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What Counts as Years of Education in an Immigration Application
When applying to immigrate to Canada, individuals are typically required to prove the number of years of education that they have completed. In some cases, individuals have completed a year or more of education
Read More »Why Labour Market Opinions Do Not Always Guarantee a Work Permit
Foreign nationals who want to work in Canada or before becoming permanent residents can work in Canada with a work permit. In most cases, an employer must first obtain permission from the government of
Read More »Why an Immigration Application Can Be Refused If You Forget a Document
In all immigration applications, Citizenship and Immigration Canada requires that specific documents be submitted. The documents required depend on the type of application a person is making. If an applicant forgets to put in
Read More »Why you need to disclose changes in your family during the immigration process?
Individuals immigrating to Canada must disclose their spouses, common-law partners, and dependent children. Failure to disclose these family members can result in an immigration application being refused. The court case of Yanjun Dong is
Read More »How Immigration Investigates Work History
In immigration applications for permanent residency, applicants are required to give a time line of their work history and must also provide supporting documents that show where they worked, when they worked, and the
Read More »Why you shouldn’t send in an immigration application by regular mail
In many cases, an immigration application can be sent in by regular mail or courier. While either method is valid, immigration lawyers typically advise clients to sent in all correspondence to visa offices by
Read More »Can You Go to Jail for Submitting False Documents to Immigration?
Immigration law requires all applicants to be truthful. This means being truthful in what you write down in an application and with the documents you submit. Submitting false information with an immigration application can
Read More »How Immigration’s Anti-Fraud Unit Works
In September, the Federal Court decided the case of Mr. Wang Hui. In this case, Mr. Hui’s immigration application was refused because the visa office concluded that he provided fraudulent information regarding his work
Read More »The (not so) Super Visa for Parents and Grandparents (or how the Super Visa is more like Clark Kent)
Last month, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced that it would no longer accept family class sponsorships for parents and grandparents for at least 2 years. To compensate for the freeze on applications, a “Super
Read More »If a relative overstays a visit to Canada, can visa applications for other relatives be refused?
Visitors coming to Canada for tourism, temporary work or temporary study must prove that they will leave Canada at the end of their authorized stay. However, if a person’s relative who visited Canada has
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