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question about your eligibility for
immigration to Canada or
Australia.
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The
followings are FAQ
and questionnaire
with
answers:
What is the meaning of Canada and/or
Australia Permanent Residence
Visa? This Visa gives a right to the
holder and his immediate family (i.e. Spouse
and Children) to stay
and work permanently in
Canada and named skilled
independent visa
(subclass 175) for
Australia. For the
children, it gives a right
to
pursue their
studies
at the cost and
with facilities available to
any other Canadian
and/or Australian
citizen/Resident. The Holder
of
the Visa also
gets a
right to all the Social Security benefits such
a medical facilities, child allowances,
children education,
unemployment allowance
besides right to
purchase and sell properties
in their
names and doing
any business or
carrying out any
activity.
I
submitted my
application already to Canada, Can I switch
and submit
another
application to
Australia? Yes you
can.
What is immigration
processing time for Canada and/or
Australia? Canada processing time from 2-5
years and Australia is
8-14 Months. To see
actual time Click
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I submitted my application by
myself to
Canada, but I
do not know what is
going. How can I check my
file?
YES.
You can retain us
to access your
application and we will
bring you the last up to
date of your file
status including; the
documents you submitted
by date, and we will
give you extensive report
from your visa processing center in
details.
To bring you
report is not free of charge and our fees
depends on many factors. It is useful to do
this to know if the
forms and documents you
submitted will
comply with immigration
law or not and
also to
avoid any refusal may
arise. For more Info
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Who is eligible
for Immigration
Visa? The eligibility for issuance of
Permanent residence
Visa
is assessed on
various
factors such as
education, age,
occupation,
experience,
English communication
skills and blood
relation, if any, in Canada
and/or Australia. The most important
factor is
the Personal
Suitability Factor through which the Visa
Officer decides about
final visa issuance and
uses his discretionary
powers in the process
regarding Canadian
Immigration Act and
Immigration.
Is the Businessman eligible for Issuance of the
Visa? YES. There are three
categories available
for
a businessman namely
;
Self-Employed,
Entrepreneur and
Investor. Main
factors considered while
issuing the Visas
under
this category relate
to
the business background and personal
net-worth of the
applicant.
Where
is Canada National Occupation
Classification -
NOC? It is the occupation list required
by
Canada click here
to see if your occupation listed or
not.
Is
there any age limit for the
process? Currently the preferred upper age limit is 44 years for
Australia and 49 years for Canada. However,
there are cases where
the application can be
accepted in the
Independent Category to 50
years.
We can only
advise from case to
case basis. For all the
business category
applicants, age
restrictions are very
flexible.
Who can accompany me to Canada or
Australia? Initially
only your spouse and
children can accompany you to Canada. Your
parents needs to be
sponsored after you have
landed in Canada.
Children above 19 can
accompany the parents
only if they are
unmarried and are full
time students of a
regular course. You may
apply for the
entire
family together and get all the Visas issued
simultaneously. Normally
depending on the date
of your medical
the
Visa
validity of
approximately 2 to 11 months.
After visa issuance
you
may proceed alone and
call your family, as
soon as you have
arranged for a job/Residence.
However they should reach within the
visa
validity. To decide
whether to apply with the entire family or
not, you should also
look at the additional
finances involved in
incurring High
Commission
Fees and settlement costs
required.
Can I invite my parents
to stay with me while
holding Australian
and/or Canadian Student
Visa? YES.
I
applied for visa
Subclass 475 to live and migrate to Adeiade.
Can I
live in Sydney or
Melbourne? Visa
Subclass 475 holders must
live and migrate to Dalma and live there
for 2
years to be
permanent resident. After 2 years, you can
live
anywhere.
What is
the approximate
cost of living after arrival in Canada or
Australia?
The approximate cost of
living for an individual is around
US $
500
per
month. For
husband, spouse and two
children it could be
around USD$ 1,000 per
month. This
includes the accommodation
rentals and other
monthly
expenses.
After how many
years of being a
Permanent Resident can I become a
Canadian or
Australian
Citizen? Concerning
Canada: If
you meet
the conditions of
being a Permanent
Resident for three
consecutive years from the
date of landing, you can apply for the
Canadian Citizenship in
the fourth year. One
of
the major conditions
is that you must stay
in
Canada for 183 days
in a year, every year,
for first 3
consecutive
years out of last 5
years. After you
become Canadian Citizen
you are entitled to a
Canadian Passport with
the right to vote
in
Elections. After you
receive your passport
and citizenship, their
will be no restrictions
to travel
outside. Concerning
Australia:
from
October 2007,
citizenship will be granted
for skilled independent visa holders
after 4
years from
landing instead of 2 and 6 years for SRS
(State
Regional Sponsor)and/or STNI
(State/Territory
Nominated Independent)
Can I
still apply for the Canada
Permanent
Residence
Visa, if I have
previous
refusals for visitor
visas/permanent resident
visas? Yes, You can apply
for Permanent Resident visa after denial of
your visitor vias, but
if your Permanent
Resident visa denied or
refused, their will be
2
years waiting period to submit your
application
again.
I lost my Permanent
Resident Status. What shall I do
to return
back to
Canada? If you
are in Canada, you can renew
your Permanent
Resident
card without any restrictions, but if
you lost
your permanent
resident while you are
outside
Canada and your PR card expired, then
you can
apply for Return
Permanent Resident to
Canada.
