hi everyone my name is marilene quintana i'm a regulated canadian immigration
consultant and director of operations at e-visa immigration
in this video today we are going to talk about the self-employed program
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self-employed program different from many may think the
self-employed program it is a program not for everybody that
works as a contractor or as a freelancer but only for those
who work as a contractor or a freelancer but in specific areas
such as arts, culture and sports for example painters
writers, actors, producers, graphic designers, photographers
video maker all these and much more and i cannot forget about sports as well
so athletes coaches referees people
that are competing professionally in one sport for example they all qualify
to apply for immigration to canada through the self-employed program there
are few requirements that have to meet before you can apply
age education language adaptability and work experience
regarding age there is no maximum age that you can apply
however you receive maximum points for your age if you are between
21 years old and 49 years old education the maximum points for
education is 25 points you can receive 5 points if
you only completed high school 15 points if you complete the diploma
and 20 points if you completed a bachelor for example
different from the regular immigration programs it is also taking into
consideration the years of study for example if you receive points for a
bachelor degree you must have at least 15 years of
studies including your elementary school high
school and a bachelor degree points for languages there is no minimum
requirement for you to qualify to apply for the
self-employed program and different from other programs they
qualify your level based on basic intermediate
or advanced level and you can receive up to 24
points for your english or french proficiency level of course if
you are required to have some proficiency level in french or
english to work in your occupation in canada the
officer may require for you to present at least english proficiency test with
intermediate level the fourth selection criteria is
adaptability you can receive up to six points if you
have had any previous experience in canada either studying or work in
canada or if your spouse have completed all superficial tests
in english or french you can also receive
points if you have a relative who is currently in canada and is
either a permanent resident of canada or a canadian citizen
and the last but most important criteria for you to qualify
is the work experience it is the base requirement and you must have at
least two years of experience in the past five
years it is important to say that the work
experience requirement must be met at the time of application and at the
time the decision is made which means it must be
ongoing while you are applying for the self-employed program
if you have the minimum requirement of two years
in the past five years you receive 20 points
and if you have 5 years of experience in the past 5 years
you receive 35 points and the cutoff points for this program
it is 35 points which means that only with experience you can meet all
the requirements to apply yet regarding your work experience you
must demonstrate your ability and intent to work as a
self-employed person in canada and how you are going to
contribute to the canadian culture fabric the work experience
and demonstrating your ability to settle in canada in that occupation
is the most complex part of your application
and require very detailed compilation of documents and strategies in order for
you to qualify and have a chance of being approved
that's why it's so important for you to use a professional to assist you in this
program we at evs immigration have several
successful cases and will be very happy to have you as
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