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Putting Your Sponsorship Application Together

As we’ve mentioned more than a few times now, your Document Checklist (IMM 5533) will be a key guide throughout your application process. You should print the checklist and check off each form after you have successfully completed it as well as each supporting document once it has been obtained and if necessary translated and…

How to Keep Your Job (or Stay Productive) During the COVID-19/Coronavirus Pandemic

With the COVID-10 coronavirus pandemic having spread to most countries around the world, remote working is now a fact of life for tens of millions of people. How does this new reality impact new Canadians or people planning to apply to immigrate, work, or study in Canada? There are a number of situations where remote…

Paying Your Sponsorship Application Fees

Do You Have Your Printed Sponsorship Application Fee Receipt? You have to pay your fees and print your receipt and include that printed receipt with your application.  If you don’t include this receipt your application will be returned to you. Let’s look at the current fee structure for Spousal Sponsorship Applications:   Step 1: Sponsorship…

Buying House in Canada for Foreigners (Top 10 Things to Know)

Thinking of buying an apartment or home for your children who will be studying at university or college in Canada? You’ll need to understand a few things about Canada’s real estate market.

The IMM 5645 / IMM 5406 Family Information Form

Submitting Biometrics for Your Immigration Application

What are Biometrics? Digital fingerprints and a photograph of the facial area.   Who has to provide biometrics? The following people have to give biometrics to enter Canada: Visitor visa applicants Work permit applicants or Study permit applicants (except U.S. citizens) Permanent Residence applicants Refugees or people seeking asylum Visitor Record applicants – people seeking…

Best Technology Jobs Canada

Did you know that Toronto has become a tech hub? Take a look at these jobs that new tech start-ups need filled in the Toronto area.

New to Canada – Getting you PR Card/Driver’s License/Heath Card

We’re now at that wonderful stage where the principal applicant has been approved and is in Canada. However, now they have to obtain some of those key pieces of ID that will allow them to be functional members of society in Canada. So, while you can definitely celebrate, the work isn’t quite over yet. We’re…

Easy Immigration to in Canada

Are you wondering what the easiest province to immigrate to in Canada in 2021 is? Keep reading.

Primary Applicant’s Supporting Documents for Sponsorship

Now it’s time to focus on those supporting documents required from the Principal Applicant. As with the Sponsor’s documents, they are listed in form IMM 5533 – the document checklist. Now let’s what supporting documents are required from the Principal Applicant:   Proof of Primary Applicant’s Legal Status Specifically, a photocopy of the passport you used…

Come to Canada through the International Experience Canada Program

This article will cover: What is the International Experience Canada (IEC) program, The three types of IEC visas, Visas available by country.

Marrying and Sponsoring a Beninese Citizen

Western African country bordering Ghana, Nigeria and Togo The weather is tropical, hot and humid in the South, and semi-arid in the North. The hot, dry and dusty Harmattan winds occur from December to March.   Marriage to a Beninese Citizen Every country has its own laws that apply to its citizens marrying a person…