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!
Immigration to Canada for US Citizens
(Below is a transcription of this video) Hello, my name is Michael Niren, I’m an immigration lawyer and founder of VisaPlace.com. This is a reach out to our American friends, many of whom are interested in immigrating to Canada. The Canadian economy has done very well and withstood the downturn since 2008, and we are […]
Immigrating to Canada from the Philippines: Benefits and Challenges
The Philippines is one of the major immigration sources for Canada. In the year 2017, the Philippines was the second largest country source for Permanent Residents in Canada. There were 40,857 Filipinos accepted to become Permanent Residents of Canada in 2017. There has to be a reason why so many Filipinos want to immigrate to […]
Immigration to Canada from the UK
(Below is a transcription of this video) Hello. My name is Michael Niren. I’m an Immigration Lawyer and Founder of visaplace.com. This is a video for U.K. nationals, people from the United Kingdom who are interested in immigration to Canada. The U.K. is a major source of immigration for Canada. We have a long history […]
Ontario Bridge Training Program for Immigrant Skilled Workers
(Below is a transcription of this video) Hello, my name is Michael Niren. I’m an immigration lawyer and founder of VisaPlace.com. An exciting announcement by Kanan immigration on November 22nd, they announced that the working with the Ontario government to institute what we call a Bridge Training Program that will help license skilled workers get […]
Immigration Investor Program for Canada Closed
(Below is a transcription of this video) Hi. My name is Michael Niren, an immigration lawyer and founder of visaplace.com. It was recently announced that the Canadian Investor program, the federal Canadian Investor program is going to be cancelled. Unfortunate news for high net worth individuals who wish to invest in Canada and get permanent […]
U.S will start accepting H-1B applications starting April 1st
The Federal US agency has announced that starting April 1st people aspiring to apply for the H-1B visas can start submitting their applications. There are a maximum of 65,000 applications being accepted by the USCIS which is most popular with IT professionals and companies in IT services. It is said that due to the high […]
Denials of Specialized Work Visas in U.S Soar
People from outside the U.S trying to get in through specialized work visas are being denied at a much higher rate. According to a report released on March 12 the denials have increased fivefold. U.S based companies sent out petitions to transfer foreign-based employees with “specialized knowledge” into the U.S these applications were denied 34 […]
Irish and Canadian Youth are Provided a great Opportunity
Youth from Canada and Ireland will have a lot more opportunity to be able to travel and work abroad. The two countries have signed an amendment to the youth mobility agreement that the two countries currently have. On March 6 2004 Canada and Ireland signed an amendment that will expand the existing agreement. This youth […]
Nova Scotia Nominee Program-Regional Labour Market Demand
The Nova Scotia Immigration received a very large number of applications for the Regional labour Market Demand stream. There will only be 150 people nominated in total this calendar year. This new stream is aimed at choosing individuals who will meet labour market needs, they are destined to join the labour market with a full-time […]
Multiple Entry Tourist Visas for Canada in 2014
(Below is a transcription of this video) Hello this is Michael Niren, immigration lawyer and founder of VisaPlace.com. Some good news that came out of CIC recently: they will be considering multiple entry visas automatically for all temporary resident visa applications. Understanding the Multiple Entry Tourist Visa So what that means is that when you […]
2014 Parental and Grandparent Sponsorships Has Reached Cap
Hi, this is Michael Niren and I am an immigration lawyer and founder of visaplace.com. Just an update on the parental sponsorship procedures no longer accepted for 2014, as well as, a grandparent applications. Parental and Grandparent Sponsorship Update Five thousand applications have been reached, meaning that there is a cap and it has been […]
Investors hit a road block, program closes
Many immigrated to Canada through the investor program. This was viewed as an inefficient way to bring people into Canada who are wealthy entrepreneurs who could benefit the economy. This program was criticized by many, it was dubbed as being a way to essentially buy citizenship. This program allows people from abroad with a net […]
Three Political Powerhouses Meet in Mexico
President Obama, and his Canadian and Mexican counterparts met in Mexico for a fun filled afternoon while they discussed the Olympics, and took a walk through a beautiful Mexican garden while posing for the cameras. This meeting was not as fun as everyone hoped it would be, there were a series of topics that have […]
Most U.S Citizens not opposed to Illegal Immigrants
Almost three quarters of Americans say that Immigrants that are living illegally in the U.S should not be kicked out. The support for obtaining full US citizenship is a little different, 46% of U.S citizens say that the illegal immigrants in the U.S should not have an open path to U.S citizenship. A national survey […]
Cracking down on Citizenship fraud
Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander supported the government’s commitment to tackling citizenship fraud through measures proposed in Bill C-24, the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act. Under the new law, the government will have the ability to develop laws to designate a regulatory body whose members would be authorized to act as consultants on citizenship […]