It takes some time to migrate to Canada, almost 1.5 - 2 years for the process along with do you get past the points issue. There will be medical checks, and you need an invitation as well, along with the testing scheme. Its got a basis of you must get at least 70+ point to qualify, usually some people older don't reach 70 but qualify on their experience education as well. My Uncle and his family just migrated over to Canada last year. But the process took over 1.5 years. He considered himself lucky.

For the US you can go thru some agency, costs are between 10-20k USD. Depending on who does it from which state and which part of the US you want to migrate to.

Working Visa is heavily competitive, and also you need an employer. With the current situation of recession in the US, it will be damned difficult for you to get thru it and get in. Green Card is worse, with the new laws in the US, its quite hard to get one now adays unless you marry someone. But even marrying someone there are quite strict guidelines as people do that very often as well.

Sponsorship makes the process move faster, but its not exactly easy because of the CAnadians/Americans selling their status to China to marry a girl for 30k USD for 2-3 years to get a Green card or Canadian passport. They've really cracked down on that alot now.

I currently heard from friends in IT in Toronto, literally 1000s of jobs got chopped, so its quite cutthroat looking for a job for the moment.

I wish you the best of luck getting that perfect scenario.

This is 100% true, I have heard this so many times, H1B visa workers are the first to go before any US citizen has to lose their job.

He went for the citizenship, he managed to get away with i think 58+. He has to stay for 3 years to get the citizenship and invest 300k RM into the economy. Close to 100k Cdn.

Try hitting up companies directly, maybe Microsoft, or ShawCable etc.

US/Canadian its applicable to immediate family. Extended family not.

I'm in Malaysia now, but I'm from Canada.
Sorry I just trying to give ideas, maybe not Microsoft, but you can always try other places.

If thats how you feel, but when you goto the US and you break you arm or get sick, tell me about the 1000s of USD medical fee you have to pay to get fixed up. I should rephrase this, in Alberta Healthcare premiums are now free towards Canadians. Healthcare in Canada is cheaper than healthcare also known as HMO or iPO in the US.

This post has been edited by rainpocky: May 25 2009, 02:14 PM

Australia has this thing for working visa, if you can get a job there its pretty easy to get a temporary work visa, if you try looking for one while your there on a visitor pass its ok as well, but if you try to apply for a work visa before getting work... not easy at all.

Umm do you know the difference between TV SHOWS and Reality? Stuff like what you watch is not exactly a fact going around as if its common knowledge in both countries. There really isn't that much of government scrutiny as you think there is. There is more scrutiny in Malaysia then there is in Canada let alone the US.



Its true life is slowing down there for the moment, but one day it will pick up again.

No he watches too much TV and expects it to be like reality.

Isn't Pacific mall like LYN, also a bunch of guys selling your stuff in cubicles as well, except it appeals to us Males alot more that its all IT/electronic stuff.

@ Bad Cyborg, so if someone watches buffy the vampire slayer, apparently there are real vampires in the cemetary waiting to come out at night and some one going to kill them off for me? TV shows will not give you any realism into what society is at all like in the US. It was made as a fantasy mostly or parts of realism to give the viewers a good joy ride to relax to.

They are still hiring foreign workers, but for the simple jobs like working at walgreens or walmart or even bestbuy, they are one of the first to be cut. Normally Americans tend to cut the lower labor foreign worker before they cut their own Americans. There are alot of American's that will even accept low low wages currently and also in this recessions. I know my friend in a simple store like JC Penny had put a job posting at 8.00 USD/hour minimum wage in some states, and had over 8000 ppl apply for the job just as a merchandiser that puts stuff here n there. Simple job and it wasn't even full time it was part time.

Canada in demand jobs are hard to come by now adays, unless you have a special trade skill or something. Alberta still has a high employment rate for trade skills along with oil and gas. But its slowly diminishing as the Canadian dollar equalizes with the US dollar.

Sponsorship is the way to go, its a whole lot easier.

Did you do it yourself, or did you get a lawyer to help you? My buddy's family hired an attorney general, was a bit pricey, but they had sponsorship as well, and it took nearly 3.5 years in total.

Money cannot be used to buy your way thru like in Malaysia, most likely get rejected immediately with $$.

Have you done it ? I've done it and I've not seen a 10 yr agreement nor bond money.


normal procedure sometimes can take awhile.
he went to california.

Not sure but try followup and see what the delay is.

This post has been edited by rainpocky: May 25 2009, 01:01 PM

-sigh- don't make it personal, its just a forum thats called "open topics".
If you find I'm wrong then fine, mention it, rather then act like a 2 yr old.

Bond money you mean as in investing into the country or what?

Immigration Canada is not stupid nor is Immigration in the US.

For your information what I do in Malaysia really isnt "your" business what I do here. So if you have nothing else constructive to say. I suggest you either pm me your rant rave or whatever or stop ruining this thread with your attitude.

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Added on May 25, 2009, 2:20 pmSo odd though, almost 5 years and not even hit an interview process yet. Its quite amusing how it takes so long now adays.

Alot of older parents who enjoy their time in Malaysia is quite reluctant to move away. My father in law here doesnt really want to move away as well. He always says he likes to visit but not stay long term.

This post has been edited by rainpocky: May 25 2009, 02:20 PM

Do you know what your saying, "anyone can sponsor anyone". So does that mean an immigrant can sponsor someone, or a visitor can sponsor someone, let alone, maybe just even a foreigner can sponsor someone. Where do you get this idea from?

I see from your website soscanada, its not exactly the same as CIC (the official canada immigration website) not some unofficial one. I can't seem to find where it says "ANYONE CAN SPONSOR ANYONE".


According to the CIC, this website, this is posted:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/index.asp

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) knows it is important to help families who come from other countries to reunite in Canada. If you are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada, you can sponsor your spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner, dependent child (including adopted child) or other eligible relative (such as a parent or grandparent) to become a permanent resident.

CIC refers to the immigrants who are eligible to use this family sponsoring process as the Family Class.

If you become a permanent resident, you can live, study and work in Canada. For more information about being a permanent resident in Canada, see the Related Links section at the bottom of this page.

When you arrive in Canada as a permanent resident, you must make every reasonable effort to provide for your own essential needs and those of your family.

If you sponsor a relative to come to Canada as a permanent resident, you are responsible for supporting your relative financially when he or she arrives. As a sponsor, you must make sure your spouse or relative does not need to seek financial assistance from the government.

The process to sponsor your family begins when you, as a citizen or permanent resident in Canada, apply to be a sponsor.

There are two different processes for sponsoring your family. One process is used for sponsoring your spouse, conjugal or common-law partner and/or dependent children. Another process is used to sponsor other eligible relatives.
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Also here is another link from the CIC which is about Who can sponsor and who cannot, maybe I'm wrong but the website certainly posts there are restrictions, NOT ANYONE CAN SPONSOR ANYONE.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/spo...who.asp#who_can

To sponsor any other eligible relatives (for example, parents and grandparents), you must be living in Canada.

Who can be sponsored
You can sponsor:

parents
grandparents
brothers or sisters, nephews or nieces, granddaughters or grandsons who are orphaned, under 18 years of age and not married or in a common-law relationship
another relative of any age or relationship if none of the above relatives could be sponsored, and you have no other relatives who are Canadian citizens, persons registered as Indians under the Indian Act or permanent residents and
accompanying relatives of the above (for example, spouse, partner and dependent children).

Who cannot be sponsored
Other relatives, such as brothers and sisters over 18, or adult independent children cannot be sponsored. However, if they apply to immigrate under the Skilled Worker Class, they may get extra points for adaptability for having a relative in Canada.