by Administrator | Apr 19, 2016 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News, Permanent Residence in Canada
Update to the Settlement Fund Requirement for Ontario Express Entry and Masters Graduates All applicants to the Masters Graduate Stream and the Ontario Express Entry Streams (Human Capital Priorities and the French-Speaking Skilled Worker) must demonstrate that they...
by Administrator | Apr 18, 2016 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News, Uncategorized
Supreme Court of Canada granted a leave to R. v. Tran and the hearing is set for January 2017, with respect to the conditional sentence order within the context of the accused being the permanent resident of Canada! Stay tuned! Case Summary: 36784 Thanh Tam Tran v....
by Administrator | Apr 14, 2016 | endorsement, Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, PR, Study, Work
I came to Jennifer’s office very nervous about my status in Canada. I had gone to school here and finished my degree. I’d made a very simple mistake of not signing my application for my Post Graduate Work Permit before I sent it in. Also, my study permit expired at...
by Administrator | Apr 13, 2016 | Citizenship, Employer, Family, Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News, Parents, Permanent Residence in Canada, PR, Protection, Study, Temporary Residence in Canada, Trouble, Work but
TAX CONSEQUENCES FOR U.S. CITIZENS AND OTHER U.S. PERSONS LIVING IN CANADA Over the past few years, there has been increased media attention in Canada with respect to the U.S. income tax filing requirements that apply to all U.S. citizens who live outside of the U.S....
by Administrator | Apr 12, 2016 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News, Permanent Residence in Canada, Temporary Residence in Canada
Verification of permanent resident photos at visa processing offices Summary The purpose of this Operational Bulletin (OB) is to provide instructions to visa processing offices on their responsibility to verify photos submitted with applications for permanent...
by Administrator | Apr 11, 2016 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News, Permanent Residence in Canada, Temporary Residence in Canada
Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system – April 6, 2016 http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/mi/ Determination — number of invitations = 954 Required rank = 470 points or more ...
by Administrator | Apr 7, 2016 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
EU may require visas from Americans and Canadians GABRIELA BACZYNSKA BRUSSELS — Reuters The European Union executive is considering whether to make U.S. and Canadian citizens apply for visas before traveling to the bloc, a move that could raise tensions as Brussels...
by Administrator | Apr 5, 2016 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
At Canadian Immigration Summit 2016 organized by the Conference Board of Canada, IRCC presented some statistics on the Express Entry. Summary: 151,722 Express Entry profiles were submitted. 54% of profiles submitted were not accepted into the pool because they did not...
by Administrator | Apr 5, 2016 | Citizenship, Employer, Family, Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News, Parents, Permanent Residence in Canada, PR, Protection, Study, Temporary Residence in Canada, Trouble, Work
Government of Canada presents Travel Smart app and Electronic Travel Authorization Mississauga, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada Omar Alghabra, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs), and Arif Virani, Parliamentary Secretary...
by Administrator | Apr 1, 2016 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
Summary As part of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) modernization of payment processing, the payment receipt form [IMM 5401] (previously called an HPM receipt) is being eliminated as an accepted fee payment option as of April 1, 2016. As of...
