Canadian Visa
Every year the Canadian government admits approximately 250,000 new immigrants to Canada as part of a long-standing policy aimed at developing the country's economy through increasing the population.
We have years of experience assisting persons from all over the world to apply for immigration visas to Canada.
There are different types of permanent residence applications. They include
A. Skilled workers
B. Investors
C. Entrepreneurs
D. Self-employed
E. Provincial Nominees
F. Family Sponsorship
G. Appeal and Hearing
H. Temporary Resident
Skilled Worker Immigration to Canada
Of the thousands of new immigrants who enter Canada every year, the majorities are Skilled Workers and their families, through filling vacancies in the labor market, Skilled Workers directly contribute to Canadian society.
The requirement for the Skilled Worker category is that they must pass a point system the point system is a test that measures six factors related to the applicant and assigns a score to each factor, under the Skilled Worker category. A total of 100 points are available and the pass mark is currently set at 67.
New instructions for Canadian immigration Federal Skilled Worker applications.
On November 28, 2008, Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Canada Minister Jason Kenney announced the new instructions for the processing of all Federal Skilled Worker applications received since February 27, 2008.
The Action Plan for Faster Immigration seeks to shrink immigration application processing times to 6 to 12 months.
Canadian Immigration Visa Officers reviewing Federal Skilled Worker applications will process those from candidates who:
- Have at least one year of continuous full-time or equivalent paid work experience in the past 10 years in one of the 38 qualifying occupations; or
- Have been living in Canada with legal status as a Temporary Foreign Worker or an international student for at least one year; or
- Qualify for Arranged Employment with a full-time permanent job offer from a Canadian employer.
Those Federal Skilled Worker applicants (submitted on or after February 27, 2008) do not have experience in a listed occupation, will have their applications returned and their processing fees refunded (unless the Minister has otherwise instructed that applications be retained). Federal Skilled Worker applications submitted before February 27, 2008 will be processed based on previous assessment criteria and processing times.
The changes to the Federal Skilled Worker category will not affect any other classes of Canadian immigration.
The most important factors are education, English or French language ability, and work experience, if the applicant is lacking any of these specific criteria, this can be compensated for by having higher educational qualification, or by having a job offer in Canada.
If you are interested in having our firm performs a FREE ASSESSMENT to determine if you qualify under the Skilled Worker program, please complete the assessment form.
Investors
Persons with business or management experience who are interested in immigrating to Canada may apply for permanent residence under the Investor category. To qualify as an Investor, the applicant should have a net worth of at least $800,000 Canadian dollars. The applicant is required to make an investment of $400,000 which will be placed into a Canadian government fund. (Financing is available). The money will be kept by the Canadian government for five years after which it will be returned to the investor. All the money paid by the investor into the investment fund is guaranteed by the Canadian government.
This is an excellent avenue to secure non-conditional permanent residence for themselves and their families in Canada.
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are persons who have successful experience starting and running their own business. The Canadian government encourages people with these business skills to immigrate to Canada. To qualify, an Entrepreneur applicant must have a net worth of at least $300,000 Canadian dollars, business experience, and the intention to start a business in Canada. As a condition of the program, after immigrating the Entrepreneur must start a business within 3 years of arrival in Canada.
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Self-Employed
The Self-Employed category is a type of business immigration designed for persons who are able to start a small business that creates a job for themselves. The self-employment must be in an occupation that benefits Canada culturally: this includes artists, athletes, and farmers. A self-employed applicant should have experience working in a self-employed capacity, or relevant work experience that would allow them to be self-employed. There is no minimum net worth required to qualify, however, the applicant should have sufficient funds to start whatever business they intend to pursue in order to be self-employed.
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Provincial Nominees
While immigration to Canada is primarily the jurisdiction of the federal government of Canada, each of Canada's ten provinces also has their own small immigration program. Through these programs the provincial governments nominate a certain number of immigrants each year. Each province with a nominee program has set up a different assessment system that chooses immigrants based on the labor market and economic needs of that province. The advantage of the Provincial Nominee programs is that they provide a way for certain persons who do not qualify under the federal rules to otherwise immigrate to Canada. For example, some provinces encourage entrepreneur immigration by business people who would not have sufficient net worth to qualify under the federal program. It can also be easier for skilled workers to qualify under the provincial nominee programs, but in all cases a prospective skilled immigrant must first obtain a job offer in the specific province in order to qualify.
Family Sponsorship Canada
Canadian citizens or permanent residents may sponsor certain close family members who are citizens of other countries to join them in Canada as permanent residents under the Family Class.
The basic requirements to qualify as a sponsor are that a person must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, be at least 18 years of age, reside in Canada, and have sufficient income to support their relatives once they arrive in Canada. A sponsor must enter into a written agreement with the Canadian government to support their relatives for a period of three years for spouses, common-law partners, or conjugal partners, and ten years for other types of relatives.
The amount of income the sponsor must show depends on the number of people who are already in the sponsor's family, and how many people the sponsor is sponsoring. For example, if the sponsor has a spouse and two children already in Canada, and wants to sponsor his or her two parents, the sponsor must show sufficient income to support a total of six people, including the sponsor. Note that there is no requirement to show a minimum level of income to sponsor a spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner, or child; the income requirement only applies to other types of sponsored relatives.
Temporary Residence
Persons, who wish to come to Canada to study, work, or visit for a limited period of time may obtain a temporary resident visa. The duration of their validity depends on the type of visa and the reason for the temporary residence in Canada.
For those seeking Canadian temporary immigration status in Canada as a student, visitor, or worker. Call us to obtain visas to Canada for these purposes.
The three main types of temporary visas are:
A. Visitor visas
B. Student visas
C. Work permits
Appeals and Hearings
The types of litigation that may arise between individuals and the immigration authorities may be classified as appeals and hearings. Appeals refer to the process of challenging decisions of the immigration authorities at the Immigration and Refugee Board or before the Federal Court.
The different types of appeals and hearings are:
A. Appeals to the Immigration and Refugee Board
B. Judicial Review before the Federal Court
C. Admissibility Hearings
Appeals to the Immigration and Refugee Board
Where a negative decision by the immigration authorities directly affects permanent residents or those who have been determined to be refugees, there may be recourse by way of appeal to the Immigration Appeal Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board.
Judicial Review before the Federal Court
Any governmental administrative decision may be challenged by way of Judicial Review in the Federal Court of Canada.
As examples, a decision made by an immigration officer overseas to refuse a visa application, if the Court decides the decision was not properly made, the case will be sent back to the original CIC office decision-maker to be re-decided.
