Myth Buster Blog from One of our Colleague in Canada!
Dear physio, Good evening!
Since we had the webinar about the ‘Physios & Canadian Immigration’, I have been receiving many emails mentioning their issues in proceeding for Canadian immigration. After going through each and every email I have received and the issues they are facing, I have decided to enlist all the problems and the solutions for these problems in a single email and communicate the same to everyone because anyone might be facing the same issue and they might not have emailed me yet.
These problems that I am going to enlist now are the results of the misunderstandings in the society which have been raised by the half-knowledge people like fake immigration consultants.
I found a few issues/concerns to be foolish and life disturbing.
Misunderstanding or misinterpretations that these fake (unlicensed) immigration consultants are spreading in the society.
1. Doing MPT in India or in your own country
I have received many emails and phone calls saying that their immigration consultant has asked them to do MPT so that they can gain some points and thus they can become eligible to immigrate to Canada.
Let me tell you that this is not true. This is for the other professions who do not need a license to practice their profession in Canada. (eg. Software engineer), but as our profession is a licensed profession in Canada, we get the same points as Master’s guys even if we are BPT.
So, no need to spend money and 2 years time in order to get MPT to increase your score.
The fact is even if you do your MPT, your score would remain the same and moreover, if your age hikes up to 30 or 30 + by the time you finish MPT, then your score would drop down instead of shooting up.
2. Getting married
This is the disturbing issue that I learned from 2 physios.
The Immigration Consultants they have approached have advised them to get married so that they can improve their scores.
Let me tell you, friends, you do not improve any scores if you get married. Let me explain the logic behind.
The Express Entry is for 1200 points, out of which 600 points are allocated for the provincial nomination. So, now you are left with another 600 points only.
You might be listening to the cut-off score as 440 or above which means that you will have to score a minimum of 440 or above out of 600.
If the primary applicant is married, his/her spouse is allotted 40 points and the remaining 560 points are allocated for the primary applicant. But if the primary applicant is unmarried, these 40 points are allocated to the primary applicant itself.
For eg.: If the primary applicant is married and is aged 29 yrs. or less, then he/she can score 100 points for their age. But if the primary applicant is unmarried and is aged 29 yrs. or less, then he/she can score 110 points, which means that the primary applicant has scored an extra 10 points for being unmarried.
If the government encourages only the married couples, then Canada is going to miss the unmarried skilled individuals just because of the fact that they are unmarried. Moreover, this would be a strong discrimination among people.
Isn’t that correct? And let me tell you that the Canadian government would never encourage any kind of discrimination.
My advice to those who want to get married to increase their points and get selected:
Marriage is a very important event in our lives. Get married if you have found your better half, but don’t get married to score points in the Express Entry system.
Remember that if you are approaching an unlicensed immigration consultant, it is the same as a patient approaching a fake or a diploma physiotherapist who never studied BPT or MPT and then wondering why his/her pain has not yet been treated.
3. Do we need MPT to practice in Canada?
No. You need the license to practice in Canada. Whether you are a BPT or an MPT doesn’t make any difference here in Canada if you have the license to practice.
4. Do we need any experience to practice in Canada?
No, you don’t need any prior experience to practice in Canada. You need a license in Canada to practice physiotherapy in Canada. That’s all !!
5. Entering Canada on study permit
This is another big misunderstanding/misinterpretation that we people have in our society.
If your main intention is to immigrate to Canada and if you are qualifying for and scoring good in any of the 67 Canadian immigration programs, then you need not enter Canada on a study permit.
Why do you want to spend lakhs of rupees on education when your main goal is to immigrate to Canada as a PR. Moreover, you can use that money for your future in Canada.
Friends, let me make it clear that your BPT is equal to MPT here in Canada. So, if you are planning to do your Masters after your BPT, then you shouldn’t be choosing Canada but instead if you want to do a diploma or a PG diploma in Kinesiology or Exercise science or any other related or unrelated branch of Science, then Yes, prefer Canada as you would get a work permit once you finish your education and later you can become a PR under CEC.
6. Express Entry is the only option
No, it’s another wrong notion in the society. Express Entry is not the only option. There are 67 immigration programs and you need to know the one for which you would be eligible for.
7. If you are aged above 30 years, you can’t immigrate to Canada
No, this is another wrong notion present in our society. There are chances up till the age of 55 but of course, the chances of getting PR after the age of 42 become lean (not after the age of 30).
8. Looking for assurances
A few people asked me if I can assure them of getting a visa.
Dear friends, if someone gives you any assurance, remember that you are getting cheated.
Try to think! How can anyone know what the visa officer would decide?
If a licensed immigration consultant can’t assure about the visa, then why to approach him/her?
Good question.
It’s like a patient approaching a qualified physio. A qualified physio with his/her knowledge and experience can understand the patient’s issue and will do everything that he/she could do. But ultimately do you remember the phrase, “I treat…he cures”?
It’s just like that. But if we believe that something went wrong and the visa officer was incorrect in denying the visa for you, then we question and fight against the visa officer in the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD).
This could be done only by a licensed immigration consultant or an immigration lawyer. The fake immigration consultants present in India or in any other part of the world cannot do this.
There are 2 reasons for it.
(i). They should be licensed to question the visa officer in the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD) which the fake immigration consultants do not possess.
(ii). The fake immigration consultants while dealing with your application never ever let the Canadian government know that they exist. Your application is submitted as though you are submitting it and all the questions would be answered as though you are answering them (if the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) asks any questions).
This is fraud. In immigration law, it’s called MISREPRESENTATION.
In this case, how can the fake consultant sitting in India or in any part of the world question the visa officer? If they do, they will have to face the criminal charges. Hence they will tell you that nothing could be done now which is again not true!
Do you know that the Canadian government would reject an application if it finds out that the applicant has approached an unlicensed immigration consultant?
Watch the video below. It’s from ICCRC, which is a federal body that controls all the licensed immigration consultants that work for Canadian immigration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTbIEyz7LEM
My sincere advice:
1. Do not approach any unlicensed or fake immigration consultant.
By using the below-provided link, it can be easily found out if an immigration consultant is licensed or not.
https://iccrc-crcic.ca/find-a-professional-frame/
Remember that the immigration consultant MUST be licensed under ICCRC to help you with Canadian immigration.
If the immigration consultant says that he/she has the immigration license under the government of India, it is not valid because according to the rules of the Ministry of External Affairs of India, any person can start a company, register it and pay 8 lakhs of rupees to the Ministry of External Affairs and get an authority to help 100 people (in 5 years) in India for their immigration to any other country in the world. But if the immigration consultant doesn’t have the proper authority from the foreign government, he/she must not practice the foreign government’s immigration procedures.
As most of us are not aware of these rules, we get cheated.
2. First of all, get your profile assessment done by a licensed immigration consultant to find out the list of the programs that you are qualifying for and to know the steps that you will have to follow in future.
3. Don’t look for the back doors to enter Canada. Entering from the front door is the best and the shortest way to settle in Canada as a PR.
4. Do not MISREPRESENT yourself as you might get banned up to 5 years from entering Canada.
I would be more than happy to answer your queries. Shoot me with your questions.
Email me your questions. My email id: falconimmigration.sailesh@gmail.com
My website: https://falconimmigration.com/
Good luck and don't get cheated!
