As promised, I would like to share with you my journey of bringing my parents to Canada. As much as I want to share how the whole application process went, I guess this will be the last one for my supposedly series of post (for now). The Immigration, Refugee & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) opened up …
In my previous post I shared some information about the new intake process for parents and grandparent’s sponsorship to Canada. Being one of the thousands hopeful sponsors, I want to make sure that I am aware of the most recent information (process) and I have the right information and documents in preparation for the submission …
Parents & Grandparents Sponsorship: Are you Eligible? Read More »
As announced by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on December 14, 2016, a qualified Canadian citizen or permanent resident who wants to sponsor your parents or grandparents, you apply completing an online form and submitting it to IRCC. For 2017, the sponsors will be randomly chosen from those who complete the online form. Here …
2017 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) re-opens January 3, 2017 Read More »
As I have mentioned, it is one of my intentions for 2016 to feature inspiring stories of people who (like me) immigrated to Canada from their home country. If you have been following my blog, you guys all know my immigration story by now. I thought, it will be also interesting to share stories other …
I was thinking of writing about my immigration story until I had a chance to chat with Tatiana Nedelko from English Online, Inc. and I told her about it, she then thought that maybe as an immigrant I should talk about the things that I like about Canada. Actually, in 2009, I already wrote about the Things …
In my posts, Coming to Canada in 6 Months and What You Need to Know About Express Entry, I have discussed details about how application of people with skilled work experience applying to immigrate to Canada are being managed through the Express Entry system. I also came out with a 5-series post about Immigrating to …
I am participating in #MoreThanALabel: Immigrant Stories, Simmons College’s online MSW Program’s campaign to promote transcending labels. By participating in this campaign, I will be sharing my story and how I believe we can shatter the stigmas often attributed to immigrant communities. In most of my blogs, I proudly mentioned that I am one of …
Most new comers come to Canada with all the zeal and expectations when they arrived – to get a good and stable job, be able to have their own home, to buy a new car and provide a comfortable life for their family. Though I also have high expectations when it comes to getting a better-paying …
The new citizenship Bill C-24 introduced by Canada’s Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Chris Alexander was fully enforced in June 11, 2015. These changes, according to Chris Alexander would remind individuals that citizenship is not a right but a privilege. It seems that with the changes in the citizenship law, it will be harder to …
Changes in the Rules of Getting and Keeping Your Canadian Citizenship Read More »
For the last installment of this blog series, I will try to answer one of the most asked questions that I received since I started this blog series, the question whether you need to hire immigration representative when you apply to immigrate to Canada. When I was still completing my family’s application for Manitoba Provincial …
Immigrating to Canada (5/5) – Use of Representative Read More »