http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussions/feed.rss Wed, 22 Feb 12 20:04:26 -0500 CIC Immigration Forum - Canada Immigration Discussions en-CA http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/114/rehabilitation Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:05:50 -0500 bigdaddy4 114@/discussions http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/113/help-with-the-citizenship-test Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:57:50 -0500 gpeperat 113@/discussions http://www.citizenshipsupport.ca) so I am ok with training for my test, I just need to have some feedback regarding the test itself. How was it? What kind of question did you have and so on?
Thanks!]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/70/nurses-to-canada Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:06:10 -0500 Rav 70@/discussions you have to pass CRNE test (Canada registered nurse exam)also IELTS(international English language Testing system).]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/112/extension-application-for-visitors-visa Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:15:48 -0500 Gloria57 112@/discussions http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/110/student-immigration-canada Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:02:21 -0500 canadaimm 110@/discussions I am planning to come to Canada on student visa to humber college. Please advise what would be the best route for me to get the PR.

Thanks]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/104/10-year-multiple-entry-parent-and-grandparent-super-visa Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:18:12 -0500 admin 104@/discussions
They can come to Canada within 8 weeks. It is a great news for parents and grandparents as they want most to spend time with their families.

The Super visa will most probably come into affect from december 2011 month and it will take as little as 8 weeks for one to be issued. Though applicants would be required to obtain a private health care insurance while they are in Canada.]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/111/international-student-jobs-in-canada Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:05:32 -0500 canadaimm 111@/discussions ]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/5/spouses-and-dependent-childrens-how-to-apply Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:36:35 -0500 Rav 5@/discussions
If you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, you must apply to sponsor them.
Your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner, or dependent children must then apply for permanent residence.
If you sponsor your spouse or partner, and your dependent children as a group, all of their applications for permanent residence must be filled out at the same time to be mailed together.

The applications for both sponsorship and permanent residence should be filled out and sent at the same time. There are two steps to process the application forms:

The sponsorship application is processed by the Case Processing Centre (CPC) in Mississauga, Ontario (for family members living outside Canada), or the CPC in Vegreville, Alberta (for family members living inside Canada).
If you are approved as a sponsor, the permanent residence application is sent to the appropriate Canadian visa office.
If you live in Quebec, you must also meet Quebec immigration sponsorship requirements. For more information, see the Related Links section at the bottom of this page.]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/103/no-applications-for-parents-and-grandparent-immigration-in-canada Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:15:34 -0500 admin 103@/discussions But temporary visa for them has been increased to 10-year. The multiple-entry “Parent and Grandparent Super Visa” will allow holders who qualify to live in Canada for 2 years without a need for renewal.]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/94/processing-times-at-canadian-embassy-beijing Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:09:53 -0400 admin 94@/discussions http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/93/what-is-the-processing-time-at-chc-delhi Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:05:53 -0400 csgraduate 93@/discussions http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/90/canadian-visa-office-buffalo Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:57:08 -0400 admin 90@/discussions http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/89/bad-experience-with-immigration-consultants-rizwan-wali-and-vml Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:45:30 -0500 Jackejoe 89@/discussions
Please be very careful in dealing with Maple Leaf Consultants (http://www.mapleleafconsultants.com) from Lahore, Pakistan (although the website says that office is in Burnaby, BC). The company is run/owned by a man named Rizwan Wali who purports to be a certified Canadian Immigration Consultant. I had a bad experience with Rizwan Wali and his company regarding Canadian immigration. I visited him last year, in his Lahore office, for evaluation of my profile for Canadian immigration. He told me I didn’t fulfill minimum points requirement (67) and I should consider AEO (Arranged Employment Offer) scheme for moving to Canada. I asked him about charges and he told me that I would have to pay around $8,000 upfront and would have to pay $2,000 later once the job had been secured. It was a vast amount but thinking that Rizwan Wali was a professional consultant, I agreed. I paid him the requested sum and signed the agreement. Amount was paid to some Canadian based immigration firm Vick, McPhee & Liu (VML) (http://www.vicmac.com). It was mentioned in that agreement that usually job is secured between 2-3 weeks and 2-3 months. I deposited the amount in an account owned by Vick, McPhee & Liu, the company which was assigned the task of finding a job for me in Canada.

