Temporary Resident Permit Case Types
There is a remedy to address inadmissibility known as a temporary resident permit. Such inadmissibilities may include the broad categories of criminal inadmissibility, and medical inadmissibility. Some more specific examples suitable to facilitate entry to Canada may include trying to enter Canada before a five year ban from misrepresentation has elapsed, or trying to regain […]
How to appeal an immigration decision in Canada?
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] About Immigration Appeals An immigration appeal is a process to complain about a visa officer or an immigration officer’s decision. The complaint usually relates to the refusal of a visa or permit. In […]
What to Do If You Did Not Declare a Relative under 117(9)(d)
Hope for those Canadian’s who did not declare or have examined their son, or daughter or spouse before getting permanent resident status
Caregiver Visa Reboot: New Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker
Caregiver Visa Reboot: New Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker A pilot project commences on 2019-06-18 to replace the Caring for Children/Caring for People with High Medical Needs program. Under the new program a work permit will be issued only if: There is a job offer and, the would-be child care/home support worker […]
Ask a Lawyer a Quick Question…
You may be disappointed with the response when you try to ask a Toronto immigration lawyer a quick [sic] question. In large cities like Toronto there are lawyer ads on buses and bus shelters and billboards with words like “Free Consultation”. These are primarily for personal injury lawyers who seem to be incentivized to consult […]
Left Canada after an in-Canada Sponsorship Filed
Have you left Canada after an (in-Canada) spousal application was filed? Persons who have filed an in-Canada spousal sponsorship are expected to reside in Canada until their permanent resident status is granted. The IRCC website states in categorical terms, There is no guarantee that foreign nationals who have left Canada after submitting an application under […]
Communicating with IRCC (CIC) for Delayed or Refused Cases
Stakeholders like immigration lawyers used to have access to coordinates of various immigration officers such as Program Managers. The divulging of such coordinates has become less common. It is becoming the norm that immigration lawyers have to crowdsource (from other lawyers) information such as the name of the Program Manager at a specific visa office, […]
Failing to Disclose a Common-Law or Marriage-Like Relationship
Canada Border Services Agency or IRCC officers may be interested in a relationship you had before you landed. Specifically, if you sponsor a spouse after entering Canada on a visa, an officer may form the impression that you were in a common-law relationship for one year before you entered Canada on that visa. That impression […]
February 2019 Changes to the Post-Graduation Work Permit Policy
The issuance of a Post-Graduation Work Permit is subject to policy. Policy is not law. Rather policy consists of non-binding guidelines an immigration officer may use to assess a work permit. In reality however, officers would interpret the Post-Graduation Work Permit criteria in a strict fashion as if it were law. It is unfortunate that […]
Avoid Fake Job Offer (LMIA) for your Work Permit for Canada
The global reach of the internet provides a window on the various frauds that are attempted to facilitate illegal entry to Canada. One somewhat common method is the fake job offer. I have come across such specimens from would-be work permit holders. Some fake job offers are, to an experienced eye, easy to spot; they […]