The SINP International Skilled Worker Category
The International Skilled Worker SINP (Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program) category uses a points-based grid to qualify applicants. To be an eligible SINP Nominee in this category, you must meet the criteria of the SINP and the factors that will help you settle successfully in Saskatchewan. These factors include English or French language ability, education, skilled […]
Overview of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program
Immigrate to Saskatchewan under the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program or SINP. The SINP has several streams offering competitive process times for their chosen candidates. As Saskatchewan is not part of the Atlantic provinces, it is not a beneficiary of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Project or AIPP. The SINP, though, has fine-tuned its program pathways through […]
Express Entry Draw Monitoring for 2020
In the coming years, new Canadian permanent residents will be primarily economic immigrants. They will be applying through the federal immigration program or a provincial nominee program using the Express Entry system. The federal programs are Federal Skilled Worker Class, Canadian Experience Class, and Federal Skilled Trades Class. The Canadian Experience Class category, or CEC, […]
Immigrant Visa Categories in the US: A Primer
US immigration law allows people to live permanently in the USA under several categories of US immigrant visa petitions. US citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents, may file family-based petitions for foreign-citizen relatives. Employment-based immigrant visa petitions are those filed by employers. The first stage is to file a petition with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, […]
The Truth About Applying to Australia as a Nurse or Midwife
This post contains information for Internationally Qualified Nurses (and Midwives) to learn the basics of how to apply as a nurse to Australia. If you intend to immigrate to Australia, you must first complete registration with Australia’s Nursing and Midwifery Board, or NMBA. Then, you must have your skills assessed by the Australian Nursing & […]
An Overview of Provincial Nominee Programs
The Provincial Nominee Programs (or PNP) is one of Canada’s key immigration programs. Except for Quebec and Nunavut, provinces and territories have standards and selection streams to look for people they need. Not all PNPs even need a job offer. Applicants are, after all, selected because a province believes they can settle and contribute to […]
Canadian Language Benchmark Level
As an applicant for skilled immigration, you must meet Canada’s language requirement. This standard is the Canadian Language Benchmark or CLB. The CLB describes, measures, and recognizes the English language ability of test-takers. Language skill is one factor Canada uses to assess your eligibility to apply to the Federal Skilled Worker Program. If you intend […]
Proof of Funds for Federal Skilled Worker Program
Showing proof of funds to meet the financial requirement for skilled immigration is an important condition to apply to the Express Entry system. Complying with the fund requirement is true for applications under the Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trade categories. You have to prove you have sufficient financial resources because the Canadian government […]
Immigrate to Canada Using the Express Entry
Learn how to immigrate to Canada under the Express Entry system. The following is an overview of the Express Entry, an integrated, online management system for processing applications of skilled workers for Canadian permanent residence. To be included in the pool of candidates by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (or IRCC), you must qualify first […]
