FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Outlined below, is a list of commonly asked questions that P and I Immigration Consultancy receives on a daily basis from existing and potential clients around the world as well as the answers to those questions, which may prove useful to you. The questions are grouped together according to their nature.
RCIC
A Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) is an authorized immigration and citizenship representative, who is hired to evaluate your Visa application and submit it on your behalf. In addition, an RCIC provides you with a beneficial strategy for your Visa options. An authorized RCIC is also a member of the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC).
RCICs are experts in the immigration field. They walk applicants through the overwhelming immigration system. At CanadianVisa.org, we have three professional RCICs to help you with the immigration process.
Not only is e-mail the most expeditious and efficient form of communication but, we require a written record of ALL of our communications with you.
Each and every piece of correspondence that we receive from you is stored by our firm in physical and electronic files in our office. To reduce confusion and expedite your case it is important that you include your file number and contact information on every piece of correspondence to allow us to devote our full attention to working on your file, thereby achieving the best possible results for you and exceeding your expectations.
Would you feel safe flying with a pilot that is unlicensed? Probably not. The same thing applies to your immigration process. You want to feel safe and secure knowing your Visa application is in the right hands. Immigrating to a different country is an intricate process with a lot of paperwork, form submissions, and tight deadlines. An RCIC takes care of these on your behalf and makes your Visa application a lot easier than attempting it alone. Authorized consultants can get your application submitted correctly the first time around, ensuring that your application is fully optimized so that you stand a greater chance at success. Each RCIC has experience dealing with the Canadian immigration process. They handle immigration matters both ethically and professionally and will explain everything regarding your application process. With more than 60 Visa options available, and RCIC can give you personalized assistance by mapping out the best immigration option for you, based on your personal objectives. Once an RCIC has submitted your application, you will be updated on your application status by your consultant, who will be there throughout the whole process. If your first language is not English, it will be to your benefit to hire an RCIC to help you understand certain clauses and policies. An RCIC can assist you with information about language tests, employment applications, and submission of all the correct documents needed for your application
The last few steps of the immigration process are the most important and you will not be left unaccompanied through the rest of your journey. At P and I Immigration Consultancy, one of our RCICs will be in contact with you after you have completed the evaluation process and signed the retainer agreement. The RCIC will manage your important documents, recommend the best Visa options and apply on your behalf if you meet all the criteria. They will advise you on the way going forward.
Not only is e-mail the most expeditious and efficient form of communication but, we require a written record of ALL of our communications with you.
Each and every piece of correspondence that we receive from you is stored by our firm in physical and electronic files in our office. To reduce confusion and expedite your case it is important that you include your file number and contact information on every piece of correspondence to allow us to devote our full attention to working on your file, thereby achieving the best possible results for you and exceeding your expectations.
We can say that we have skilled and qualified RCICs with years of experience in Canadian immigration, but other Immigration companies claim the same thing.
Here is how you can prove it. Each consultant has their own personal RCIC code. This code can verify whether the consultant is in fact recognized and qualified to give you immigration advice to handle your application on your behalf.
Check their credentials by clicking on the website link below.
RCICs are immigration strategists who will help you understand the best-personalized Visa strategy for you. You may receive knowledge of better options and programs that you never knew were available, which will help create better opportunities for your future.
The RCIC that is administering your application will help you make sense of Canada’s complicated Visa system by simplifying the process. With over 70 Visa options to choose from, with a limited time frame, and RCIC is here to assist you in making an educated and favorable choice for your future.
We can say that we have skilled and qualified RCICs with years of experience in Canadian immigration, but other Immigration companies claim the same thing.
Here is how you can prove it. Each consultant has their own personal RCIC code. This code can verify whether the consultant is in fact recognized and qualified to give you immigration advice to handle your application on your behalf.
Check their credentials by clicking on the website link below.
Immigration is a lengthy process that requires hours upon hours of paperwork, filing, and documents. An RCIC will save you time and money by submitting your documents correctly and on time. There will be no need for lengthy phone calls to the Canadian government or re-submissions for incorrectly filled applications.
All in all, your RCIC will walk with you, ‘hand in hand’, through the process and lower your stress by taking care of those irritating details on your behalf.
We can say that we have skilled and qualified RCICs with years of experience in Canadian immigration, but other Immigration companies claim the same thing.
Here is how you can prove it. Each consultant has their own personal RCIC code. This code can verify whether the consultant is in fact recognized and qualified to give you immigration advice to handle your application on your behalf.
Check their credentials by clicking on the website link below.
Permanent Status In Canada
Obtaining “permanent residence” or “permanent resident status” in Canada is also known as “immigrating to Canada” or becoming a “landed immigrant.” The successful end result of the Immigration process is the issuance of an “immigrant visa” or “confirmation of permanent residence document”. Persons to whom an immigrant visa/confirmation of permanent residence document has been issued must present themselves to an Immigration officer at one of Canada’s official ports of entry in order to become landed immigrants.
