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11/26/2024

In the past, after you received the offer of admission from a new school, you could simply notify IRCC about the change and then start studying at the new school. After November 8, 2024, you would need to apply for a new study permit.

If you are an international student in Canada who wishes to change your school, you cannot just switch to the new school freely.

11/07/2024

Holding a visitor visa does not mean you can stay in Canada as long as it is valid. For anyone who travels to Canada on a visitor visa, they become a temporary resident and obtain visitor status upon entry. The visitor status is valid for 6 months from the date of entering Canada.

The maximum validity of a multiple-entry visitor visa is 10 years. The validity for a single-entry visitor visa varies.

10/25/2024

On October 24, 2024, IRCC announced the latest 2025–2027 Immigration Levels Plan aiming to accept a reduced number of temporary and permanent residents (PR) for the coming years. I will focus on what these changes may impact on individual PR applicants.

IRCC is cutting the number of PRs. In this article, I will focus on what these changes may impact on individual PR applicants.

10/04/2024

Nowadays, many temporary residents are in a difficult situation where their status may expire soon but they are not yet eligible for applying for permanent residence. Learn more about why you should always maintain a valid status in Canada.

Temporary residents are subject to a number of conditions. One of them is that you must always maintain valid immigration status in Canada

08/21/2024

There are risks of submitting a sponsorship application right after marriage. Check out how to avoid marriage or relationship convenience in sponsorship applications.

Clients come to me with a plan of sponsoring their significant other shortly after getting married. I always remind them of the potential risks in such a situation.

10/06/2023

IRCC updated the Super Visa program today. As of October 6, 2023, Super Visa grants a stay in Canada for up to 5 years. The updated program requires applicant(s) to submit an Immigration Medical Examination (IME) in their application.

Temporary residents: Super visa

08/03/2023

IRCC recently made changes to the requirements for conjugal partner sponsorship applications. Now you no longer need to have an impediment to a marriage or common-law relationship to be eligible as a conjugal partner.

Some LGBTQ Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor their loved ones as conjugal partner from outside Canada.

07/27/2023

https://legalroots.ca/faq/can-i-be-sponsored-in-canada-when-i-dont-have-a-passport/

Although you should always hold a valid passport while living in Canada, it may still be possible that you are unable to obtain a new one. Fortunately, you may still be sponsored to obtain Canadian permanent residence (PR) under Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&C) grounds.

You may still submit a sponsorship application in Canada when you do not have a valid passport on Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds.

05/30/2023

We have made a few changes to our service fees. As of June 1, 2023, new fees of some of our services will take effect.

05/19/2023

For some q***r Canadian citizens and permanent residents, bringing their loved ones from overseas to Canada could be a challenge. They usually cannot get married because same s*x marriage is not legalized in their country or cannot live together as common-law partners due to social or legal sanctions.

It becomes more difficult when the loved one needs a visa to come to Canada. If the visa is not granted, it basically means their separation is permanent.

However, the immigration system does not intend to create dreadful separation for couples in this situation, and it provides a solution which is conjugal partner sponsorship.

Some LGBTQ Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor their loved ones as conjugal partner from outside Canada.

12/21/2022

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12/05/2022

Foreign nationals who come to Canada must be admissible on health grounds. IRCC assesses this by asking applicants to take a medical examination. If you do not pass the medical examination, you may be inadmissible to Canada.

Learn whether you need a medical examination and how to overcome medical inadmissibility if you have a medical condition.

If you have certain medical conditions, you may have medical inadmissibility. However, there are solutions to overcome this issue.