Express Entry Step by step instructions.

[omesanni]

Hi,

Your case is unique my friend, that's why no one has an answer or comment.

I would advise you contact @legalfalcon he should be able to help you.

regards

how do i contact him?

 

[TanakaM]

how do i contact him?

PM or search for a thread call "All about GCMS...

 

[deedee24]

Hi All,

I have a query regarding the work history. I need to mention the work experience with a company in the same NOC. However, my designation changed 3 times due to promotions from joining till leaving. Also, I worked in different countries for client projects while I was still an active employee of my base country. (I think this is a very common scenario while working with an IT consulting company)

Could you pls advise on my below queries-

1. Should I mention one entry in the work history section? Or Should I provide each entry for a change in work location and change in designation?
2. How should I provide the reference letters? My company has provided me one reference letter listing my last designation and roles and responsibility for the entire tenure (I worked in the same NOC). Should I get another letter from a colleague for listing all the designations and their durations and add it along with the reference received from my company?

Similar questions have been asked earlier in this forum but I found different answers. Could someone please advise what's the right approach or share their experience if they faced a similar situation?

Thanks in advance.

 

[TanakaM]

Hi All,

I have a query regarding the work history. I need to mention the work experience with a company in the same NOC. However, my designation changed 3 times due to promotions from joining till leaving. Also, I worked in different countries for client projects while I was still an active employee of my base country. (I think this is a very common scenario while working with an IT consulting company)

Could you pls advise on my below queries-

1. Should I mention one entry in the work history section? Or Should I provide each entry for a change in work location and change in designation?
2. How should I provide the reference letters? My company has provided me one reference letter listing my last designation and roles and responsibility for the entire tenure (I worked in the same NOC). Should I get another letter from a colleague for listing all the designations and their durations and add it along with the reference received from my company?

Similar questions have been asked earlier in this forum but I found different answers. Could someone please advise what's the right approach or share their experience if they faced a similar situation?

Thanks in advance.

Hi,

I would just put 1 entry since your employer has combined it all into 1. No need for other documents.

Regards

 

[crescent_jam]

Hi All,

I have a query regarding the work history. I need to mention the work experience with a company in the same NOC. However, my designation changed 3 times due to promotions from joining till leaving. Also, I worked in different countries for client projects while I was still an active employee of my base country. (I think this is a very common scenario while working with an IT consulting company)

Could you pls advise on my below queries-

1. Should I mention one entry in the work history section? Or Should I provide each entry for a change in work location and change in designation?
2. How should I provide the reference letters? My company has provided me one reference letter listing my last designation and roles and responsibility for the entire tenure (I worked in the same NOC). Should I get another letter from a colleague for listing all the designations and their durations and add it along with the reference received from my company?

Similar questions have been asked earlier in this forum but I found different answers. Could someone please advise what's the right approach or share their experience if they faced a similar situation?

Thanks in advance.

I can try to guide you based on my understanding and what I did for my own application:

1. I only listed one entry for each NOC Code I was claiming (2 entries total - the 1st entry highlighting 2 designations under 1 NOC, and a 2nd entry highlighting a 3rd designation with a different company under a 2nd NOC, BUT I think you can also provide an entry for each designation if you want, just as long as the timeframes don't overlap, which might cause confusion. This might be the best route especially if each of your entries will have a different location. If you go with this 2nd route, you'll have to upload evidence (i.e. a reference letter) for each entry, but I think you can just upload the same reference letter over and over again (provided you get it corrected as outlined in my next answer).

2. If you choose to have multiple entries for each designation and/or location, your company can provide 1 reference letter BUT the letter should really highlight ALL designations, effective dates for each designation, ending salary for each designation (since your salary might change repeatedly during the course of one designation), and job duties/responsibilities for each designation, even if they all fall under one NOC Code. This is especially necessary if you will be including each of the designations in your application (if only your last designation is mentioned, then it means the reference letter will only serve as proof for that last designation, and your other listed designations will not have evidentiary support. (My Company does this by providing one letter with a table breaking down all the designations and the relevant information).