To make a long story short, months passed and nothing happened. I kept on getting assurances of Rizwan Wali and principals of VML that they were negotiating with a company for my employment and I would be able to get the job very soon.

I kept on waiting and months kept on passing. Rizwan Wali updated me very few times during those months but kept on assuring me that VML would eventually secure job for me. Eventually, after several months (almost nine) Vick, McPhee & Liu regretted and told me, via Rizwan Wali, that they were unable to secure employment for me in that particular company and would try some other company. Sensing that it was only a ploy (after witnessing their and Rizwan Wali’s unprofessional attitude during those 9 months), I requested them via Rizwan Wali to refund me my money.

VML, after five weeks of correspondence, agreed to refund the deposited sum minus $400 as “Administrative Charges”. I protested and told them that it wasn’t fair as 1) Promised services were never delivered 2) $400 Administrative Fees were NOT mentioned anywhere in the agreement. However, I was never refunded those $400. I contacted Rizwan Wali and Vick, McPhee & Liu several times for the refund of those $400 but all in vain. Both of these parties justified the deduction of those $400 while simultaneously acknowledging the fact that $400 Administrative Fees wasn’t mentioned in agreement at all.

I now believe that it was a well planned scam. Rizwan Wali and Richard McPhee (I think he is one of the partners in VML) and Eva Chow (paralegal in VML), never looked for any job for me, never contacted any company and instead only invested that sum for personal gains (perhaps this neatly explains that why they took such a long time in responding and refunding the amount even after expressing their inability to find a job for me).

I recently did some research and found out that getting money (esp in advance) from people in Canada for a job offer is not permissible. It is terrible that Rizwan Wali assured me that it was legal and a popular path adopted by potential Canadian migrants.

Please come up with your account if you have been conned by Rizwan Wali and/or Vick, McPhee & Liu or any other fraud consultant. We need to spread the word so that potential migrants don’t suffer due to such fraud consultants.]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/66/study-visa Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:52:38 -0400 Rav 66@/discussions A letter of acceptance from the school .
Provide evidence that you have sufficient funds to pay school fees.
You may be required to pass a medical exam.
You may be able to establish to Government of Canada that your intention to return home when your studies are complete.
Passport, valid for at least one year, from the proposed date of entry into Canada.]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/86/spousal-sponsorship Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:51:57 -0400 chandren 86@/discussions
My common law spouse and I have been together for 19 years now. However due to personal differences we have planned to move on individually as of last year. Unfortunately our home is still not sold as yet and we both reside in the same house , although we sleep in different bedrooms. We were never married legally , therefore there is no marriage certificate and also no kids between us.

Since our agreement to the separation , I have corresponded to a lady in the Philippines and intend to visit her this year and most probably marry her next year in the Philippines. I am familiar with the sponsorship process generally. My current common law is aware of all this as well .

I would like to know 3 things in my situation please:

1) because technically I am in the same house as my common law - would that pose as a problem towards my marriage to my girlfriend in the Philippines, and if so what can I possibly do to remedy the situation. By the time the marriage takes place in the Philippines , I will for sure be living on my own. I expect this to happen in the spring of next year and the marriage is planned for the fall of next year.

2) and if the marriage is ok to go ahead with , will I be able to apply for a visitors visa for my wife from the Philippines so that she can be with me in Canada while her PR is being processed.

3) Do I submit the visitors visa application together with the PR application as soon as I come back to Canada, please.

Love to hear from anyone who might be or has been in the same situation please.]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/74/restoration-of-a-temporary-resident-status Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:59:41 -0500 Immigration Expert 74@/discussions
Good luck!]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/78/refugee-permanent-residence Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:40:06 -0400 lebron 78@/discussions I have been granted a refugee status in Canada and I applied for a PR card.
I'm just wondering whether I can go to visit my family back home after I get the PR card or not?
If not, when will I be able to do so?

I would appreciate a comment from an expert.


Thanks]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/79/refugee-permanent-residence Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:40:36 -0400 lebron 79@/discussions I have been granted a refugee status in Canada and I applied for a PR card.
I'm just wondering whether I can go to visit my family back home after I get the PR card or not?
If not, when will I be able to do so?

I would appreciate a comment from an expert.