Canadian permanent residents/landed immigrants and citizens enjoy all of the same rights and privileges (i.e. free health care, free elementary and secondary education, etc.) with three (3) exceptions:
- Permanent residents cannot vote;
- Permanent residents cannot hold a Canadian passport; and
- Permanent residents can be deported for certain criminal convictions.
Within any five (5) year period, a permanent resident must be:
physically present in Canada for at least 730 days (two (2) years) in that five (5) year period
OR
outside of Canada, accompanying a Canadian citizen, who is his or her spouse or common-law partner or a child accompanying a parent
OR
outside of Canada, employed on a full-time basis by a Canadian business
OR
an accompanying spouse, common-law partner or child of a permanent resident, who is outside Canada and is employed on a full-time basis by a Canadian business.
To be eligible to immigrate to Canada, one must meet the requirements of one of the many categories of Canadian Immigration:
Federal Skilled Worker Class
Federal Skilled Trades Class
Canadian Experience Class
Business Class
Family Class
and apply for Permanent Residence in Canada through a designated Case Processing Centre/Centralized Intake Office.
After having resided in Canada for a total of 1095 days within a consecutive five year period of time as a permanent resident of Canada, one is eligible to apply for Citizenship. If you believe you are eligible to apply for Canadian Citizenship and wish our assistance, please submit your inquiry online at Contact-Us.
Jobs
While you wait for your credentials to be assessed, it may be a good idea to find another job to work in. This new job may not be ideal, but may just be a related job instead. This may give you the opportunity to:
- Learn new skills;
- Gain Canadian work experience;
- Network with other people in similar professions; and
- Make money while you wait
Temporary Status in Canada
Yes. Please review the information on our website pertaining to Work Permits.
Yes. Please review the information on our website pertaining to Study Permits.
Yes. Please review the information on our website pertaining to Temporary Resident (Visitor) Visas .
Determining Eligibility For Permanent Status In Canada - P and I Immigration Consultancy's Free Online Assessment
If you are interested in immigrating to Canada or sponsoring a family member to immigrate to Canada, we invite you to visit our Online Eligibility Assessment Questionnaire, which is designed to enable our firm’s team of lawyers to assess your qualifications for Immigration to Canada/your eligibility to sponsor a family member to immigrate to Canada in accordance with Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s selection criteria, at no charge to you, usually within a few hours but no more than one (1) business day from the time that your Questionnaire is received. Business days in Canada are from 09:00 to 17:00, Eastern Time, Monday to Friday.
If we determine that we can assist you to immigrate to Canada/sponsor a family member to immigrate to Canada, a member of our firm will provide you with a detailed breakdown of our Services’ fees and services, via e-mail. Our Online Eligibility Assessment Questionnaire can be accessed by visiting Here or the homepage of our website, https://piimmigration.ca/.
All those completing our free Online Eligibility Assessment Questionnaire will receive a response. In many cases, we may have an incorrect e-mail address from you or our response may have been filtered into your Junk/Bulk/Spam mail folder (if applicable). Please check your Junk/Bulk/Spam mail folder before you contact us.
Please note that your Online Eligibility Assessment Questionnaire has been personally assessed by Mrs. Oladayo Abiodun-Balogun of our firm and, despite the speed of the evaluation, we wish to assure you that our e-mail is not an automated response. Mrs. Kemi reviews and assesses all incoming Online Eligibility Assessment Questionnaires within one (1) business day, fifty-two (52) weeks per year and is known to work during non-business hours to accommodate the multitude of time zones around the world from which Questionnaires and inquiries originate.
No. If you would like your qualifications for Immigration to Canada assessed by our firm, we wish to advise you that we do not assess qualifications on the basis of a curriculum vitae/résumé. To have your qualifications assessed by our firm, please fill out our Online Eligibility Assessment Questionnaire.
Questions Related To Free Online Assessment
We would be delighted to speak with you over the telephone and answer any questions that you might have. We can be reached, via telephone, between the hours of 09:00 and 17:00, Eastern Time, Monday to Friday at +1 (289) 772-7797 .
Please be advised that we shall be pleased to answer any and all specific questions that you might have with respect to documentary requirements if and when you become our client. We cannot, however, inform you as to which supporting documents are required from you before you formally retain our services.
We strongly recommend that you do NOT go to the time and expense of acquiring and translating supporting documents until such time as you have received our firm’s preliminary package, which contains detailed instructions regarding the format and substance that your supporting documents must take to maximize your chances of success and interview waiver.
No, we do not have agents and no individual and/or organization is authorized to represent our interests in Canada and/or abroad. If individuals are interested in using our services, we would prefer that they contact us, directly, rather than through a third party.
