CANADA IMMIGRATION NEWS AND TIPS

I want to take my helper to Canada - News - Jamaica Gleaner - Tuesday | September 25, 2012 Dear Miss Powell, I really love reading your weekly column. I recently got my permanent residence papers to go to Canada. I have had a helper for 15 years and she is like family to me and I would like her to go with us. Can you please advise how I can get her to go with us to Canada? - H.D. Dear H.D, You have two main ways of getting your helper to go with you. Either as a visitor or as a 'live-in caregiver/ helper'.  Visitor's visa To go as a visitor, she would need to apply for a temporary resident visa which would allow her to visit for a short period of time (a maximum of six months). She will need to convince the embassy that she is not a flight risk, establish that she has sufficient ties in Jamaica, and that she has sufficient resources to cover the expense of the trip. Live-in caregiver You may also seek to sponsor your helper under the 'live-in-caregiver' programme...

Getting permanent residence with a PhD - News - Jamaica Gleaner - Tuesday | September 11, 2012 Dear Miss Powell, I recently  acquired a PhD and I am desirous of getting a permanent resident  card to live and work in Canada. I was told that there is a freeze on applications being accepted under the skilled-worker programme. Is this true? How else can I qualify to move back to Canada? - T.M. Dear T.M, Effective July 1, 2012,  Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) placed a temporary pause on the acceptance of new applications under the Federal Skilled Worker Programme (FSWP), and this will remain in effect until a future ministerial announcement. Normally, PhD students would fall into this category; however, CIC made it clear that PhD students were exempted from this 'pause', provided that they are eligible. A person who is eligible under the PhD stream may still submit an application, provided that the cap has not been reached. Eligibility is determined by provid...

I would prefer to live in Toronto - News - Jamaica Gleaner - Tuesday | September 4, 2012 Dear Miss Powell, My father resides in Montreal. He said I should go ahead and prepare the papers so that he can file for me. I am a little confused about where he should submit the application as I want to live in Toronto. Can he file for me? What is the process? I don't speak French and I am worried that the language barrier may become an issue when I submit the application. Please advise. Thank you. - B.B. Dear B.B., Your father would need to submit his application in the province where he resides, in this case, Quebec. The sponsoring of a child is a two-step process. First, your father has to meet the requirements set by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to sponsor a dependent child. Second, you will need to meet the usual medical and security requirements. In order for your father to sponsor you, he would need to complete the necessary sponsorship application and submit documents...