https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com Best Immigration Lawyer Vancouver, Best Immigration Lawyer Canada, Canada Immigration Lawyer | Sas & Ing Immigration Law Centre, Vancouver BC Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:21:43 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/favicon.png https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com 32 32 https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/interim-measures-the-first-generation-limit-on-canadian-citizenship-what-you-need-to-know/ Tue, 08 Apr 2025 02:13:41 +0000 https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=6378 https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/bill-c-71-what-to-expect-in-2025-understanding-the-canadian-citizenship-act-and-changes-to-the-first-generation-rules/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 21:13:47 +0000 https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=6294 https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/permanent-residence-versus-citizenship-whats-the-difference/ Wed, 15 Jun 2016 00:32:53 +0000 https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=1586 I am frequently approached by people who say to me "I want to get my Canadian citizenship - what do I need to do?" To which I reply, "Well, you need to walk before you run". Which means, you firstly need to become a Permanent Resident of Canada, and then, after several years, you may apply to become a Canadian citizen if you meet all the criteria. Let's look at the difference between what Permanent Residency and Citizenship entails.]]> https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/final-citizenship-changes-come-into-force-what-aspiring-canadians-need-to-know/ Tue, 23 Jun 2015 21:00:21 +0000 https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=1091 The remaining revisions to Canada's Citizenship laws came into force on June 11, 2015. Last year the government introduced Bill C-24, the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act which introduced many changes to the citizenship application process. However, many of those were not implemented until just recently. Most significantly the eligibility period for citizenship has increased and residency requirements have been defined to a strict physical presence in Canada. Prospective citizens must also be resident in Canada for tax purposes and demonstrate that they meet their personal income tax obligations. ]]> https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/maintaining-your-permanent-residence-status-understanding-the-process/ Wed, 20 May 2015 01:56:07 +0000 https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=1052 Once you have gone through the process of becoming a permanent resident of Canada, you are still bound by legislative requirements to maintain your Permanent Residence (PR) status. Many people misunderstand the ongoing residency requirement or confuse it with the residency threshold for Canadian citizenship. Furthermore, there are several exceptions to being physically present in Canada that allow you to still satisfy the residency requirement while being outside of Canada and people have a tendency to interpret these "exceptions" to their own advantage without truly understanding their legal significance. Let's review what it takes to maintain your PR status.]]> https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/are-you-ready-to-sponsor-your-parent-or-grandparent-for-2015/ Sat, 08 Nov 2014 02:47:03 +0000 https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=810 Tens of thousands of sponsored family members are admitted to come to Canada every year as permanent residents. While the majority of family members admitted are spouses and partners, the second largest category of admitted family members are the parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents. ]]> https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/the-myth-of-the-anchor-baby/ Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:46:01 +0000 https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=808 The concept of the anchor baby is that non-Canadian citizens will come to Canada to give birth on Canadian soil for the purpose of obtaining Canadian citizenship for their newly born children with a view to obtaining permanent residency, and ultimately citizenship for themselves.]]> https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/canadian-immigration-levels-open-for-debate/ Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:41:07 +0000 https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=803 In a news release published in August, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration (CIC) Minister Chris Alexander announced that Canada had welcomed 150,000 new citizens in 2014. Since 2006 Canada has welcomed over 1,300,000 new Canadians.]]> https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/canadas-new-citizenship-rules/ Sat, 26 Jul 2014 18:37:56 +0000 https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=799 The summer is always a busy time for immigration reforms. This summer brought in significant changes to Canada's citizenship laws. On June 19, 2014 the "Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act” received Royal Assent fundamentally changing many key aspects of Canada's citizenship laws. A bulletin on CIC's website states as follows:]]> https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/celebrating-canadian-citizenship-week-really/ Tue, 22 Oct 2013 18:33:52 +0000 https://testing.canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=793 Canada's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris Alexander issued a news release this Monday entitled "Celebrating Citizenship week, Putting Canada First". Taking a look at processing times for citizenship applications, the Minister really doesn't have much to celebrate. The current citizenship processing time for a "routine application" is taking 25 months! 25 months! And non-routine cases are listed as taking 35 months but in reality are taking much longer. Applicants for a citizenship certificate for persons who are already citizens but require proof of their citizenship are facing waiting times of 6 - 18 months. Canada's processing times for citizenship applicants are deplorable and far from cause for celebration. ]]>