US and Canadian Immigration Lawyer Andy Semotiuk:  News of the Express Entry program’s effectiveness is less than great, but I’m not entirely suprised:

Immigration lawyer Karen Kwan Anderson: Marriages of convenience are back in the news, but I’m not sure about the angle that the government is taking on it in this instance:

US and Canadian Immigration Lawyer Andy Semotiuk: There has been some consternation recently in the immigration realm regarding the availability of 2015 EB-5 visas, stemming from a recent article entitled U.S. Runs Out of Investor Visas Again as Chinese Flood Program.

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:

Klaudios Mustakas – Senior Immigration Advisor: A recent report from the federal government says that there is a big problem with sham marriages:

US and Canadian Immigration Lawyer Andy Semotiuk: Once in a while a high profile public figure has an issue with immigration policy. It’s then that many people uninvolved with immigration can get a peek under the hood:

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:

Karen Kwan Anderson – Pace Law Firm: A family in British Columbia is facing a tough and uncertain future:

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:

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?