Common sense of background investigation of Canadian immigrants

# Canada Immigration # Introduction Friends who intend to immigrate to Canada or have already begun to prepare to immigrate to Canada will be exposed to the content of "background investigation". Many people are worried when they hear about "background checks". What is this survey about, whether it will touch my personal privacy and so on. The following is the common sense of Canadian immigration background investigation, welcome to read!

1. General knowledge of background investigation of Canadian immigrants

Materials submitted by the general applicant, such as ID card, passport, education, language achievement, work certificate, etc. , may become the content of the investigation. In many cases, the background investigation mainly depends on the integrity of the materials submitted by the applicant, so when preparing the materials, it is necessary to ensure that the materials are free from flaws and errors, otherwise the probability of being overturned will be greatly increased. Background check usually does not pay attention to whether the applicant meets the immigration conditions, and it is often decided by the visa officer. If the visa officer thinks that the applicant does not meet the immigration conditions in Canada, he can directly refuse the visa without giving reasons. Only when the applicant's materials prove that they meet the requirements for immigration to Canada, but the visa officer doubts the authenticity of the materials, will the background check be carried out on the applicant. In addition, the probability of false materials in foreign countries is much higher than that in Canada, so overseas visa officers (Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong) are more likely to ask for background checks than in Canada. After the background investigation, the investigator will submit the investigation report to the visa officer, and if the investigation result is satisfactory, the visa application procedure will continue; If it is not ideal, it will be required to continue to fill the materials. Immigration Canada will conduct background checks on applicants in various ways. At present, one of the most commonly used means is to search through the Internet. All relevant information of the applicant and the applicant company can be found, such as public documents, company equity transfer, etc. If it is a listed company, you can get more information. For applicants from some countries, the Canadian Immigration Bureau will also ask special investigation agencies to investigate and verify the applicant's application documents. Usually, these investigation agencies mainly investigate the social background and criminal background of applicants. Due to the policy of authority and privacy protection, there is still a lot of information that they can't investigate, such as bank accounts, bank deposits and so on.

If the conventional profile survey method is too expensive or has been used, the visa officer still does not believe the authenticity of the applicant's materials, then the visa officer will generally ask the applicant to go directly to the visa office for an interview, trying to find out the contradiction with the materials provided from the applicant's answers. In short, as long as the applicant provides real materials, there is usually no need to worry too much about background checks.

2. Introduction of Canadian relative immigrants

1. Spouses can accompany them. The spouses here are not only legal couples with marriage certificates, but also spouses of same-sex marriages.

Although marriage certificates are not issued to same-sex couples in China at present, other countries that recognize same-sex marriage abroad will handle marriage procedures for same-sex couples. In addition, Canada also recognizes cohabiting partnerships. As long as the two parties live together for one year or more and live like husband and wife, their relationship is equivalent to marriage. This relationship is called common law partnership. But Canada only recognizes monogamy, so it only recognizes one cohabiting partner. When applying for immigration, it is usually necessary to provide proof that both parties have lived in 1 year, including but not limited to: water, electricity, gas, credit card bills, telephone bills, rental contracts, third-party testimony, etc.

Unmarried children aged 2.22 can accompany them.

Canada has no restrictions on the number of dependent children. As long as they are unmarried children under the age of 22, they can submit immigration applications at the same time. It should be noted here that the Canadian immigration regulations were 19 years ago. In May, 2065,438+07, the Federal Immigration Department issued an announcement to formally relax the age for children to apply for immigration with their parents, from 65,438+09 to 22. Children over the age of 22 who depend heavily on their parents for physical or mental health will also be regarded as accompanying children. After the immigration submission (including the provincial nomination stage, if any), the children's age increase will not affect the immigration qualification.

3. Parents can't accompany them, but they can be reunited immigrants at a later stage. When the applicant applies for immigration, parents cannot immigrate with the applicant.

However, when the principal applicant becomes a permanent resident or citizen, he can immigrate to Canada through a parent reunion visa. To apply for the Canadian parents' reunion immigration program, you need to comply with the relevant regulations. The guarantor is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of 18 or above. The guarantor must be a parent or grandparent, and the spouse of the guarantor can be a co-guarantor. The income of the guarantor is an important reference item, and the federal and different provinces have different standards. It should be noted that during the guarantee period, parents, as guarantors, cannot receive social relief in Canada, but can enjoy the benefits of other permanent residents in Canada.

3. Canadian employers guarantee immigrant benefits

Canadian employer-sponsored immigration is a kind of immigration method in which Canadian employers take the initiative to apply to relevant government departments to ensure their employees obtain immigration status.

1. There are two kinds of employer-sponsored immigrants in Canada, one is a federal project and the other is a provincial project (nominated by the province).

The federal program is federal skilled migration. The application is divided into independent application and employer sponsorship application. Self-application means that the applicant accumulates scores completely on his own conditions. Generally speaking, IELTS requires at least four sixes, and many applicants need four sevens to score. Language alone restricts many applicants, which is more difficult.

Provincial nomination is an immigration project formulated by some provinces in Canada according to their own economic development. Different provinces have different requirements for applicants. But most of them are judged by the applicant's age, education, occupation, work experience, language ability and adaptability.

2. Difficulties in applying for employer-sponsored immigration

First of all, from the employer's point of view, the main difficulty of employer guarantee is to obtain LMIA- labor market impact assessment. (Note: Some provinces can apply for employer's guarantee without LMIA. Employers need to provide evidence of job vacancies and recruitment efforts to ESDC, the Canadian Ministry of Human Resources and Labor, and explain why they choose overseas employees instead of local Canadian residents.

Second, it is actually very complicated to match a suitable employer after tailoring for customers. Therefore, many immigration agencies would rather recommend Canadian investment immigrants to applicants than undertake skilled immigrants guaranteed by employers, because they do not have enough high-quality employer resources, and generally need to go through layers of projects when looking for employers, which takes a long time and has a low job matching degree. Moreover, due to the different laws in different provinces, some cooperative lawyers do not have a deep legal understanding of employer-sponsored immigrants, so they cannot match the plans. Finally, they don't have enough successful application experience to support it, which means that the visa refusal rate is high.

Thirdly, as far as employees are concerned, it is particularly important for candidates to prove that they are suitable candidates for this position in terms of work experience, adaptability and English level. The applicant's work experience must be consistent with the employment letter of the Canadian employer and the description of the specific position in the Canadian occupational category regulations. Even if we get LMO, we still have to work hard on materials.