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Originally Posted by TheDoc
Landed Immigrants can't get on the system because they aren't citizens and don't have work visa's. And as you said they have to work first as well... and if they want to keep the status they have, they must apply again as I stated and the Website says. If they want to move forward, they have to wait about 4 years to apply, wait 6-18 months for it to process, then another 3 years to wait to apply for citizenship, which is what the website says.
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Landed Immigrant is equivalent to "permanent resident" status in the US. Its an immigration status that allows person to legally live and work in Canada.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_resident_(Canada)
landed Immigrant can be family based, refugee, independent immigrant and so on.. Its a legal status of one being in canada as immigrant.. a person on the way of becoming Canadian. After 3 years of LI status you can apply to become canadian citizen. based on what category of landed immigrant you are, you can or cannot apply for welfare benefits upon your arrival to Canada. If you are some refugee from Somalia and Canada granted your asylum, you probably won't have to work a day...
Skilled independent worker category takes anywhere from 6 month to two years to be processed, depending where you reside. Mine took 9 month and only because my fingerprints weren't readable the first time. It takes 6 years for US INS just to OPEN the case of your mother and review her eligibility. On top of that it will take another year or more to process her immigration papers.
Stop wasting my time with your ignorance.
http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question...3134732AAyaHyw
Family case: 6 month in canada VS 6 years in the US.
So what were you saying ????