Canada Immigration Blog

Becoming a Canadian Citizen through Naturalization: Fulfilling residency requirement

By RCIC | July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 by RCIC

Rosebelle wants to become a Canadian Citizen. She approached our office early in 2020 to seek help with her application. She became a Permanent Resident on March 3, 2018 but had been in Canada since 2007. At the outset she appears to have put in enough time to fulfill the residency requirement of being physically present in Canada for 1,095 days 5 years before her application date. However, after going over Rosebelle’s immigration records it…

Express Entry

Highlights of Express Entry Year-End Report 2019

By RCIC | July 9, 2020July 12, 2020 by RCIC

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada recently published its Express Entry year-end report for 2019 noting that the EE pool has become more competitive compared to the the previous year. IRCC cited the increase in the median Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cut off score, the number of candidates in the EE pool and the number of candidates selected through the Provincial Nomination Program as reasons for the heightened competition. The CRS cut-off score in 2019 ranged…

Inadmissibility

Overstayer in Canada – 5 years without status

By RCIC | July 5, 2020July 12, 2020 by RCIC

Alex is an overstayer in Canada. His work permit expired 5 years ago and he has been staying in Canada without authorization since then. In a message to our Facebook business page, he asked if he can apply as a food attendant in one of the job postings in a pilot program. He further asked “Could I apply for a work permit if I get hired?” He said he wasn’t able to extend his work…

Citizenship

Frontliner winners of Free Citizenship Services drawn

By RCIC | July 1, 2020July 7, 2020 by RCIC

Happy Canada Day! We marked today with drawing the winners of our “Nominate a Frontliner for FREE CITIZENSHIP services,” in appreciation and recognition of our frontliners who are eligible to become Canadian citizens. The winners are Ted Joshua Buere and Mhel Relleve. We will be contacting them to start processing for free their citizenship naturalization applications. Watch the video for the draw:

International Students

International student pathway: what you need to know

By RCIC | January 14, 2020January 15, 2020 by RCIC

Coming to Canada as an international student has become a popular pathway for immigration purposes. For those who have been “swimming” in the Express Entry pool for more than a year, the international student pathway is becoming attractive by the minute. In terms of processing time, there is no contest that this pathway provides a faster route to Canada compared to the Express Entry pathway. According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada a total of…

Immigration Fraud

Protect your Canada dream from ghost consultants

By RCIC | December 21, 2019January 4, 2020 by RCIC

Never entrust your Canada dreams and future to ghost consultants! Ghost consultants are unlicensed immigration consultants who defraud Canada’s immigration system and make millions of dollars from vulnerable immigrants. Their elaborate schemes range from promising work and study opportunities in Canada that don’t exist to advising clients to lie or present fraudulent documents to supposedly “strengthen” their applications. When visa officers untangle their lies it is often too late for unsuspecting clients who have paid…