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
Read More »“Sponsoring” your parents with the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program
On November 4, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced that it would not accept new sponsorship applications for parents for the next 24 months. As a result, individuals who want to sponsor their parents to
Read More »Qualified to Immigrate In More Than One Occupational Category? Which One Should You Choose?
Under the federal skilled worker program, individuals without approved job offers or connections to Canada normally have to qualify under what is known as an “eligible occupation”. Occasionally, an applicant may have experience that
Read More »Visiting Canada? What is Dual Intent?
Foreign national coming to Canada to visit, work or study on a temporary basis can be allowed entry to Canada even if they intend to eventually become Canadian permanent residents or citizens. Under the
Read More »What happens if there is not enough space to answer questions in an immigration application?
All immigration forms have a limited amount of space for a person’s answers. If an answer requires more space, what do you do? Just because an immigration form has a limited amount of space
Read More »How Immigration Investigates Work History
In immigration applications for permanent residency, applicants are asked to give a time line of their work history and also need to include work reference letters. Just because a person fills out the immigration
Read More »Reference Letters and Immigration Applications
In most immigration programs, applicants are asked for reference letters from current and previous employers. Often these letters require employers to list an employee’s duties. Many times, applicants find that their current and previous
Read More »The Danger of waiting for Provincial Nominee Certificates in Canada
In most cases, provincial nominees become permanent residents unless they are refused because of inadmissibility or an intent to live outside the province of nomination. However, permanent residency can be refused if a person
Read More »Provincial Nominee Program Refusals
Not every application filed with the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program is approved. The questions are: why was the application refused and what can be done about it? Why was the application refused? Some of
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