Immigration

The Canadian Experience Class is one of the best ways to become a Permanent Resident in Canada. Citizenship and Immigration Canada, under the guidance of Minister Jason Kenney has even recently announced that Canada will be allowing even more immigrants to get their PR Cards through this designation. This is how the Canadian Experience Class works: as […]

Visiting Canada can be a lot of fun, in fact, it may be so fun that you might not be ready to leave when your visitor visa expires. However, you should go through some application steps to ensure that Citizenship and Immigration Canada does not harm your status. You can either re-apply for a visitor

Arranged Employment is a way through which a foreign national may become eligible to obtain a permanent resident visa to enter Canada, through the Federal Skilled Worker program. A Canadian employer who offers a permanent job to a foreign national who wishes to immigrate to Canada, may do so by offering arranged employment under the Federal Skilled Worker

All Permanent Residents interested in becoming citizens of Canada must first be able to pass a test in one of the official languages of Canada. The two primary English languages are English and French. Applicants who are younger than 18 or 55 and older may be exempt from this requirement. There are a few different ways to show that

Permanent Resident Cards are immigration documents that give non-Canadian citizens the right to live and work in Canada indefinitely. Immigrants must apply for an initial Permanent Resident Card before they can apply for a renewal or replacement. There are a number of different ways to get Permanent Residency such as through family members or through a

After you have completed your Permanent Resident Card renewal application and gathered the relevant documents in your application package you are ready to pay the application fee and submit it to Citizenship and Immigration Canada. This particular step in the process is no more important than any other step, but it would be rather unfortunate if you

Permanent Resident Cards eventually expire and when this happens residents will have to renew the document. The renewal process timeline normally follows a very regular path: the application is submitted, processed, and then, if appropriate, granted to the applying immigrant. Few circumstances arise where the Permanent Resident Card will not be renewed. The processing time for a

Foreign Nationals who wish to become citizens of Canada will have to go through a number of immigration steps which we will discuss here. Some people, like those born in Canada or born to Canadian citizens are  automatically considered to be citizens of Canada and merely have to apply for a citizenship certificate. A Word about Processing

Permanent Resident Cards are proof, issued by the Canadian government, of your status as a Permanent Resident and entitles you to live, work, study or travel within the country. Permanent Resident Cards (often referred to as PR Cards) are particularly necessary when you wish to travel outside of Canada because customs and immigration officials will

Canada does not allow Permanent Residents to renew or replace their permanent resident cards while outside of Canada because the CIC will not mail a PR card to a non-Canadian address. However, there are other ways to return to Canada and renew one’s permanent resident card once one has returned. Renewing Before Your Trip Citizenship and