The Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) offered an option to link paper applications to online MyCIC accounts to make sure applicants will be able to see the most up-to-date…
Continue ReadingWe were recently successful on a permanent residence application that had been previously refused for criminal inadmissibility. Following careful and extensive research, it was discovered that the applicant may have been incorrectly…
Continue ReadingFamily reunification is a cornerstone of Canadian immigration law and policy. In fact, reuniting families in Canada is codified as an overarching objective of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Despite the…
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Canada has gone down under to Australia over the past decade for many innovative immigration reforms. Australia sent its immigration officers back to school, should Canada? The College of Immigration was opened…
Continue ReadingCitizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has announced some updates related to the duration of study permits for prerequisite programs. Prior to 13 July 2016, students with conditional letters of acceptance from a…
Continue ReadingOur Toronto immigration lawyers and staff deal with medical inadmissibility cases at Bellissimo Law Group each and every day, outside and inside the courtroom. It is a wonderful yet complex area of…
Continue ReadingFederal Ministers (including the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship) and Atlantic Premiers, announced the launch of an Atlantic Growth Strategy following a meeting on Atlantic Canada’s economy last week. The Atlantic…
Continue ReadingWe recently worked on a Spousal Sponsorship application for a family that had been living overseas for a number of years. We assisted them in presenting the sponsor’s re-settlement plan, together with…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands of Mexican nationals visit, work, and study in Canada every year. However, getting into Canada has not always been a simple affair with visa requirements having changed on numerous…
Continue ReadingCIC has recommended using an alternative courier to submit applications in order to avoid any delays until Canada Post can guarantee their standard mail delivery services. When submitting original passports, CIC has…
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