Visa Types - Skilled Worker

Skilled worker visa is the most popular and most convenient option if it comes to immigrating to Canada. Those prospective applicants who are considering moving and settling permanently in Canada without the intervention of any sponsorship; skilled worker visa is the option for them. Immigrationcare.com offers free online assessment for the skilled worker visa. We do a preliminary assessment in order to judge whether the applicant is eligible for this visa or not or does he or she fulfill the work permit criteria and requirements or not.

There are many applicants who are able enough to contribute a lot to the Canada after being settled as permanent residents. This type of visa is the most appropriate for them as it does not require the intervention of the family sponsorship or the secured offer of any Canadian job. Our free assessment program caters all such applicants. The biggest charm of this visa type is the Canadian citizenship that the immigrant can avail through this visa program after completing 1095 days permanent stay in Canada within 5 years. If you have a Canadian job offer you can include this in your Skilled Worker Visa application for immigration to Canada. This is will provide you added advantage.

The Canada Skilled Worker Visa point's selection system requires a pass mark of 67 out of 100 points and is assessed on six main factors; age, education, work experience, language ability and adaptability. The Regulations enumerates the factors and allocates the maximum number of units as follows:

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In summary, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations under the skilled worker class features a selection process THAT:

Implements a selection regime that places emphasis on higher education, language abilities and flexible transferable skills.

Favors married (or common-law partners, conjugal partners) applicants with university education at the graduate level.

Rewards applicants with government approved job offers in Canada.

Provides the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration with authority to set and amend the pass mark at any time during the process with no lock-in protection for an application under assessment. This gives rise to a highly unpredictable selection regime.

Preserves the discretionary powers of a visa officer to assess an applicant's overall settlement potential, irrespective of the point total and approve an application under the positive discretion (or refuse an application under the negative discretion) provisions of the regulations. This mechanism is used to accept a number of applicants who will be able to successfully settle in Canada yet who do meet the applicable pass mark.

Introduces a processing system based on an applicant's nationality or current place of legal residence.

Establishes a continuing conformity principle requiring applicants to meet applicable selection criteria at the time an application for a permanent resident visa is made as well as at the time the visa is issued. This gives rise to a highly unpredictable selection regime.

There are certain advantages of Canadian skilled worker visa and the most important one is obtaining the Canadian citizenship after three years of permanent resident here. This is a kind of permanent migration to Canada where you do not need the favors of any employer or the sponsorship by any family member or relative. This is an independent points based visa through the means of which the potential immigrants can settle permanently in Canada and seek jobs to deliver their best skills.