Posts by Michael Niren

The Immigration and Refugee Board has officially declared the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club a criminal organization and at least four members have been deported from Canada – one of whom has been in Canada since 1979 but had never gotten their Canadian citizenship. Alejandro Chung, a native of Chile, was the most recently deported person […]

This summer, along with other significant changes to Canada’s refugee system, the government of Canada placed restrictions on pre-removal risk assessments. A pre-removal risk assessments explores whether there is significant danger (the threat of death, torture, other cruel and unusual punishment etc.) to failed refugee claimants if they were to be deported. While the refugees […]

The Immigrant Investor Program was a popular immigration program that allowed people to immigrate to Canada as permanent residents if they invested a certain amount of money in Canada and were able to create jobs. One businessman from China, and his family, had spent years making the preparations to come to Canada. Jacob Zhou had the […]

Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney has announced that a new Skilled Trades Stream will be introduced to help bring skilled tradespeople to parts of Canada that are in dire need of skilled workers. During the program’s first year, which opens on January 2nd, 2013, the program will accept 3,000 applicants to make sure […]

The Federal Skilled Worker Program was suspended this year, but it is expected to re-open in January 2013. When it re-opens, meaning when the government begins accepting applications again, there will be some changes to the points system. These changes were expected to be announced in October, but that was delayed. However, the government has […]

The Toronto Star published an amazing column this week detailing the ordeal of Brazilian immigrant Husteclaber Cardoso, and his subsequent deportation when his name was run by police after they were called to his door for absolutely nothing.  Husteclaber Cardoso came to Canada in 1993 on a visitor visa, which expired. Upon the visa’s expiry, […]

We recently blogged about an elderly American woman who was facing deportation despite being the only available care option for a Canadian Citizen.  Nancy Inferrera, 73, left Canada because she was under a removal order and the Canadian Citizen, Mildred Sanford, 83, left with her. Inferrera’s permanent residency application had been denied, as was her […]

We are covering different celebrities who have been denied entry to Canada in recent months and years. Next on our list is US Pastor Terry Jones, who was denied entry to Canada just this past October, 2012.  US Pastor Terry Jones Denied Entry to Canada In October, US Pastor Terry Jones had planned on speaking […]

  Overview of the E-B5 United States Work Visa for Canadians The purpose of the E-B5 United States Work Visa is to attract foreign capital to the United States, which in turn creates jobs for Americans. This is an investor visa category, with a minimum investment of $500,000 to $1,000,000.  Requirements for the E-B5 Work […]

Dear Fadi,  This is a followup to our recent telephone consultation. Thank you for your patience and for explaining the immigration issues and process in a “user friendly” manner. You were clear, articulate and precise. I appreciate these attributes when sourcing information. As well, your followup email stated that I could be in touch if […]

Canadians have the advantage of having a relatively easy time entering the US. I say “relatively” because of course there are always cases where US Customs and Border Protection deny Canadians entry to the US for many reasons including criminality, lack of ties etc. But generally speaking if you, as a Canadian, wish to visit […]

July 2022 Update: As of July 4, 2022, the length of stay for Super Visa holders in Canada will be expanded to five years per entrance. Learn more here. In 2011, as a part of Canada’s effort to clear a massive immigration application backlog, the Government of Canada announced they would not be accepting any new […]

Lots of news about the government cracking  down on citizenship fraud. Many applicants are not disclosing that they had past criminal records in order to obtain Canadian citizenship. The government is now looking back at these cases and is taking steps to revolk Canadian citizenship Applications and even move towards deportation.  So what are the rules […]

In early 2011, rapper The Game was scheduled to play several shows in Canada, but after flying to Canada from Los Angeles he was denied entry. The Game also claimed he was going to be detained for up to two weeks while his case was being processed. “I’m being detained in Canada for 14 days […]

I get a lot of questions about immigration–every day. Questions about how to immigrate and get visas to Canada and the US come fast and furious.  We get emails, phone calls, Facebook messages and Tweets non stop.  And that is why we are here. To help.  But every once and a while I get a strange question: […]