Posts by Michael Niren

Canadian Visitor Visas for Mexican Businesspeople Just under a year ago in July 2009, we reported how the Canadian government imposed Visa restrictions on Mexican nationals in an effort to stem the flow of inland Refugee Claims in Canada from that country. This was and still is a wrong-headed approach to the Refugee backlogs and […]

The death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife in a plane crash was a terrible tragedy. The Polish community here in Toronto was shocked by the news. We share in their sadness as we have worked with members of the community and their families for many years.  Many people from Poland have chosen […]

TN Visa approved thanks to Niren and Associates Thank you Niren and Associates for handling my TN Visa case. I was refused a Visa before but you managed to prepare my application properly this time. When I applied before I did not have the proper documents. Now, at the border where I applied the NAFTA […]

Updating Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications When it comes to Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications or H&C Applications as they are often called, it is important to update them on an ongoing basis. Humanitarian and Compassionate Application cases can take over 2 years to process so there is ample opportunity to update them while they wait in the […]

Immigrant Investor Program should be improved: study A group that provides economic, financial and business strategy consulting to government agencies and businesses released a study at the end of March that concluded that the Government of Canada needs to increase their opportunities for immigrant investors. The program they feel needs to be expanded a bit […]

Temporary Resident Permit helps man enter Canada Michael & Shabnam, Thank you so much for your remarkable turn around on my need to enter Canada on extremely short notice.  A mere 48 hours after retaining your services and providing you with the first bit of documentation, I was landing in Canada with my application for […]

There is no straight answer on how likely your Immigration Application is to be approved. When I went to law school I thought that I was out of the woods when it came to math. Those medical doctors, accountants and even business grads had to keep their calculators close by but not me….or so I thought. As […]

Is Canada a way to enter the United States illegally? This week reports from American authorities surfaced that many Haitians have been entering the United States from Canada since January’s devastating earthquake. More specifically, over 120 Haitians have been caught illegally crossing at the Vermont-Quebec border, usually in the middle of the night and on […]

Here is some important information for new Canadian immigrants that is very useful for those who have just arrived in Canada from another country. Adjusting to life in a new country can seem easy but it can actually be quite difficult and present obstacles. We have provided several tips and advice for you so that […]

We are pleased to announce that Niren and Associates Immigration Blog has gone Mobile! We can now post our immigration and visa blogs via Blackberry. So wherever we are, if there is important immigration and visa news, we can share it with you instantaneously. More importantly YOU can now access and follow our blogs on […]

Internships help Skilled Immigrants get started in Canada The Toronto Star published a story this week about Amrit Soar, an immigrant from Kenya who came to Canada in 2007. Immigration officials told Soar that she would be a perfect fit for Canada, because she was a lawyer with over 18 years of experience in her […]

Immigration Application Form-related Deportations from Canada in the News There are quite a few stories hitting the web these days about people who have immigrated to Canada and are facing the threat of deportation. Some of them have medical problems that are prohibiting them from applying for permanent residence; some have lost their family breadwinners in […]

Shabnam, I am very happy to report that I just left the Douglas Poe Port of Entry with an approved Temporary Resident Permit! (Temporary Resident Permit) I want to thank you for the incredible support you have given me throughout this entire process. Your constant availability, and incredible follow-up have been very comforting for me […]

Often we are asked this question: “Do I need an immigration lawyer?” So we asked the CEO and founder of VisaPlace, Michael Niren to answer this question for us. Below you can find his answer to why someone would need to hire an immigration lawyer. The typical scenario runs like this:  Someone comes into our […]

It’s that time of year again, and college acceptance letters are beginning to arrive for nervous students who have applied to their institution of choice. Sometimes,that institution is in another country, and Americans and Canadians are more often than not choosing to obtain a Canadian or US student visa to attend school across the border. […]