{"id":3550,"date":"2024-12-02T08:13:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T08:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azimiimmigration.net\/?p=3550"},"modified":"2024-12-02T08:14:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T08:14:55","slug":"is-your-partner-the-better-principal-applicant-for-canadian-pr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azimiimmigration.net\/?p=3550&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Is your partner the better principal applicant for PR"},"content":{"rendered":"

This news was obtained from\u00a0<\/strong>www.cicnews.com<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Changing the principal applicant you use for Express Entry can boost your chances of receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA).<\/p>\n

The Express Entry system selects candidates with the highest Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores. CRS scores are determined by factors like age, education, language proficiency, work experience, and family ties to Canada.<\/p>\n

If you and your spouse both qualify for Express Entry, you should choose the principal applicant with greater chance of success.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s the difference between the principal and secondary applicant when applying for Canadian PR?<\/strong><\/p>\n

When applying as a couple through Express<\/strong> Entry<\/strong>, points are awarded for both you and your partner\u2019s education, language skills, and Canadian work experience. However, the majority of points are based on the principal applicant\u2019s qualifications.<\/p>\n

Unlike the secondary applicant, the principal applicant scores points based on their age and their foreign work experience, and can get additional points for having French language skills.<\/p>\n

This means that a high score can depend on who takes this role.<\/p>\n

Another thing to consider when choosing principal and secondary applicants is planning who will be the first to land in Canada. The principal applicant must be present for the first landing. The secondary applicant can land in Canada at the same time as, or after, the principal applicant.<\/p>\n

So, if one spouse will need to land after the other, the spouse landing first will need to be the principal applicant.<\/p>\n

In all other cases, you should calculate CRS points, and consider potential category-based draws, to figure out which spouse to select as the principal applicant.<\/p>\n

While you may assume that you have the stronger profile, your spouse could have key advantages \u2013 such as better language skills, higher education, or in-demand work experience \u2013 that might make them a better choice for the principal applicant.<\/p>\n

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Can you and your partner have separate profiles?<\/strong><\/p>\n

An applicant cannot have more than one Express Entry profile at the same time. This means it is not possible to have a profile with an accompanying partner, and another one without a partner.<\/p>\n

That said, both partners can create separate profiles in the Express Entry pool. The person who receives an ITA first can then apply for PR.<\/p>\n

CIC News has compiled examples of how having your spouse or partner as the principal applicant may increase your chances of success when applying for Canadian PR through Express Entry.<\/p>\n

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Example 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hamid and his wife Nadia want to immigrate from Lebanon to Canada.<\/p>\n

Hamid is 32 years old, has a master\u2019s degree, five years of experience working in a bank, and high intermediate English language skills (CLB 8 in all levels).<\/p>\n

Nadia is 28 years old, has a master\u2019s degree, three years of experience working in human resources, and also has high intermediate English language skills.<\/p>\n

It would appear that Hamid would be the better candidate as a principal applicant as he has more years of foreign work experience, while most of their other qualifications and skillsets are the same.<\/p>\n

Example 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Martin and Jeanne both live in Cameroon and are interested in moving to Canada.<\/p>\n

Martin is 29 years old, has a master\u2019s degree, four years of experience in management, and initial advanced English language skills (CLB 9 across all levels).<\/p>\n

Jeanne is 27 years old, has a bachelor\u2019s degree, three years of experience in management and high intermediate English language skills. Jeanne is also fluent in French (initial advanced level, CLB 9 across all levels).<\/p>\n

Based on qualifications and degree alone, it would seem as though Martin is a stronger principal applicant as he has a master\u2019s degree and more years of foreign work experience.<\/p>\n

However, Jeanne\u2019s French language skills earned her additional points, which make her profile stronger for Express Entry.<\/p>\n

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Example 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam and her partner Alex are interested in immigrating from New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Sam is 28, has a master\u2019s degree, four years of experience in law and advanced English skills.<\/p>\n

Alex is also 28 and has a bachelor\u2019s degree followed by a one-year postgraduate degree in nutrition and a year of work experience as a nutritionist. Alex also has advanced English skills.<\/p>\n

In this case, Sam’s profile is stronger because of her master\u2019s degree and four years of work experience.<\/p>\n

This couple may benefit from category-based selection. Alex\u2019s job profile as a nutritionist falls under the healthcare category, one of the six possible categories. The last healthcare category selection draw was held on July 5, with CRS cut-off of 445.<\/p>\n

This means if Sam and Alex had applied with Alex as a principal applicant before July 5, they would have received an ITA. That\u2019s why it might be worth considering which partner works in an in-demand occupation when choosing a principal applicant.<\/p>\n

At the moment, there have been few general Express Entry draws. The last one occurred on April 23 and had a cutoff of 529. The average general draw cutoff score for the first six months of 2024 was 536 \u2013 which is much higher than Sam\u2019s score of 483.<\/p>\n

*Category-based selection draws are frequent. However, there have been only two healthcare category-based selection draws in 2024 so far.<\/p>\n

This news was obtained from\u00a0<\/strong>www.cicnews.com<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This news was obtained from\u00a0www.cicnews.com Changing the principal applicant you use for Express Entry can boost your chances of receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA). The Express Entry system selects candidates with the highest Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores. CRS scores are determined by factors like age, education, language proficiency, work experience, and family ties<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3546,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/azimiimmigration.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3550"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/azimiimmigration.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/azimiimmigration.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azimiimmigration.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azimiimmigration.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3550"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/azimiimmigration.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3560,"href":"https:\/\/azimiimmigration.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3550\/revisions\/3560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azimiimmigration.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/azimiimmigration.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azimiimmigration.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azimiimmigration.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}