Total cost of applying for PR for Canada Express Entry

The cost of applying for PR via express entry from India is as under:

INR 5,000 - Getting your transcripts printed, attested and shipped to World Education Services (WES / IQAS) from your university.

INR 13,600 - WES Basic Education Credential Assessment (ECA) - CAD 200. If you choose international courier service (UPS) add CAD 85. (per person)

INR 12,500 - Registering for IELTS Exam

Applying to Express Entry is free. Once you receive the ITA, you’ll need to start preparing the necessary documents that need to be uploaded:

INR 8,500 - Medical Examination per person (Apollo Hospital)

INR 500 - Police Clearance Certificate from PSK (per person)

Proof of Funds from your Bank: Free

INR 150–200 - Digital Photo (per person)

While you are submitting your e-APR application post-ITA, you’ll need to pay

INR 26,250 - Processing fee: CAD 550 per person

INR 23,400 - Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF): CAD 490 per person ~ (Note: this can also be paid when you are landing in Canada)

INR 7160 - Dependent Child: CAD 150 per child

INR 2400 - When you land for the first time you don’t need to pay for your PR card.

Total: Roughly INR 91,000 per person. If you are married without kids, then add INR 60,000.

Note that you also need to show proof of funds when you receive your invitation to apply. Check the link and save the money respective to your family configuration. These funds are for proof only. You don’t have to give these to CIC authorities. This can mean showing savings from INR 6.95 lakhs for an individual, to INR 12.8 lakhs for a family of four, and more.


Disclaimer: Above facts / data is not the view of blogger, it is based on the study / actual discussion with concerned persons.
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Should I quit well paying job in my native country and move to Canada

Should I quit well paying job in my native country and move to Canada, Let's have answer to thithquestion. Everything looks perfect and shiny when you view it from the home country. I will give you an example with all calculations. (Also read our previous blog related to the same topic) 

Suppose you had a well paying job (around Rs 1.2 lakh) on account every month (after all the deductions) in India. You got frustrated with the traffic and pollution and decided to try Canada. After you reached Canada, you realized it is immensely beautiful in the Summer. But, it is cold, icy for around 7–8 months.

Afterwards It will take you around an year to get a decent job (paying 100k Canadian dollars per year). During that period, you have to work at gas stations, restaurants etc making around CAD 2500/month. From that you will pay 1600 for 1 bedroom apt, 300–400 for groceries, other expenses 100–300 (bus pass, travel, clothes, misc ). Altogether, it total led to 2300 on average. From this you will have only 200 cad savings. If any unwanted expenses come in between than you will have to spend the savings you bought from your home country.

It is very difficult to get a decent job in Canada as employers prefer Canadian first and if they are not available, the post will be vacant until they find one. After a year of struggle, you may got a contract job which pay 100K CAD. You will think that you are lucky enough. Here is how the financials changed after the second year.

Suppose you are earning CAD100,000 per Annum you will have following expenses

Head	Amount Required (in CAD, Per Annum)
Rent	19,200
Tax	40,000
Gr0cery	6,000
Other Expenses	5,000
Total	70,200
Trip to your Native Country	10,000
Net Savings	19,800

The above saved amount is around CAD 20,000 is after fighting the brutal spine chilling for 8 months a year. Take note that in Canada, interest rates are very low around 0.9%. This money is all you got and there is no growth for it.

Now compare it to India, you are earning 16 Lakhs INR per Annum you will have following expenses

Head	Amount Required (in Rs, Per Annum)
Rent	2,40,000
Tax	3,00,000
Gr0cery	1,80,000
Other Expenses	50,000
Total	7,70,000
Trip to your Native Town	60,000
Net Savings	8,50,000

Conclusion: Now if you see you will save almost same amount in Canada as you were already saving in India. 

• In addition to above, you get the best food, can visit relatives at will, don’t have to adjust with extreme liberal views and identity politics.
• India is crowded, have lots of traffic, pollution, yet you will like it. 
• In Canada, there is a lot of hype about free healthcare. It is free, but you can’t access it. Suppose your leg got fractured while slipping on ice, you need to hold the pain until you get an appointment in hospital- which would take 2–3 days if not longer.

Disclaimer: Above facts / data is not the view of blogger, it is based on the study / actual discussion with concerned persons.
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If planning to apply PR for Canada, think twice before applying for Canadian PR

If you are planning to apply for Canadian PR, think on below mentioned points before you decide your way ahead. Also you can compare how much you will earn and save.....

• Are you ready to again move out of your Comfort Zone ?

