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Ask a Lawyer a Quick Question…

by Max Chaudhary | Jun 7, 2019 | Blogs

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...

Left Canada after an in-Canada Sponsorship Filed

by Max Chaudhary | May 20, 2019 | permanent resident, Spousal or Common Law or Conjugal Partner

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...

Communicating with IRCC (CIC) for Delayed or Refused Cases

by Max Chaudhary | May 6, 2019 | 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...

Failing to Disclose a Common-Law or Marriage-Like Relationship

by Max Chaudhary | Apr 22, 2019 | Permanent Resident Loss

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...

February 2019 Changes to the Post-Graduation Work Permit Policy

by Max Chaudhary | Feb 15, 2019 | Immigration Status Transition

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...

Avoid Fake Job Offer (LMIA) for your Work Permit for Canada

by Max Chaudhary | Jan 30, 2019 | Temporary Status, Work Permit

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...

Deportation and Removal by the CBSA in 2019

by Max Chaudhary | Jan 3, 2019 | Delayed or Refused cases

The Canada Border Services Agency shall receive $7.46 million to facilitate removals from Canada.  The goal is to remove 10000 persons who have exhausted their rights of appeal in Canada during the year 2019.  That money would allow Canada Border Services Agency...

Reviewing The Reviewers: A Guide to Online Reviews of Lawyers

by Max Chaudhary | Jan 3, 2019 | Immigration Law

The utility of online lawyer reviews, if accurate, is high; it is a low or no cost way of ‘kicking the tires’ before taking the plunge of hiring  a lawyer.  Such reviews purport to provide an easy way of navigating the quality of lawyers in  Toronto, North America and...

Canadian Sponsorship of Parents to Increase to 17000

by Max Chaudhary | Aug 20, 2018 | permanent resident

The Government has increased the allotment of parents sponsorships to 17000 per year, up from 10000 per year.  Like most anything related to immigration, this increase appears to be a compromise between those who view family reunification as benefit to Canada and...

Citizenship Revocation recent update

by Max Chaudhary | Feb 27, 2018 | Blogs, Canadian citizenship

Citizenship revocation changes On February 5, 2018, the Canadian government changed the citizenship revocation process to add more accountability to those facing the revocation of their Canadian citizenship.  This marks a turning point as compared to the previous...

How to Apply for a Study permit for Canada – the logic of a study permit from outside of Canada

by Max Chaudhary | Aug 10, 2017 | Blogs

This article will briefly review what is required to apply for a study permit from outside of Canada. We remind the reader that this does not necessarily apply to everyone seeing that the Canadian Immigration Law is complex and therefore this article should not be...

Can I apply for a work permit in Canada as a visitor?

by Max Chaudhary | Jul 31, 2017 | Temporary Status

I have a visitor Status in Canada can I apply for a work permit in Canada? A lot of people contact us and ask us if they can apply for a work permit with their visitor visa or their visitor record. The answer is not as straight forward seeing that there are various...

Loss of Canadian Permanent Resident Status

by Max Chaudhary | Jul 26, 2017 | Delayed or Refused cases

Permanent Residence is technically not “permanent” in the sense that a person may lose their status if they don’t comply to some requirements. Section 2 (1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Act) defines a permanent resident as “a...

Immigration Consultants and Ghosts in Canada

by Max Chaudhary | Jul 6, 2017 | Blogs

Immigration Consultants and Ghosts in Canada Photo Credit: https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2014/7/176209-licensing-professional-software-engineers/abstract Unlicensed consultants – or “ghost” consultants – cause problems to the immigration system because they tend to...

What are Removal Orders and What You Need to Know

by Max Chaudhary | Jun 28, 2017 | Immigration Misrepresenation

Photo Credit: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/deportations-jamaica-honduros-1.3490185     The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) are vested with the authority to issue various Removal Orders. There are three...

Canadian Sponsorship of Adopted Children and Other Relatives for Permanent Residence: A Brief Overview of the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO)

by Max Chaudhary | Jun 7, 2017 | Immigration Law

source: https://afth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/SPRING-SUMMER-ISTOCK-Bi-racial-family.jpg       The sponsorship of an adopted child or other relative can be an exciting and joyful prospect. There are many important factors to consider if you are hoping to sponsor...

Express Entry Draw of May 26, 2017 – FSTC lowest to Date

by Max Chaudhary | May 29, 2017 | Blogs

Express Entry Draw of May 26, 2017 – FSTC lowest to Date The Express Entry draw of May 26, 2017 was, for the Federal Skilled Trades Category (FSTC) and not the Canada Experience Class or the Federal Skilled Worker Class, the lowest ever at 199 points. The FSTC...

Hearings at the Immigration Division – Admissibility and Detention Review

by Max Chaudhary | May 24, 2017 | Immigration Law

Hearings at the Immigration Division – Admissibility Hearing and Detention Review Located at 385 Rexdale Boulevard, the Immigration Division of the Immigration Refugee Board not only decides on the liberty of those detained therein, but also whether a permanent...

Sponsoring Children for permanent residence in Canada when Custody is an Issue

by Max Chaudhary | May 16, 2017 | Blogs

Sponsorship of children under the family class requires a parental relationship.  This relationship  must be by blood, or adoption.   More details can be seen here  [1].   However, in the case of a sponsorship where there is a divorce or just a child involved, an...

Canada Border Service Agency – Greater Toronto Enforcement Centre

by Max Chaudhary | May 1, 2017 | Delayed or Refused cases

A base of operations for the Canada Border Service Agency is The Greater Toronto Enforcement Centre (GTEC), located at 6900 Airport Road, Mississauga Ontario.  GTEC’s public area is like a subway station in a large urban centre.  There are Advertisements in the form...