CANADA WORK VISA: HOW TO APPLY FOR EXPRESS ENTRY

If you’re interested in moving to Canada through the Express Entry program, then you probably should find this article helpful.

Before you can apply for the Canadian Express Entry program, you do not necessarily need a job offer from a Canadian employer,

All you need before you can apply is an Invitation to Apply (ITA) from IRCC. An ITA is sent out to individuals who have a high score in the Express Entry pool.

So, If moving to Canada through the Express Entry program is what you’re interested in, we are going to show you exactly how the Express Entry works, how to become eligible, how to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA), and subsequently, how to apply.

Express Entry categories

There are three categories within the Express Entry program:

• The Canadian Experience Class
• The Federal Skilled Worker Program
• The Federal Skilled Trades Program.

The Canadian Experience Class is specifically for people who have some Canadian work experience, typically around 12 months of Canadian work experience.

The Federal Skilled Worker Program is usually for people who have a skilled work experience. If you’re a skilled worker, you should apply through this category.

The Express Entry helps skilled workers to travel and work in Canada permanently, and it is specifically for people with certain skills, jobs and professions.

Canada work visa requirements

• International Passport
• Digital photo
• Medical Exam
• Proof of funds
• Police clearance certificate
• Biometrics.

How to apply for Canada work visa

Create an IRCC Account

To apply for a Canadian work permit and permanent resident visa, you need an IRCC Account. You can create a secured IRCC account if you do not already have one here.

After creating an account, you should login into your account and click on “Apply to come to Canada” on the homepage of your account to start a new application.

Fill out the Questionnaire

The questionnaire will help IRCC determine which visa type or class that you’re eligible to apply for.

The very first question you will find in the questionnaire will ask you your purpose of coming to Canada; “What would you like to do in Canada.”

For the purpose of this article, you should select “Work.”

The next question would be “How long are you planning to stay in Canada.”

For a typical Canadian work permit, you should select “Permanently” from the list.

After that, you can go ahead and answer the rest of the questions accordingly.

After answering the questions, you should click “Continue” to move to the next step on your application.

Complete the forms

The next step is to fill out your details in the forms provided by clicking on “Start form” for each section.

In the forms, you would fill in your:

• Personal details
• Contact details
• Study and languages
• Application details
• Representative
• Work history.

After filling out the forms with the necessary details, the next step is to submit your profile, and if you’re selected, you would receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for the Express Entry.

After you’ve applied, you have to wait for IRCC to process your Express Entry application.

On normal circumstances, after you’ve applied, it takes 24 months to process an Express Entry application.

Furthermore, if IRCC requires any further information regarding your application, or wants to communicate with you regarding the status of your application, they would send a message across to you via your IRCC secure account or contact you through your email.