Canada is suitable for self-employed immigrants.

Canada is suitable for self-employed immigrants.

The applicant's requirements are low: the applicant only needs to meet the following four conditions, has two years of relevant cultural and sports experience in the past five years from the date of application, and intends to continue to engage in self-employment in culture and sports in Canada. The score of basic comprehensive conditions is 35 points, out of a score of 100, and the applicant has passed the physical examination and background investigation of the immigration office.

Canadian federal self-employed immigrants are suitable for people: creative workers, such as writers, painters, graphic designers, photographers, interior designers and so on. Workers engaged in the management of books and documents, such as librarians, archivists, museum administrators, etc. Engaged in radio and television media workers, such as: reporters, announcers, hosts, directors, post-production and so on. Engaged in paper media, printing, etc. Workers engaged in sports activities, such as athletes, coaches, referees, etc. Engaged in educators, such as: art instructors, dance teachers, literature teachers, etc. From media workers and so on.

Immigration officials' review of "self-employment" applications: whether the applicant's self-employment experience meets the application requirements is often the most important thing for immigration officials; Regardless of whether the applicant's future cultural industry planning in Canada is reasonable or not, the Immigration Bureau hopes that the applicant can continue his career and stand on his own feet after going to Canada. Therefore, if applicants provide convincing business plans, personal promotion plans, language learning/language adaptation plans, and contacts and exchanges with Canada for this purpose, it will greatly increase; Applicants can prove to the Immigration Bureau that their previous work experience is professional, so that immigration officials feel that applicants are indispensable talents in Canadian society, and then prove that they will help and contribute to Canadian society, community, culture and education in the future.

Application process: evaluation of contract signing, preparation of materials, application submission, federal review, federal interview, physical examination, background check, maple leaf card approval, home login and federal interview.

Self-employed immigrants must pass the interview, but don't worry. If the language is not up to standard, an interpreter is allowed to accompany you during the interview. The interview place for China applicants is in Hongkong, and the interview lasts about one hour. Immigration officials mainly understand the following issues: textual research on the applicant's past self-employment experience; Whether the applicant meets the basic conditions for self-employed immigrants; Understand the future business with the applicant, judge whether it is capable of continuing to engage in self-operated business in Canada and confirm its feasibility; Verify the applicant's language ability, interpersonal skills and professional ability; The interview will be conducted in English, and the applicant can ask for an interpreter.

Further reading: Canadian investment immigration costs

1. Investment immigration expenses in Quebec, Canada

First of all, in terms of assets, the Quebec Immigration Bureau requires the net assets of the main applicant and spouse to be above 6,543,800 Canadian dollars. The so-called net assets refer to the net amount of all assets under the name of the applicant and his spouse minus liabilities. Including movable property and immovable property, such as deposits, stocks, bonds, real estate company assets, etc. Secondly, the money used for investment, Quebec's investment in immigrants, needs to invest 220,000 Canadian dollars (about 165438+ 10,000 yuan), and directly invest in the Quebec government through the fund designated by the Canadian government, and it will not be returned.

2. Costs of business migration in Manitoba

Asset requirements: the applicant's personal net assets require at least 350,000 Canadian dollars.

Investment funds: invest at least 6.5438+0.5 million Canadian dollars to do business in Manitoba province.

3. Saskatchewan business immigration costs

Asset requirements: the applicant must have a family net worth of more than 300 thousand Canadian dollars.

Investment funds: after being pre-nominated by Saskatchewan, pay a deposit of 75,000 Canadian dollars to the Saskatchewan government to ensure that at least15,000 Canadian dollars will be invested in Saskatchewan to start a business after immigrating to Canada; After completing the established investment plan in Saskatchewan within two years, the deposit will be fully refunded;

Considering the market demand, the first choice for Canadian immigration program applicants is Quebec investment immigration program, because there is no language requirement for this program, and applicants do not need to study IELTS hard after busy work or start a business. After the success of the project, they only need to invest 220,000 Canadian dollars in the Quebec government, and they will have no worries.

The application conditions are: family net assets of 6,543,800 Canadian dollars+0.6 million Canadian dollars, reasonable and legal sources of funds, and 2 years of management experience in the last 5 years. It is understandable that a family can get a maple leaf card in one step by applying. It is as simple as becoming a hot item in the market.

Taking Quebec investment immigrants as an example, the overall cost after the success of the project is about 6.5438+0.33 million RMB. If you ask whether the money is worth spending, the topic will be bigger, depending on the original intention of your immigration, but whether it is for children's education or for a good living environment, it is definitely worth it in terms of economic expenditure.

Further reading: Canadian immigration process

Preparation: Fill in the entry declaration form on the plane.

Many investment immigrants who don't know English will choose Air China when they travel to Vancouver, not because the food is delicious, but because the stewardess can help fill out the entry declaration form. However, it is always troublesome to ask for help. Some people take more when they get off the plane and fill it out in advance before coming next time.

The personal information, address and flight number of the entry declaration form are basically the same, but the departure date and the number of duty-free items are different each time. Fortunately, it's all numbers. Just remember the location and copy it.

The core content of the entry declaration form is how much money you have brought. You can carry no more than 800 Canadian dollars, including 1 cigarette and 2 bottles of wine, and you can carry no more than 1 ten thousand Canadian dollars in cash when you leave the country for more than 7 days. Note that the total of two bottles of wine does not exceed 1.5 liter. Someone brought two bottles of Maotai (2 kg), and the customs officers looked at it for a long time (feeling something was wrong). Later, they reacted that two bottles of 2 kg added up to 2 liters, which exceeded the standard.

When you fill in the amount, you should calculate it a little, because the immigration officer will ask a few simple questions. If it doesn't look like it, it may be taken to the customs for inspection (for example, two people and four checked baggage only write 50 Canadian dollars, which is estimated that the immigration officer will not believe).

The first level: entering the customs

When you get off the plane, don't look at the sign. Everyone is going in the same direction. When you get off the escalator, you will go through the immigration formalities. Permanent residents and citizens are one team, and non-residents who take the business test are another team. There are also several self-help entry machines in the passages of permanent residents and citizens, but sometimes it seems that only Canadian citizens can use them.

Hundreds of people get on the next flight, and sometimes the two flights arrive almost at the same time, and there is a long queue at once, but fortunately, the immigration officer's trial speed is relatively fast, with an average of less than 5 minutes for each person, because the duty of the immigration officer is to conduct a preliminary review of the people entering the country, and if there is any problem, it will be directly handed over to the customs for further review.

The question that permanent residents are often asked is: Where are you from? Go back and do what? When did you leave last time? How much did you bring this time? Cigarettes, alcohol, food, cash?

For many new immigrants in Canada, the question of what to do when going back is very uncomfortable. I'm from China. Why do you ask me what I'm going back to do? Later I learned that my immigration status is a permanent resident of Canada. Since it is permanent, I should stay in Canada.

When did you leave last time is also a key question. If you leave for more than 6 months, you will definitely be asked to go to the customs for further inspection. If you stamp your passport and entry declaration form after asking, it is generally ok. If your passport is not stamped and written on the back of the entry declaration form, you will have to go to the customs for further inspection.

Second floor: Waiting for luggage.

After the immigration officer asked, he went to the baggage carousel and waited to pick up his baggage. Sometimes it takes more than 20 minutes for luggage to arrive slowly. People who know that they will go to the customs for further inspection after writing something on the back are more practical at this time, because they will go to the customs for inspection anyway. If they don't write anything on the back, they will become nervous at this time, because they may be asked to go to the customs for inspection at this stage.