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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 | Blogs
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 | Blogs
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 | Blogs
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 | Blogs
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 | Blogs
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 | Blogs
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...
by Max Chaudhary | Mar 7, 2016 | permanent resident
There are many categories of visa applications, and the need to hire a lawyer in some types of applications may not be as obvious as in others. For example, some spousal/common-law applications may in fact be quite straightforward from an immigration officer’s point...
by Max Chaudhary | Mar 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
If your citizenship is from a country that is characterized by more development (economically speaking), and stable democratic institutions, then you may not need to apply for temporary entry prior to attempting to enter Canada. Such countries include the United...
by Max Chaudhary | Mar 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
New permanent residents of Canada receive their initial permanent resident card usually about eight weeks after landing at a Canadian Port of Entry. However, recently, due to a change in photograph size, the receipt of permanent resident cards may become delayed. The...
by Max Chaudhary | Feb 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
An applicant for a student visa must be a student. Sounds dumb, I know. What I mean is that a Canadian visa officer must be satisfied that a person seeking a study visa to Canada will carry out the intended studies in Canada. An officer determines this by, among other...
by Max Chaudhary | Nov 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Obtaining a visa for Canada from India may be simpler in some respects, depending on the type of visa being sought. If you are deemed to be a business traveller, a visitor visa may be issued by the New Delhi or Chandigarh visa office in about two business days....
by Max Chaudhary | Nov 3, 2015 | Temporary Status
Visitor visa applications are in some respects very very difficult to obtain depending on the demographic that the person seeking the visa possesses. For example, if the person is under the age of 35, without significant financial ties, such as a decent paying job in...
by Max Chaudhary | Sep 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Having a permanent resident card is evidence that you possess permanent resident status. It is not a guarantee that you can enter Canada. At best, it allows for ease of boarding an airplane to Canada. After you disembark, you may find that a Canada Border Services...
by Max Chaudhary | Aug 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
An application for a visa in Canada is subject to published processing times. However, those processing times are not always reflective of an individual’s case processing. Often times, the immigration department’s published processing times speaks to “80% of cases”,...
by Max Chaudhary | Jul 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
You’ve applied for a visa. It may be for a study or work visa or for permanent residence. It gets refused. What do you do? If you’ve hired an immigration consultant, they should advise you that you have an option for judicial review at the Federal Court. Some...
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