Nov 12, 2013
Overturning an earlier decision of the Immigration Division, the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD) has held that cultural context should be conside...
Nov 12, 2013
Immigration Minister Chris Alexander has announced that, effective today, Czech nationals are not required to obtain a temporary resident visa (TRV...
Oct 30, 2013
By the end of 2014, the backlog of Parent and Grandparent program applications will be 50 percent lower than two years ago, Citizenship and Immigra...
Oct 30, 2013
On November 8, 2013, Citizenship Immigration Canada (CIC) announced that from November 9, 2013 to October 31, 2014 they will accept a maximum of 12...
Oct 25, 2013
Minister Alexander announced today that ?wait times in the Live-In Caregiver Program have grown to levels that are unacceptable to caregivers?. Con...
Oct 22, 2013
Citizenship and Immigration Canada?s overall cap for Federal Skilled Trades applications between May 4, 2013 and April 30, 2014 is 3,000. Citizensh...
Oct 11, 2013
Beginning October 26, 2013, CIC will begin accepting applications under the new Business Incubator stream Start-Up Visa (SUV) Program. Minister Chr...
Oct 2, 2013
After thanking Green and Spiegel's founding partner Mendel Green for his introduction at an Economic Club of Canada luncheon on October 8, former I...
Sep 27, 2013
As of 12:00am on October 1, 2013, the U.S. Government has gone into shutdown mode. Specifically, there is a budget impasse in Congress and until it...
Aug 21, 2013
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz is "a Canadian" says Green and Spiegel partner Stephen Green in a recent article of the Globe and Mail. The Texas Republic Senator, who is being touted as a possible presidential candidate for 2016
Aug 1, 2013
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz is "a Canadian" says Green and Spiegel partner Stephen Green in a recent article of the Globe and Mail. The Texas Republic Se...
Jul 8, 2013
The changes to the TWFP announced by the Government of Canada in its Economic Action Plan 2013 were aimed at strengthening and improving the TFW Pr...
Jul 3, 2013
The VAC will be located on 6th Avenue at West 55th Street and will accept temporary resident visa applications, work permit applications, study per...
Jun 27, 2013
According to Minister Jason Kenney, the new 10-year ePassport will provide more convenience and would facilitate safe and secure travel for Canadia...
Jun 11, 2013
On June 19, 2013, the Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act (FRFCA) received royal assent. The new provisions will result in important changes to...
Jun 6, 2013
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced this week that a re-testing option will be made available to citizenship applicants who fail the...
Jun 6, 2013
On June 8, 2013 the Government of Canada published a number of proposed amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations that will ...
Jun 3, 2013
Immigration Officers, stationed at 12 Canadian missions abroad, walked off the job on June 6th, 2013 in the most significant escalation since Forei...
May 23, 2013
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has announced on May 22, 2013 operational guidelines for implementing the four-year maximum for Temporary ...
May 23, 2013
In the May 2013 issue of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) New Members? Newsletter, Green & Spiegel U.S. lawyers Karen Jensen...