Should I hire immigration consultant or lawyer for my immigration to Canada?
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I am an American working for our State Department. I spent two years recently living and working in Canada with a foreigner work permit. I have helped friends in Bulgaria apply for immigration into Canada and read the on-line pop up ads that are everywhere you try to look for information. My advice is that it depends on your situation. If you speak and read English or French at near fluency levels, and you do not have a complicated exiting country problem, criminal record, family or health problems, then you should be able to read and understand the requirements as stated by the government websites. However, if you do not have confidence in your language skills or you do not have a native English or French speaker to help you through all the bureaucracy, then it is more appropriate for you to hire a immigration consultant or lawyer. Be careful either way, as there are many non-government sites portraying themselves as real official sites demanding money for the same thing you can do for no charge, and their are lots of people who will take your credit/debit card for money and never provide you a bit of service for the fee they collect. The best situation is if you know someone in Canada (which is a wonderful clean, safe, beautiful democratic and modern country with unlimited opportunities) who has recently immigrated then ask for their help and advice. Best wishes! Mike
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Go to the official Canadian government immigration website at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/\n\nThere are many other websites from lawyers and immigration services, but lawyers are not required and the paperwork is well explained. Good luck.
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Go online and google immigration Canada. They Canadian government has an excellent website that explains the different ways to immigrate: http://www.cic.gc.ca/\n\nIt's not all that easy unless you have a lot of work experience & high education (masters/PhD) or you marry someone from Canada. \n\nThey have a point-system (you get points for education, languages, work-experience, etc.) that they use to evaluate your qualifications for immigration. You can do a test on their website that tells you if you qualify or not.
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I am a lawyer - but not an immigration lawyer.  I have numerous clients who ask me the same question.  From what friends who practice in that area tell me - it is VERY diffcult to speed the process up.  Unless you have a dire emergency - you will probably have to wait.  Obviously the US is a bit nervous right now about immigrants. \nHope it works out for you!
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Contact your local immigration office.
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You probably are aware of the point system they have for evaluating potential immigrants (you have to reach a certain minimum point level and you are given points for your education, languages you speak etc). But I would suggest making a quick search on the Internet to find out what immigration lawyers are out there in Canada, pay a few dollars and have a telephone appointment to consult your case (some would even give free consultations if you would hire them for your case after the consultation)
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not lawyer b-cuz if you ever want to move to another country you wont be able to work there cuz te laws are different in every country. so i will go with electrical engineer.
618439
You should be able to pass the citizenship test...or you can move to Canada.
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go to a lawyer who specializes in immigration
1021876
First, if you're already a lawyer, learn immigration law.  There are many supposed professional immigration attorneys who don't know the INA well, and give very bad advice to their clients.  If you aren't a lawyer, either get a law degree or become a paralegal and find a job in an immigration attorney's office.  A Chinese speaker would be welcome in many such offices.\n\nYou will need to live and work where your clients are.  Of course there's money in immigration law.
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Go to the Canadian Immigration website (below) and you should find all you need to know.
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You may wish to be more specific.  You can apply for a work permit based on your background or a study permit if you want to go to school.  You can get a visitor visa just to visit but it would be pretty hard of you want to stay for only a few years.  Please see citizenship& immigration Canada’s web site for more info.
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Consult an immigration attorney or call the US consular office in Canada and ask them about the proper procedure. If you marry US citizen in Canada your need to obtain immigrant visa before coming to the U.S. Check the www.uscis.gov website for more information.
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If you are just moving for a while, just get your identification in order, get a visa, and go.  If you are immigrating, contact Canadian immigration and they will fill you in.
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Nothing. \n\nThe US appears to be afraid there is no reason for you to return to Canada, and that you will become an  illegal immigrant.
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get a immigration lawyer!
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The attorney is right.\n\nWe went through this with my husband, who is French.  It all worked out and we had a good lawyer too.\n\nMy girl friend from Canada just married her boyfriend from Texas 3 days after her visa expired.  She had been coming in and out of the US for 5 years and living with him in the US - Canadians get a 6 month visa to the US.  Finally the last time she went home to Canada the US immigrations people told her she could not come back.  They got a lawyer and he told them the same thing your lawyer told you.\n\nIf you two are married then you have the power.