Can you get your Company to revise the letter before asking your colleague to assist you? If you draft it for them, they might be more open to doing it for you, since it won't mean extra work for them (they would just need to verify the info you provide then copy and paste it unto a letterhead and sign it)... If the Company won't redo the letter for you though, get your colleague to sign the proper letter detailing ALL of your designation (on blank paper, not Company letterhead) and then get it notarized.

 

[Michael.ko]

Hi guys,
Please can someone add me to any group that will be of help.

I need to be updated and be proactive on any provincial nominations as they come. I have my master degree in business administration. I really do not know the NOC or occupation to apply for as I have 7 years working experience in an insurance company as underwriter.
Can I also apply for financial adviser in any of the province that may come later..Please i need your advice and guide and also want to know the contents of my employment letter from HR because I must be prepared.

Kind regards.
I

 

[crescent_jam]

Hi guys,
Please can someone add me to any group that will be of help.

I need to be updated and be proactive on any provincial nominations as they come. I have my master degree in business administration. I really do not know the NOC or occupation to apply for as I have 7 years working experience in an insurance company as underwriter.
Can I also apply for financial adviser in any of the province that may come later..Please i need your advice and guide and also want to know the contents of my employment letter from HR because I must be prepared.

Kind regards.
I

1) Check here to determine NOC Code:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/noc.asp

A quick look-up shows Insurance Underwriters as NOC Code 1313, but you need to verify the NOC code's job duties and responsibilities against your own, as it's really the duties and responsibilities that matter, not job titles.

2) Employment Reference Letter must meet the following requirements:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/perm/express/intake-complete.asp

The following documents are mandatory for each work experience declared:

• a reference or experience letter from the employer, which
  • should be an official document printed on company letterhead (must include the applicant’s name, the company’s contact information [address, telephone number and email address], and the name, title and signature of the immediate supervisor or personnel officer at the company),
  • should indicate all positions held while employed at the company and must include the following details: job title, duties and responsibilities, job status (if current job), dates worked for the company, number of work hours per week and annual salary plus benefits; and
• if the applicant is self-employed, articles of incorporation or other evidence of business ownership, evidence of self-employment income and documentation from third-party individuals indicating the service provided along with payment details (self-declared main duties or affidavits are not acceptable proof of self-employed work experience).

If the work experience is in Canada, proof may include copies of T4 tax information slips and notices of assessment issued by the Canada Revenue Agency (the time period for these documents should reflect the work experience timeframe [e.g., work experience from 2006 to 2008 requires only documents from those calendar years]).

 

[Chocolalapop]

I know this may have been asked a lot of times but I cannot find any thread.

I have my ITA ... and concerned about some issues.

I have a UK postgraduate diploma that I finished in five years. I got the WES evaluation and it says equal to 1 year PGDiploma from Canada. Will this be a problem?

My other major concern is in my EE profile for No.of hours worked I put 48 hours and my employment letter says 40 hours. I had made an error calculating because I often worked (unpaid) overtime.

My bank statement has funds for 3 months and would be 4 months when I apply in November. The amount is a bit less than what I claimed in my EE profile but still more than what they require. Will they ask why I put X figure in EE while Y is in the bank. Well hello? I withdrew for medicals, ill do so again when I submit my EE profile .. etc

Thanks. I hope so

 

[Zeitoon]

Hi folks,

I'm in the process of collecting the required documents for the Federal Express Entry Program but am facing an unexpected and rare situation.

I worked full-time for a private company for more than a year, and recently I asked the company's HR manager to issue me a work experience letter with the contents required by IRCC. The HR manager has issued me a letter that meets all the content except for the 'full-time' requirement. I asked him to modify the letter, but he refused to do so saying that the letter was registered in their system and he is not anymore able to modify it and they do not issue a second letter ...
However, I possess the employment contract with the company that shows I was employed as a full-time worker for 16 months. Also, the company paid my insurance fees as a full-time worker to the Social Security Insurance Organization (a governmental organization in my country). I received a letter from this organization that certifies my insurance fees were paid by the company as a full-time employee. I would like to know if I am able to supplement the work experience letter with these two documents (contract and the certified letter) and reasonably show that I was hired as a full-time worker? Does IRCC accept these two documents as proof of the fact that I worked full-time for the company?

Any information or advice is highly appreciated.

Thanks,
Zeitoon

 

[crescent_jam]

I know this may have been asked a lot of times but I cannot find any thread.

I have my ITA ... and concerned about some issues.

I have a UK postgraduate diploma that I finished in five years. I got the WES evaluation and it says equal to 1 year PGDiploma from Canada. Will this be a problem?
Not a problem; just ensure you select the correct option when indicating your ECA results for the credential "One-year degree, diploma or certificate from a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute"

My other major concern is in my EE profile for No.of hours worked I put 48 hours and my employment letter says 40 hours. I had made an error calculating because I often worked (unpaid) overtime.
Not a problem;

My bank statement has funds for 3 months and would be 4 months when I apply in November. The amount is a bit less than what I claimed in my EE profile but still more than what they require. Will they ask why I put X figure in EE while Y is in the bank. Well hello? I withdrew for medicals, ill do so again when I submit my EE profile .. etc
Funds don't have to be there for 6 months just as long as you have the required amount by the time you submit your eAPR. If you have any major, atypical deposits though (e.g. when you put the amount you withdrew back), over the last 6 months (which will show up in your 6 month history), you have to provide documented evidence of where this money is coming from (to satisfy IRCC that it's not funds from a loan you took out to meet the settlement funds requirement, which isn't allowed).

As with question 2, it doesn't matter if the amount you claim in your eAPR, is different than what was in your EE profile, just as long as it still meets the settlement fund threshold. You can just change anything in your eAPR questionnaire as long as the change doesn't affect your CRS Score to the point of dropping it below your Draw's cut-off.

Thanks. I hope so

See answers in red below your questions.

 

[crescent_jam]

Hi folks,

I'm in the process of collecting the required documents for the Federal Express Entry Program but am facing an unexpected and rare situation.

I worked full-time for a private company for more than a year, and recently I asked the company's HR manager to issue me a work experience letter with the contents required by IRCC. The HR manager has issued me a letter that meets all the content except for the 'full-time' requirement. I asked him to modify the letter, but he refused to do so saying that the letter was registered in their system and he is not anymore able to modify it and they do not issue a second letter ...
However, I possess the employment contract with the company that shows I was employed as a full-time worker for 16 months. Also, the company paid my insurance fees as a full-time worker to the Social Security Insurance Organization (a governmental organization in my country). I received a letter from this organization that certifies my insurance fees were paid by the company as a full-time employee. I would like to know if I am able to supplement the work experience letter with these two documents (contract and the certified letter) and reasonably show that I was hired as a full-time worker? Does IRCC accept these two documents as proof of the fact that I worked full-time for the company?

Any information or advice is highly appreciated.

Thanks,
Zeitoon

While the proper reference letter with all requested details is always ideal, IRCC understands that many employers are not cooperative about providing all the requested details and many members of this forum have faced this issue. Attach the two documents you mentioned, write a Letter of Explanation (LOE) to provide additional clarification if you're still concerned, and you should be fine.

 

[ajayrao1983]

I am creating an express entry profile, and have couple of questions related to ECA:

• I have a Masters degree in Business Administration and Bachelors degrees in Electronics Engineering. Do I need to get ECA for both or just the highest degree?
• Since I am applying as a couple, is it required to get an ECA done for my wife as well? Is the process different if you are getting ECA as a couple rather than as an individual applicant?

 

[sakshigupta]

It depends on what is written on your employment certificate of these part-time jobs. It should match that.

I still have to take the certificate from my employer. I think they will mention trainee. Okay and also will it make a difference if I was not paid?

 

[sakshigupta]

Hi,

Write her name as it appears on her passport/documents.

Regards

But wouldn't it be controversial, since it will be my passport that has to be scanned and uploaded

 

[sakshigupta]

Hello,
This is regarding PCC from FBI.
I stayed in usa twice. 1st - 3.5 months
2nd - 5.5 months
Total 9 months. So do I need a PCC Fromm FBI?
To be on a safer side , I did apply for that and my application was delivered to FBI on October 5th. I am doubtful on receiving the report before the deadline. What should I do?