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@GraciousWords, from the second link you sent, it was stated that LMIA is valid for 12 months and from the rejection letter I got, they stated it's valid for 6months. I just tire. I'm currently working with a valid job offer from my employer. I have a valid LMIA for my job offer which will expire November, 2024.

Don't you think it's advisable I ignore the LMIA when reapplying because it adds little or no point to my score. I'm sure of getting another nomination from the Province (AB).

Can I submit a new EE application while I await the refunds?

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you.

dipdat:
Thank you once again for the timely response.

One more question I will like to ask is: Will I loose my nomination from Alberta? I received nomination from the Province with 600 points.

After creating a new EE Profile, can I still use the previous nomination OR will have to wait for another nomination?

Thank you once again for the timely response.

One more question I will like to ask is: Will I loose my nomination from Alberta? I received nomination from the Province with 600 points.

After creating a new EE Profile, can I still use the previous nomination OR will have to wait for another nomination?

GraciousWords:
I assume you are FSW EE and you need the 50 extra CRS points from valid job offer I am also assuming that the LMIA does not need to continue to be valid after AOR just like your IELTS or ECA can expire after AOR, so long as it was valid AT AOR. Hope my assumptions are correct.

I have no personal experience so pls check with others who have applied with LMIA and job offer, search on canadavisa.

In the section where IRCC refer to the LMIA they are highlighting what you should look out for in terms of validity of several other docs e.g medicals is 12 months, ECA 5 years IELTS 2 years, LMIA 6 months.

You need to have applied for a work permit before the expiry of your LMIA, since you say you already have a permit, then you are covered there. ALSO you need to have submitted your PR application before the LMIA expiry (see the sentence following the expiry date in bold on your LMIA letter). If you are able to get another ITA and submit before the LMIA expiry, I think you should be fine.

If you are not able to submit (get AOR) before LMIA expiry, hopefully your employer should be able to get you a new LMIA.

AFAIK, even if you have a job offer you still need a current LMIA for the job offer to be valid (for express entry) at the time of PR app submission (AOR), unless the job is LMIA exempt.

Pls read links below, check canadavisa and maybe ask a lawyer for more clarity.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/documents/offer-employment.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/lmia-expiry.html

All the best!

@GraciousWords thank you so very much for your response.

Can I still use my LMIA for the application Because from the rejection letter, it was stated that the LMIA is valid for just 6 months from the time it was issued. My LMIA expires November 2024 so I'm confused if to use it or not. I think I better not use it and go with my offer letter only, what do you think

GraciousWords:
Sorry but your PCC was dated 14 Nov and you were last in Nigeria on 20 Nov. That's what the IRCC letter says is the problem. You will be refunded as the application was cancelled/returned for being incomplete. It may take up to 8 weeks to get the refund according to https://www.ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1220&top=4

Quickly create another EE profile and hopefully get another ITA, digest IRCC website before submitting your next application, they have kindly listed everything they need applicants to provide. The IRCC requirement is to get a PCC AFTER the last time you had lived in the country that is not your current place of residence. Your current country of residence is Canada if you are there on a work-permit.

Page 1 post 5 may also help.

Please do I need to apply for refund or I will be refunded automatically

If I need to apply, please how do I apply for the refund??

My LMIA expires 2024/10/19 or so

LMIA

See attached rejection letter

Finding it difficult to upload the rejection letter and LMIA even after compressing the file to 110kb

Hi everyone, I received a rejection to my EE application this morning. I am currently in Canada on a Work Permit.

I submitted my application January 15th, 2024.
Please can someone explain to me the reason for the rejection?

I left Nigeria for Canada on the 20th of November, prior to my departure I did another PCC on the 14th of November because the previous one I did was due to expire same month. I used the PCC I did on the 14th of November for my EE application.

IRCC also made mentioned of documents to be valid prior to the time of submission of EE, my LMIA is still very valid but they said the validity period is just 6months from the date of receipt of the LMIA.

Attached is the rejection letter and my LMIA

I also submitted my application January 15th and received and received AOR same day I submitted but my question is: Is it compulsory I create a status tracker account Before now I have been receiving email alerts for any update on my account.

I am new on this platform. I relocated late last year through (Healthcare pathway). I got nomination from Alberta for EE same late last year.

beeblackstar:
Please I need help. I submitted my application three weeks ago and I got AOR the same day I submitted. However I’ve been unable to create a status tracker account. It keeps complaining about the UCI number. Please can anyone who has experienced this tell me how he/she solved this issue. Thanks