Posts by Michael Niren

An EB-5 is a Green card path for individual investor into a US business an amount of $500,000 to $1,000,000 or more. $500,000 is the minimum investment for a Targeted Employment Area, otherwise, the minimum investment is $1,000,000. The basic premise behind an EB-5 is that the investment funds would be made into a business […]

This is a very good question and is asked a lot. The answer may seem somewhat strait forward. After all you would think that if you  intend to work in the USA then you would need a work permit. But like everything with immigration, it isn’t that simple. There are certain exceptions that you should know about  where […]

Have  you been Denied Entry to US? You may need a US Waiver If you are Canadian and have been denied entry to the US, you know how stressful that can be. In most cases, people are denied entry to the US because they have some sort of criminal record such as drug possession, assault […]

You are immigration lawyers based in Toronto Canada. We are from LA, California. How can you help us if you are located so far away? ______________________________ This is a common question we get often. The simple answer is that it doesn’t really matter where you are from, you can be located anywhere in the world […]

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Hi Laura! Got through to the US very smoothly. Just did exactly as you said and it was fine. Thank you so very much I can not thank you guys enough for all that you do. You guys brought a family together at such an important time. I’m going to enjoy every moment 🙂 and also […]

Following the United States’ budget operations is not normally something that Canadians pay attention to, but the formal order for sequestration will be affecting the lives of both Americans and Canadians quite deeply. Sequestration is an across-the-board government spending cut, where many government agencies will have to cut about $85 billion from their budgets from […]

The government has released immigration statistics for 2012, saying that “Canada continued the highest sustained level of immigration in Canadian history” for the seventh year in a row. According to the statistics, 248,751 immigrants came to Canada in 2011, while that number jumped to 257,515 for 2012. For comparison, Canada’s annual target of about 250,000 […]

A group of United States senators have unveiled a plan to grant United States green cards to foreign students who complete postgraduate degrees in either engineering, math or science at an American University. The bill is expected to be a huge bonus for Indian students, who are obtaining student visas in record numbers in those […]

Citizenship and Immigration Canada has announced that for the first time ever, Canada saw the number of international students studying on student visas pass the 100,000 mark in 2012. In fact, in 2012 there were 104,777 international students in Canada, which is more than 6 per cent higher than the number of international students in […]

The Oscars are on tonight! This year’s Oscars are heavily charged with many political internationally-geared films like Zero Dark Thirty and Argo fighting it out for the coveted Best Picture Award. With many other categories like Best Foreign Film, people from all over the world attend the Oscars, but getting into the United States to […]

We recently blogged about how the City of Toronto was going to vote on whether undocumented immigrants in Toronto should be able to easily access vital services without fear of being detained or deported. Our own immigration lawyer Michael Niren was quoted by Yahoo News Canada on the subject.  Well, Toronto city council voted on […]

Many people are under the false assumption that illegal immigrants – who are also called undocumented immigrants or underground migrants – do not contribute and should not be entitled to any services that Canadians or legal immigrants in Canada receive. However, this is a huge myth when it comes to the realities of undocumented immigrants […]

Laura   Everything went through ok …Dave and I want the thank you so much for getting this L-1 Visa ready for us so FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We waited for 3 hours…LOL…WOW.  But, it went well, we got a great guy.  The only thing was that they didn’t like the idea that I didn’t have a EAD […]

Only a few decades ago, little was understood about HIV and the threat it posed to society. Today, we know much more about the virus and how someone who is a HIV positive can be treated and have a very high quality of life. Immigrating to Canada & Being HIV Positive But HIV is still […]