Videos

U.S. Immigration Bottleneck in Processing Coming

This video discusses the bottleneck that may be forming in U.S. immigration processing by the convergence of two independent developments. The first was that the United States went over the fiscal cliff and this has resulted in fewer resources being available to process immigration cases. The other is the immigration reform agenda that is making its way through the US Congress. The result is that there could be a backlog of cases to process in the coming months and the recommendation is to apply now for any US immigration matters.

Canada Immigration | Get Your Application Ready Before The Deadlines

This video discusses Canadian processing times for immigration applications. Two programs are singled out: the Quebec Investor Program and the Federal Skilled Worker Program. The point that is made is not to delay in filing applications to Canada because timing is critical and the first application in is likely to be more successful than the last one due to the length of processing and the caps on how many can apply.

Will the House Get it Right on CIR?

In this video I talk about CIR and the efforts of immigration reform advocates to get a bill passed in Congress. I point out that the fate of 11 million illegal immigrants must be addressed by the House in its deliberation as part of an overall package of reform.

Canadian Immigration | Permanent Residency Through The Canadian Investment Work Permit

Here is what I like to think of as the Canadian equivalent to the U.S. E-2 work visa. What makes this work permit slightly different from the E-2 in the U.S. is that the applicant after one year will qualify to apply for permanent residence. E-2 investors do not have as clear a route to permanent residence in the USA.

If you view the video you will see the essential features of the program that are very achievable for the average business person. I talk about proving a benefit to Canada in the social, economic or cultural fields. That usually can be done by getting letters from Canadian organizations that attest to the benefits the investor's company will bring. It can be done.

Another extraordinary benefit this work permit provides is for those Chinese investors who can speak at least some English but are about to be disqualified from investor immigration under the U.S. EB5 program due to #retrogression, or under the Canadian Quebec program due to limitation on the number of #Quebec investor #immigrant visas to be made available to Chinese investors. They can use this program as a substitute to come to Canada and bring their families with them.

Artists, writers and actors interested in coming to America will learn what options they have in this video interview that deals with immigration questions.

In this video Mr. Semotiuk talks about changes to Canada's citizenship rules and what brought them about.