Toronto has been lucky enough to hold both the 2015 Pan American Games and Parapan American Games. With the result of the games being held here many people are looking to visit Canada which has been causing the Canadian Government to issue many visas.
Individuals can apply though the accreditation process if they meet Canada’s admission requirements, which are identified as either a Parapan American Games “Family Member” or “PAFM/PPFM”. The individual can go through the accreditation process where The National Olympic Committee (NOC) will provide PAFM/PPFM with an invitation to apply via the accredited visa process and submit the visa. Those who meet the requirements can also apply for a Pan Am Identity and Accreditation Card (PIAC), those that don’t meet the requirements can try applying for a visitor’s visa or a “Volunteer Attestation Letter”, from the Toronto Pan Am Organizing Committee (TO2015). Workers for the games must apply for either a visitor’s visa or a work permit, whichever is applicable. Going to be an exciting summer!
President & CEO
Michael Niren
Mr. Niren is CEO of VisaPlace LLC and the President and Managing Partner of VisaPlace Legal Canada, an immigration law firm based in Toronto, and VisaPlace Legal US a law firm registered in The District of Columbia, USA. Mr. Niren is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Canadian Bar Association’s Citizenship and Immigration Section, American Lawyers Association, and an Associate Member of the American Bar Association.
