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Re:Trump administration announces overhaul of H1B visa progr... by KyleSanderson on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @03:05AM (#24705964)
No, it really isn't. If you have your masters you can immediately be granted PR. This is the case for all Indian nationals - however it is still lottery based. The point system you're talking about is for unskilled labour, and that still has the 5 year in the country+ language requirements.
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Re:Trump administration announces overhaul of H1B visa progr... by bluebknight on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @08:33AM (#24707526)
This is completely wrong. There's no lottery for Canadian PR.

There's no fast track for masters. It's entirely points based.

Source: I work at Google Canada and submitted my PR application last year.

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Re:Trump administration announces overhaul of H1B visa progr... by lenkite on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @03:55AM (#24706181)
AFAIK, even a master's degree has points which add to your total in the comprehensive ranking system.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/se...

And those points matter towards getting a Permanent Residence Status.

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