All,
I am in the US with my family and my wife and I are both on H-1B visa. My current job is very unstable and may be layed off at any time. However my wife's job is more stable. We applied for the canadian permanent residentship under the skilled worker category with me as the principal applicant in May of 2008 and have not heard on this application ever since. In the event I lose my job, will this cause any negative effects on the canadian immigration?
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If you have the required points at the time of application, I think you should be ok. I don’t know the answer for sure, but the points are based on your past history, not your present or future. So, if at the time of application you had at least 67 points I think it should be ok.
Ray
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As mentioned by Ray, only one year of experience is required to apply for Canada immigration. However your total points should be 67.
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Thanks for your feedback. I have 5 years of work experience and a masters degree from a US university too. Yes I have the required 67 points.
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In that case you should not worry about it. If you are going to be looking for a new job, you may want to focus on getting a job in Canada as well. With an HRDC approved job offer in Canada, your application should be processed quicker than normal.
Ray
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Thanks for all your responses. Say, I apply for a job and get called for an interview in Canada, is it safe to attend the interview. I currently have a visitor visa for Canada and a H1B in the US. What do I say at the border when I enter the US? Will this be an issue? If asked a question on my reason for visit to Canada, is it safe to say I had been there to attend a job interview?
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you can tell on the immigration that your going to visit a relative or will take a vacation. since you have a valid canadian tourist visa and H1-B, you should not have any problem.
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I am planning to apply in family class category soon. Will it help If I send my details to alberta immigrant program form?
or alberta program itself is a seperate category?
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Family sponsor from which province? Alberta has a family category as well. The above link, however, is for skilled workers with those visa's in the US.
You may want to read the page for which I have provided the link to.
Ray
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me and my wife(canadian citizen) live in USA. I am in H1B. Can I apply thru the alberta Immigration program? or my wife has to apply for me in family class and then I have to apply to alberta program?
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which one is easier? as my wife never worked and we live in US
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Hard to say. I am not an immigration consultant or lawyer.
Have you checked the link for Alberta above? How about you send them an email or if you can attend their session? Its always better to get information directly from the horse's mouth. Ask them the process and how long it would take. Compare that to sponsorship process and decide which one would work better for you.
Ray
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