CANADA IMMIGRATION NEWS AND TIPS

Why won't Canada recognise my divorce? - News - Jamaica Gleaner - Tuesday | August 27, 2013 Dear Ms Powell, I am engaged and planning to get married to a Canadian citizen in December. The wedding is going to be at Niagara Falls. I already have a visitor's visa, so I'm not writing you about that. I filled out some forms, and sent the original of my divorce from Jamaica and my fiancé told me that he is having difficulty getting the marriage  licence as the divorce was done in Jamaica. Doesn't Canada accept divorce from Jamaica? How do I prove that my divorce is valid? How long will the process take? - K.M Dear K.M, Congratulations on your engagement. A divorce which is granted by the Supremen Court of Jamaica and recognised in Jamaica is usually acceptable proof that you are free to remarry in Canada. However, before a marriage licence is granted, the minister of government services will need to grant you permission to marry in Ontario. This permission will be granted o...

Immigration officer's death causing me grief! - News - Jamaica Gleaner - Tuesday | August 13, 2013 Dear Ms Powell, I  paid  J$86,000 to Mr Desmond Cherrington's Immigration Office in April 2011 for a job as a live-in caregiver. In the contract, it stated that, if they have not found any work between six and 12 months, a full refund of my money would be granted. In April 2012, a year had passed and so I requested my money. They were charging me US$3,000 plus I would pay for my work permit, medical and airfare different from the US$3,000. Half of that year, they were twisting me up and down, talking about the letter is not acceptable and to wait 30 days each time. In January this year, I took out a summons. I didn't get a court date until May and at the court I heard that Cherrington is dead. I am not the only one, and several people have called the Ministry of Labour and Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) of Canada, and it's like they...