What are the requirements to immigrate to Canada?

What is the cost of Express Entry?

 Your first Express Entry profile does not need any government payments. Fees are only required if you are asked to apply for permanent residency in Canada. If you apply via a PNP, you may be required to pay provincial immigration costs in addition to the government processing expenses. 

Express Entry

The cost of emigrating to Canada via Express Entry is around $2,300 for a single applicant and approximately CAD 4,500 for a pair. Costs are broken out as follows: Candidates for Express Entry should satisfy the following criteria:

• Have less than 30 years of experience 
• Have at least two Bachelor’s degrees or a Master’s degree
• Possess moderate to high English and/or French language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark [CLB] level nine or higher)
• Have a minimum of three years of competent job experience
• Language exams often cost $300.
• The average cost of an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) is $200.
• Biometrics: $85 per individual
• Government costs are $1,325 for adults and $225 for children.
• The average cost of a medical examination is $450 for an adult and $250 for a youngster.
• Police clearance certificates cost an average of $100 for each nation.
• In general, to be qualified for Express Entry as a skilled worker, you must:
• Have at least one year of continuous full-time (or comparable part-time) work experience in a skilled occupation in the previous ten years.
• Be able to demonstrate a minimum of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) seven in either English or French on an authorized language exam.
• Post-secondary education that has been evaluated against Canadian criteria using an Education Credential Assessment
• Candidates must fulfill the basic requirements to apply as skilled workers to Canada’s Express Entry program. Meeting these conditions does not imply that you will be invited to apply for permanent residence in Canada. Candidates with superior profiles will always be chosen above those who only fulfill the bare minimum.

What proof of job experience is needed for Express Entry?

You must obtain a reference letter from each of your employers from the previous ten years to prove each period of work experience on your Express Entry profile. Visit this website for information on how to draft a reference letter for Canadian immigration and what papers may be used in its place if one is required.

Tip for Immigration: 

Schedule your IELTS test early. You’ll have a chance to retake them if you don’t do as well as you want before submitting your profile. You may always change your profile, but if you wait until after you’ve entered the pool to do so, you may miss out on draws.