Can I DO this? An immigrant guide
CAN I DO THIS??? Common Immigration questions and their answers
INCLUDE YOUR DEPENDENTS
You can include your dependent family members in your Express Entry profile. For Canadian immigration purposes, dependent family members include:
Your spouse or common-law partner
Your dependent child
Your spouse or common-law partner’s dependent child
A dependent child of a dependent child
Dependent family members can be included as either ‘accompanying’ or ‘not accompanying’, depending on whether or not they will be immigrating to Canada with you. The key takeaway here is that you must include all of your dependents whether or not they are accompanying you to Canada.
If you fail to include any of your dependents on your application, you will not be able to sponsor them later.In Simple words, make sure that you are totally honest about the process. As they say in India, “ Be Truthful to your Doctor, Lawyer and God, Rest all can be managed.” In the Immigration context, be very honest about the details you share, failing to do so can result in either denying your own entry or entry of your family members.
DO NOT: INCLUDE NON-DEPENDENT FAMILY MEMBERS
For Canadian immigration purposes, you cannot include your:
Parents
Grandparents
Brother or sister
Uncle or Aunt
Nephew or Niece
Other relatives
As dependents on your Express Entry profile.
DO: RETAKE THE IELTS
The IELTS are the most common English language proficiency test authorized to evaluate your ability in English for Canadian immigration. They are also one of the largest factors in calculating your CRS score that you can easily improve. Preparing your Express Entry profile for submission is going to take some time. While you’re waiting for your documents to come through, it’s a good idea to prepare for the IELTS.
There are a ton of great online resources to study for the IELTS. We at in2canada provide free access to a Reputed IELTS tutoring service to all of our Express Entry clients who opt for our services in Physiotherapy Credentialing and training to help them prepare. The best thing that you can do, though, is actually retake the IELTS. At the end of the day, IELTS are a test, and the best practice you can do for any test is to write it.
Language test results are valid for two years, so scheduling your test early on and retaking it, even multiple times, to get a better score could go a long way to helping you immigrate to Canada! For Skilled professions, You shall also need the Academic IELTS so start preparing for that as well.
DO NOT: COMBINE TEST SCORES
The IELTS, and any other authorized language test, test four language abilities: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. When you provide language test results in your Express Entry profile, all four language ability scores must come from a single test. For example, your first test results may be:
Reading: 5.5 Writing: 6.0 Listening: 5.5 Speaking: 6.5
This would correspond to an overall score of CLB 6.
And your second test results may be:
Reading: 6.0 Writing: 6.0 Listening: 6.0 Speaking: 6.0
This would correspond to an overall score of CLB 7.
Even though you technically did better in the ‘Speaking’ ability on your first test, you have to provide all four test results from a single test, and your overall score was higher on your second test. Therefore, you’re better off providing the results from your second test in your Express Entry profile. The same holds true for ACADEMIC IELTS as well.
DO: INCLUDE ALL WORK EXPERIENCE
More is almost always better when it comes to submitting your Express Entry profile. Don’t leave out any information about your employment history just because you don’t feel it’s relevant. Even if you don’t specifically earn points for a particular job, you should still include it in your profile. You won’t lose points for unskilled work, and work that you don’t consider valuable may actually contribute indirectly to the strength of your profile.
DO NOT: GUESS ANSWERS THAT YOU DON’T KNOW
At the profile submission stage, you’re asked to provide a lot of information about yourself and your family. Often, you don’t need to provide proof to back up that information until a later stage in the process. But you will need to be able to prove everything that you claim in your profile. So if you don’t understand a question, or aren’t sure about the answer do not guess. Take the time to find the right answer. That is where In2Canada can help you answer those difficult questions and also guide you accurately to avoid rejections or denials.
If you are found to have misrepresented yourself, which can seriously damage your chances of successfully immigrating to Canada.
DO: READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) provides a lot of resources and instructions for completing your Express Entry profile. So many, in fact, that it can be overwhelming. If you have an agent already, check on the IRCC website if they are legally registered or not and also if the information they are providing is true and valid in the present. Since 2002 there have been numerous changes in policies and immigrants have to suffer due to lack of knowledge about the recent upgrades. Make sure you have an agent who knows the current trends. We at In2canada help you in finding a recognised agent who can be your guide into Canada till you successfully land and they are recognised by the Government of Canada.
Should you choose to do the process by yourself, Take the time to read through all instructions carefully to make sure that your profile is complete and accurate. Mistakes at the profile stage can have a long lasting impact on your entire immigration file.
Good Luck and God Speed
