CANADA IMMIGRATION NEWS AND TIPS

Can I still claim resident status? - News - Jamaica Gleaner - Tuesday | September 10, 2013 Dear Ms Powell, In 2007, I was sponsored by my father to go to Canada. I completed high school and started university in 2011 when my mother got very ill with cancer. I am her only child and so I returned to Jamaica to help her. She died last month and I now want to return to Canada to continue my studies. I had a part-time job while I was in school and my employer said I could get back my job. My father and stepmother said that it didn't make sense for me to try to return and that immigration would turn me back at the airport as I had stayed too long. Is that true? I had no choice but to return to take care of my mother at the time. What can I do to ensure that I can return? Please answer quickly as I'm very worried. Thank you. - K.L. Dear K.L., My condolences to you and your family for the loss of your mother. It appears from your letter that you were a landed immigrant  in Canada in

The new visa application procedure - News - Jamaica Gleaner - Tuesday | September 3, 2013 Dear Ms Powell, My cousin is getting married in Toronto in December and I would like to apply for a visitor's visa  to go to Canada. I have searched the Internet for information, and I'm finding all kinds of confusing information. Can you help me please? How do I find the forms and what documents do I need to submit? How long will the application process take? - JM Dear JM, Effective September 4, applicants for temporary or permanent resident visas will no longer be permitted to submit their application directly to the Canadian High Commission's office at West King's House Road. All applicant are now required to submit their application through either of the two  Visa Application Centres   (VAC). The location and contact information are: 1.       Visa Application Centre - Kingston           31 Upper Waterloo Road,           Kingston 10.           Phone number: (876) 632-7370