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How to get a job in the USA or Australia when I live in Iran?

In order to emigrate to either the United States of America or Australia, based on employment, the company, and you, have to prove that you have the required skills and expertise, and that hiring you ...
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Experience Reference Letter for ACS Skill Assessment (for 189 type Visa)

It is a problem... When providing references you need to follow specific standard of letter, below are 2 examples one that got rejected other accepted... Successful: Failed: And when you fail you ...
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I have a master degree in Chemistry, experienced in Programming but don't have any degree in CS

If you find a company that wants to hire you, they will apply for that visa. The main point is not what qualifications you have in detail, but that they cannot find equivalently qualified resources ...
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Does my Masters Conversion course count towards the Australian ACS requirements?

Obviously I can only go by my own experience and I am not an immigration consultant But I was in this exact situation - I have a 1 year conversion from Sheffield University MSc Information Systems. ...
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How should a couple apply for Express Entry when both qualify?

You should apply as the primary applicant because you'll be able to get more points. If the application is approved, both of you will get permanent residence and the right to work. You should both ...
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Australia visa: skilled employment of two jobs at the same time

It can't be anything but 3 years in total, regardless of what or where the experience was acquired. Were you to indicate 6 years, your application could be seen as irregular, or deceptive, as the ...
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Can I apply for Canadian provincial nomination programs on my own with my express entry profile?

Yes of-course. You can and you should. The Provincial Nomination process ends with an express entry profile. When you get a nomination letter from a province, you should create an EE profile and ...
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Transferring money from mom's account for Express entry proof of funds

The timing may be an issue and your financial documentation may not fully support or meet what is expected (added emphasis mine). Proof of funds – Skilled immigrants (Express Entry) You must ...
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I have a master degree in Chemistry, experienced in Programming but don't have any degree in CS

H1b qualification requirements from the USCIS website: A bachelor’s degree or higher degree or its equivalent is normally the minimum requirement for the particular position; The degree ...
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Does ACS recognize student employment?

As long as your employment letter is correct format they will be accepted... Attach everything, you cannot get points taken away only added, I have MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) and I was ...
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Is proof of fund not required if you have arranged employment in Canada?

The requirement is "Unless you are currently authorized to work in Canada and have a valid job offer from an employer in Canada, or you have been invited to apply under the Canadian ...
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Initial entry requirement for Australia PR Visa

Australia's Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) is a permanent visa, allowing you to live, work in the country and, if you're eligible, eventually apply for citizenship. As such, you can enter ...
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If I have a job offer, still will I need to show proof of funds for express entry?

It looks like you do except under certain circumstances as detailed on this page and listed below: Do I need to include proof of funds for Express Entry? You will be asked to enter in your Express ...
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ACS skilled employment criteria for 2 years university degree

That person was correct. If you do not hold a bachelor's degree, it's 5 years within the last 10 years or 6 years over your entire work history (AKA some work experience is more than 10 years old) if ...
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ANZSCO occupation

You don't have to prove experience for the expression of interest but will have to if invited to officially apply. Here's the official application booklet: https://www.immigration.govt.nz/documents/...
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Can I move to Germany for 1 year to test how it is, with a remote job?

The main issue would be that one needs to have a reason to apply for residence permit in Germany. If one wants be working in Germany as employee (does not matter remote or not), the company should ...
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Does Canada Express Entry requires valid job offer and proof funds?

You need proof of funds to meet the minimum requirements of the Federal Skilled Worker Program Federal Skilled Trades Program You don’t need to show that you have enough money to support yourself ...
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Can I move to Germany for 1 year to test how it is, with a remote job?

I have made initial and renewal applications for an "Aufenthaltserlaubnis" (residence permit) while working as a postdoc. I believe the permitting process is essentially the same as far as ...
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Advance Approval according to § 81a AufenthG & Blue Card for work permit in Germany

The first sentence of § 81a AufenthG reads Arbeitgeber können bei der zuständigen Ausländerbehörde in Vollmacht des Ausländers, der zu einem Aufenthaltszweck nach den §§ 16a, 16d, 18a, 18b und 18c ...
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SMC New Zealand, Job Search Visa or Resident Visa

It is possible to get a residence visa directly. If you have enough points for your Expression of Interest, then you will be offered an invitation to apply. You do not need to have a job offer before ...
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Canada’s Global Talent Stream employment and citizenship

Other than already having Canadian PR, being in Canada for 3 years, and pass citizenship exam if required, there are nothing you can convert to citizenship. That said, normal work permit with LMIA ...
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Steps in Migrating to Australia or New Zealand

Australian system is point-based. For independent skilled immigration you have to get 65 points. You could get points from your age, English level (IELTS), education or degree, professional experience,...
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Is educational transcript mandatory for Australian skill assessment PR visa process?

You need ECA to apply for PR and organizations that run ECA need your academic transcripts. I am not sure if skill assessment process requires transcripts, however I am quite certain that you need ...
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Should I disclose information about my house for deemed acquisition/disposition purposes in Canada?

Is this disclosure needed for immigration procedure (you have not yet lived in Canada) or you have already lived in Canada and the disclosure is related to Canadian tax? If the former, you probably ...
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Can I migrate to Australia with bachelor's and master's degrees in different fields?

There is hope. I successfully applied for permanent residency with BSc Microbiology PGCE Secondary Science Teaching MSc Information Systems I got the 189 visa as an Analyst Programmer. The MSc ...
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Sample Work Experience Letter for ACS Skills Assessment

You can refer to the page 13 of this document.
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How to apply for a skilled worker visa from India?

You will need to have the job offer first and then the company has to apply to the USA government for a visa for you. There are scams and exploitative employers out there so be on your guard. This ...
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Is MCTS (.net framework) recognised for Australia work visa?

I asked the question you linked, and while the answerer's post was correct at the time, it no longer holds. If you look at the official information, you can now read that it is explicitly stated that: ...
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Which Australian skill assessment is correct for my degree?

The ACS is the appropriate body to evaluate your skills, as your education and experience would appear to be within Information and Communications Technology (ICT) The ACS ICT skills assessment ...
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Name mismatch in my degree, marksheets and employer reference for ACS skill assesment

It is ok. I have my name misspelled (a typo) on one of my references and IELTS exam and they got accepted by ASC, so you should be fine... They expect to get references sometimes with full name ...
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