Canada immigration and citizenship department stooped accepting applications for skilled workers category since 1st July 2012. Recently there was a declaration that CIC (Canada Immigration and Citizenship) department will start receiving application under Canada Federal Skilled Worker Visa Program from 4th May 2013. This news has raised the curiosity among many applicants. There are several questions in your mind. Two of the most likely questions are –

•   What are the changes in the Canada Federal Skilled Worker Program?

•   How to apply Canada Federal Skilled Worker Visa May 4th, 2013

There are certain changes in the selection criteria. These changes include the importance of language proficiency and age of the applicant. According to the Canadian immigration department, these changes will help them to select more suitable and adaptable skilled workers from all over the world. It was observed under a consistent and deep research that people with good hold of either English or French language were more suitable for the work environment of the Country. Age factor also went through certain changes according to new/ altered Canada Federal Skilled Worker Visa scheme; younger applicants are more capable of adapting to the country’s economic and professional environment. Now when we know about the changes let us see how you can apply under this new program.

Applying under this particular visa category is a three-step procedure. Begin with getting the application package, then pay the fees, and lastly submit the application. The application package has number of forms that you need to fill. It also has guiding booklet, which you will need to fill out the forms. Make sure application form is correctly and completely filled otherwise it will not go under further processing. You must include all the necessary documents along with the form. You need to go through medical, criminal and background checks. It is for the security purpose.

You will have to go through a language test as well. For English you may go through “CELPIP-G”(Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program- General)” or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) test. For French TEF (Test d’évaluation de français) is the test you need to undergo.

Then with your scores and certificates at your side, you may pay the fees and then submit the application. If you think that the process is complex and you do not have time to deal with intricacies then you can hire a good and experienced Canada Immigration consultant. He / She can guide you, help you with the procedure, and improve the chances of your visa approval. A good consultant can also help you with improving your language proficiency by informing you about the classes or ways to improve English or French before sitting for the test. The complete visa approval procedure might take time duration of a year. An expert can help you to minimize the process time up to six months. Hence being quick and pre-pared can help you to save your time while keeping your Federal Skilled Worker visa approval chances at max.