Visa für Kanada

An alle die vorhaben ein Praktikum in Kanada zu abslovieren oder nach Kanada zu reisen und nebenher ein bißchen zu jobben, ab Dienstag gibt es wieder die Möglichkeit dazu. Die neuen Visavorschriften für Kanada sind jetzt online!!!

Die Anträge werden ab 11. Dezember 2007 entgegen genommen.
Neu hinzugekommen ist eine Gebühr von EUR 102 (bzw. CAD 150), die per Überweisung an die Deutsche Botschaft bezahlt werden muss.  Dem Antrag muß ein Nachweis über die geleistete Zahlung beiliegen. Die Anträge könner nur per Post an die Kanadische Botschaft in Berlin geschickt werden. Zusätzlich bestehen weiterhin die folgenden Kriterien.

Alle Antragsteller müssen die folgenden Kriterien erfüllen:
Sie:

• sind deutsche Staatsbürger;
• sind zwischen 18 und 35 Jahre alt (der Antrag muss an oder nach dem 18. Geburtstag und vor dem 36. Geburtstag bei der Botschaft von Kanada eingehen. Es gilt das Datum des Eingangsstempels);
• haben ihren Wohnsitz in Deutschland;
• werden nicht von unterhaltsberechtigten Familienangehörigen (Ehepartner, Lebensgefährte oder Kindern) begleitet;
• verfügen über ausreichend finanzielle Mittel um ihren Lebensunterhalt zu bestreiten;
• sind nicht strafrechtlich verurteilt worden;
• sind gesund;
• sind im Besitz eines gültigen Reisepasses und eines Rückflugtickets;
• verfügen über eine umfassende Haftpflicht- und Krankenversicherung für die gesamte Dauer des Aufenthalts.

Man kann insgesamt zweimal an den Programmen teilnehmen. Man kann jedoch nicht zweimal dieselbe Art von Arbeitserlaubnis beantragen und es muss eine Unterbrechung des Aufenthalts zwischen den beiden Programmen liegen.

Viel Spaß beim Bewerben.
Kristina

Internship Testimonials – Video

This is the testimonial for Gun Wan. He’s an IT intern – doing database work in Vancouver.

Click here to see this testimonial in Korean (한국)

Our new satellite office

This is where we’re going to put our IT people.  It’s in Gastown near the Cambie.

IT Internship Posting

WISH Canada is a Vancouver-based recruitment firm specializing in internships for international students. We have four offices, two in Vancouver, one in Toronto and one in Seoul, South Korea. From these offices we place hundreds of international students in paid and unpaid internships, arrange working holiday placements and accommodation and run several job sites. We have more than ten staff members and collectively we speak: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Korean and Japanese.
We are currently looking for 2-3 good web people for full or part-time work. We are busily expanding our operations overseas and need the web people to help back this up. This job is initially for a 3-4 month period, but could go permanent. You will be responsible for a number of different company websites and our on-line database, as well as some trouble-shooting net admin work around the office.
These are ideal positions for recent grads, co-op students, or New Canadians looking to gain local experience. That said, all applications receive serious consideration.
The two jobs are:

Web & Web Apps Developer

This is a hard skills position. We need someone to put all of the cool features into our sites. Much of your work will be asp.net and VB, so you’ve got to love code.
Required Skills:

• html
• css
• javascript
• php
• visual basic
• mysql
• asp.net
• dreamweaver
• flash

Graphic and Web Developer

This is the person who will make our materials marketable. You basically have three jobs, help create content, make it look good, and perform SEO.

Required Skills:

• html
• css
• dreamweaver
• flash
• illustrator
• photoshop

NB: If you have ever used the font ‘comic sans’ – do not apply for this job.

Familiarity with WordPress.com/wordpress.org a big plus. Korean language skills wouldn’t hurt.

For both positions, please apply with resume and a link to your home page or blog. Email: rjago@wishvancouver.com

If you would like to do some research on our company, the best place to start would be our company blog at: http://wishvancouver.wordpress.com

Australian Working Holidaymakers Can Now Extend Their Visas

Reading through the new visa changes between Canada and Australia.

Basically it looks like this.  If you are Australian, under the age of 31, you can get a working holiday visa for Canada.  There are no quotas, so the entire country can come over if they wanted to.  There is no limit in the number of times you can get the visa, so if you’re already here in Canada with a visa and you want to stay? – go ahead! submit your application again and stay another two years.

Read more.

Working Holiday Visas Now Closed in Australia

I saw this on the Canadian embassy website today:

The 2007 WHP CLOSED on 13 NOVEMBER 2007. Signed application forms received after this date will NOT be accepted and will be returned to the applicant with the un-receipted fee. The program re-opens on 02 January 2008.

Hope you got your applications in on time. If not – no big worries, the ski season lasts till March or later, so if you’ve got everything set up, then apply on January 2nd and arrive for the end of the month, and you’ll still get in a couple months on the slopes.

Testimonials

I just got back from a lunch-time meeting with Gun Wan at his host company.  He’s doing a web internship.  We need to meet with him later this week to follow up on some issues that arose during the meeting.

His office has an amazing view – even in the rain.  Here’s what you can see from his office:

Here’s Gun Wan at his desk:

Internship Testimonials

Akiko S.

I worked at [a law firm] as an administrative assistant and sometimes as a marketing assistant. I did emailing, copying, faxing, organizing, making some documents, and attending meetings.  I really enjoyed working at Specht & Pryer. All staffs are super nice and friendly, so I was able to be comfortable. It could not be better.   Over all I am satisfied with my internship experience.

Silviya D.

I worked in IT sphere. My colleagues were really supportive and helpful. Regarding to my contribution to the company I think I was eager to do my best by trying to be initiative and creative. As for Wish Vancouver, I only had contacts with Robert and he did his job perfectly.

Visa requirements lifted for Czech Republic and Latvia

If you are from the Czech Republic or Latvia, you will no longer need to apply for a visitor’s permit to come to Canada. Just buy a plane ticket and come over.

OTTAWA (AFP) — Immigration Minister Diane Finley announced Wednesday that citizens of the Czech Republic and the Republic of Latvia no longer require a temporary resident visa to visit Canada.

“After careful analysis, Canada has determined the visa requirement for the Czech Republic and the Republic of Latvia will be removed,” Finley said in a statement.

“Canada enjoys strong ties with both of these countries, and lifting the visa requirement will help us build on those relationships to the benefit of Canadians and the citizens of the Republic of Latvia and the Czech Republic.”

Portfolio – Pedro Barros Solera

This is the portfolio for our intern, Pedro Barros Solera.  Pedro is looking for a 3-month unpaid internship in architechture.  He can use Auto CAD and has 3 1/2 years of experience as a civil engineer.

DOWNLOAD FILE [ZIP] 

For more information on hiring Pedro, please contact Sai Kawamata at: sai [at] wishvancouver [dot] com.