The increasing demand on the labor market, excellent immigrant family laws, and high standard of living over the previous years led many Saudi citizens to seek to immigrate to Canada.
If you decide to move to Canada from Saudi Arabia and need support, you can rely on our immigration lawyers who explain below how to access some of the most important relocation programs.
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The Provincial Nominee Program, one of the best ways to relocate to Canada from Saudi Arabia
The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) may be one of the best routes for Saudi citizens to obtain permanent residency in Canada if they are looking to emigrate from Saudi Arabia.
There are more than 60 PNP streams in this immigration class known. The Canadian government and its provinces have specific agreements that enable the provinces to nominate individuals who seek to move to Canada and live, establish, and work in that specific province.
If you decide to move to Canada from Saudi Arabia this way, you must pick the province you want to live in before submitting an application for a nomination in order to obtain a visa under the Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP).
The provincial authority will then evaluate your application while considering its labor and immigration requirements as well as your plan to relocate there. You can rely on our Canadian immigration lawyer for support with the application for one of the PNP schemes available.
How to move to Canada from Saudi Arabia based on a business visa
One of the things Saudi people are known for is their ability as tradesmen, especially in the oil sector. For this purpose, those who want to immigrate to Canada from Saudi Arabia can choose to apply for business visas.
This category of Canadian visas is for professionals who intend to open a business there. The visa has the following subcategories:
- the Quebec Business Immigration Program;
- the Startup Visa Program;
- the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Pilot (IIVC) Program.
Moreover, some provinces also have business sub-categories under their PNP schemes, which gives Saudi investors plenty of choices. Our immigration lawyers in Canada can assist those interested in this option.
This is also one of the choices of businesspersons who immigrate to Canada from the USA.
Special eligibility conditions to relocate to Canada from Saudi Arabia
Even if Canada has an open immigration policy, it has specific admissibility criteria for those interested in moving here, including from Saudi Arabia. Among them:
- when submitting an application for immigration to Canada, you must be a graduate of an accredited university;
- you must have held employment for a minimum period of one year;
- language proficiency requirements must also be met;
- to secure your stay in Canada with your family, you must have a stable financial situation;
- in order to move to Canada from Saudi Arabia, you must be in good health and moral standing;
- all the criteria used by the Canada Express Entry must lead to a minimum score of 67 points in the Comprehensive Ranking System.
Obtaining permanent residency will enable you to apply for citizenship in Canada, thus completing your immigration journey.
How many Saudi citizens live in Canada?
According to the latest Canadian census, at the level of 2021:
- there were 9,560 Saudi citizens who had recently moved to Canada;
- the 5 cities they lived in were Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Quebec;
- the Muslim community is made up of approximately 1.8 million people.
If you want to move to Canada from Saudi Arabia and need assistance, contact us. Our immigration law firm can help you relocate to the desired province or territory.
