FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
CANADA
Why do I need an Immigration Consultant?
The rights of applicants applying for immigration status to Canada are often enhanced when represented by effective legal counsel.
If you intend to hire the services of a professional to represent your interests before the Canadian immigration authorities, only Attorneys who are members in good standing of a Canadian Law Society or Consultants who are members of the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants (CSIC) are permitted to act as your representative under Canadian law.
When hiring an individual or a company to represent you for your immigration case, you need someone who knows the latest immigration laws and procedures. You need someone who will be there for you all the time to handle your immigration case, and not just doing "part-time immigration consulting".
Consider these facts:
a) Immigrating to a new country is not an easy task. The stakes are high. It's not just money; it's the years of time, energy, and your future plans that are affected. You can't afford to make a mistake.
b) Filing for immigration is not part of your daily routine - you've never filed for immigration before. Canada's immigration laws are complex. Do you really want to learn the laws and procedures yourself, and use your family as a test case?
c) Canadian immigration laws and regulations are always changing and this creates a lot of opportunities as well as problems.
d) You may not know if you've made a mistake, especially a critical one, until many months later. Having to start all over again means wasting all that time, not to mention the emotional and physical toll on you and your family.
e) You may have a lot of questions and you want somebody there to give you the answers. While you may find answers from the Citizenship and Immigration Canada's website, you need to apply them directly to your own specific needs. At Winworldz, our experienced immigration consultants will provide you with all the answers.
f) You may encounter problems along the way that can delay your case. Our consultants will always be on top of your case and will be dealing directly with the Canadian embassy to see if there are any issues and advise you of as to the best solutions for these.
g) Increase your chance of an Interview Waiver: Often, we can help you get an interview waiver by providing additional documents which are not on Canada Immigration's "document lists". We consider the facts of your case, then advise you as to what could improve your chances of an interview waiver.
h) The cost is worth the benefit. Our Consulting fees are very competitive, and are payable in installments and ONLY when we deliver results.
Eligibility Assessments
Who will assess my eligibility for Canadian immigration?
All assessments are personally done by our CSIC licensed immigration lawyers. All assessments are done within 1 to 2 business days from the time that we receive your completed assessment form. We do not make use of automated systems that will automatically compute and assess your qualifications. We believe that each case deserves careful evaluation for Canadian immigration. Moreover, our immigration lawyers will be able to give you personal advice regarding your chances of immigrating to Canada.
How are applications assessed under the skilled worker class?
Independent Immigrants (Skilled Workers) are accepted for entry into Canada depending on the number of points they score out of 100 in the following categories:
a) Education
b) Language Proficiency
c) Employment Experience
d) Age
e) Adaptability
Canada Immigration (Skilled Workers)
Skilled Workers (Independent Immigrants) are accepted for entry into Canada depending on the number of points they score out of 100 in the following categories:
Category |
Maximum Points |
Education |
25 |
Language Proficiency |
24 |
Work Experience |
21 |
Arranged Employment |
10 |
Age |
10 |
Adaptability |
10 |
TOTAL POINTS (Maximum) |
100 |
PASSING SCORE |
67 |
Is full time employment experience a requirement under the skilled worker class?
Canada immigration requires that an applicant has at least one year work experience.
Are assets or personal net worth determining factors in the selection process?
These funds are NOT a "Sina qua non" condition of admission. The six month settlement fund requirement is a policy creation implemented by the Department and is not found in the Regulations.
Visa officers have been instructed not to refuse applicants on the basis of not being able to provide the required proof of funds alone, as described in the Table 1, and to apply a number of additional factors which include, without limitation, the following criteria:
a) Spouse's potential for employment
b) Genuine offers of employment
c) Genuine offers of accommodation
d) General assistance from family and friends
e) Transferable skills of applicant
Applicants who are not able, upon request, to provide proof of funds, can petition the visa office to hold the disposition of the case in abeyance for a reasonable period of time, pending efforts by the applicant to comply with this statutory requirement.
Will Citizenship and Immigration Canada give me additional points for having a cousin in Canada?
No. Under Canada immigration laws you will be given additional points if you or your accompanying spouse or common-law partner has a relative residing in Canada and is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident but only the following can be considered "relatives":
a) parent
b) grandparent
c) child
d) grandchild
e) child of a parent
f) sibling
g) child of a grandparent
h) aunt or uncle
i) grandchild of a parent
j) niece or nephew
Do I need to have a relative in Canada in order to qualify for permanent immigration?
Having a relative in Canada will increase your score. However, this is NOT a mandatory requirement.
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