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mumblebee · Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Location: Andong

My boss has reservations about a couple we are interviewing, as one has graduated from Concordia. These are English language universities, but he says that Immigration won't know that, and will just reject a visa app. just because of the university being in Quebec. I think there must be some grads here from Concordia/McGill...any problems with getting a visa?

ThePoet · Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:25 pm Post subject:

Canadian Passport + any Accredited University Degree = No problems with Korean Immigration.

Poet

mumblebee · Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Location: Andong

Are you a McGill/Concordia grad? There are so many odd little requirements coming down the pike these days, I would like to hear from someone who actually has experience, or knows of someone who does.

Novernae · Joined: 02 Mar 2005

mumblebee · Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Location: Andong

Thanks Nov! Just what I was looking for.

MB

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ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

I had no problems.

simone · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Location: Now Mostly @ Home

I had problems.

Last time I had a new E2 process on my current passport (new married name, no trace of the previous work visas) they rejected me the first round.

My Name was spelled "frenchy style", like Anne instead of Ann (you get it)... my hometown in Ontario was also spelled "frenchy", ending in -ville... and my uni was McGill.

I laughed my ass off on that one. Luckly my real job came through and I never needed to go get the damned E2.

I can still picture (in my imagination) the guy at immigration high-fiving the others, whooping it up becaue "they got one!"

I can barely read the back of a cereal box in french.

OP: If a school wants you enough, they'll take you to immi in person and demonstrate that you're a native english speaker. There are tons of people from Montreal around.

mumblebee · Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Location: Andong

thanks to those that replied...Simone, it is for one of our potential new hires we were concerned for. It is good to be prepared...good to hear that most people had no problems.

Homer · Guest

McGill here...never had a problem.

I know a few people who graduated from U of Montreal (a french uni) and had no problems either. They spoke English with no accent however.

The criteria is a University from a list of countries where English is the native language. Canada is on that list, end of story (or so it should be).

Hanson · Joined: 20 Oct 2004

Concordia grad here, 6 years +, never a problem.

Mr. BlackCat · Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Location: Insert witty remark HERE

Another McGill grad here ('03). Had no problems. We have a Concordia grad at our school, too, and he had no problems either and his first language is French. Trust me, if this guy got a visa for teaching ENGLISH then I don't know who can't......oie........

Mr. BlackCat · Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Location: Insert witty remark HERE

Me again. I also know a guy here who went to a French university and had no problems, even when we had to go to immi last year to verify. But now I hear they're cracking down on such things although he was able to extend his visa recently.

BigBuds · Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Location: Changwon

This is from the immigration office:

Immigration Offices denied to issue the visa letter for teachers who graduated from French Universities in Canada.

Here's University Lists which will be denied for E2 visa, Korea.

1) Montreal
2) Laval
3) Quebec
4) Shebroooke
5) Moncton

There's no exception since Sep. 2005.