Bye, Bye Canada - Part II
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Have you tried telling them you're French? From what I can tell, if you claim to be Acadian, you don't need to speak English. "You say your computer won't turn on? Let's see ... [flip flip flip]. Have you run ScanDisk?" - Tech Support
Difficult to tell them that I am French when I don't speak French:(
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Difficult to tell them that I am French when I don't speak French:(
:doh: I assumed you were leaving Canada, thus had experience with (some) people here. :sigh: "You say your computer won't turn on? Let's see ... [flip flip flip]. Have you run ScanDisk?" - Tech Support
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Hi all This is a really bad weekend for me and my wife. We applied for immigration to Canada last year. The Visa office in Berlin wrote that I have to take an English test to proof my English proficiency. Yesterday the results arrived and my English isn't good enough to get the full immigration points (my overall band score is 6.5 of 9). Now we won't qualify for the immigration unless I will find an employer who is willing to give me an arranged employment by September, 24 - what is nearly impossible. I leave nothing undone so maybe you know a company who is looking for a C# developer. Here is copy of my resume http://www.canadian-net.de/stephan_resume.doc[^] and a translated version of the reference letter from my current employer http://www.canadian-net.de/EN_References_Wachter.doc[^].
Can't you take up the test again? Your English isn't bad- maybe you'll perform better in your 'retest'. Wishing you luck, Vikram.
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Can't you take up the test again? Your English isn't bad- maybe you'll perform better in your 'retest'. Wishing you luck, Vikram.
The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offence.- Dijkstra KI klike KDE kand kuse kit, kbut KI kmust kadmit, kstarting kall knames kwith K kis ksilly. KI khope kthey kwill kgive kup kthis kwhole kscheme ksoon kand kcome kup kwith kreal knames. pI vThink aHungarian nNotation vIs iA aWonderful nThing cAnd pEveryone avShould vUse pIt aAll dThe nTime, adNo nMatter pWhat dThe nContext, adEven adWhen vSpeaking.
Vikram Punathambekar wrote: Can't you take up the test again? Your English isn't bad- maybe you'll perform better in your 'retest'. I have to send in the results by September, 30 and I can take the 'retest' not before November, 1. :(
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Hi all This is a really bad weekend for me and my wife. We applied for immigration to Canada last year. The Visa office in Berlin wrote that I have to take an English test to proof my English proficiency. Yesterday the results arrived and my English isn't good enough to get the full immigration points (my overall band score is 6.5 of 9). Now we won't qualify for the immigration unless I will find an employer who is willing to give me an arranged employment by September, 24 - what is nearly impossible. I leave nothing undone so maybe you know a company who is looking for a C# developer. Here is copy of my resume http://www.canadian-net.de/stephan_resume.doc[^] and a translated version of the reference letter from my current employer http://www.canadian-net.de/EN_References_Wachter.doc[^].
Stephan Hoppe wrote: full immigration points (my overall band score is 6.5 of 9). What was required points for IELTS?
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Hi all This is a really bad weekend for me and my wife. We applied for immigration to Canada last year. The Visa office in Berlin wrote that I have to take an English test to proof my English proficiency. Yesterday the results arrived and my English isn't good enough to get the full immigration points (my overall band score is 6.5 of 9). Now we won't qualify for the immigration unless I will find an employer who is willing to give me an arranged employment by September, 24 - what is nearly impossible. I leave nothing undone so maybe you know a company who is looking for a C# developer. Here is copy of my resume http://www.canadian-net.de/stephan_resume.doc[^] and a translated version of the reference letter from my current employer http://www.canadian-net.de/EN_References_Wachter.doc[^].
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Stephan Hoppe wrote: full immigration points (my overall band score is 6.5 of 9). What was required points for IELTS?
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This signature was created by "Code Project Quoter".Kant wrote: What was required points for IELTS? The required points are 7.0 in each task (speaking, listening, writing and reading).
