Posts by Michael Niren

Can you keep your Canadian Permanent Residency Status while living outside of Canada? I sponsored my mother for Canadian Permanent Residency and she was approved about 3 years ago. She had only visited Canada once for about 2 weeks since she became a Permanent Resident. She had not moved to Canada because my sister was […]

Is it necessary for an employer to apply for an LMO for someone who is already employed permanently? One of our staff members’ work permit is expiring soon, and we’re not sure if we need to apply for another LMO for him in order to renew his work permit.   _______________   First of all, […]

Canadian Permanent Residency Card Renewal Question Hi, I’m a spouse of a Canadian citizen and we live in the USA as my husband works there. My Permanent Residency card is expiring in August, when can I apply for a new one? Does the time spent abroad with a Canadian citizen count towards Canadian residency?  Can […]

Spousal Sponsorship Application question I would like to marry my Vietnamese fiancee in Vietnam. I will travel there from Canada. However, I would like to live in Vietnam with her while I am waiting for my Canadian sponsorship to be processed. Could you tell me how I can prove my intention to return to Canada […]

Niren And Associates Immigration Law Firm “I would like to take an opportunity to offer a formal recommendation for Michael Niren. As the Senior Lawyer for Niren and Associates Immigration Lawyers I have known Michael for approximately two years. Michael has demonstrated an incredible initiative and a strong dedication. Michael leads by example and many […]

TN Visa Application Approved I hired Niren and Associates to handle my TN visa case in 2008. I had a very complex situation, and the team of Michael and Fadi did a fantastic job listening carefully to the issues at hand, and proposed a clear and concise immigration strategy. The documentation package they prepared far […]

The Ruby Dhalla Controversy and Live in Caregivers in Canada A great deal has been written and played out in the media about the Ruby Dhalla-Nanny scandal.  For those of you on a desert island, Ruby Dhalla, an outspoken and very charismatic MP had allegedly hired three foreign live in caregivers (nannies), making them work […]

Re-Entry Permits for US Green Card Holders For those that have U.S. Permanent Residency (Green Card Holders) but are planning on leaving the United States for an extended period of time (over a six-month period), one should file for the I-131 Re-Entry permit. Those that have not filed and have been absent from the United […]

Canadian Citizenship Application is successful: client Hi Mary, I PASSED!!!! Had a time getting everything together. I don’t know if you remember that I lost my first passport that had my landed papers in it.. so i had to go to the police department and file a report. Then because my passport has never been […]

Mississauga hairdresser would suffer harm if deported from Canada Roohi Tabassum, a Pakistani National, has received a temporary suspension of deportation from the Federal Court of Canada on grounds that she would suffer irreparable harm if she was removed from Canada. In 2001, Ms. Tabassum came to Canada from the US and filed a refugee […]

How does H1N1 or the Swine Flu affect Immigration to Canada? Apparently first discovered in Mexico, the Swine Flu, a respiratory illness, has spread beyond the Mexican borders to Canada, the US, Europe and even Israel . For those who remember the outbreak of the SARS virus five years ago, it was a very stressful […]

Passport requirements for travel between Canada and the United States Beginning June 1, the United States will implement the final phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI).  The WHTI will require all Canadian citizens and US Citizens to present a valid passport or other accepted secure documentation when entering the U.S or Canada. at […]

Being denied entry to Canada Depending on the reason why you may have been denied entry to Canada, you may be able to re-apply for entry. Generally, persons with certain criminal records may be considered as “inadmissible” for entry to Canada.  In other cases, a customs officer, known as a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) […]

It appears that the federal government will be revising the regulations pertaining to Canadian citizenship applications to include greater emphasis on the country’s “values,” federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Tuesday.Kenney said his department is conducting a complete review of the citizenship program to improve its content, “with a focus on Canadian values.” The emphasis […]

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