English Test Scores. From these points, you should try to score above 430 to get PNP and score above 460 to get Direct ITA.
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A) NOC stands for National Occupation Classification. Every work experience that you put in your PR application will have certain code which plays an important role in getting you an ITA or PNP. We will help you in selecting the right NOC and we will guide you in arranging documents regarding this. From November 2022, the new NOC system is launched and it is named as ‘TEER system’ which is similar to old NOC system in general terms. Technically, it has some minor changes which we will take care of; and for you, as an applicant, TEER system has no separate impact on your file in comparison to old NOC system.
A) No. Creating Express Entry file or Creating SINP file is free. There is no fee to pay at this stage. Fees have to be paid only after you get ITA.
A) Usually the WES ECA will cost between Rs. 20000/- to 25,000/- for each applicant. WES is valid for 5 years.
A) The IELTS exam fee is Rs. 15,500/- and CELPIP exam fee is Rs. 11,200/-. You can choose to write any exam among IELTS or CELPIP. You cannot attempt ‘Academic IELTS’ for the purpose of PR application, only ‘General IELTS’ is accepted. You can attempt Pen-Paper Based IELTS or Computer Based IELTS as per your convenience. CELPIP is available only in Computer Based mode. The validity is this exam is 2 years. Your express entry file expires if your test scores expire and then you will have to retake the exam to create your EE file.
A) The total fee is CAD$ 1450/- = Rs. 90,000/- Medical and PCCs would cost no more than Rs. 10,000/-. Hence total cost after ITA is about Rs. 1 Lakh for each adult. And Rs. 20,000/- for each child.
A) Yes. You have to pay a nominal PNP processing fee only to that one province which has given you the invitation. No need to pay to all provinces. The ON PNP fee is C$ 1500/-, AB PNP fee is C$ 500/-, and SINP fee is C$ 350/-. Whether you are applying single or whether you have an accompanying family with you, you will be paying PNP fees for yourself only, you won’t be paying separate fees for family members unlike Federal fees which is to be paid for each individual.
A) Yes you can add your Spouse at any stage of the process. It will not cause any problem to your file. We will guide you about the requirements from spouse to add her anytime later.
A) Yes you can apply as single applicant alone or with your children but without including your spouse. You can get your PR first and sponsor your spouse later after reaching Canada. Usually, people apply like this when they find that their spouse is not a graduate and cannot attempt IELTS and thus by including spouse you are losing your CRS points and if you fear that you may not get ITA.
A) No. You cannot claim sibling points if the Canadian sibling is a sibling of your spouse who is not accompanying you. You can claim these points only when your spouse is accompanying with you. Usually, in such cases, it is better for you to include your spouse in your application because you will get more CRS points than applying single.
A) There are 10 provinces in Canada but you are not eligible to apply PNP in all of them; because most of the provinces require you to get a job offer the employer of that province. Practically, you can apply for PNP of these 4 provinces without any job offer from them, they are: Ontario (ON), Alberta (AB), Saskatchewan (SK) and Prince Edward Island (PEI). Even from these 4 provinces, you cannot hope for a PNP from PEI because they give very few invitations.
Hence, finally, we have these 3 provinces to expect PNP; they are: ON, AB and SK.
- Remember that ON and AB PNPs are express entry dependent PNPs. It means, you cannot go and apply for PNP on their portals, it is the province that will send you an invitation by finding you from Express Entry pool based on your CRS score.
- SK PNP (called as SINP) is not dependent on express entry. It means, whether you are able to create file in EE or not, you can still go and apply for SINP on their portal. They have their own points system and this province will invite you if they find your occupation and score good enough.
A) Whoever scores 8777 in IELTS and whoever is younger in age should become main applicant. If both of them have scored well in IELTS and if there is not much difference in ages too, then we consider creating two files: one file with husband as a main applicant and wife as dependent, and another file with wife as a main applicant and husband as a dependent. If we do like this, whomever’s NOC is in demand in any province, they will get invitation first and we can continue the rest of the process with that invited file and withdraw the other uninvited file.
A) No. You have to show funds equal to your family size even if your spouse and kids are not accompanying with you.
A) Yes you can apply as single applicant alone or with your children but without including your spouse. You can get your PR first and sponsor your spouse later after reaching Canada. Usually, people apply like this when they find that their spouse is not a graduate and cannot attempt IELTS and thus by including spouse you are losing your CRS points and if you fear that you may not get ITA.
A) You should do upfront Medical after getting federal ITA and before submitting your final file. You can do medical at any approved centre of Canada wherever you live. PCC (Police Clearance Certificate) should also be submitted after receiving ITA only. You need to submit PCC of your Home Country (which is country of your Citizenship; example: India) and PCC from all those countries where you lived for more than 6 months in the past 10 years. If you lived in any country only for few days as a Tourist or Visitor Visa Holder, you don’t need PCC of that country.
A) Kids require only medical and not PCC. PCC is required only for adults.