• Are you ready to start from Zero ?
• Are you ready to unlearn everything and learn new culture and may be new classroom education ?
• If you are coming with Family, are they also ready for above all changes ?
• Are you ready to face extreme weather conditions ?
• Are you patient enough to handle stressful period ?

• Have you studied Canadian work culture, environment, day to day life, Driving license requirements, Total expenditure(immigration, travel & survival cost of min 3–6 months) involved.
• People will share their experiences but same things may not happen with you !
• To be Honest its very tough for people who are not ready to change. I personally know a lot of people who reached on PR and went back to their countries in few months.
• It takes courage to leave your country, people, comforts and start from scratch in a foreign land.
• Make up your mind first and be firm on your decision. Hence, my advice to you is never have a half mind, BE CLEAR & BE FIRM.

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Canada will reopen Parents and Grandparents Program from January 28

Canada will reopen Parents and Grandparents Program from January 28. IRCC will resume first-in, first-served approach to processing expressions of interest

Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program will reopen to interested sponsors beginning on January 28, the federal government announced today.  

The program, known as PGP, allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents over the age of 18 to sponsor their parents and/or grandparents for Canadian permanent residence.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says up to 20,000 new PGP applications will be processed in 2019.

Anyone hoping to sponsor their parents and/or grandparents through the PGP will have to first complete an online Interest to Sponsor form, which will be made available at noon Eastern Standard Time on January 28.

IRCC will process Interest to Sponsor forms in the order they are received and invitation to apply to the PGP will be issued until the program’s cap of 20,000 complete applications is met.

This first-in, first-served approach to accepting applications replaces the controversial randomized lottery process that IRCC introduced last year and later scrapped.

Many had criticized the randomized approach as unfair to those who had been waiting for years to sponsor their parents and/or grandparents.

Those invited to apply will have 60 days to submit a completed application, including all supporting documents.


                 

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Canada to welcome over 1 million new immigrants in next 3 years

Canada’s Parliament has announced plans to add more than one million new permanent residents in the next three years, which is nearly 1 per cent of the country’s population each year. Yes this is true that Canada to welcome over 1 million new immigrants in next 3 years. Let's have data below in support of above statement. 

Canada welcomed more than 286,000 permanent residents in 2017 and 350,000 in 2018.

Canada’s friendly stance towards new residents comes as many other Western nations, including the US, are adopting more restrictive immigration policies.

To keep growing Canada needs a critical mass of population. Birth rate is not enough to generate that mass. Though PR can be granted to all education levels, it is “easier” to obtain if you have higher education and expertise in certain fields.


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What is Canada's Express Entry Program?..... Let's understand......

Express Entry is a system used by the Canadian government to manage applications for Canadian permanent residence through certain economic immigration programs.^[1]The Express Entry system is used to manage applications for skilled and qualified workers. Express Entry is designed to facilitate the immigration of skilled workers to Canada "who are most likely to succeed economically.The system boasts efficient processing times, with 80% of applications processed in 6 months or less.

Those who are eligible for one of the programs managed by Express Entry submit an entry and the Canadian government issues and successful candidates can submit an application for permanent residence

Steps involved in the process of Express Entry 

Step 1: Find out if you’re eligible

Step 2: Get your documents ready

Step 3: Submit your profile

Step 4: Receive an invitation and apply for permanent residence

Express Entry quick facts (as on 11th January, 2019)

• Launch date: January 1, 2015
• First draw from the pool: January 31, 2015
• Most recent draw from the pool: January 10, 2019
• Minimum CRS points required for selection in the Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC): 199 (May 26, 2017)
• Minimum CRS points required for selection in the Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC): 413 (May 31, 2017)
• Minimum CRS points required for selection in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC): 413 (May 31, 2017)
• Largest number of invitations to apply issued in any one draw: 3,923 (April 12, 2017)
• Fewest invitations to apply issued in any one draw: 143 (May 26, 2017. Note: This draw invited candidates with a provincial nomination only.)
• Largest decrease in CRS points required between two consecutive draws: 273 (from May 22, 2015, to June 12, 2015, draws)
• Smallest decrease in CRS points required between two consecutive draws: 0 (on three occasions)
• Longest gap between dates of two consecutive draws: 35 days (from April 17, 2015, to May 22, 2015, draws)
• Shortest gap between dates of two consecutive draws: 5 days (from May 26 to May 31, 2017)
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2015: 31,063
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2016: 33,782
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2017: 86,023
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2018: 89,800
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2019 (to date): 3,900
• Total number of ITAs issued since system was launched: 244,598