I have a friend who is Ukrainian living in the USA for the…

She may be able to apply as a skilled worker.

If she can get a job offer your chances of success will be greater but a job offer is not mandatory.

Here is a link to the information you should read about the skilled worker application:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry.html?utm_source=slash-expressentry_entreeexpress&utm_medium=short-url-en&utm_campaign=express-entry

And here is an online assessment tool that your friend can use to help determine what her chances of success are:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/come-canada-tool-immigration-express-entry.html

Does that help as a starting point?

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I don't think she can get a visitor's visa to come to Canada at this point.

And she cannot declare refugee status at the border because of a treaty.

The only other way would be for you to marry her and sponsor her as your spouse. If you can live with her for a year in the US you could sponsor her as your common law spouse.

Why are you saying hello. Did you miss my last reply?

Here it is again:

I don't know what pixked means but as she is in the US illegally there is not really any chance of her being admitted to Canada as a visitor.

Oh. If you were not correct and she is there legally the chances are stronger but she will have to be able to show strong ties to back home.

She can apply online.

If her only status in the US is visitor then she has to prove strong ties to back home.