BERLIN cases, SAP applicants [sep2006-feb2008]

Dear gafa_designs
Here are answers to your questions according to my knowledge:

1)      Yes you will get 25 points for your education if you have finished your masters and you have at least 17 years of education.

2)      Yes you can claim points for your wife if you will include her in your application and she will go with you to Canada. (5 points for a master’s degree with minimum 17 years education)
(Don’t forget to submit the processing fee for your wife and to attach transaction receipt with your documents)

3)      For this question you can have a look at page 4 of this forum where kato did reply to same question asked by me. I also did not submit contracts or pay slips for my job in my home country and just attached an explanation on a blank page and still there is no problem.

I hope this will help. Good luck to all of us

Dear gafa_designs

I really don’t have any specific format for that, I just wrote them a 2 paragraphs handwritten explanation with heading “Explanation of my experience with XYZ Company”.

 In first paragraph I told them that the company where I worked was closed on xyz date and my boss is retired now. Secondly, I am providing his old visiting card with his present mobile and home numbers and he can be contacted on these numbers for verification purposes of my experience.

In second paragraph I told them that it’s been many years now when I used to work there and I am not able to find any of my pay slips or my appointment letter.

That’s all I have mentioned in that explanation. I think you just need to be honest to tell them the exact situation and I hope they will understand.

Good luck to all of us..

Dear j_grim14

Congratulations on receiving your medicals request, it’s really amazing to have medicals after couple of months. Would you like to share how many points you claimed for each factor?
Wish you all the best. 

Thanks ft74. The numbers listed below should be the minimum that they will give us. Some of my experience is a bit of a grey area because I have one year of post secondary school, plus 11 months of full time work in Canada. According to the self assessment, I don't get points for this, but I'm hoping it will count for something. We might also get more points if they accept my wife's German graduate degree (state exam), although I've heard they don;t recognize this. Anyhow, I assume that we've gotten over 67 points, otherwise they would not have asked for the medicals as quickly. 

Edited by j_grim14 - 03 May 2010 at 11:16am

@ j_grim14—thank you so much for your reply.

@ kato—Congratulations, finally you have got your PR visa. I wish you all the best for your future life in Canada.

 Good luck to all of us…