FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
	WHO CAN APPLY AS AN INDEPENDENT IMMIGRANT?
	Ans.: Anyone in the world outside Canada can apply for permanent residence as an independent applicant. If you are a visitor in Canada and decide that you want to live in Canada, you will be required to apply for permanent residence from abroad or your country of origin.
	WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF GOING TO CANADA AS AN INDEPENDENT IMMIGRANT?
	Ans.: As soon as you arrive in Canada, you are given the status of a permanent resident. You can live, study and work in Canada permanently. You will also enjoy the benefits from all social programs available to any Canadian citizen. You can work with any employer or get any job. After 3 years of permanently residing in Canada, you can now apply to become a Canadian Citizen . Note that Canada also allows dual citizenship and does not require their citizens to renounce their other citizenships. So when you become a Canadian Citizen, you can still maintain your other citizenship.
	WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CANADIAN PERMANENT VISA AND USA IMMIGRATION H1B VISA?
	Ans.: The US immigration system selects skilled workers with a right to work in the United States. But, the US immigration system does not easily approve permanent residency status. Many of these skilled workers on an H1B status can be sent back to their home country if their Green Card is not approved before the 6-year limit on H1B expires. Then after obtaining your green card, you may have to wait before you can get the US citizenship. Under the Canadian Skilled Class Immigration system, once your application for immigrant visa is approved, you are automatically given the permanent residency status. This entitles you to change employers, relocate, and sponsor family members to emigrate, which is not available under the US H1B visa. Even if you lose your job, you can still remain in Canada and enjoy most of the rights and privileges accorded to a Canadian permanent resident or citizen.

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