Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Chet Wautlands]

Once again this board has surprised me! Such excellent, thoughtful responses. My original, sloppily phrased question hardly seems worthy of such insightful answers.

Certainly we plan on marrying before we move to another country (if we in fact do move).

We have some time to plan things out and see what's up, so I'm not too worried. I'm sure things will work out if we put in the right effort and make smart choices.

Thanks again everyone! Perhaps in a few years I'll add our success story to this thread!

[BananaBan]

[BananaBan]

[PatrickGHBusan]

[Trinny]

It is possible to find a decent job in Canada, but to get one, she needs to have some specialized skill sets that are hard to come by (i.e. remote sensing specialists, RF/radar/embedded software engineers, Digital signal processing/wireless protocols engineers, etc).

Yes, it is a very good idea to get a Canadian diploma or degree, especially the one with co-op option. This way, you get one year experience in a field you want to get into, plus you get to network with people. Provincial colleges can be a better option than universities, because a) tuition is much lower than that of universities, 2) you get some hands-on skills.

Does she speak French? Much better chance getting somewhere east of Toronto.

Some Korean women I've met in Canada are mostly house wives, community outreach workers, retirement home care givers, artists, bookkeepers, free lance music teachers. Husbands are the primary income earners, and the wives supplement it. It would be hard for you to have full double income with a Korean spouse. Unfortunately, you need double income to live in Canada (unless you make good enough money and really watch where you spend your money).

[BananaBan]

[Captain Corea]

These responses are quite interesting to me. In my/our case, I actually think my wife has a stronger resume than me and will have little issue finding a job in Canada.

Perhaps that just wishful thinking though. lol

[PatrickGHBusan]

[Ginormousaurus]

Hi all,

Great thread so far. I have some questions about getting permanent residency in Canada. Rather than start a new thread, I'd like to add to this one since the topics are similar.

I used to teach in Korea, but now I'm back in Canada pursuing an engineering degree. I met my girlfriend while I was in Korea and now we are planning for her to come to Canada in a couple weeks and apply for permanent residency. She was here for one year on a working-holiday visa. During that time we lived together and filed our income tax as common law. She has visited Canada on two other occasions for a period of 3 months each.

I understand that getting permanent residency is difficult. Will it be possible for her to get it considering we are common law? Will the fact that I am a student and have no income prevent her from receiving it? For what it's worth, my mom is willing to "sponsor" her if that's possible.

I realize that I have a lot of research on the topic to do, but I was hoping someone may have some similar experience. This has all come up rather suddenly as I was supposed to return to Korea after Christmas to attend KAIST for a year (I was accepted yesterday!), but a recent tragedy in the family has forced a sudden change of plans.

Thanks for any info.

[PatrickGHBusan]

[Captain Corea]

Patrick, my wife is US educated, internationally certified, and has worked for an American company for the past 10 years. Again, no guarantees, but I think that looks decent on her resume.

Gino, I went through the process of getting my wife's PR about a year ago. From all that you're saying, I think you've got some strike working against ya.
-you need to prove you can finally support the person you're sponsoring. If you're still in school, that'd be tough.
-you're not married nor are you living together.

Basically, I'd be surprised if you could get PR for what seems to be a girlfriend. That being said, ya never know. I'd contact immigration in Canada and see what they have to say. They might surprise ya, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

[Ginormousaurus]

Patrick and CC, thanks for the info. Although it was generally bad news, it was what I was looking for.

From what I can tell (and what I was afraid of), is that I meet all the requirements except the most important - financial. Although we lived together just fine for the last year, I'm sure that won't mean anything to them.

Thanks again.

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[PatrickGHBusan]

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