Express Entry System for Immigration to Canada

Express Entry System for Immigration to Canada

It is important to know the following before starting the topic:

- All the information contained in the article was taken from the official website of Canadian immigration, which is the main source on which I relied on my submission. Of course, I was searching on other sites for some things and the experiences of other people to elaborate only. At least, the site is very, very large and contains a huge amount of information before, during and after immigration, and it always contains the latest information and laws related to immigration and its amendments.

- There is no need for any lawyer or immigration consultant to apply, anyone can easily apply themselves assuming they can read English and have enough time to prepare and study each step in detail to ensure that no mistakes occur and some simple computer skills as almost everything is done (on line) . Of course, an immigration consultant can be used for those who do not have the time or for more assistance with the rest of the immigration programs.

- I will write what I see no matter what and what happened to me (my personal experience), and I ask the honorable brothers to know that there are many immigration programs and everything in this article is about the category of skilled labor migration through the Express Entry Program.

- This route may be a good alternative to asylum, since sponsorships are now closed, especially for educated people with more than 3 years of work experience.

I will list the steps in chronological order with the appropriate links from the site and the estimated duration of each step. In the beginning, every person who wants to come to Canada must determine whether he is eligible for this, meaning whether he has the conditions required to apply, what are the conditions, how points are calculated and applicants are selected. The following are links to previous ideas from the Canadian government website, followed by a detailed explanation of the conditions and what needs to be done:

1- Determine if you are eligible to immigrate to Canada

https://www.canada.ca/.../come-canada-tool-immigration...

2- Who can apply via Express entry, federal skilled worker?

https://www.canada.ca/.../federal-skilled-workers.html

3-The Points system and how to calculate it:

https://www.canada.ca/.../criteria.../grid.html

4- Calculate your score roughly:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/.../immigrate/skilled/crs-tool.asp...

Now, after spending several weeks or months studying all the previous links in detail, you found yourself suitable for immigration and you have an opportunity to be accepted, and you decided to start the practical steps necessary to open an account with the Express entry system, and in order to open the file, you must compulsorily need two important documents very are:

* Language Proficiency Certificate (English, French, or both)

* The second document is the educational credential assessment report.

In addition, at this stage, you must determine what is the classification of your profession according to Canadian standards.

5- The English or French exam or both: I will only talk about the English language because I do not know French, you need to open a file with the express entry program IELTS general training, not the academic, the minimum admission is 6, but this mark is low and practically It does not earn you points as required, it only enables you to open the file, but often it is not enough to raise the points to the minimum in order to be invited to apply for immigration, the ideal score is three sevens with each skill with 8 with listening skill (or higher of course) This is because language is the most important factor in raising the points, and this can be confirmed by calculating the points with the introduction of different IELTS scores each time and seeing the huge difference that the high marks make. You can take the exam and open the file for it, and then re-exam to raise the marks and update your file to earn points (I took the exam three times). Of course, it is better for the person (the main applicant) and his partner (husband or wife) to take the exam together. Points. In the event that there is knowledge of French, it is also better to take the exam for the French language, as this will raise the points as well (for both partners as well).

As for the time, this varies according to each person and his level of English or French (months to years), language is the most important factor in raising points, so it is very necessary to pay attention to it, and as I said, I took the IELTS test three times and so did my wife (3 times) until we were able to raise tags.

The IELTS test is booked online, and it costs 205 USD. It can be done in Beirut (for Syrians). The exam can be repeated until the required mark is obtained.

6- Educational credential assessment report: This is a mandatory step to open the file if your educational certificates are from any country outside Canada.

 Equalizing the certificates and paying the necessary fees to obtain the report. In general, most certificates are evaluated through a well-known body, WES, except for medical certificates (medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy) that have their own bodies. The details of the correspondence and the required papers can be found on the website of each body, and it includes pictures of certificates and their translation with the transcript and its translation and other documents According to the certificate, these documents must be sent in a sealed envelope from the university directly to the commission and the report fees should be paid via a credit card. This step is very important and needs two to three months at least, so it is important to start it as soon as possible.

7- Finally, in order to open the EE file, you must create an account on the Canadian immigration website, which is free and can be created easily via this link. Here, choose the second option, i.e. Continue to GC Key

https://www.canada.ca/.../services/application/account.html