We have been approached by countless individuals, who informed us that they knew that they were qualified to immigrate to Canada and had all of the necessary documents and then went ahead to apply for Permanent Residence in Canada on their own and failed. It is true that there is not much that our firm can do insofar as some of your documents are concerned (i.e. a birth certificate is a birth certificate, a marriage certificate is a marriage certificate, etc.); however, we caution you, now, that if your letters of reference are in the least bit deficient or your Application forms have not been completed, correctly, you will surely jeopardize the expeditious processing of your Application for Permanent Residence. Among the services that we provide are ensuring that your letters of reference comply with Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s standards; ensuring that your Application forms have been filled out correctly (incidentally, we rarely have seen the forms filled out correctly); and drafting written, legal arguments, which will accompany your Application package and which will argue why you should be issued Canadian Permanent Residence. The analogy we provide where our arguments are concerned is that of a painter. Paint, in and of itself, is beautiful. However, paint has no meaning unless it is used by a painter to paint a beautiful picture. In the Immigration context, your qualifications may be impressive; however, if you do not have effective representation whereby a lawyer will highlight your qualifications for Citizenship and Immigration Canada officials to appreciate, your qualifications can get lost/overlooked in your mountain of supporting documents.
Express Entry
Implemented in early 2015, this innovative process is a system where skilled workers can apply to become permanent residents in Canada by entering a pool of candidates. Based on qualifications, work experience, age, and various other factors, applicants are awarded points and then possibly selected from the pool by prospective employers.
Those individuals who are entered into the pool of candidates must be eligible for one of the immigration programs including the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Federal Skilled Trades Class, Canadian Experience Class, or the Provincial Nominee Program. The Government of Canada and Canadian employers are able to select candidates from this pool and will issue them an “Invitation to Apply” for one of the above immigration programs.
There are three programs to apply for under Express Entry:
- Skilled Federal Worker Program (SFWP);
- Skilled Federal Trades Program (SFTP); or
- Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
Express Entry is a new system implemented in 2015, to help strengthen Canada’s labour market by securing long term economic growth. The program offers skilled foreign workers permanent residence, by reducing processing times to approximately six months for applicants.
Express Entry is not an immigration program, instead it is a management and selection stream. The system is connected to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), to help manage applications for permanent residence under the following economic immigration programs:
- The Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC);
- The Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC);
- The Canadian Experience Class (CEC); and
- A portion of the Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs)
It is an electronic process, whereby applicants can provide their credentials (skills, work experience, abilities, language, and education) to the Canadian Government. They will then review and invite potential candidates to apply under the above-mentioned programs.
The best feature of the Express Entry Program is that Canadian employers have access to the Express Entry pool of prospective candidates. This provides employers with the opportunity to offer jobs to candidates, whose skills, qualifications, and experience the Canadian employers need. Once a candidate receives a job offer from a Canadian employer, he or she will then be invited to apply for a Permanent Residency.
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) is a point-based system used to evaluate and score candidate’s profiles in the Express Entry Pool. You are then ranked based on how many points you score. Note: that Express Entry draws’ minimum cut-off points depend on different factors in each draw.
A candidate’s profile remains in the pool for a period of 12 months, or until he or she has been selected for a federal skilled worker program. After 12 months, a candidate may create a new profile.
No, the Province of Quebec is one of the 3 provinces in Canada that does not use Express Entry to select skilled workers. They select skilled workers based on their own set of rules and regulations. To immigrate to Canada as a Quebec selected worker, you must apply in two stages:
- Apply directly to the Quebec government to acquire a certificate of selection. The certificate proves that Quebec has accepted you as an immigrant; and
- Apply at the Immigration, Refugees and Citizen Canada (IRCC) for permanent residency, once you are approved by Quebec
Yes, you can apply to the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) using Express Entry. Firstly, create an Express Entry profile. Then, there are two ways to apply for a provincial nomination under Express Entry:
You can contact the province or territory directly and apply for a nomination under their Express Entry stream:
- If the province accepts and agrees to nominate you, you can update your Express Entry profile to show you have been nominated;
- If you get a nomination through your account, you can accept it online.
You can contact the province or territory directly, and apply for a nomination under their Express Entry stream:
- If you receive a “notification of interest” on your account, it means that a province or territory has taken note of your profile. You can then contact them directly;
- If you are nominated, you will receive approval through your account, which you can accept online.
Note: If you are nominated by a Province or Territory, you are awarded an additional 600 points in the CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System)
Yes, as a high skill job, pharmacists qualify for the express entry program to Canada.
Yes, as a high skill job, engineers qualify for the express entry program to Canada.
Yes, as a high skill job, dentists qualify for the express entry program to Canada.
Yes, cooks are classified under the NOC as level B, highly skilled individuals.
Yes, under a PNP program you can apply for Express Entry.