Usually, South Africans tend to doubt the possibility of immigrating to Canada from South Africa either because they feel it might be costly or require you to invest too much time. Contrary to this belief, it is not as expensive as it may sound, especially compared to other countries such as Australia.
Aspiring candidates must become eligible for the Provincial or Federal open immigration programs.
As far as the Federal Programs are concerned, you will have to match up the qualifying criteria for five immigration streams: Family Class, Provincial Nominee, Federal Skilled Trade, or the Federal Skilled Worker Program. Once you attain eligibility for any of these programs, you could proceed with the complete Canadian Permanent Residency application process.
Applications concerning the Express Entry system are only applicable for the categories such as the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trade Program, Canadian Experience Class, and the Provincial Nominee. However, if you seek submission of Family Class applications, you will have to submit them through a courier as it will be paper-based and not online.
Provincial Nominee Programs involve the Canadian provinces and their working process revolves around them. The PNP application process is simply completed in two steps. The first step implies that you need to have a nomination by a province or territory in Canada. The second step urges you to apply for permanent residency status with the Express Entry system after you receive an ITA. Usually, Provinces tend to nominate individuals with prior experience in work or studies in those particular provinces or they could even demonstrate healthy family connections with the provinces. While some provinces might even select and nominate individuals who intend to work and live in their provinces, the applicants must ensure that their profile exists in the Express Entry pool.
Each immigration program or pathway demands different eligibility criteria and essential documents.
How to be a member of the family class?
To become an eligible member of the family class, you will require a sponsor already living in Canada. That sponsor will have to be at least 18 years old and must relate to you in the following ways:
- They must be your spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner.
- They must be your parent, child, or grandchild. (They could even be your adoptive parents)
- They must be your orphaned nieces, nephews, grandchildren, or even your siblings. They must be eighteen years old and without any spouse or common-law partner.
Suppose you no longer have eligible relatives living as Canadian citizens or registered Indians, you could sponsor other relatives as there are eligible relatives.
Federal Skilled Worker’s Eligibility Conditions
You will need to fulfill certain eligibility conditions if you seek to qualify as a Federal Skilled Worker. They are:
- You will need to complete full-time work experience in an eligible occupation.
- You must obtain 67 points or greater based on the criteria of evaluation. The factors for evaluation include language proficiency, adaptability skills, work experience, age, and education.
- You must prove your language skills through a CLB 7 score in an approved language exam in all four sections: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
- You must also present your authentic education credentials through an ECA.
- You must demonstrate your capability to financially assist your family members based on the family size.
Qualifying as Federal Skilled Trades Person
FSTP is one of the vital immigration streams and to be a Federal Skilled Tradesperson you will need to fall under its eligibility criteria:
- Full-time work experience of two years and above in an eligible skilled trade in the previous five years before your application.
- You must possess an employment offer displaying a full-time job for a continuous period of one year. You could present two employment offers if their combined work experience contributed to a complete one-year experience. As a substitute, you could also have a Canadian Trades Certificate.
- You must have attained a separate CLB score of 5 for speaking and listening in an approved language test while a CLB score of 4 for reading and writing language aspects.
- You must meet the basic money requirement based on your family size to meet the settlement fund requirement
Canadian Experience Class qualification criteria
To become an eligible member of the Canadian Experience Class, you must satisfy the following eligibility requirements:
- You must present twelve months of relevant work experience based on full-time under an eligible occupation in the previous three years before submitting your application.
- Your Canadian work experience must be legal and authorized.
- Your work experience must not be associated with full-time studies or while you were self-employed.
- You must qualify for all the language requirements for your NOC occupation listed.
- You must prove your ability to finance your family with sufficient family funds based on family size.
Qualifying criteria for the Provincial Nominee Program
To participate in the Provincial Nominee Program, you must fulfill the following criteria:
- You must have passed an approved English Language exam.
- You must have obtained a certificate of nomination from any province or territory in Canada.
- You must demonstrate the essential amount for settlement funds to support your family members based on their size.
Your confirmation on the eligibility for open immigration programs and application through the Express Entry system will determine your selection and you will obtain the score under the Comprehensive Ranking System. The selection will fall under several deciding factors such as age, occupation, language skills, work experience, and educational qualifications. Your spouse’s language and education could also be counted among these factors. If chosen under the Express Entry pool, you’re more likely to receive your permanent residence within six months. Your application might also involve dependent children, a spouse, or a common-law partner.
If you are serious about Canadian immigration, you must consider the fact that you or your accompanying family members are devoid of any inadmissibility issues in Canada. You could be rendered inadmissible to Canada for several reasons, make sure you come clean in the following ways:
- You must not cause any threat or damage to Canadian society.
- You must in no way be associated with any sort of organized criminal activities.
- You must be devoid of any existing criminal record.
- You must not be found guilty under the Human Rights Violations or the International Rights Violations.
- You must not be suffering from any chronic illness or medical condition that could affect the Canadian citizens or even burden the health care system in Canada.
- You must not have presented any false information or fake documents to support your Canadian immigration application.
Conclusion
Immigrate to Canada from South Africa by recognizing the appropriate program suited to your conditions and ensuring you qualify for all the essential requirements to experience a flawless immigration process.
