Posts by Michael Niren

Mr. Niren is CEO of VisaPlace LLC and the President and Managing Partner of VisaPlace Legal Canada, an immigration law firm based in Toronto, and VisaPlace Legal US a law firm registered in The District of Columbia, USA. Mr. Niren is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Canadian Bar Association’s Citizenship and Immigration Section, American Lawyers Association, and an Associate Member of the American Bar Association.

Returning to Canada not so easy for Conrad Black

By Michael NirenJuly 28, 2010
Conrad Black, once a Canadian who renounced us citizenship to become an English Lord finds himself in very unusual legal waters from an immigration perspective. As someone with a criminal conviction, he would be considered inadmissible to Canada as a non-Canadian citizen. This means that despite the fact that Lord Black was born in Canada […]

New Canadian language testing requirements “abusive” for Canadian Permanent Residence

By Michael NirenJuly 26, 2010
New Canadian language testing requirements The Canadian Bar Association said last week that the changes made to processing permanent residence applications in Canada are “underhanded and abusive” and even circumvent  the law. Previously under Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, applicants had a choice between taking International English Testing System (IELTS) or Test d’evaluation de Francais […]

TN Visa for Canadian Approved

By Michael NirenJuly 23, 2010
TN Visa approved thanks to Niren and Associates I wanted to thank immigration lawyer Fadi Minawi for his representation. He was a great asset for me to obtain my  TN Visa. He helped put my all my documents together and prepared me thoroughly. I can’t thank him enough. He helped me approach the border with confidence […]

Doctor leaves Canada for the United States due to Immigration Delays

By Michael NirenJuly 21, 2010
Dr. Ashish Marwaha, a British doctor whose degree comes from Oxford University, told CBC News that he’s ditching Canada because of delays and immigration red tape preventing him from working in British Columbia as a doctor. Marwaha missed his chance to apply for residence (all doctors who graduate must complete residency) because his immigration paperwork […]

Spousal Sponsorship Immigration fraud may mean changes to the system

By Michael NirenJuly 20, 2010
Spousal Sponsorship process changes may be on the way Countries like Australia and England require that a sponsored person live with their spouse for three years before being given permanent resident status, which is what a Toronto-area MP said he’d like to see implemented in Canada to help prevent marriage fraud. Bramalea-Gore-Malton Liberal MP Gurbax […]

Temporary Residence Permit for skipper sailing into Vancouver

By Michael NirenJuly 18, 2010
Temporary Residence Permit obtained thanks to Niren and Associates We had the privilege of representing a Skipper who required a Temporary Resident Permit (TRP)  in order to enter Canadian waters off Vancouver. The applicant was on his boat during his journey from Hawaii to Vancouver, Canada and could not receive faxes or emails. It would take him 14 […]
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Toronto School Board allegedly rejecting children of non immigration-status parents

By Michael NirenJuly 16, 2010
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Only 14 per cent of schools accept children of non immigration-status parents Social Planning Toronto, an organization dedicated to improving quality of life through social planning in the city, recently went undercover to see if Toronto-area Catholic schools will accept children of non-status immigrant parents. Researchers pretended to be family members of non-status children living in […]

Canada announces Haitian visa fast-tracking success

By Michael NirenJuly 15, 2010
Haitian visa fast-tracking in Canada In a news conference in Ottawa on July 13th, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced that the special visa fast-tracking program introduced right after the devastating earthquake in Haiti has reunited many Haitians with their families in Canada. Since the earthquake six months ago, Citizenship and Immigration Canada […]
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Did you know that the Alberta Provincial Nominee Program allows for Family Sponsorships by “distant relatives”?

By Michael NirenJuly 14, 2010
Family Immigration
// How to come to Alberta through the Provincial Nominee Program It is well known that under the Federal immigration system, Family Class sponsorships in Canada are restricted to spouses, common law partners, parents and grandparents (and dependent children). If you are a member of the family class, you may be eligible to be sponsored […]

President Obama takes official action against Arizona immigration Law

By Michael NirenJuly 14, 2010
The  Obama administration officially took legal action against the Arizona immigration law that unfairly targets minorities living in the state. The government filed a lawsuit that said the influx of charges against harmless people who do not have United States Visas would  create massive backlogs in their immigration enforcement system, which is reserved for dealing with people “who pose […]

Eating your way to the US: O-1 Visa issued to “Professional Eater”

By Michael NirenJuly 13, 2010
New Use for O-1 Visa: professional eater I thought I had seen it all. Obviously not. It turns out that if you are really good at eating lots of food under strict time constraints in front of cheering fans, you may be eligible for an 0-1 Visa.  As mentioned in previous blogs, 0-1 visas are […]

United States and Canada discuss sharing of Immigration and Visa information

By Michael NirenJuly 12, 2010
Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney as well as United States Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano met last week to discuss border security, immigration in Canada and fast-tracking travel and business between the two countries. The two signed a Terms of Reference for the Visa Policy Working Group, which would allow for information […]

TN Visa for Canadian issued for Three Years

By Michael NirenJuly 10, 2010
TN Visa issued thanks to Niren and Associates Dear Mary: Good news! I was able to obtain a three year TN visa with your help! I want to take this opportunity to thank you. You have provided me with help and support from the beginning of process to the end. I would not have done […]

Canadian Permanent Resident Cards needed in 15 Days for Australian

By Michael NirenJuly 8, 2010
Canadian Permanent Resident Card question for our immigration lawyers Q. My wife and I received Canadian permanent residence in June 2010 and now we are planning to go to Toronto in July 2010. My wife is a student here in Australia and she can not stay for more than 15 days in Canada as her […]

Obama pushes for US Immigration Reform

By Michael NirenJuly 5, 2010
Worries that issues like greenhouse gas emissions and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster might take priority over immigration reform had been raised in recent months, however Obama publicly addressed the issue for the first time on Friday, July 2nd. In his much-hyped address at the American University in Washington, he asked Congress to […]
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