India has a long history of settling in a foreign nation and every year thousands of people immigrate to developed nations for better education, job opportunities and better life. The overall migrant population of Indian origin in developed countries has increased stupendously over the previous decade and the trend is here to stay. Canada and Australia seeds on the top position when it comes to best immigration destinations, and thereby, it is being a foremost choice for thousands of migrants worldwide.
i-Chimes is a leading private referral portal rendering migration services to Australia & Canada. We have referred and helped many new settlers with their dream of living and working abroad. We are independent Registered Migration Agents to help guide you through the often complex and time-consuming visa application processes. i-Chimes focuses on client satisfaction, keeping in mind the quality and the aspects of a client. We are a team of expert counselors who deeply analyze a client’s requirement, taking into consideration their accolades and comparing it with the criteria that are been set by the authorities.
These countries are absolutely worthwhile to migrate especially if you are a skilled worker, who has dream to live and work in an advanced country with high living standards, multicultural society, democratic values, quality of life, best infrastructure facilities and tremendous professional opportunities.
Most of the countries look for applicants, who are skilled in their profession with a minimum of 3 or more years of experience and possess a bachelor’s degree or higher qualification It is also important for the applicant to prove the proficiency in the English language through various internationally recognized tests. Some countries have options to migrate where the applicants have blood relatives who is already a citizen or Permanent resident of that country. It is also possible to migrate for the applicants who has an offer of employment from any company or business.
Our experts evaluate your profile to find out the possibility for you to migrate to your desired country. The assessment report contains information including your:
It’s the most favored, feasible and preferred process of gaining entry.
Express Entry is an online system that we use to manage applications for permanent residence from skilled workers. You need documents, such as language test results, to show that you’re eligible for Express Entry. Your Express Entry profile is created where you give us information about yourself.
If you’re eligible, we’ll accept you into our pool of candidates.
You’ll be ranked in the Express Entry pool using a points-based system. Your score is based on the information in your profile. We send invitations to apply to the candidates with the highest scores in the pool. If you get the invitation, you’ll have 60 days to submit your application for permanent residence.
We’ll process most complete applications that have all the supporting documents in 6 months or less.
This tool will help you calculate your Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score based on the answers you provide. The CRS is a points-based system that we use to assess and score your profile and rank it in the Express Entry pool. The various factors which we consider to assess your eligibility is provided below:
Potential applicants will need to be eligible under one of the following federal economic immigration programs.
There are many regional programs that an applicant may be eligible for the express entry pool other than the above stated federal programs, applicants may also qualify under the following provincial programs:
The Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program is for people who are selected to immigrate to Canada because of their work experience and skills.
This program has minimum requirements for:
You must meet all the minimum requirements to be eligible.
If you meet all the minimum requirements, we’ll then assess your application based on:
These factors are part of a 100-point grid used to assess eligibility for the Federal Skilled Worker Program. You earn points for how well you do in each of the 6 factors.
The current pass mark to be eligible is 67 points.
Skilled work experience means you’ve worked in 1 of these National Occupational Classification (NOC) job groups:
Your skilled work experience must be:
For part-time work, you can work more or less than 15 hours/week as long as it adds up to 1,560 hours. We don’t count any hours you work above 30 hours/week.
We use the selection factor points to assess your eligibility for the Federal Skilled Worker Program.
Once you’re in the Express Entry pool, we use a different system to rank your profile. We select the highest-ranking candidates from the pool and invite them to apply for permanent residence.
You must get a minimum score of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7 in all 4 abilities
| Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) | IELTS Listening | IELTS Reading | IELTS Writing | IELTS Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLB 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CLB 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 |
| CLB 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 |
| CLB 4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 |
| CLB 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| CLB 6 | 5.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| CLB 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| CLB 8 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| CLB 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| CLB 10 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| CLB 11 | 9 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 |
| CLB 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Your language tests are valid for 2 years after the date of the test result. They must be valid on the day you apply for permanent residence.
If you have foreign education, you must have:
You must show that you have enough money for you and your family to settle in Canada, unless you:
You must plan to live outside the province of Quebec. The province of Quebec selects its own skilled workers.
Finally, when you receive the Expression of Interest (EOI), at this stage candidates are required to submit all Immigration Forms, required documents and required proofs. The proofs include Certificate on qualification, Experience, Police Clearances, and Medical Reports etc.
On scrutiny, if CIC (Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)) finds your application is complete and if you are found eligible you will be issued an Immigrant Visa valid through a fixed period of time. You need to arrive a Canadian Port of Entry within the specified time and get Confirmation of Permanent Residence in Canada.
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