IS an MBS from the UK valid for applying for a Canadian job visa?

UK Masters or an MBA is well recognized across the globe. Once you complete a course from UK, you can apply for Educational Credential Assessment from CES, WES, IQAS or other. These bodies will help you get an equivalence of your UK Masters in Canada. I am certain that a Masters from UK will be Masters equivalent in Canada as well.

You can log in to Job Bank Canada and stat looking for a job. Having said that, it looks glory but it isn’t that easy. You might have to be consistent, patient and determined to apply for multiple job application as this process will involve LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment) after your receive a job offer letter from a Canadian Employer. The LMIA is a department in Canada who will evaluate if the skillset is required from outside Canada and that there is no required skill set within the country.

Always there is a preference given to a local Canadian Student / PR or a Citizen over an expat. Alternatively, you can look for other options like:

• Study route: As you are already a Masters in UK, look up for a Post Graduate program of 1 / 2 years in Canada. Along with study you will get Part time Work Permit. Post completion you will get a 1/3 years of Post Study Work Permit. Make sure you take assistance of a Career counsellor or a coach to understand which program you should be enrolling for as there is a chance of rejection for a Visa as you have already completed your Masters study. To illustrate, if you have done a MBA in Marketing and you are handling a digital Marketing project, you can take up a course of Digital Marketing. Or if you have completed Masters in IT related program, and you wish to work as a manager, you can take up a course of Project Management or Business Analysis.

• Express Entry: This is a direct PR stream though which you can enter Canada. For this process, you will need Masters equivalent qualification (which you have), IELTS 8777 ( a magical score)

• Age less than 32 years

• Start Up Visa Stream / Entrepreneur stream: Look for an incubator who will fund or back up your Business idea. This is the fastest process currently to enter Canada. Having said that, there is a fees involved for the Incubator.

All in all, you can find jobs in Canada after your UK studies or take an alterate route.

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