Thanks]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/32/canada-status-problems Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:22:14 -0400 Rav 32@/discussions
Non-compliance: means you directly or indirectly failed to satisfy the requirements of the Act or Regulations. Some examples are as follows:

you were not examined when you entered Canada;
you did not obtain a temporary resident visa (TRV);
your visa expired before you entered Canada;
you did not have a passport or it expired before you entered Canada;
you overstayed your period of authorized stay; or
you worked or studied without authorization (a permit).

Usually most of the non-compliance issues are resolved automatically over a specified period of time . Example 6 months or so. You can again apply to enter canada from your home country after specified time has passed .]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/76/trying-to-get-us-fiancee-into-can-with-dwi Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:00:42 -0400 adcomeau 76@/discussions
My fiancee ended getting laid off from his job about a month later. I am trained as a RCA here in BC and was offered a job making $18/hr at a local care facility. I decided to stay here as I could live with my mother and help to support my fiancee as he's now working part time as we wait out the remaining months until he can apply for rehabilitation (I am under the assumption he will be eligible to apply in November). However, things aren't going so well for him with work. It's been very difficult for us to be apart all of this time but i can't leave my job to come stay with him and he is inadmissible to enter Canada. It's also becoming very difficult on me financially to have to support him from another country.

We both want to live in Canada permanently. I have no desire to live in the US and my family lives here. I had done my research and found that he *could* be eligible for a TRP. He could apply for a TRP and then for rehabilitation and then permanent residence. However, we do not want to wait 6 months before he can come across. If we have to wait that long, we would be better off waiting the extra 2 months and applying for his rehabilitation while he is still in the US. I have read on some other forums (and called the Canada immigration call center to clarify) that it is possible to bring the entire application to a port of entry where they could make a decision in a matter of a couple hours. This would seem like a great idea (and we are planning to try this)however he is in Arkansas, which is quite far from BC. If they decided to turn him around again, it would be quite the trip back and neither of us wants to go through that again. How likely are they to actually process the application there? I've read that although the officers at the port of entry are able to, in most cases, they still refer you to apply at the consulate. Is this true?

I had asked the CIC office what our chances are of him getting approved for a TRP but of course, they can't tell me that information. They also told me that in order to come across the boarder, if he was approved, he would also have to prove that he could financially support himself while he was here at the cost of $50 a day. I was told that it didn't matter if either he or myself had that money, but he would need to provide a bank statement showing that either of us had the funds to do so. At $50 a day, for 8 months the total comes to about $12,000. Neither one of us has that amount of money just sitting in our banks. We are still both in our mid-20s. I do work regularly however and make about $2500 a month I just can't save much due to the fact that i have been paying his rent and some of his bills on top of my own.

Basically my question is...Is there a better way to approach this situation? Is there some other process we can try that I haven't already mentioned? Also, has anyone found themselves in a similar situation financially while trying to get a TRP? If so, what did you do?

If anyone could shed ANY light on my current predicament, I would be eternally grateful. I'm at my wits end and am lucky our relationship is strong enough to handle all of this!]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/4/business-immigrants Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:34:27 -0500 Rav 4@/discussions Business immigrants are expected to make a C$400,000 investment or to own and manage businesses in Canada.
Canada has three classes of business immigrants:

investors
entrepreneurs and
self-employed persons.
Each application can be made for only one class and cannot be changed once the application is submitted. The criteria you must meet to qualify are different for each class.

Investors :
The Immigrant Investor Program seeks to attract experienced business people to invest C$400,000 into Canada’s economy. Investors must:

show that they have business experience
have a minimum net worth of C$800,000 that was obtained legally and
make a C$400,000 investment.
Your investment is managed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and is guaranteed by the Canadian provinces that use it to create jobs and help their economies grow.
CIC will return your C$400,000 investment, without interest, about five years and two months after payment.

