Second time working with Visaplace, and was successful again with a visa application for parents (2 out of 2). Worked with Felicita and Mansi, strong guidance, very detailed approach to putting together a very thorough and comprehensive application. Good feedback and support throughout the full process. Highly recommend Visaplace!
When Applying for Canadian Citizenship tell the Truth!
When applying for Canadian Citizenship, as with all immigration applications – lying is fraud Nasoh Raslan, a man from Syria, was denied Canadian citizenship in 2008 after it was discovered that he was lying about where he lived in Canada. He said he was from Mississauga, but in reality he lived in Montreal and his […]
Gay and Lesbian Immigration to Canada: Minister Kenny Accepts Responsibility for Same Sex Omission in Canadian Citizenship Guide
Gay and Lesbian Immigration to Canada: Information on Canada’s gay rights removed from immigration guide This week, the Canadian Press obtained internal government documents that showed praise for the country’s acceptance of gay and lesbian Canadians had been recommended for removal from a study guide released in November 2009 for Canadian citizenship applicants The documents […]
Corporate Immigration Law Firm in Toronto: The Special Needs of Small Businesses
Corporate Immigration Law Firm in Toronto for small businesses This is our last installment of our Corporate Immigration Law Firm series. We have tried to cover the major issues affecting companies wishing to hire and transfer employees across borders. You can find our other blog postings dealing with issues about corporate employees here and HR professionals here […]
Same Sex Immigration: HIV-Positive couple Appeal Refusal for Canadian Permanent Residence
HIV-Positive Immigration to Canada Same sex couple Ricardo Companioni and Andrew Grover have been living in the city of Toronto for the past three years. The couple is HIV-positive, but both men are in decent health and neither of them has been hospitalized due to their condition. Despite this, their bid for Canadian permanent residence […]
Canadian Immigration Attorneys: Options for your Clients in the US
Canadian Immigration Attorneys for United States clients We often get calls from US immigration attorneys from New York, Miami, Texas, California and other US cities asking about options for their clients for Canadian immigration and visas. The typical scenario we encounter in discussions with these attorneys is that their clients are out of options when […]
Corporate Immigration Law Firm in Toronto: Dealing with the Employees and Conflict Issues
Corporate Immigration Law Firm in Toronto: Common issues In our ongoing blog series on corporate immigration law in Toronto found here and here, one very important area facing corporate immigration law firms are issues of conflict. In most cases, representing companies in matters of cross border issues, employee transfers or hiring new foreign workers, it […]
Labour Market Opinion Applications are Being Refused more Frequently
Labour Market Opinion applications are necessary to bring workers to Canada I have no statistics on this but, as predicted, the refusal rate for Labor Market Opinion (LMO) applications seem to be on the rise. With the downturn in the economy and more stringent regulations respecting LMO applications, foreign workers and their Canadian employers are […]
Report shows Skilled Workers needed in Ontario
Skilled immigrants “desperately needed” in Ontario A study released a few weeks ago by Seneca College in Ontario found that skilled immigrants will be desperately needed sooner rather than later due to the impending retirement of baby boomers and a general skills shortage in the province that is leaving many Ontarians without the skills to […]
Corporate Immigration Lawyer: Working with HR Professionals
How a Corporate Immigration Lawyer can help your company We have written about the role of the corporate immigration lawyer in dealing with applications for work permits and employee transfers to Canada and the US. But in addition to handling the immigration “paper-work” , an equally important component to managing the movement of employees across borders […]
Quebec to get tough on Unethical Immigration Consultants
Quebec creating new ways to regulate Immigration Consultants Quebec may just be the first province to implement regulations in an effort to stop the unethical tactics offered to people wishing to immigrate to Canada. According to the province, it’s far too easy for newcomers to be mislead into believing their immigration paperwork can be fast-tracked […]
L-1 Visa Approved for Canadian
L-1 Visa Approved thanks to Niren and Associates Mary, I wanted to drop you a line and let you know that my L-1A Visa has been approved. You have worked diligently and professionally on this matter and made this daunting process very easy for me. Please let Michael Niren know how much I appreciate your […]
Marriage itself is not Enough for Legal Residency in the US: American-Canadian couple spends first Valentine’s Day Apart
Marriage for Legal Residency: What is involved? Valentine’s Day just passed, and for some couples, it might be difficult to find the time to spend together. Sometimes it’s because of work, conflicting schedules or even a shared disdain for the holiday. However, one can’t think of any good reason for a pair of young newlyweds […]
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Program Introduced to Help Haitians in the US
Temporary Protected Status Program The United States Department of Homeland Security has introduced a Temporary Protected Status, or TPS program to help Haitians living in the United States. No other significant weather event has impacted Haiti more than the tragic January earthquake, which was the reason for the introduction of the program. The government has also […]
Canada Improves Student Visa Approval Rate and Processing through New Stream
As of June 2018, the Student Direct Stream (SDS) Programme has replaced the Student Partners Programme (SPP) from 2009. When the SPP was introduced, the number of Indian students enrolled in Canadian colleges and universities doubled in just one year, due to higher acceptance rates from the schools and more Canadian study permits issued. It […]
E-2 Investor Visas Are Becoming Harder for Canadians to Obtain These Days
E-2 Visas Can be Tricky in a Poor Economy We have written about E-2 Investor Visas in the past: those US Work Permits for investors starting or buying a business in the US. Such business are often launched by entrepreneurs taking on great personal risk in the hopes of creating employment for themselves and other […]