A) Yes. All family members have to go through Medical and your spouse has to submit PCC even if they are not included in your application.
A) No. You cannot claim sibling points if the Canadian sibling is a sibling of your spouse who is not accompanying you. You can claim these points only when your spouse is accompanying with you. Usually, in such cases, it is better for you to include your spouse in your application because you will get more CRS points than applying single.
A) Yes. While entering Canada for the first time, you need to enter along with or after the entry of main applicant. Then you can send her back and you alone can stay back.
A) Scores should remain valid till you submit your file after getting Federal ITA. This stage is called AOR (Acknowledgment of Receipt of file).
- The 67 points calculator is just an eligibility checking scale in which you should score at least 67 points out of 100 points in order to become eligible to apply for PR. Whereas; CRS score is a points system that gets you an ITA in Express Entry.
- It means, first you have to get 67 points to become eligible to create your PR file and then you should also get a good CRS score to receive ITA in EE.
- Usually, almost every one of us gets 67 points and qualifies to create Express Entry file; but as I said, the ultimate aim of any Canada PR process applicant is to get Federal ITA once you create Express Entry file, which is possible only when you have higher CRS score to meet the cut-off of draws, and not just by having 67 points.
- So don’t get influenced by any consultant saying that ‘you got 67 points and thus you are eligible for Canada PR’; rather you must look at how much CRS score are you getting if your put your best efforts, and is that CRS score sufficient for you to get any PNP or Federal ITA?! Or are you getting sufficient points in SINP to get its Invitation?!
- TThe points system of 67 points eligibility calculator is as follows:
- Age: Up to 35 years, there are 12 points. From 36 years to 47 years, reduce -1 point per year.
- Education: (Minimum Education to become eligible to apply for Canada PR is Bachelors Degree)
- For Bachelors Degree, there are 21 points,
- For 2 or more Degrees, there is + 1 point = 22 points,
- For Masters Degree, there are + 2 points = 23 points,
- For PhD, there are + 4 points = 25 points.
- Work Experience: (Minimum work experience required to become eligible for Canada PR is 1 year)
- For 1 year of experience, there are 9 points,
- For 2 to 3 years of experience, there are +2 points = 11 points,
- For 4 to 5 years of experience, there are +4 points = 13 points,
- For 6 years of above experience, there are +6 points = Total 15 points.
- English Test Scores: (Minimum score to become eligible to apply for Canada PR is CLB 7)
- For CLB 7 in each module; there are 4 points per module 4+4+4+4 = Total16 points for it.
- For CLB 8 in each module, there are 5 points per module 5+5+5+5 = Total 20 points for it.
- For CLB 9 in each module, there are 6 points per module 6+6+6+6 = Total 24 points for it.(There are no more points for CLB 10 on this scale. 24 points are last).
- Additional Adaptability points: (Having these is not mandatory to be eligible. Out of these 15 points below you can claim any 10 points.)
- For having a Sibling in Canada, there are 5 points,
- If you have studied in Canada, there are 5 points,
- If your accompanying spouse has scored at least CLB 4 in IELTS (L4.5, R3.5, W4, S4), there are 5 points.
- Canadian Employment offer: There are 10 points if you have a job offer from Canada.
A) A PR or a Canadian Citizen can apply for your GCMS notes from IRCC under ATIP acts, for you under access to personal information by paying $5 official fee. The purpose of GCMS notes can be for ‘reason for refusal’ and ‘documents & records’ about you with IRCC. You need to give consent to PR or a Canadian Citizen by filling IMM5744. The time taken by IRCC to respond to your ATIP and issue GCMS notes will be 30 days. GCMS notes are useful to reapply those files which were refused earlier and to address the reasons for refusal in next applications.
Other Frequently Asked Questions
A) If you have arrived in the United States but want to transfer to a new school before you begin classes at the school listed on your Form I-20, talk to the DSO at the school listed on that form. You need to inform the DSO that you have arrived in the United States and want to transfer immediately to another SEVP-certified school. You must show proof of acceptance to your new school. You must report to your new school and enroll in a full course of study within 30 days of arriving in the United States.
A) If you have arrived in the United States but want to transfer to a new school before you begin classes at the school listed on your Form I-20, talk to the DSO at the school listed on that form. You need to inform the DSO that you have arrived in the United States and want to transfer immediately to another SEVP-certified school. You must show proof of acceptance to your new school. You must report to your new school and enroll in a full course of study within 30 days of arriving in the United States.
A) If someone becomes your dependent after your visa (Sub class 500) has been granted (eg becomes your spouse). They can join you as 'subsequent entrants'. They will need to apply for a student visa (subclass 500) (Subsequent Entrant). To apply for this visa, you must: Obtain a 'Nomination of Dependent Letter' from the University to confirm that you’re still studying. Kindly consult your university in Australia and obtain the 'Nomination of Dependent Letter' where they mention that you are still studying.