Express Entry is the popular program where one can apply without the job offer. However, this program is entirely designed based on points system. Here education, age, experience, English and French test scores play a major role. Having additional points on the other factors like education in Canada, Canadian Experience, Canadian Job Offer, and family tie ups in Canada helps one score more points. The more CRS scores one scores, they have better chances of getting invitation.
Since two years, it is quite challenging for an applicant to get the invitation by applying from outside Canada without the valid Canadian Job offer, or Canadian Experience or Canadian Education for the last 2 years unless the applicant is Master Degree Holder and IELTS scores are almost 8 overall.
If you look at the Express Entry Invitation since Jan 2019, the lowest CRS scores who got the invitation are 439 and it stayed between the ranges of 450 to 470 until recently. There was one invitation sent for the scores of 332 under Federal Skilled Worker Category for 500 applicants in May 2019, but those applicants had the job offers under FSW programs.
A person under the age of 27, has a Bachelor’s degree, with over three years of experience outside Canada, has scored 8 in IELTS (out of 9), his CRS points are 438. Since Jan 2019, he is in the pool and has never received the invitation, in such a case he can increase his chances by studying in Canada for 2 years. By the age of 29, he completes his studies in Canada and now his CRS scores raised to 486. So if the possibilities of invitations happen within the range of 450-470 he can get the invitation easily. Further, the competition has increased and he has to wait in Canada to get the invitation. Since he has PGWP , he decides to work in Canada for three years and apply for PR by the age of 32, in such case he scores 534 as CRS and his chances are higher as the points are higher to get the invitations.
If the same candidate did his 2 years Masters degree in India, and he is 29 years old when he applied for PR and scored 8 in IELTS, his CRS scores are 471 if Canada’s equivalency of his education of Master’s degree as PG Diploma. So in such a case he has chances to get the invitation. But the challenge here is with many applicants is to scoring 8 in IELTS. So the candidate has to prepare very well to reach the goal in scoring good scores. In another incident, with the similar qualification, age, and experience, but in IELTS if he scored 7, then his CRS would be 398. In this case the candidate can either follow the strategy of moving to Canada through student visa or get a job with valid LMIA. If he has job offer with valid LMIA, he can increase his points to 50 provided his skill comes under 0 category like for example Restaurant Manager. Also the job offer with valid LMIA could match the PNP program based on provincial immigration rules
A chef who is 28 years old, with experience of over three years, and he has scored 6 in IELTS, his CRS are 336. But if he gets a job offer with LMIA he gets 50 additional points. But because his skill is more demanding in Canada in most of the provinces, he can be qualified for Provincial Nominee Programme and he can apply for PNP. If he gets the PNP he gets another 600 points straight away and he is on top of the list to proceed for PR.
So instead of miracle to hope, take an action to proceed by upgrading your profile either through acquiring job offer with or without LMIA ( Without LMIA there are PR programs which qualifies to proceed for PR too under certain programs ) or studying in Canada , get PGWP and gain Canadian Experience . Education in Canada and Canadian Experience would help you to qualify to proceed through various program too.
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