Immigration Forum / Canada / December 2003

Fedd--

I know what your point is.
I am an Indian myself and have worked in IT in India.
I don't know what the salary ranges are now, but back then they used to be
between Rs. 15,000 - Rs. 30,000 for a medium range software developer.

Project managers and software architects would be in the Rs. 40,000 - Rs.
55,000 range, but then those are usually with > 5 years experience.
Typical project managers have around 8 yrs. experience.

I hear the salary ranges are much lower now-a-days because of the slump in
IT, with people having 5 years experience making less than Rs. 10,000.

That isn't much is it?

But immigrants from India are still the second largest group in Canada.
Which means there are people who have been able to save the required amount
of money.
If this was not true, then where are these people coming from?
Not hundreds, not a thousand, but hundreds of thousands of Indians are
immigrating.

They must have the funds saved up else why would CHC Delhi approve their
cases?

I just don't know enough about the latest salary ranges and saving potential
in India today because I have been away for many years now, but I am sure
that it is possible for some people.

Try getting in touch with some Indians who have immigrated recently under
the skilled category.

Hope this helps.

Folks who come from these places don't rely 100% on their income in
building up their settlement funds. Many have to sell properties to
come up with the liquid funds required. This would explain how in some
instances money seemed to appear 'magically' in one's account. Of
course you should have the documentation to back it up in case they
ask for it. So these takes a little bit of planning. A chinese
colleague who migrated here, had added in his application a copy of
his bank time deposit statement (approx CD$10K). 11 mos. later during
the interview he bought an updated copy of his bank statement plus
quarterly bank statements in case he would be asked. True enough they
asked for it and he had demonstrated that he have that money all
along. When he landed, he was able to find a job immediately so his
fund was hardly touched. He used it instead as a downpayment on a
condo unit.
Remember you need these money for settlement not simply as a 'show
money'. These will help tide you over in your early years of
settlement in case you are not fortunate enough to find a viable work
to support you.