I
applied
for visitor or
student
visa to Canada and/or
Australia but
my
application
denied, will this affect me
if I want to
apply
for PR
visa? You can apply
for permanent
resident
after you
denied visitor visa entry to
Canada.
My
main objective to seek Immigration is earning
good money and enjoy a
good quality of life.
Why I should not simply
go for Work permit and
make money. Why
should I permanently
Immigrate? You
must understand that
a
Work Permit is a
temporary permission for a
particular period
granted for a
particular
country. Most of
these permits/visas are
coming with certain
attached limitations,
which should be of
concern
to you. In most of these Visas your
spouse
is not permitted
to
work in the country in
which you have been
granted to work visa. You
are not
entitled to
avail of various social
security benefits
available to Permanent
Resident and Citizens
such as Free Medical,
Children's
Education at
subsidized fees,
unemployment Allowance and
so on. Under the
circumstances the best
thing to do is that you
should apply for
Immigration while you are
looking for an
overseas
job and/or if
you
already have an
Overseas Assignment in hand.
Thus,
by the time your work Visa/Permit comes
to an
end, your
immigration
process will be over and
as such you can immediately move to Canada
as
a permanent
Resident. If you have an Overseas
Recruitment
Opportunity, while waiting for
immigration
process, it will also be
help you in saving
crucial foreign exchange
required towards
meeting
the costs of Immigration and other
relevant
settlement
costs
involved.
I am
resident of
Canada and/or Australia holding Student Visa,
can I
change my status
to be Permanent
Resident? Concerning Canada : YES. After two
years of full time
study.
Concerning
Australia: Your
study should be related
to
skills occupation
list.
I am holding
visitor Visa and I am in Canada
and/or
Australia. Can I
change my status to be Permanent
Resident? NO,
but
you can apply for
visitor visa
extension.
Who
is an
Entrepreneur? Canada Immigration regulations define an
entrepreneur as an
Immigrant:
1)Who intends and has the ability to establish, purchase or
make a substantial investment in a business or
commercial venture in
Canada.
2)Whose business will create or maintain employment
opportunities in Canada for one or more
Canadian Citizens or
Permanent Residents,
other than the
entrepreneur and his/ her
dependants.
3)Who intends and has the ability to provide active
and on-going participation in the management
of the business or
commercial
venture. If
you can satisfy a visa officer
that you
meet
this
definition you
are eligible for immigration to
Canada in
the
entrepreneur
Category.
What
role do provincial Governments have in the
entrepreneurial
immigrations
process? The
provinces
role is primarily one of guidance
and
counseling for
applicants who
are considering
setting
up businesses
within their borders. It
is in your best interest
as a prospective
business immigrant to
be.
What is the differences between migration to
Canada and Australia? This is
a common questions asked
by our clients. Their is no difference
between
both countries.
The only difference is the processing time
of
immigration file for
Australia is 8 Months
while Canada is 48
Months.
I
submitted my application already to Canada,
Can I switch and submit
another application to
Australia?
YES you
can.
I submitted
incomplete
application
for immigration,
what will be the
consequences? Incomplete
application will lead
to huge
time delay.
What is
the meaning of
file misrepresentation? If you
submit your file for
immigration and hiding
sensitive
information
about yourself or one of
your family members,
that means your
misrepresent your
application which will lead
to
file denial or
refuse.
What about the English Language
Test (IELTS)? Is it
mandatory? Immigration
applicants should
undertake International
English Language test(
IELTS) if their country
of orgin native language
is not the English
Language. Required
score will vary from
case to case and
depends
on the points you
claim.
My
wife and/or spouse
will
accompany me to
Australia and/or Canada. Will
she have to go for IELTS test
also? If
your country
native
Language is not the
English
Language For
Canada:
Your spouse does not have to take
IELTS. For Australia:
If your wife and/or
spouse bachelor or
trade certificate was
conducted by English
language, then your
spouse will be
exempted
from IELTS. If the
study of your spouse
conducted by language
rather than English.
Spouse should undertake
IELTS with
overall score
of 4.5 otherwise
spouse should pay 2860
$AUD to study English
Language in
Australia.
I
am Australian and/or
Canadian citizen or
Permanent Resident. Can I
get married from
Egypt
or any other
country? Australian citizens
can bring
the spouse from any
country under
Fiances
or Marriage visa. Canadian
citizens
can
apply for
family reunion
under certain income
conditions.
I
received a refuse and
my application was
denied. Can you
file an
appeal for
me? Yes. we
can file an
appeal for
you in Destination country(s) Federal Court
if
we believe that your
the refusal was
against
immigration rules
and
regulations.
This is only for:
Sponsorship appeal.
Appeal from a removal order issued by an officer of the Canada
Border Services Agency or the IRB
Immigration Division.
Residency obligation appeal.
Minister's appeal of an ID decision.
Will my driving license be
valid to drive in Australia or
Canada? Yes. if you
migrate to Canada
and/or
Australia, your
driving
license will valid for
minimum of 3
Months and
Maximum
of 6 Months and depends
from which
country your
initial
driving
license came from. Each
province had
its own
driving license rules and regulation.
In
general after you
land you
should schedule
your
driving license
test which contains two types
of tests, theoretical
and practical
test. Holders of Visitor
Visas or Student
visas
can drive using international driving license
without any
restrictions.
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