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Zenith Eligibility Requirements for FEDERAL SKILLED WORKER PROGRAM under EXPRESS ENTRY

Dear Valued Client

The following requirements have been set on 20 July 2021 based on the Express Entry All
Program Selection Thresholds and other selection realities.

Under Federal Skilled Worker Program through Express Entry, Permanent Resident Visa for the immediate family is possible generally within six months from the time of the PR Application (However, whole process could take longer as the preparation work takes time depending on each client’s background and circumstances such as a pandemic). As a Permanent Resident, you are eligible for Canadian citizenship after 3 years of residence in Canada, within the preceding five years.

This is not a direct job visa program. However, as a permanent resident, you can find work as all our other clients have done. Also, if you wish you can further study too as a permanent resident.

AGE

Below 30 Years generally

Up to 32 years if you

i. Have specific work experience – Details under Work Experience

ii. Have a brother or sister in Canada, a Permanent Resident or Citizen

Up to age 40

Below 34 years – Master’s degree, ten years of skilled work experience within the last ten years, and have obtained or can obtain IELTS General Test results 7.5 Listening, 6.5 each for the other three bands. If you do not meet the requirements given in above a. and b., please send an email “I do not meet the requirements under a. or b. , however, I have or can obtain a master’s degree , ten years of skilled work experience within the last ten years and can obtain 7.5 Listening , 6.5 each for the other three bands in the IELTS General Test” to colombo@zenithimmigration.ca with your CV attached.

Below 40 – You have a fluent knowledge in French, Master’s degree, at least three years of Skilled Work experience, IELTS 8 for listening and 7 each for the other three bands in the General Test. If you meet these requirements, please send an email to colombo@zenithimmigration.ca with some evidence of your French fluency.

WORK EXPERIENCE

3 years

Below 30 – Any Skilled Occupation (Please see over 14,000 eligible job titles in our website under Eligible Occupations)

Below 32 – Work experience in one of the following occupations(for at least one year continuous full time, within the last five years)

IT Categories

Software engineers and designers (NOC 2173), Computer programmers and interactive media developers (NOC 2174), Computer engineers (NOC 2147), Web designers and developers (NOC 2175), Database analysts and data administrators (NOC 2172), Computer and information systems managers (NOC 0213)

Business & Related Categories

Banking, credit and other investment managers(NOC0122), Advertising, marketing and public relations managers(NOC0124), Other business services managers(NOC 0125), Corporate sales managers(NOC 0601), Financial auditors and accountants(NOC 1111), Financial and investment analysts(NOC 1112), Human resources professionals(NOC 1121), Professional occupations in business management consulting(NOC 1122), Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants(NOC 4163), Financial managers(NOC 0111), Other financial officers(NOC1114)

Health Categories

Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (NOC 3012), Allied primary health practitioners (NOC3124), Dietitians and nutritionists (NOC 3132)

Experience accumulated before the qualification (pre-qualification experience) MAY be accepted (Final determination will be made by the consultant

However, the following NOC codes were not appeared in the latest draw happened on 23.06.2021.

Financial managers (NOC 0111), Other financial officers (NOC1114), Allied primary health practitioners (NOC3124), Dietitians and nutritionists (NOC 3132)

Language

IELTS General Test – Minimum 8 for Listening and 7 each for other bands

(It is however advisable to obtain slightly higher score in at least two bands (0.5 higher for Listening (8.5), Writing (7.5) and Speaking (7.5) and 1 point higher for Reading( 8)

(These marginal increases(1(Reading & 0.5(other three bands) in each band would give an applicant who is applying from outside Canada without Canadian qualification & experience etc., the highest points for English Language factor).

Education

ANY Master’s degree including General MBA OR PhD or MBBS, OR a Professional Degree in Veterinary, Dentistry, Optometry,Chiropractic or Pharmacy ( To get the highest possible points for an Applicant applying from outside Canada( without Canadian Qualification & Experience etc.)

Exception – You do not have a Master’s Degree at present **

You have a Bachelor Degree or 3 Year Diploma + Another diploma (at least one year)

You are below 29 years with any diploma and at least two years of experience, we may consider accepting you as a client, suppose you are ready to obtain a Master’s Degree (Details given below)

Obtaining a master’s degree from a Sri Lankan university(takes 1 – 2 years) OR from a UK university through an affiliated college in Sri Lanka takes only around 1 year. It is not compulsory to possess a bachelor degree to enter a Master’s degree program. Experience alone or experience plus a basic post-secondary certificate may well be sufficient to get enrolled in a Master’s program (Please check with educational institutes for more details)(We are unable to provide any further details on this). Please ask the university to confirm in writing that the Master’s degree they offer is assessed as equivalent to a master’s in Canada for migration purposes, before enrolling in the program( Zenith Immigration cannot confirm this)

What's Next!

