- Express Entry is an online system that IRCC use to manage applications for permanent residence from skilled workers.

• Step – 1: Find out if you are eligible
• Step – 2: Get your documents ready
• Step – 3: Submit your profile
• Step – 4: Receive an Invitation and apply for Permanent Residence.

- Yes, you can. You can check status of your application(online or paper application).

- Exact processing times are difficult to predict. They vary depending on: type of application submitted. Processing time may change during the processing of your application. You can check current processing time by clicking on this IRCC link: check processing time.

- Your National Occupation Classification (NOC) code is the number the job is listed under in Canada’s official job classification system. You can find NOC by clicking on this link: Find the NOC code and title for a job.

- No, you don’t need job offer for Express Entry. If you have permanent job offer (LMIA) then you will get 50 – 200 CRS points for permanent job offer.

- Comprehensive ranking system (CRS) is a points-based system used to assess and score a candidate’s Express Entry profile to rank them against other candidates in the pool. The CRS will assess the profile information candidates submit, including skills, work experience, language ability, education and other factors.

- No. The Government of Canada treats everyone equally whether they use a representative / lawyer or not.

- Yes, you can. If your application is already in progress, you can use web form if you want to report important changes about your application like: births, deaths, marriages, divorces, adoptions, changes in address, changes in employment, a new educational credentials, etc.

- An Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) is an entry requirement for visa-exempt foreign nationals travelling to Canada by air. An eTA is electronically linked to a traveller’s passport. It valid for up to 5 years or until the passport expires, whichever comes first. If you get new passport, you need to get new eTA. An eTA doesn’t guarantee entry to Canada.

- There are four types of travellers:

• Travellers who need an eTA:
• Visa-exempt foreign nationals need an eTA to fly to or transit through a Canadian airport. These travellers do not need an eTA when arriving by car, bus, train or boat (including a cruise ship).
• Lawful permanent residents of the U.S. need an eTA to fly to or transit through a Canadian airport. They must present a valid Green Card and a valid passport at check-in.
• Travellers who may be eligible to apply for an eTA:
• Citizens from select visa-required countries may be eligible to apply for an eTA, instead of a visa, to travel to Canada by air. However, these travellers need a visitor visa when arriving by car, bus, train, or boat, including a cruise ship.
• Travellers who cannot apply for an eTA and need to carry other identification:
• Canadian citizens, including dual citizens, need a valid Canadian passport. American-Canadians can travel with a valid Canadian or U.S. passport.
• Canadian permanent residents need a valid permanent resident card or permanent resident travel document.
• Important – former residents of Canada: Permanent resident (PR) status does not expire. If you once lived in Canada many years ago, you could still have PR status.
• Visa-required including alien’s passport holders and stateless individuals.
• Travellers who are exempt from the eTA requirement:
  For example: U.S. citizens are exempt from the eTA requirement and must carry proper identification such as a valid U.S. passport.
  See the complete list of eTA exceptions.

- You may need medical exam if you want to come to Canada.

• If you are applying for permanent residence, you must have an immigration medical exam.
• If you plan to visit Canada for six months or less, you generally do not need medical exam, unless you plan to work in certain jobs.
• If you plan to visit Canada for more than six months then you need medical exam
• If you are applying for Super Visa, then you need medical exam.

- Your own doctor cannot do the medical exam. Only panel Physicians approved by IRCC can do this exam.
- You must find a panel physician that IRCC have approved to do medical exams.

- Depending on your nationality, everyone who applies for:

• Visitor Visa
• Work or Study Permit
• Permanent Residence
or
• Refugee or Asylum Status

- Check here for locations: Finger prints and biometric locations.

- Income levels set out by Government of Canada where family spends a higher percentage on necessities than other families. A family must be above the cut-off in order to

• Sponsor a family member to immigrate to Canada.
• Host parents or grandparents for an extended stay.

- When a person makes false statements, submits false information, submits false or altered documents, or withholds information relevant to their application to IRCC. This is a crime. Documents can include:

• Passports and travel documents;
• Visas;
• Diplomas, degrees, and apprenticeship or trade papers;
• Birth, marriage, final divorce, annulment, separation or death certificates;
• Police certificates.

- Yes, if you are applying for permanent residence of Canada, you and your family members must submit police certificate with application.
When you apply as visitor, student or temporary worker, you do not need police certificate but IRCC can ask for police certificate at any time and for any type of application.

- Find out how and where to get police certificate from different countries by clicking this link: How to get police certificate

-A child who depends on their parent for financial and other support.
To qualify as a dependant, your child must meet the age limit and requirements of the applicable definition below. To find out if your child is dependent or not, check the link: online tool to check if your child qualifies as a dependant.
Definition of a dependent child as of October 24, 2017:
Children qualify as dependants if they meet both of these requirements:

• They’re under 22 years old,
and
• They don’t have a spouse or common-law partner.

• They have depended on their parents for financial support since before the age of 22,
and
• They are unable to financially support themselves because of a mental or physical condition.

• Under 19 years old, and do not have a spouse or common-law partner,
or
• 19 years old or older (also known as overage dependent children) and have depended on the parent’s financial support since before the age of 19 because of a physical or mental condition

• Have been a full-time student on an ongoing basis,
and
• Have depended largely on a parent's financial support since they became a spouse or partner.

• have depended on a parent's financial support since before the age of 22 because of a physical or mental condition
or
• Have been a full-time student on an ongoing basis since before the age of 22,
• and
• Have depended on a parent's financial support since that time.

• Has been a full-time student on an ongoing basis since before the age of 22,
• and
• Has depended on a parent's financial support since they became a spouse or partner.

- A temporary resident must apply to extend their period of authorized stay before it ends. If they have done so, their period of authorized stay as a temporary resident is extended by law until a decision is made. Such a person is considered to have implied status as a temporary resident during that period.

- You may be able to restore your status as a visitor, student or worker within 90 days of losing it, if you lost it because:

• You stayed in Canada longer than the period authorized for your stay (but not longer than 90 days).
• You changed employers, location of employment, or type of work (occupation or level of responsibility) before getting a new work permit.
• You changed the type of studies, educational institutions, location of studies, or times and periods of studies without applying to change these conditions on your study permit if they were specified on your study permit.

• Submit your application within 90 days of losing your status
• Provide full details of all the facts and circumstances that resulted in you committing the offence
• Keep meeting the requirements for your stay,
• Meet all the conditions listed on your permit,
and
• Pay the restoration fee ($200)

- A Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is a document that an employer in Canada may need to get before hiring a foreign worker. A positive LMIA will show that there is a need for a foreign worker to fill the job. It will also show that no Canadian worker is available to do the job. A positive LMIA is sometimes called a confirmation letter. If the employer needs an LMIA, they must apply for one.
Once an employer gets the LMIA, the worker can apply for a work permit.
To apply for a work permit, a worker needs:

• A job offer letter,
• A contract,
• A copy of the LMIA,
and
• The LMIA number.