An immigration plan is similar to a good business plan. You need to know what your goal is, what the requirements are to achieve your goal, have a plan that anticipates each step, and execute your plan. The more detailed your plan is, the easier it is to implement.
Know your goal: Your overall goal is immigration to Canada. A specific goal would be what class of immigration you intend to apply under. The immigration classes that you can currently apply to are:
1. Federal Skilled Worker Class – This is the class most commonly used by new Canadian immigration applicants. There is more flexibility here because not only are there federal needs for certain tasks, but different provinces also have their own specific needs. If you qualify for one of these, the provincial government will help you with your application and in some cases push you closer to the top of the waiting list for application processing.
2. Canadian Experience Class – An immigration category for temporary foreign workers from Canada and international graduate students who wish to become permanent residents. This class was first implemented in 2007.
3. Business Class: This class is for investors, entrepreneurs, and the self-employed. Applications in this class generally take less time than those in the Federal Skilled Worker Class.
4. Family Class: This class of immigrants must be sponsored to come to Canada by a relative, such as a parent, fiancé, spouse, or cohabitant. A cohabitant is defined as a person of the opposite or same-sex with whom you have a marital relationship and who is currently living with you and has been for at least one year.
5. Quebec-selected immigration: Skilled workers / professional applicants intending to reside in Montreal or another city in the province of Quebec are selected on the basis of a different set of criteria than applicants wishing to settle elsewhere in Quebec. Canada. The Quebec immigration selection system is designed to indicate the likelihood of success in settling in Quebec.
Class of provincial nominees: In this classification, a potential immigrant applies to a province that has certain established needs. If you meet their immigration criteria, the province (s) will help with the application process. Provinces and territories share authority with the federal government and can expedite applications.
Refugee class: Applicants in this class are admitted according to special rules.
Other: (visitor’s visa, temporary work permit) and so on …
Requirements and Steps to Achieve Your Goal: What are the specific requirements to enter Canada during your proposed immigration class? This can be achieved by studying the requirements of the CIC (Office of Citizenship and Immigration Canada).
Have a plan that anticipates each step: Make a checklist of all the requirements for your chosen immigration class. Insert as many details as possible. You may need to change the list by including additional steps as the process continues.
Execute your plan: This includes all the necessary immigration steps before you can be considered for immigration to Canada and before the CIC can approve or reject your immigration application. This can be done through an immigration lawyer or consultant OR you can take the initiative and handle all the paperwork yourself. There are pros and cons to both methods.
With an immigration lawyer or immigration consultant, you pay for their knowledge of the process, and at the same time you end up paying thousands of dollars more in fees. Doing it yourself will require more research and personal work on your part, but you will be able to complete the process much cheaper.
Like a business plan, following all the steps will not necessarily mean success. But by organizing and systematizing the process on your part, there is a greater chance that you will succeed. This, of course, presupposes that you meet the conditions for immigration in the selected class.
Regards,