Entrepreneurs :
The Entrepreneur Program seeks to attract experienced business persons who will own and actively manage businesses in Canada that contribute to the economy and create jobs. Entrepreneurs must:

show that they have business experience
have a minimum net worth of C$300,000 that was obtained legally and
respect the conditions for entrepreneurs after they arrive in Canada

Self-employed persons :
The Self-Employed Persons Program seeks to attract applicants who have the intention and ability to become self-employed in Canada. Self-employed persons are required to have either:

relevant experience that will make a significant contribution to the cultural or athletic life of Canada or
experience in farm management and the intention and ability to purchase and manage a farm in Canada.]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/39/green-card-lottery-live-and-work-in-the-u.s.a. Sat, 10 May 2008 05:08:43 -0400 admin 39@/discussions Green Card Lottery Application, will be available only online at the State Department dedicated website - No more regular mailing of applications.
Every year the US State Department issues a list of countries that are non-eligible for the Green Card USA program. Non-eligible countries are defined as those from which the United States has received more than 50,000 immigrants during the past five years. Every year the list changes. You can check your eligibility for free on this site.]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/60/sponsoring-a-spouse Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:15:56 -0500 heatheranne 60@/discussions http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/8/who-can-apply- Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:42:57 -0500 Rav 8@/discussions
If you feel that you will be persecuted if you return to your home country, you can seek protection in Canada as a Convention refugee or as a person in need of protection. To be eligible, you must apply from within Canada at a local Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) office or at a point of entry to Canada.

Convention Refugees
A Convention Refugee is a person who is outside her or his home country or the country where he or she normally lives, and who cannot return because of a well-founded fear of persecution based on:

race
religion
political opinion
nationality or
membership in a particular social group, such as women or people of a particular sexual orientation.
Person in need of protection
A person in need of protection is a person in Canada who is afraid to return to her or his home country or the country where the person normally lives, because of:

a risk of torture
a risk to life or
a risk of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment.

More information at :- http://cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/inside/apply-who.asp]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/75/canadian-pr-marrying-us-h1b-visa-holder Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:51:31 -0500 Canada 75@/discussions I was a student here and therefore if I continue to stay in Canada until April 2011, I will be eligible to get citizenship and also satisfy my 2 yrs out of 5 yrs condition to maintain my PR for another 5 years I guess.
If I live in US, but come and work in Canada daily, can that still count as a day in Canada?
For my fiance to maintain his PR, does he need to stay in Canada right away or can he complete those 2 yrs sometime later (2013/2014). Our main concern is to live together for now, and keep our jobs.
Please suggest !]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/72/expired-usa-visa-needs-help Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:33:22 -0500 smarte 72@/discussions http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/67/farmers-to-canada Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:18:43 -0400 admin 67@/discussions Principal applicant must be under 40 years of age.Besides, there is no bar on educational qualification and no IELTS requirement.]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/44/self-employed-persons Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:35:09 -0400 Rav 44@/discussions
relevant experience that will make a significant contribution to the cultural or athletic life of Canada or
experience in farm management and the intention and ability to purchase and manage a farm in Canada.

Relevant experience
Relevant experience is defined as:

participation at a world-class level in cultural activities or athletics
farm management experience or
self-employment in cultural activities or athletics. Please consult the Related Links section at the bottom of this page for a list of activities that qualify. You will also find a link to definitions of terms that apply to self-employed persons.]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/17/can-i-change-my-status-after-i-arrive-in-canada-as-a-visitor Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:07:35 -0400 admin 17@/discussions
In most cases, temporary residents cannot apply for permanent resident status from within Canada.

Exceptions to this rule include:

refugees or protected persons;
live-in caregivers; and
spouses or common-law partners of Canadian citizens or permanent residents.

To request a change of status or condition of admission, or to apply for permanent residence, use the application guides and forms available on the CIC website or from the Call Centre. Mail your completed applications to the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville.]]> http://www.cicimmigration.net/discussion/58/self-assessment-test Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:04:01 -0400 Rav 58@/discussions
This test can only give you an idea of whether you will qualify as a skilled worker or not. A Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) assess your application .

The information from the test is for your use only . CIC does not keep a record of these results. If you want to keep a record, please print or save your results from your computer.

Pass mark

The current pass mark is 67. The pass mark could change anytime. You should check for updated information on a regular basis.

Who should take the test?

You should take this test to help you decide if you want to apply to immigrate to Canada as a skilled worker. If you are married or in a common-law relationship, you both should take the test to see who scores the most points. The person with the most selection points should apply as the principal applicant.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/EnGLIsh/immigrate/skilled/assess/index.asp]]>