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[dolari]

Just on a lark, I took the Canadian Permanent Residency test. Even with the most liberal answers, I failed with an incredibly low score. Last time I took the test I passed thanks to knowing a second language, but they've changed the test and made the Second Language requirement French. Even if I became totally proficient in French, with all the changed questions, I'd still fail the test.

Unless they change the requirements soon, the only chance for me to get in is to marry Emily. And I can't do that till I can afford to support BOTH our houses, on either side of the border. And right now I can't even support ME.

Better settle into Seattle, this is gonna take a LONG time.

Any Closetspace fans out there Canadian Immigration Lawyers? :)

Comments

[amw.livejournal.com]

My guess is the easiest way for you to crank up points would be to learn French (you can probably read it with "basic" proficiency already, knowing Spanish) and go to school for a year. If you can swing it so you can go to school in Canada, even better, because i think that gives you bonus points. Perhaps you could look into a year-long community college diploma taking French as your elective? If you do it in the US you could still work full-time alongside the study. You should be eligible for a student loan too - http://www.collegescholarships.org/loans/community.htm.

Regarding the marriage option... you won't need to support 2 houses - if you're married you can apply for immigration in Canada living with her on a tourist visa (it's what i'm doing). Of course that won't help you trying to find a job until your application is approved, but it's not like you need to sit on the other side of the border waiting. And surely E won't lose benefits immediately if she can prove her spouse has zero income, usually in those cases you get more benefits, not less?!

[mundanecircus.livejournal.com]

First of all, I thought if you pass the test once, you don't have to take it again?

Secondly, I'm thinking of moving to Canada in the future, and I would like to take the test myself the next time I'm there -- what does it involve?

[jenndolari.livejournal.com]

I never officially took the test. I just ran the citizenship test thing on their website.