The client was approved for an LMIA-based work permit after three refusals. The Korean write-up is an interview-style account: the client first met the consultant through CELPIP tutoring, then enrolled in a one-year early childhood education co-op programme in Vancouver and obtained a British Columbia ECE certificate.
An initial LMIA with one employer fell through for personal reasons. The client was then job-matched again, received a job offer from a daycare centre in Victoria, and the LMIA was approved.
The refusals came at the work permit stage. A first flagpole attempt at Seattle airport failed when the client had booked morning and evening flights on the same day and US officers questioned the stated tourist purpose; a second attempt at a land border was refused over the ECE credential, because the officer treated the one-year co-op programme as not meeting the two-year related study requirement, despite the explanation letter that had been prepared. The online work permit application already filed was also refused, making three refusals in total.
The client reapplied online with additional explanation material and supporting documents, and the work permit was approved on May 27, after four attempts. The write-up cautions readers considering a flagpole against booking same-day return flights and notes that flagpole outcomes can vary with the officer.