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by Max Chaudhary | Jul 26, 2016 | Immigration Law
Foreign nationals who seek to enhance their chances of success for immigration to Canada have many options. One such option is obtaining a job offer in Canada. The job offer must be supported by an Labour Market Impact Assessment, or an analogous process that is...
by Max Chaudhary | Jul 15, 2016 | Blogs
A key player in obtaining a visa to Canada is often a consular office or Embassy of a country. The consular office of importance is often the one corresponding to your own country of citizenship, or of a country you resided in for more than six months. Your own...
by Max Chaudhary | Jun 29, 2016 | Blogs
A permanent resident card is subject to maintenance. Like an automobile, the amount of maintenance depends on how the card is being used. For example, if you obtained permanent residency in Canada and then never left Canada for five years, there is relatively little...
by Max Chaudhary | Jun 1, 2016 | Immigration Law
There is often a chain of immigration that has its origins in one individual, perhaps named Bob, or Bilal, or Bhavik, or Bao, or Boris (hereinafter “Bob”). Bob may have immigrated to Canada as a skilled worker. Bob gets married to a foreign national who is sponsored...
by Max Chaudhary | May 17, 2016 | Blogs
[slider]The Express Entry system constitutes the gateway to filing a skilled worker application to live in Canada permanently. It is apparent that (at least with respect to the Canada Experience Class category), the minimum level of English or French language skill...
by Max Chaudhary | Apr 26, 2016 | Immigration Law
Depending on your country of citizenship, as well as your age (usually under 30 or under 35 years), you may be eligible for an International Experience Class visa. General Information is at Become a candidate – International Experience Canada. The program is...
by Max Chaudhary | Apr 11, 2016 | permanent resident
PNP programs aim to serve the needs of the province that administers them. If the skills of a person seeking admission to a province happen to cohere with the economic aims of the province, then the chances of being nominated for immigration are greater. A nomination...
by Max Chaudhary | Mar 24, 2016 | permanent resident
As the Express Entry system captures all of the skilled immigration to Canada, including Federal skilled worker in Canada experience class, the heart of the application is arguably, the work experience acquired by the applicant. The system is also geared towards...
by Max Chaudhary | Mar 23, 2016 | Immigration Status Transition
The immigration department does not want student aged young people to be able to gain entry to Canada on a study permit and work in Canada unless they are actually studying as intended in their study visa application. Study permit holders must be enrolled in studies...
by Max Chaudhary | Mar 22, 2016 | Immigration Law
If you applying for a visa to be sponsored as a spouse or common-law partner to Canada, one issue may be marital history, specifically whether a divorce has been obtained. Questions may arise such as the reason for the divorce, and the subsequent marital partner’s...
by Max Chaudhary | Mar 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
he level of analysis Toronto Immigration lawyers use when assessing the Low Income cut-off has become more than merely looking up a table. The amounts for parents are 30% higher than the amount also known as the Minimum Necessary Income, for the sponsorship of a...
by Max Chaudhary | Mar 19, 2016 | Delayed or Refused cases
With increasing information sharing between governments, violations of the law can be more easily shared between governments. Such convictions may be easier for Canada Border Services Agency officers to detect. However, applying for a visa with some form of criminal...
by Max Chaudhary | Mar 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Immigration detention may often occur when there is a breakdown in communication between a person holding (most often) a study or work visa and the immigration authorities. For example, the failure to keep an address updated with the immigration department (and/or...
by Max Chaudhary | Mar 16, 2016 | Immigration Law
Express Entry is characterized by ease of processing (for the immigration department), and as little accountability to the public as possible. One way accountability is reduced is by the fact that an Express Entry profile is not an application, but rather, data about...
by Max Chaudhary | Mar 15, 2016 | permanent resident
The immigration department actively encourages you to file applications on your own at the links Do I need to use an immigration representative for my citizenship application? , as well as Do I need a representative to help me apply? . Further, one of the main...
by Max Chaudhary | Mar 14, 2016 | Work Permit
The Post-Graduation Work Permit application must be submitted to the immigration department within 90 days of meeting the requirements for graduation from a suitable post secondary school in Canada. Meeting the requirements may be evidenced by you receiving a letter...
by Max Chaudhary | Mar 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
When applying for a visa, the expiration of a passport can be an issue that delays processing, or worse, results in some unexpected hassles. In the context of permanent resident applications, visa offices typically require at least six months duration on a passport...
by Max Chaudhary | Mar 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Candidates often seek to save money when filing for immigration to Canada by putting up an express entry profile on their own. Subsequently, an invitation to apply is issued by the Canadian government. The self-filed express entry profile then must be supported by...
by Max Chaudhary | Mar 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Putting up an EE profile is (when the CIC portal is working), not inherently difficult. It is like uploading a summary of your resume, in small pieces. The premise behind the Express Entry profile is that you are giving enough information to CIC to determine where...
by Max Chaudhary | Mar 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
If you have entered Canada on a visitor visa (aka a tourist visa, aka a temporary resident visa), your visitor visa is often valid for a maximum of six months. However, during month five of your visit to Canada, you may like what you see in Canada. Canada is...
