If an individual has been deemed “criminally inadmissible” by Canadian Immigration Officials because he/she has committed or been convicted of a crime, the long-term options for overcoming the inadmissibility can be limited…
Continue ReadingI recently argued a case at the Federal Court of Canada which turned on what appeared to be a simple mistake: an incorrectly checked box on an application form. Unfortunately, such a…
Continue ReadingPermanent residents who have been found to have misrepresented themselves are able to appeal this determination to the Immigration Appeal Division. If the appeal is successful, then the misrepresentation is overcome and…
Continue ReadingMario D. Bellissimo is featured in the February 2014 issue of the Canadian Bar Association CBABC magazine BarTalk, along with Canadian Senator Raynell Adnreychuk. Mario Bellissimo is acting Chair of the National Immigration Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association.
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The Canadian Experience Class is an option available for foreign temporary workers or international students graduating from Canadian colleges and universities, to use work experience in Canada toward an application for permanent…
Continue ReadingMario D. Bellissimo appeared today before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs in his role as Chair of the National Immigration Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association. This section represents numerous…
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