New Policy for International Students - April 12th, 2021

[captainarabiia]

Wait so the employment letter should be post dated May 6? I got one that is dated April... but on the letter it states I'll be employed for at least 1 year after attaining PR visa.

Not necessarily, get a letter, show your recent pay stub on May 6th, and you should be fine.

 

[techknull]

What if I start work on May 3? How do I prove employment ?

 

[captainarabiia]

What if I start work on May 3? How do I prove employment ?

Offer letter or your contract !
IRCC may request paystubs/letters down the road to see that you were employed at the time of application.

 

[Frisk]

Not necessarily, get a letter, show your recent pay stub on May 6th, and you should be fine.

This, you can always attach a LOE saying you just started working and if you want to make sure, you can always send a few paystubs later ib via webform before they request it.

Also, one more advice. We still don't know what the final checklist is going to look like, but if you know you'd need a police certificate for EE I would apply for one for this too. Obtaining them can take months + they need to be translated, but if it turns out we need them to submit an application, IRCC usually accepts proof that you tried to apply for one but couldn't get one on time.

I'm just saying this because it would really suck if you had all of your documents ready to submit but then it turns out you need a police certificate upfront...that takes weeks to be issued, sent and translated.

In very rare cases, we may accept both a letter of explanation and proof that shows you made your best effort to get a police certificate on time.

You can upload this in the country-specific police certificate field of your document checklist. Examples of proof:

• a confirmation receipt
• a payment receipt
• a delivery notice
• a tracking number

An officer will review your application. If they’re not satisfied that you made your best effort, your application may be rejected for being incomplete.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...-permanent-residence/police-certificates.html

 

[SatNight]

My wife's test is on May 7th, so I hope it doesn't fill out before 12-13th!

She has her new contract from April 20th and yet another one is supposed to arrive any day now, for her employment in the new academic year. We can also submit paystubs, but those are technically not the same contract. We'll see.

 

[farzadd]

Does anyone know if I can use the translation of marriage certificate from 2 years ago?
Also, is birth certificate required for other programs?

 

[rambag98]

Does anyone know if I can use the translation of marriage certificate from 2 years ago?
Also, is birth certificate required for other programs?

I think old translation is fine as long as the marriage is the same, and you probably might need your birth certificate (for sure you'd need birth certificates for dependants but not sure for the principal applicant)

 

[ahm756]

Does anyone know if I can use the translation of marriage certificate from 2 years ago?
Also, is birth certificate required for other programs?

Yes, it should be fine if you're still in the same marriage. For birth certificate, if you are including dependant children in the application, then you have to provide their birth certificates to prove the relationship.

 

[SatNight]

I thought birth certificates were for children, not all dependents.

 

[ahm756]

My wife's test is on May 7th, so I hope it doesn't fill out before 12-13th!

She has her new contract from April 20th and yet another one is supposed to arrive any day now, for her employment in the new academic year. We can also submit paystubs, but those are technically not the same contract. We'll see.

I doubt it would. Everyone is waiting to give their IELTS/CELPIP exams so they won't be filled quickly. When it opens, I believe most of the applicants are going to be those who are applied for CEC or will be applying soon so they already have their IELTS results in hand.

That said, I wouldn't be surprised if the quota gets full quickly.

 

[ahm756]

I thought birth certificates were for children, not all dependents.

Yes, it is for children. If you check this page for Express entry, under "Mandatory documents", it states that birth certificates are required for all dependant children.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...-after-january-1-2016-completeness-check.html

 

[Frisk]

I doubt it would. Everyone is waiting to give their IELTS/CELPIP exams so they won't be filled quickly. When it opens, I believe most of the applicants are going to be those who are applied for CEC or will be applying soon so they already have their IELTS results in hand.

That said, I wouldn't be surprised if the quota gets full quickly.

Most sources say before the end of May, chatty lawyer said within a week but then he said maybe June or July because of the IELTS bottleneck issue.

 

[SatNight]

Chatty lawyer

I also thin we need to make a difference between essential worker and graduate streams. There are more spots for graduates.

 

[Frisk]

Chatty lawyer

I also thin we need to make a difference between essential worker and graduate streams. There are more spots for graduates.

Not saying his name because I don't want to be reported for spam, but anyone who's been following the thread knows who I'm talking about :')
By the way, if any of you is an European citizen consider translating your National ID (if you have one), I just noticed I have everything perfectly ready and translated except that...which is asked for in EE and paper-based PNP programs.

 

[iceboat]

What if I start work on May 3? How do I prove employment ?

I am also starting on May 3rd for my new job. I plan on submitting my offer/contract and ask my boss to issue me a statement about me currently working on May 6th. I wonder if I should wait for my first pay stub to be available (probably around mid-May?) to submit the application or just submit with the offer/contract and the employer letter ASAP. It depends on how fast the 40,000 spots will fill up. I have my IELTS already (luckily) and medical scheduled for mid-May.

Any thoughts?