Immigration News & Articles

IMMINEWS - May 2008

INSIDE: Immigration Changes, Renewing CDN Passports, The World in Review: Australia, News Briefs & Facts and Figures, Immigration Consultants and Government Contacts.

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IMMINEWS - April 2008

INSIDE: Immigration News Updates, How to Get A SIN Card, Featured Consulate: India, Consular Updates, and Statistics of the Month.

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IMMINEWS - March 2008

INSIDE: Immigration News Updates, How to Get A US Visa, New Brazilian Consulate in Vancouver, Consular Updates, and Statistics of the Month.

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IMMINEWS - February 2008

INSIDE: Immigration News Updates, How to Get a Citizenship Card, New Brazilian Consulate in Vancouver, Consular Updates, and Statistic of the Month.

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THE CANADIAN EXPERIENCE CLASS IMMIGRATION

Have you studied at a post-secondary institution in Canada or worked in Canada temporarily? CIC has introduced a new class of immigration. Persons will now be allowed to file for immigration under the new Canadian Experience Class of immigration. This stream of permanent residency will be available to temporary foreign workers and international students with Canadian degrees and relevant work experience.

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IMMINEWS - January 2008

INSIDE: How to get a PR card, Interesting Statistics, Consulate Corner, Consulate Updates, Debate of the Month: Refugee Law in Canada, and Embassy / Consulate Directory.

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MARRIAGE IN VIETNAM: THE BUREAUCRATIC PROCESS

Vietnam, a country of 85 million people, is becoming an increasing tourist attraction among Canadians. Some Canadians have been able to find love in the Southeast Asian country and wish to marry a Vietnamese citizen in Vietnam and have their spouse immigrate to Canada. Unfortunately, the easy part stops there. Recently, I sat down with Karen Fernandez, the Vietnamese marriage specialist at Immigroup, to discuss the process of a Vietnamese marriage.

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CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP: PROCESS AND BENEFITS

For the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who move to Canada every year, it is their goal to one day obtain Canadian citizenship. Obtaining Canadian citizenship is not only a symbolic act, but also adds to the list of benefits one can receive. In order to be able to apply for citizenship, you must first meet the criteria set out by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC).

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MARRIAGE ABROAD

There are many Canadians who are currently engaged in a serious, long-distance relationship with a citizen of a foreign country. Of course, like in all relationships, these couples hope to be married one day and live together in Canada. However, for a Canadian citizen to be married abroad to a non-Canadian citizen is not as simple as it may seem. Moreover, if the couple wants to live in Canada, there is another process they must follow. You cannot simply arrive in another and asked to be married to a citizen of that country and move back to Canada. Unfortunately, marriage abroad can become a stressful bureaucratic process.

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PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD MISCONCEPTIONS COULD CAUSE DIFFICULTIES

In 2002, the Government of Canada passed the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act as its new immigration law. The new Act included the creation of the Canadian Permanent Resident Card (also known as PR Card). This card replaced the old document known as Record of Landing. The new card is a wallet-size card with security features difficult to forge.

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THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR SKILLED WORKERS TO IMMIGRATE TO CANADA

It is tough to imagine someone who has a degree, can speak English and/or French, generates enough income to be self-sufficient would want to leave and possibly start again in a new country. However, these people do exist and in large numbers. There are many like these who wish to leave their homelands so that they can have an opportunity for a better life for themselves or their children. Someone with these credentials should seriously consider immigrating to Canada.

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TAKING THE CITIZENSHIP TEST

A major component of acquiring Canadian citizenship is passing the Canadian citizenship exam. Only citizenship applicants between the ages of 18 and 54 need to take the exam. The citizenship test will measure your comprehension of English or French but it will also measure your understanding of Canada. You will be asked questions regarding Canadas social, economic, and political structure. To pass the exam, you must answer 12 out of 20 questions within the given 30 minutes. However, you should be aware that questions are not given equal weight.

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MARRIAGE IN VIETNAM CAN BE OVERWHELMING

Vietnam offers many exotic splendors for the visitors of the Southeast Asian country. However, for a Canadian citizen wanting to be married in Vietnam to a Vietnamese citizen, the application for a marriage in Vietnam is very bureaucratic and demanding. Moreover, because of the new status of the couple of married, the options on how to immigrate to Canada become limited.

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CUBAN MARRIAGE PROCESS DIFFICULT

When you think about Cuba words like cigars, warm weather, beaches come to mind; but marriage? A growing number of Canadian vacationers are not only finding rest and relaxation in the Caribbean island but have also ended up finding their true love. These couples fall in love, have a long distance relationship, and end up getting their marriage in Cuba.