[AccessD] OT: work and employment

Totally OT:

I wonder how many Canadian could actually get back into the country once
their citizenship was removed if they had to take the test? What is your bet
30% more, less?

Jim

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Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:16 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: work and employment

On 7/19/05, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
> Hi Marcel:
> 
> You certifications would put you in the top 6% of in-demand programmers,
> especially with .Net credentials. (According to one survey I saw.) You
would
> have to immigrate if you wanted to easily get a job in either US or Canada
> but I have no idea about Australia. There are working Visas in Canada and
> Green Cards and H1B Visas in the US but you have to get a future 'local'
> employer to sponsor you if your want to go that route. Not always easy if
> there is a saturated market.
> 
> Immigration might be your best choice but you have to have specific
> requirements and candidates are selected on a range of things from type of
> expertise, age, money, degrees/certifications etc. In Canada, there is a
> Federal immigration web site location that you can enter your stats. If
you
> qualifications add up to 75 points out of a possible 100, you're in. One
> friend, who has a degree in Computer Science, married for 10 years, two
> kids, owned house, an expert in Java and C++ took 15 days to be cleared
into
> Canada. On the other-hand another friend, with photography certifications,
> took over 6 years to get accepted and it was not until he put a
> qualification in an odd 'Multilith News Printer' type that he got the nod.
> 
> HTH
> Jim
Took a loko at the test out of curiosity, and it seems like they
dropped the acceptance to 67, so it should be easier for you to get in
now.

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Josh McFarlane

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