Freakinoldguy wrote:
Brenda wrote:
This is exactly why I yell Family class should be looked into. Skilled worker class or entrepeneurs is not the problem. You don't bring in the losers with no skills, because they won't pass the tests, and the entrepeneurs bring money to start a business...
I saw a documentary back in the late 90's about the exodus from Hong Kong to Canada and they were saying at that time an applicant immigrant from there had to have at least $100,000 HK dollars before he would ever be considered.
The same documentary said that if you were from a poor country (ie Somalia, Biafra etc etc you didn't need to meet any financial obligations.
So, I was wondering if you had to have a set amount of money before they considered your application for immigration?
Yes. You need to show (when you fill out your application, AND when you land) that you have money. In our case, family of 4, you need to show proof you have immediate access to $ 20,000.00. (it was 19,895.00 to be exact
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The government thinks that is enough to live on for 6 months.
EVERY skilled worker immigrant that comes to Canada on a Permanent Resident-visa needs to show that.
Family class is different, the sponsor needs to show they can keep you alive, so the sponsor either needs a job, or a good pension.
Entrepeneurs need to show they have $ 300,000.00 and then there is the Investors class that needs to show double that amount. Entrepeneurs also need a business plan, and they need to employ 2 Canadians (or something) and keep them employed for the next 2 years. I didn't look very deep into that because I didn't have $ 300K or more
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