In her upcoming movie, Sandra Bullock plays a Canadian named Margaret who is working in an American company. When her visa is denied she desperately seeks an alternative. In walks her assistant Andrew, whom she has tormented for years, played by Ryan Reynolds. In a spur of the moment decision, in order to be able to stay at the job that she loves, Margaret announces to the executives that her and her assistant are getting married.
I met with a client this week that had spoken to a number of other lawyers with respect to his working in the United States. I will call this person by a fictitious name “Al.” Al was happy to hear a suggestion with respect to his case scenario. Al had done film work in Canada, and was recently given an offer in the United States for an upcoming film. Getting a US Work Permit was the stumbling block to his starting with the film.
When deciding to immigrate to a new country, it is vital that all the required laws and procedures are followed. Even new President-Elect of the United States, Barack Obama, has stated that if his aunt from Kenya has violated any US Immigration laws then she may be subject to deportation from the country:
Obama for US laws to apply to his aunt’s immigration row- NDTV.com
Recently a new client came into the office for a free consultation. She spoke about how she and her sister wanted to take their families to Disney Land explaining that they had never gone and this was something special for their family. The client came on behalf of her sister who recently was convicted of Fraud over $5000.00. Her sister completed her jail time, and was in the process of paying restitution.
I have from time to time come cross cases which were rejected by Citizenship and Immigration Canada because of applicants failing to provide the necessary documents that were required for their cases. The reasons for this failure in providing the required documents usually fall into the following three scenarios:
