Posts by Michael Niren

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 […]

The Canadian Government has added eight new countries to the “safe” countries list that was established last year as a part of the new refugee laws in Canada. As a part of the safe countries list, which also includes countries like Slovenia, Belgium, Austria, the Czech Republic, France and Hungary among many others, citizens from […]

A huge thanks to Shabnam and the team at Niren and Associates. They handled my TRP visa application fantastic. Now I’m able to enjoy my holiday which has been great. They had great communication with me through out the whole application. I will be using Niren and Associates to apply for my Canadian work visa. […]

According to Yahoo News, a Canadian actor who has appeared on the hit television series Supernatural was trying to cross the US-Canada border and ended up with a five-year ban from the United States along with being denied entry to the United States. The actor, Chad Rook, says that he was crossing into the United […]

If you are looking for help with your immigration case in Toronto, you’ve come to the right place. While we are not immigration consultants, we are instead immigration lawyers. This means that we are more qualified to handle your immigration case, are better regulated and we can offer services that immigration consultants cannot. Why are […]

Happy Valentine’s Day to all of our friends and immigration clients. We’ve got a lot of love and appreciation to go around to all of the people in our lives, especially our immigration clients who have let us help them obtain their United States and Canadian visas.  We know it’s not always a stress-free application […]

Deciding to get married is an exciting decision for a couple. However, it can become tricky when the partners do not hold the same citizenship. It is a common misconception that people who marry Canadians are automatically granted citizenship or residence of some kind which is false. To become a Canadian citizen, all applicants need […]

An LMO is also known as a Labour Market Opinion. It is a component of the Canadian work permit process. There are two parts to obtaining a work permit in Canada. The first is obtaining a Labour Market Opinion, while the second is the work visa application itself. A Labour Market Opinion is essentially permission […]

Any foreign national who wishes to work in the United States will typically have to apply for a United States work visa or work permit before they can be allowed to work in the United States legally.  There are a number of work visa types available for foreign nationals, some of which are specifically for […]

The Federal Skilled Worker Program just re-launched, and we are often asked what jobs qualify for this program. The jobs are found on a list called the NOC job list, or the National Occupation Classification. This list of jobs ensures that the definitions of various occupations around Canada are the same across the board, and […]

Are you considering immigrating to the United States or Canada on a permanent basis? Do you want to visit the United States or Canada temporarily to work, study or vacation? A licensed immigration lawyer (or licensed immigration attorney in the United States) can offer you great guidance and assistance when it comes to applying for […]