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Vikram Punathambekar wrote: Can't you take up the test again? Your English isn't bad- maybe you'll perform better in your 'retest'. I have to send in the results by September, 30 and I can take the 'retest' not before November, 1. :(
Stephan Hoppe wrote: I have to send in the results by September, 30 and I can take the 'retest' not before November, 1. No offense meant, but are you in a big hurry to move to Canada? Can't you wait for some time? :~ Vikram.
The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offence.- Dijkstra KI klike KDE kand kuse kit, kbut KI kmust kadmit, kstarting kall knames kwith K kis ksilly. KI khope kthey kwill kgive kup kthis kwhole kscheme ksoon kand kcome kup kwith kreal knames. pI vThink aHungarian nNotation vIs iA aWonderful nThing cAnd pEveryone avShould vUse pIt aAll dThe nTime, adNo nMatter pWhat dThe nContext, adEven adWhen vSpeaking.
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Stephan Hoppe wrote: I have to send in the results by September, 30 and I can take the 'retest' not before November, 1. No offense meant, but are you in a big hurry to move to Canada? Can't you wait for some time? :~ Vikram.
The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offence.- Dijkstra KI klike KDE kand kuse kit, kbut KI kmust kadmit, kstarting kall knames kwith K kis ksilly. KI khope kthey kwill kgive kup kthis kwhole kscheme ksoon kand kcome kup kwith kreal knames. pI vThink aHungarian nNotation vIs iA aWonderful nThing cAnd pEveryone avShould vUse pIt aAll dThe nTime, adNo nMatter pWhat dThe nContext, adEven adWhen vSpeaking.
Vikram Punathambekar wrote: No offense meant, but are you in a big hurry to move to Canada? Can't you wait for some time? We have this dream since 1996. The last year our life was in a waiting-line. Now we want a decision.
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Kant wrote: What was required points for IELTS? The required points are 7.0 in each task (speaking, listening, writing and reading).
You can bump up the score by adding your wife's education qualifications. Have you looked into that? With the new points system, it's very TOUGH to get approval. :sigh: Either you need a family in Canada or approved job offer and high score on IELTS exam. :mad: Good luck.
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You can bump up the score by adding your wife's education qualifications. Have you looked into that? With the new points system, it's very TOUGH to get approval. :sigh: Either you need a family in Canada or approved job offer and high score on IELTS exam. :mad: Good luck.
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This signature was created by "Code Project Quoter".Inclusive my wifes education and her aunt in Canada we get around 72 points (75 points are necessary). The problem is that we don't have a university degree. In Germany the education system is different and that is a big problem. Yes it is very tough to get approval. I wish we had applied before they changed the system.:((
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Inclusive my wifes education and her aunt in Canada we get around 72 points (75 points are necessary). The problem is that we don't have a university degree. In Germany the education system is different and that is a big problem. Yes it is very tough to get approval. I wish we had applied before they changed the system.:((
Stephan Hoppe wrote: I wish we had applied before they changed the system The pass mark is 75 if you applied after December 31, 2001. If you applied before January 1, 2002 and you did not receive a selection decision by March 31, 2003, your pass mark is 70. Skilled Worker Self-Assessment[^] Is this info helps you?
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Difficult to tell them that I am French when I don't speak French:(
It may not be needed. You should try applying to Quebec first. I understand they control their own immigration - unlike the rest of Canada where immigration is controlled by the federal governement. I 'm suprised they gave you a 6.5 on English - judging by your post you seem to have very good command of the language. And I know of tons of people who immigrated to Canada that can hardly speak English, let alone write. 60% of statistics are made up on the spot
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It may not be needed. You should try applying to Quebec first. I understand they control their own immigration - unlike the rest of Canada where immigration is controlled by the federal governement. I 'm suprised they gave you a 6.5 on English - judging by your post you seem to have very good command of the language. And I know of tons of people who immigrated to Canada that can hardly speak English, let alone write. 60% of statistics are made up on the spot
Joshua Nussbaum חיים wrote: You should try applying to Quebec first. I understand they control their own immigration - unlike the rest of Canada where immigration is controlled by the federal governement. I don't think Quebec supports Provincial Nominee Program. Here is the list of provinces who support Provincial Nominee Program: Provincial Nominee Program Contact Information[^] The only point related to Quebec comes only when you choose any place in Quebec province as your land of entry. Say if you choose Montreal, Quebec as land of entry then you can't land in Toronto, Ontario.
