Jim Metcalfe – Pace Immigration: Over the past few weeks, we have received several inquiries from individuals outside of Canada who have lived in Canada as permanent residents, filed for Canadian citizenship, and then left Canada while waiting for citizenship to come through. Many are now complaining to us that they have been waiting for as long as 6 years and have had no decision on their citizenship application.

Luba Dinkova – Pace Immigration: The Canadian government has announced some upcoming changes to the Express Entry system.

In this video, Pace Immigration lawyer Andy Semotiuk talks about the changes to the H-1B visa in the United States as it relates to doctors and IT professionals. Andy points out that one solution for people who are stuck in H-1B limbo: come to Canada. Watch the video or read the transcript below for more.

Immigration phone scams are back in the news, with crooks in Nova Scotia making phone calls and demanding money.

The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) will be re-opening on May 29, 2017. This program allows qualified investors to achieve permanent residency in Canada.

US and Canadian Immigration Lawyer Andy Semotiuk: Chaos. So far, that is the only word that comes to mind in describing the Trump immigration efforts. Thousands of lives have been affected by his errant steps, but they have been protected by U.S. courts that have struck down his executive orders.

Jim Metcalfe – Pace Immigration: A recent news article describes how migrants heading for Canada, but who are stuck at the Mexican/US border, are being solicited to apply for bogus Canadian jobs – for a fee:

The US and Canada both have immigrant investor programs that lead to permanent residency. The two most popular are the US EB-5 program and the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP). Below is a brief overview of the programs, highlighting their similarities and differences. To talk about which program is right for you, contact us.

Klaudios Mustakas – Senior Immigration Advisor: The southern influx of undocumented immigrants to Canada in the last several weeks is causing more press and water cooler chatter by the day. There is evidence that the welcoming attitude of the citizens of some Canadian border towns is wearing thin, as residents wonder if the Trudeau government has a plan for these developments:

When a person applies for Canadian citizenship or permanent residence, they must obtain a police certificate – sometimes known as a background check or police clearance. There are no exceptions to this rule. The government of Canada wants to see whether a person has any criminal convictions in their past. If the person does have a criminal conviction, then their chances of immigrating to Canada become very small.