For purposes of in-Canada processing, accompanying dependent children are children listed on the application who are applying for permanent residence and: reside in Canada; or reside outside Canada but will join the applicant if permanent resident status is received. Dependent Children Living Outside [...]

Live-in Caregiver Evidence of having worked full-time as a live-in caregiver for a total of 24 months or a total of 3,900 hours in a minimum of 22 months must include the following: a letter from the current employer showing the start date [...]

To file a successful Humanitarian and Compassionate application, you need to keep the following in mind: H&C Factors related to the country of origin an applicant's links with their country of origin (e.g. the length of time they resided in their country of [...]

Arranged Employment Arranged employment is one of the best immigration programs which are provided by Canadian companies to applicants who are willing to immigrate to Canada and work with their companies. This arranged employment category comes under the program called the federal skilled workers program [...]

In the last decade, tens of thousands of people have immigrated to Canada under the family sponsorship program. The country is known for its generous immigration policies, especially when the sponsored applicant is a spouse, child or parent, or grandparent. If you survey the immigration [...]

Are you an engineer and looking for permanent residence in Canada? Canada's job market is looking for skilled engineers who have demonstrated sufficient work experience. If you are planning to immigrate to Canada as an engineer, you have a high chance of acceptance. There [...]

The applicant should plan to live outside the province or territory of Quebec. The applicant should have at least twelve months of full-time work experience in Canada in the preceding 3 years before the applicant applies for permanent resident visa under the Canadian experience class [...]

Akrami & Associates and our team of seasoned legal professionals are here to help you! We will begin by discussing your matter at length during a consultation. It is here that you will meet face to face with one of our immigration practitioners. If a [...]

Akrami & Associates and our team of seasoned legal professionals are here to help you! We will begin by discussing your matter at length during a consultation. It is here that you will meet face-to-face with one of our immigration practitioners. If a face-to-face meeting [...]

What are the main differences between investors, entrepreneurs and self-employed persons? Note, as of July 1, 2012, CIC has temporarily stopped accepting applications for the federal Investor Program to focus on processing the applications already in process while the program is under review. [...]

Letter of Support Section What to look for: General · submitted by the applicant with the application · contains specific information related to the applicant · contains bio-data information of any persons related to the business agreement · no more than five total [...]

Become a Live-in Caregiver To be considered for the Live-in Caregiver Program, you must meet the basic requirements.  Below are some of the basic requirements which must be met: you have submitted an application to remain in Canada as a permanent resident; you are a [...]