Posts by Michael Niren

Q. I have a manufacturing business in Brampton, Ontario. I wish to expand my business to the USA. I am a Canadian citizen. My business has been running for over 10 years. Do I need a L-1 Visa? _________ A. Depending on whether you or your employees wish to actually work in your business in […]

Dear Mariana Clotilde and I would like to express our thanks to you and Michael for seeing us through to a successful conclusion of the Canadian citizenship application process. It was a long road but your work and advice made everything possible. It was almost 10 years since I first met Michael under somewhat dire […]

Yom Kippur is the most important Jewish holiday of the Year. It is a day of atonement and reflection. We at Niren and Associates Immigration Lawyers are proud to have served the Jewish community for many years. Many of our  immigration clients come from Israel and Russia and other regions of the world and bring […]

Q. We have been visiting the United States since 2003. Because we are United Kingdom nationals, we have been visiting the United States of America under the Visa Waiver Program. Since our visit, we have not violated our terms of visit under the visa waiver program. We just come visiting and then go home. We […]

My husband, a Mexican citizen, was refused for refugee protection and he appealed for the federal court for revision. His  lawer said it was refused but he never got a letter from CIC. He waited for the PRRA but he never got it. (HIs parents were here for the same reason under the same case […]

Hi Beth! I finally made it across to the US. I was sent to secondary inspection at the Peace Bridge and was kept there for quite a while being asked a million and one questions over and over about my purpose in the states and my ties to Canada, but I think when they were […]

Hello. I was laid off from a construction firm early this year and I am on an LMO. Instead of going back home I stayed in Canada to find some work. Now my work permit is expired. I applied for a 90-days restoration of status to stay in Canada while waiting for a new job […]

This is just a quick note to say thank you to all of the staff at your firm who assisted my son in obtaining a study permit to Canada. Everyone  I communicated with, either by phone or e-mail, were very professional, helpful and most of all courteous. My questions were  answered promptly and all correspondence […]

I am a US Citizen and had a DUI 3 years ago. I tried to enter Canada but I was refused entry because of my DUI Conviction. What Can I do to get into Canada? I am a business person and have occasion for frequent travels to Canada. _________________ Your DUI conviction renders you inadmissible […]

I am having a terrible time with Canada immigration and now I am due to be deported from Canada. It was set for 12th September 2009 but 20 minutes later I received a call from the agent at the CBSA and he told me that they made a mistake and my ticket is no longer […]

Mary, I meant to get back to you sooner.  We did go to the Canadian Consulate in Buffalo on Tuesday and all went well.  We came back the same day, landed in Canada as immigrants with no problems.  I have even managed to get a drivers license, applied for an OHIP card and Canadian Social […]

I have an o.w.i that I received little over 2 years ago.  I have a fishing trip planed for August 28th to Canada (I live in the U.S) I applied for the TRP and that was a lot of leg work. Well it took month to get  a reply from the Canadian Consulate only to […]

In most cases, when it comes time to renew a PR card, an application detailing travel history over the previous five years will be required to show that the applicant has satisfied the 730-day minimum residence requirement. When your application is granted, the immigration authorities will issue you a new PR card that is good […]

Sometimes it is important it take a step back and gain some perspective about why we do what we do. As immigration lawyers, we handle thousands of immigration and visa applications. There are a lot of technical issues to think about on a daily basis in order to properly process these applications. To do our job we have […]

As of April 2009, the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program has introduced a US Visa Holder Category focused on H-1B Visa holders. This immigration program enables skilled foreign workers on US Work Visas to apply for Canadian Permanent Residence with the intention of working in Alberta. This program is designed fill occupational shortages in certain high […]