CANADA IMMIGRATION NEWS AND TIPS

Immigration Corner | How do I become a citizen? :  Dear Ms. Powell, I was born in the Haiti and my mother was born to a Jamaican citizen. She took me to the United States (US) when I was 10 years old. We have not been able to get US citizenship, so we went to Canada. My mother checked with a lawyer in Canada and he said we could apply to stay, but he can't guarantee that our application will get through. I don't like the cold in Canada and I met a nice Jamaican online. How can I apply to get Jamaican citizenship? I don't want to go back to Haiti. -M.U. Dear M.U., There are a number of factors involved in the application for citizenship in a country in which one was not born. In Jamaica, the citizenship rules stipulate that for an individual to become a citizen you must demonstrate that you are married to a Jamaican citizen, or demonstrate that you have a first-generation connection, that is, your parents were born in Jamaica; or that you have a second-ge...

I want to work in Canada - News - Jamaica Gleaner - Tuesday | March 18, 2014 Dear Ms Powell, I  was  born in Jamaica and work in Jamaica, but I am also a citizen of the United States (US). I am interested in working in Canada and I heard that US citizens can work in Canada without applying for a work permit. Is this so? How would I go about doing this? How long could I work? Is this possible under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)? - CJ Dear CJ, There are very few jobs that would require a non-resident/citizen of Canada to work without a valid permit. Since you are a citizen of the US, to be able to work in Canada, you would need to fall in one of the following categories: 1.  Become a permanent resident; 2.  Work in one of the specified fields that do not require a work permit, for example: some business visitors, athletes, clergy, performing artistes, public speakers, news reporters, film and media crews; 3.  Have a job ...

Canadian wants Jamaican citizenship - News - Jamaica Gleaner - Tuesday | July 30, 2013 Dear Ms Powell, I  have been reading your articles on a weekly basis and must say that I've learnt so much about immigration to Canada, but I'm interested in learning more about moving to Jamaica. I hope that you are able to assist me as I am a Canadian citizen and I've been in a common-law relationship with a Jamaican man for the past eight years. He is a successful businessman and so I am the one going back and forth as he does not want to move to Canada and can't take much time off work. I visit very often and, whenever I visit, I am not permitted to stay as long as I wish, so I would like to know if there is any way that I can get Jamaican citizenship. Would I need to give up my Canadian citizenship? What do I need to prove and what documents do I need to submit? How long does it take to process? Would it be simpler if we were married? Should we get married in Jamaica or Can...