Author: David Aujla
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Video: What is on the chip of the Canadian ePassport
Ever wondered what’s on the chip of a Canadian ePassport? Here’s an explanation. Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada YouTube Channel
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Video: Tips for taking passport photos of babies
It can be challenging to take a good passport photo of a baby. Here are some important tips. Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada YouTube Channel
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Victim of Marriage Fraud?
Each year, hundreds of newly-married Canadians find that their dream of a marital bliss shattered through deception, manipulation and misrepresentation of foreign spouses who have come to Canada by duping the sponsor. Although the immigration department is vigilant in requesting and reviewing substantial documentation to assure the bona fides of the relationship, there are still…
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Video: Tips for taking passport photos for adults
It can be challenging to get an acceptable passport photo. Here are some important tips. Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada YouTube Channel
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Can a spouse of an IEC candidate obtain a work permit too?
The International Experience Canada (IEC) program itself does not allow for ‘accompanying dependents’ however, the Act and Regulations do allow for dependents who meet specific requirements to apply for work / study permits. Spouses or common-law partners of IEC participants cannot be included as ‘accompanying dependents’ in the principal applicants’ work permit applications. Instead, spouses…
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Video: Tips for taking toddler passport photos
It can be challenging to take a good passport photo of a toddler. Here are some important tips. Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada YouTube Channel
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Extension of pilot project until December 21, 2016: issuance of open work permits to permanent residence applicants under the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class
Last December, CIC, now known as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), created an avenue for in-Canada spousal applicants to apply for a work permit simultaneously with their permanent application. In fact what used to take over 18 months for issuance of a work permit was reduced to about 4 months so that the in-Canada…
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Is a Marriage at a Foreign Consulate considered valid?
I had an inquiry recently where an individual had married at a foreign consulate in the UK and wondered whether the marriage officiated at the consulate there was valid. In that case, the specific UK law required that, for the marriage to be valid in the UK, the building in which the consulate was located…
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What is a de facto family member?
Sponsorship is not just restricted to spouses or children. Occasionally a sponsored spouse may have an elderly relative or a member of the extended family living with them. They naturally want to have that person immigrate as well, but they do not fit the legal definition of a dependent. CIC describes such individuals as “…a…
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Are all spousal visas conditional?
The answer to that question is – No. Recently a client who was applying for permanent residence, based on sponsorship by a Canadian, was concerned about the conditional status of the visa. His concern was that the immigration department could at any time within two years after he obtained his permanent residence take his permanent…