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Stephan Hoppe wrote: I wish we had applied before they changed the system The pass mark is 75 if you applied after December 31, 2001. If you applied before January 1, 2002 and you did not receive a selection decision by March 31, 2003, your pass mark is 70. Skilled Worker Self-Assessment[^] Is this info helps you?
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This signature was created by "Code Project Quoter".We applied on Aug, 5 2003. In 2000 I had a job offer from a company (not an arranged employment), but they mostly used VB 6 and VBA and they didn't want to change to .NET so I deceided to refuse the offer - I am such an idiot!
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It may not be needed. You should try applying to Quebec first. I understand they control their own immigration - unlike the rest of Canada where immigration is controlled by the federal governement. I 'm suprised they gave you a 6.5 on English - judging by your post you seem to have very good command of the language. And I know of tons of people who immigrated to Canada that can hardly speak English, let alone write. 60% of statistics are made up on the spot
Joshua Nussbaum חיים wrote: You should try applying to Quebec first. I understand they control their own immigration - unlike the rest of Canada where immigration is controlled by the federal governement. I don't speak French. Maybe Manitoba or Nova Scotia is a good idea, but I need a job offer and that's really hard to get. I sent around 100 job applicatons and I am also willing to come for an interview to Canada at my own expense, but in the most cases I got no response. Joshua Nussbaum חיים wrote: I 'm suprised they gave you a 6.5 on English - judging by your post you seem to have very good command of the language. And I know of tons of people who immigrated to Canada that can hardly speak English, let alone write. Everybody says that I speak English at a high level, so I was also surprised. I read lots of English books and articles (the most of them are computer literature). Maybe I had a bad day or all the other people lie to me :(
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Hi all This is a really bad weekend for me and my wife. We applied for immigration to Canada last year. The Visa office in Berlin wrote that I have to take an English test to proof my English proficiency. Yesterday the results arrived and my English isn't good enough to get the full immigration points (my overall band score is 6.5 of 9). Now we won't qualify for the immigration unless I will find an employer who is willing to give me an arranged employment by September, 24 - what is nearly impossible. I leave nothing undone so maybe you know a company who is looking for a C# developer. Here is copy of my resume http://www.canadian-net.de/stephan_resume.doc[^] and a translated version of the reference letter from my current employer http://www.canadian-net.de/EN_References_Wachter.doc[^].
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We applied on Aug, 5 2003. In 2000 I had a job offer from a company (not an arranged employment), but they mostly used VB 6 and VBA and they didn't want to change to .NET so I deceided to refuse the offer - I am such an idiot!
Try this position at Dundas. Hiring .Net Developers[^]
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Try this position at Dundas. Hiring .Net Developers[^]
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This signature was created by "Code Project Quoter".Thanks a lot. I am going to develope the test app this weekend!
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Hi all This is a really bad weekend for me and my wife. We applied for immigration to Canada last year. The Visa office in Berlin wrote that I have to take an English test to proof my English proficiency. Yesterday the results arrived and my English isn't good enough to get the full immigration points (my overall band score is 6.5 of 9). Now we won't qualify for the immigration unless I will find an employer who is willing to give me an arranged employment by September, 24 - what is nearly impossible. I leave nothing undone so maybe you know a company who is looking for a C# developer. Here is copy of my resume http://www.canadian-net.de/stephan_resume.doc[^] and a translated version of the reference letter from my current employer http://www.canadian-net.de/EN_References_Wachter.doc[^].
These guys[^] are certainly looking to hire. cheers, Chris Maunder