Dear physio,
Good evening!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since\n we had the webinar about the \u2018Physios & Canadian Immigration\u2019, I \nhave been receiving many emails mentioning their issues in proceeding \nfor Canadian immigration. After going through each and every email I \nhave received and the issues they are facing, I have decided to enlist \nall the problems and the solutions for these problems in a single email \nand communicate the same to everyone because anyone might be facing the \nsame issue and they might not have emailed me yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These\n problems that I am going to enlist now are the results of the \nmisunderstandings in the society which have been raised by the \nhalf-knowledge people like fake immigration consultants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I found a few issues\/concerns to be foolish and life disturbing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Misunderstanding or misinterpretations that these fake (unlicensed) immigration consultants are spreading in the society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Doing MPT in India or in your own country<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\n have received many emails and phone calls saying that their immigration\n consultant has asked them to do MPT so that they can gain some points \nand thus they can become eligible to immigrate to Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\n me tell you that this is not true. This is for the other professions \nwho do not need a license to practice their profession in Canada. (eg. \nSoftware engineer), but as our profession is a licensed profession in \nCanada, we get the same points as Master\u2019s guys even if we are BPT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, no need to spend money and 2 years time in order to get MPT to increase your score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\n fact is even if you do your MPT, your score would remain the same and \nmoreover, if your age hikes up to 30 or 30 + by the time you finish MPT,\n then your score would drop down instead of shooting up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Getting married<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the disturbing issue that I learned from 2 physios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Immigration Consultants they have approached have advised them to get married so that they can improve their scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let me tell you, friends, you do not improve any scores if you get married. Let me explain the logic behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\n Express Entry is for 1200 points, out of which 600 points are allocated\n for the provincial nomination. So, now you are left with another 600 \npoints only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You might be listening to the cut-off \nscore as 440 or above which means that you will have to score a minimum \nof 440 or above out of 600.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If the primary \napplicant is married, his\/her spouse is allotted 40 points and the \nremaining 560 points are allocated for the primary applicant. But if the\n primary applicant is unmarried, these 40 points are allocated to the \nprimary applicant itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For eg.:
If the \nprimary applicant is married and is aged 29 yrs. or less, then he\/she \ncan score 100 points for their age. But if the primary applicant is \nunmarried and is aged 29 yrs. or less, then he\/she can score 110 points,\n which means that the primary applicant has scored an extra 10 points \nfor being unmarried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If the government encourages \nonly the married couples, then Canada is going to miss the unmarried \nskilled individuals just because of the fact that they are unmarried. \nMoreover, this would be a strong discrimination among people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Isn\u2019t that correct? And let me tell you that the Canadian government would never encourage any kind of discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My advice to those who want to get married to increase their points and get selected:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marriage\n is a very important event in our lives. Get married if you have found \nyour better half, but don\u2019t get married to score points in the Express \nEntry system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remember that if you are approaching \nan unlicensed immigration consultant, it is the same as a patient \napproaching a fake or a diploma physiotherapist who never studied BPT or\n MPT and then wondering why his\/her pain has not yet been treated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Do we need MPT to practice in Canada?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No.\n You need the license to practice in Canada. Whether you are a BPT or an\n MPT doesn\u2019t make any difference here in Canada if you have the license \nto practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Do we need any experience to practice in Canada?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No,\n you don\u2019t need any prior experience to practice in Canada. You need a \nlicense in Canada to practice physiotherapy in Canada. That\u2019s all !!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Entering Canada on study permit<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is another big misunderstanding\/misinterpretation that we people have in our society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If\n your main intention is to immigrate to Canada and if you are qualifying\n for and scoring good in any of the 67 Canadian immigration programs, \nthen you need not enter Canada on a study permit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why\n do you want to spend lakhs of rupees on education when your main goal \nis to immigrate to Canada as a PR. Moreover, you can use that money for \nyour future in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Friends, let me make it \nclear that your BPT is equal to MPT here in Canada. So, if you are \nplanning to do your Masters after your BPT, then you shouldn\u2019t be \nchoosing Canada but instead if you want to do a diploma or a PG diploma \nin Kinesiology or Exercise science or any other related or unrelated \nbranch of Science, then Yes, prefer Canada as you would get a work \npermit once you finish your education and later you can become a PR \nunder CEC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Express Entry is the only option<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No,\n it\u2019s another wrong notion in the society. Express Entry is not the only\n option. There are 67 immigration programs and you need to know the one \nfor which you would be eligible for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. If you are aged above 30 years, you can\u2019t immigrate to Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No,\n this is another wrong notion present in our society. There are chances \nup till the age of 55 but of course, the chances of getting PR after the\n age of 42 become lean (not after the age of 30).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. Looking for assurances<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A few people asked me if I can assure them of getting a visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear friends, if someone gives you any assurance, remember that you are getting cheated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Try to think!
How can anyone know what the visa officer would decide?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If a licensed immigration consultant can\u2019t assure about the visa, then why to approach him\/her?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Good question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s\n like a patient approaching a qualified physio. A qualified physio with \nhis\/her knowledge and experience can understand the patient\u2019s issue and \nwill do everything that he\/she could do. But ultimately do you remember \nthe phrase,
\u201cI treat\u2026he cures\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s just like \nthat. But if we believe that something went wrong and the visa officer \nwas incorrect in denying the visa for you, then we question and fight \nagainst the visa officer in the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This\n could be done only by a licensed immigration consultant or an \nimmigration lawyer. The fake immigration consultants present in India or\n in any other part of the world cannot do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are 2 reasons for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(i).\n They should be licensed to question the visa officer in the Immigration\n Appeal Division (IAD) which the fake immigration consultants do not \npossess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(ii). The fake immigration consultants \nwhile dealing with your application never ever let the Canadian \ngovernment know that they exist. Your application is submitted as though\n you are submitting it and all the questions would be answered as though\n you are answering them (if the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship \nCanada (IRCC) asks any questions).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is fraud. In immigration law, it\u2019s called MISREPRESENTATION.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In\n this case, how can the fake consultant sitting in India or in any part \nof the world question the visa officer? If they do, they will have to \nface the criminal charges. Hence they will tell you that nothing could \nbe done now which is again not true!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you know \nthat the Canadian government would reject an application if it finds out\n that the applicant has approached an unlicensed immigration consultant?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watch\n the video below. It\u2019s from ICCRC, which is a federal body that controls\n all the licensed immigration consultants that work for Canadian \nimmigration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n