Posts by Michael Niren

New partnership will provide sponsorship money to same-sex refugees Citizenship and Immigration Canada has partnered with the Rainbow refugee Committee to help share the cost of sponsoring gay refugees. Citizenship and Immigration Canada is providing $100,000 to the Committee, which will be used to support the refugees with income for three months. The Committee itself […]

Citizenship and Immigration Canada extends consultations on Skilled Worker Program Citizenship and Immigration Canada has decided to extend their public consultation on proposed changes to the Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program until March 31st. The questionnaire first asks how familiar the respondent is with Canada’s Federal Skilled Worker Program, along with what they would suggest […]

We have now been blogging for over for two years! Time really flies in the world of immigration and visas. And we are grateful to our readership which is growing by leaps and bounds.  For those of you coming to our posts day after day, a big “Thank you” ! We appreciate your loyalty and […]

We have written extensively about the Canadian Live in Caregiver program for “nannies” wishing to work in Canada and eventually to apply for Canadian Permanent Residence. Below is some information about what the US has to offer for nannies, more frequently, called Au Pairs. J-1 Visa Au Pair The J-1 Au Pair is  a U.S. […]

Every Canada Permanent Resident Card has an expiration date and when your permanent resident card is about to expire you will have to submit an application to renew it. Sometimes many people wait too long to renew their PR card and they’re left not knowing what to do. If you are in Canada and you don’t […]

US Business Visa ideas included Skype, eliminating paperwork United States business leaders have expressed concern over how long US Business Visas are delayed as well as the number of restrictions they face when issuing them. At the President’s Export Council this past weekend, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke about the US Government’s testing other […]

United States citizens travel to Canada often and for a number of reasons – whether it’s for a ski trip to Mont Tremblant in Quebec, a fishing trip in the Ontario Muskokas, visiting Canadian relatives or to attend one of our many great annual festivals such as the Calgary Stampede, the Ottawa Tulip Festival or […]

Senators introduce new United States Visa Act to Congress The Act, called the StartUp Visa Act of 2011, provides a two-year United States Visa to entrepreneurs who find a United States investor to invest in their startup business if passed. “Every job-creating American business started as an idea in the mind of an entrepreneur. We […]

Courts ruled that IRB and CIC decisions failed to address entire situation Three refugee claims and two humanitarian and compassionate grounds applications that were rejected by the Immigration and Refugee Board and Citizenship and Immigration Canada were overturned last month by Federal Court. The claims originated from different countries: Brazil, Guyana, Mexico and two from […]

Hi Mary and Subuhi, Thank you so much for all your hard work and your professional service you provided for my sister Saliha’s Group Sponsorship Case. I reviewed the application and I am very satisfied with your service and I think you guys are excellent. I would not be able to handle this type application all by myself. […]

Immigration consultant fast-tracked Canadian citizenship An immigration consultant has been charged with fraud in a massive immigration investigation led by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The case involves 1,100 applicants and their dependents, 76 of which obtained Canadian citizenship through fraudulent means. Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney said that allegedly the consultant, “fraudulently […]

Canadian Construction Association comments on reduction of foreign skilled workers in 2011 In February, a Vancouver-area immigration lawyer used Canada’s Freedom of Information Act to obtain documents that showed Citizenship and Immigration Canada was planning on reducing the number of Federal Skilled Workers by 20% – from 70,000 to 55,900 in 2011. The president of […]

Hi Shabnam, I just want to thank you for the excellent job you did in getting a positive decision on my Criminal Rehabilitation Application It is a big relief to have that is resolved. In all I am very glad that I went with Niren and Assocaites. Throughout the process the information I have received and the professionalism has been excellent.  You […]

Mis-dated immigration form leads to deportation from Canada A man from the United States who is married to a Canadian Citizen was deported from Canada last week because of what may be a clerical error. We have blogged here about a similar issue in the past where mistakes lead to deportation. The issue date for […]

A letter meant for Conservative MPs detailing a new strategy to secure votes from immigrant communities was accidentally delivered to the wrong person this week, revealing the Conservative Party’s future advertising plans. The letter was asking Members of Parliament to help raise $200,000 to fund the Conservative Ethnic Paid Media Strategy, but was accidentally delivered […]