Immigration Policy Letting A Family Down

US and Canadian Immigration Lawyer Andy Semotiuk: An Egyptian family whose father recently passed away is having a tough time with the investor immigration program:

Temporary Foreign Workers Should Still Get Chance For Permanent Residence

US and Canadian Immigration Lawyer Andy Semotiuk: There are a lot of stories in the press right now about temporary foreign workers (TFWs) having to depart Canada. A few of the stories are a little more doom and gloom than others, but this one is a good example, under the headline Foreign Workers Exiled Under New Immigration Rule:

Foreign Workers Are Not Bad For Canada

US and Canadian Immigration Lawyer Andy Semotiuk: Another article from the CBC is taking the Canadian government and big business to task for hiring foreign workers. You may recall that the CBC highlighted temporary foreign worker issues with McDonald’s in 2014. This time, it’s Microsoft:

Spousal Sponsorship To Canada Explained

In this video, senior immigration advisor Klaudios Mustakas explains spousal sponsorship to Canada. How long does it take and how can you avoid some of the lengthy delays?

Can Border Control Access Your Cell Phone?

Klaudios Mustakas – Senior Immigration Advisor: Someone didn’t want the Canada Border Service Agency poking around in their cell phone. Now that person has been charged: