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Little basis for denying visitor visas to Canada
Visitor visas decision not made based on facts Niren and Associates Immigration Law Firm recently blogged about more people having trouble obtaining visitor visas to Canada. This is because the government is denying their visitor visas, saying they don’t believe the applicant will leave once the visa expires. According to this article in the Montreal Gazette, […]
CBSA targets Canadian Permanent Residents: Witch Hunt or Just Deserts?
The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced that it is launching a campaign to capture Permanent Residents who have committed “serious criminality” Â in order to deport them. Â The CBSA has, according to the National Post, posted 32 Wanted fugitives. The CBSA’s mandate is to search and seize these alleged criminals and to remove them […]
Humanitarian and Compassionate Application Approved!
Coming to a new country and finding your way to settle down is one of the hardest things I’ve done so far. Especially when you have no knowledge about the rules and regulations of the country. And with so many law firms out there today, you just don’t know what the right choice is. After doing […]
Immigration fraud costs students… permanently
Visas of over 50 students permanently rejected due to immigration fraud According to this article in The Times of India, more than 50 students have had their visas to Canada and the United Kingdom permanently denied after being tied to immigration fraud in India. According to one student, the fraudulent immigration consultants promised study loans for international […]
Government too slow to fix US Immigration; States pass laws instead
States pass hundreds of laws in an effort to deal with US immigration issues During the first half of 2011, 40 individual US states passed 250 new US immigration laws or resolutions between them in an effort to resolve immigration issues – some positive, and some negative. According to this Reuters article, critics are saying that […]
Many having trouble obtaining visitor visas to Canada
According to this Winnipeg Free Press article, visitor visas to Canada seem to be becoming difficult to get – even for those who have gotten them before. Winnipeg North MP Kevin Lamoureaux told the Winnipeg Free Press that, “Every week, individuals are denied an opportunity to visit for weddings or funerals. It gets very aggravating […]
Is The ‘Family Reunification Program’ in Canada Quietly Getting Cut Back?
Minister Kenney hints at Intended Family Reunification Program Cuts According to this Vancouver Sun Article and this article in a major Indo-Canadian Newspaper, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney has mentioned that he plans to make cuts to Canada’s Family Reunification Program. At a speaking engagement in Vancouver, Minister Kenney apparently indicated that he […]
Cameroon man must prove he loves his wife for refugee claim
A man who married his wife weeks before coming to Canada on a refugee claim has to prove to the government that he and his wife are in a loving relationship in order to be able to sponsor her. Man with refugee claim didn’t know what a common-law relationship is According to this Winnipeg Free Press […]
Chinese fugitive deported from Canada
According to this Globe and Mail article, China’s “most wanted man” has been deported from Canada according to his immigration lawyer. China has accused the man, Lai Changxing, of running a smuggling ring but Lai spent 11 years in fighting being deported from Canada, and Canada could not deport him without reassurance he would not be tortured […]
CIC Plans to revoke Canadian Citizenship after investigation
As many as 1,800 could lose Canadian Citizenship According to an announcement by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney, 1,800 people who recently obtained Canadian citizenship could be losing their Canadian citizenship. The news comes after a joint three-year investigation (that isn’t yet complete) between police, Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the RCMP. According […]
High school prank results in man being denied entry to Canada
Man denied entry to Canada because of high school prank from 20 years ago A man from San Francisco who has travelled to Canada several times without incident was denied entry to Canada this month after he went through seven hours of being detained and questioned at the Vancouver border. In doing something done on […]
Will Canadian Immigration Levels Change?
Concern over Canadian immigration levels In early July, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced he would be holding a number of consultations with the public and stakeholders to determine whether Canadian immigration levels should change. In addition, the government recently cracked down on suspected war criminals in Canada illegally as well as people who […]
Woman’s refugee hearing ruined by poor translator
Woman’s translator gave false and incoherent answers at refugee hearing A woman fleeing persecution in Kenya was heading towards being deported from Canada after her refugee hearing was disrupted by a bad translator according to this National Post article. The woman has since been given a new hearing by Federal Court with the help of […]
Immigration to Canada drops by 25 per cent
Immigration to Canada experiences significant decline: Toronto Star Immigration to Canada dropped by 25 per cent in the first quarter of 2011 when compared to the same time in 2010. This sharp drop in immigration levels is raising suspicions that the government is planning on restricting levels of immigration to Canada according to this article […]
President Obama’s US Immigration Reform Speech Highlights
US Immigration Reform United States President Barack Obama gave a speech at the National Council of La Raza this week, making several remarks on US immigration reform and gateways to United States Citizenship for illegal aliens living in the country. Obama also mentioned the DREAM Act, which was blocked in the Senate. The DREAM act […]