If you meet the above criteria except abve Below 40 category, please send an email to contact@zenithimmigration.ca with the message ‘ I confirm that I presently meet or will meet the above requirements in the foreseeable future’, preferably with your CV attached.

Upon such confirmation, we will contact you with information on how to proceed to a one on one consultation with the most experienced Immigration Attorney in Sri Lanka, Bandula Abeysinghe, Attorney at Law, Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant

A fee of Rs. 2500 will be applicable for a consultation.

Migration is a serious decision

Migration is a serious decision that changes your and your family’s life. If you do care for your own future, please take time to read the above information and watch the videos available through the links below so that you could gather quite a lot of related information free of charge. If you are unable to spend time on doing those tasks with due care, we are unfortunately unable to assist you any further. The above requirements have been set on 10 February 2021 based on the Federal Skilled Worker, Express Entry All Program Selection Thresholds and other realities in the recent past, especially last one year. Please note that we do not accept clients under any other program and neither do we generally provide Provincial Nominee, student visa and/or Work Visa services. Under Express Entry, Permanent Resident Visa for the immediate family is possible generally within six months from the time of PR Application( delays possible in situations such as a pandemic or complexities in your application). As a Permanent Resident , you are eligible for Canadian citizenship after 3 years of residence in Canada. Please note that this is not a direct job visa program. However, as a permanent resident, you can find work or study or do any other legal thing in Canada.

Important Information through videos

Is it possible to migrate to Canada with 6 each IELTS?

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=256441125668702

You can submit your own application – Do it Yourself -DIY

https://www.facebook.com/ZenithImmigration/videos/303840087284135/

Why Zenith Immigration?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKwO0oTh7Gg

Studying overseas or not https://www.facebook.com/ZenithImmigration/videos/256539485714934/

Important Migration Information

Theory and Reality – IELTS 6 is sufficient to apply Eligibility to Apply does not necessarily mean you would get the visa. You are Eligible to Apply to Enter a Sri Lankan university with 3 S passes in AL. But you need higher results to get selected. Likewise, you may be Eligible to Apply for Federal Skilled Worker under Express Entry with 6 each IELTS passes, wit a diploma and even if you are 45 years, but chances of getting selected is so low for such applicants. Therefore, we recommend that you watch the video (link given below) titled ‘Is it possible to migrate to Canada with 6 each IELTS?’)

Other Media Programs of Bandula Abeysinghe, Attorney at Law

On Channel Eye ( English) – Value of a Migrant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpbKP1l07hQ On SLBC Radio ( Sinhala) – Myths about Studying Overseas https://www.facebook.com/ZenithImmigration/videos/1447393325433200/ On Rupavahini ( Sinhala) – Education Tourists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3zSXMT3NrI On SLBC Radio ( Sinhala) – Future of Tourism Industry after Covid 19 Pandemic https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=880746685757419

Be Connected for Updates

Please note that due to high volume of inquiries, we regret that we are unable to answer phone calls. Casual methods such as online assessments, over the phone information and/or assessments made by staff (not by the Consultant) could only harm your future and could make you lose your hard-earned money by falling prey to unscrupulous, bogus, unauthorized representatives or fraudsters.

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https://www.facebook.com/ZenithImmigration/

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Provincial Nominations and Job Offers

As a responsible firm, we do not wish to give you hope and charge fees when there is no high possibility of getting the visa. Please note that we do not accept clients for Provincial Nominee Programs as possibility of getting visa under such programs are low( comparatively) and unpredictable as they change their criteria , eligibility lists etc. quite often , in our experience and opinion. Therefore, as a responsible firm, we are unfortunately not able to give high hopes to our clients through such programs. Also, please note that we are not able to find you job offers either.

Disclaimer

You do not have to pay an immigration lawyer or a consultant. Just like you can buy medicine from a pharmacy without going to a doctor, you can submit your own application.

Neither does Zenith Immigration recommend Canada nor says Canada is better than Sri Lanka or any other country. In this electronic age, through all the information at your disposal, you should determine whether it is the best option for your future. If you determine so, as the longest serving Immigration Law Firm in Sri Lanka, we may well be able to help you if only you meet the criteria below.

If you do not meet the above criteria, Zenith Immigration unfortunately will not be able to assist you in such an event. However, Zenith Immigration not accepting you as a client may not be the end of the road. you may still be Eligible to Apply even if we are not willing to accept you as a client. In an event Zenith Immigration is not accepting you as a client, we recommend that you obtain a second opinion from another immigration firm (However, be careful as there are lots of organizations and individuals that operate in Sri Lanka that promise visa, but practically have much lower chance of getting the visa).