U.S. State Department Launches Pilot Program for Domestic H-1B Visa Renewals

The U.S. State Department’s pilot program, set for January 29 to April 1, 2024, allows specific H-1B visa holders to renew their visas within the U.S. Targeting 20,000 participants, it focuses on those with visas issued by Mission Canada or India during certain periods. The pilot, aimed at easing global visa wait times, requires eligibility […]

The Canadian Spousal Sponsorship Program

Due to abuse of the spousal sponsorship applications, CIC has already made an important change to the sponsorship program for spouses. In order to help prevent marriages of convenience, as of March 2012 a Canadian spouse is barred from sponsoring a second spouse in Canada for five years. There is also consideration in the Canadian […]

US stamping can be tricky

Many of our clients contact us from the U.S. because they received an approval notice for a U.S. visa in the USA and now need to get the formal visa placed in their foreign passport. These clients are usually employed in the USA and hope to make a quick trip to Canada to process their […]

U.S. Canada Begin Phase II of Entry/Exit Project 2013

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the implementation of Phase II of the Entry/Exit information system, a commitment of the Beyond the Border Action Plan. Under Phase II, DHS and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will expand the exchange of biographic entry data collected on third-country nationals (those who are neither citizens of […]