Nominee Applicants who meet all of the following requirements will receive priority processing of their PNP application, and
permanent residence application once they are nominated:
Many
EU permanent residence applications have already gone online in October 2016, with the introduction of a European Passport Return service enabling applicants to travel while the application is pending.
Jessica's Greensboro, North Carolina firm was formed in December 2012 and focuses primarily on immigration which includes:
permanent residence applications based on marriage or family, removal defense, visas for victims of crimes, and naturalization.
Readers should note that even after overcoming the first hurdle and receiving an Invitation to Apply, it can be difficult to comply with the stringent documentary requirements and short timelines of the
electronic permanent residence application.
The Bridging Open Work Permit enables certain economic class applicants to maintain their status and continue working in Canada while they await a final decision on
their permanent residence application.
The government has indicated as part of this program,
permanent residence applications will process in approximately six months, allowing for the faster entry to Canada of skilled, employable / employed foreign nationals.
The employer can then select an applicant and support that applicant's
permanent residence application.
Under Express Entry, it is no longer enough to be eligible to make an application for permanent residence, only those who are invited to apply through Express Entry will be able to submit
a permanent residence application.
Upon creating an Express Entry profile or even prior to the creation of a profile, candidates should consider what documentation will be required for
their permanent residence applications as once an Invitation to Apply is received there will only be 60 days to provide the required documentation and the timelines are largely strictly enforced.
Prior to Express Entry, any individual who met the eligibility requirements of one of these programs could submit
their permanent residence application and know that their application would be placed in the queue and would eventually be processed.
Temporary entry lays the foundation for
a permanent residence application: after working in Canada for one year, NAFTA professional work permit holders can apply for permanent residence status in Canada through the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) Program or the Canadian Experience Class.
While it is certainly the case that a provincial nomination certificate will generally lead to CIC approving
a permanent residence application, this is not always the case.
Applying for Labour Market Impact Assessments in support of dual intent /
permanent residence applications;