Ask Canada Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah

November 10 Canada and United States immigration updates and news from Canada immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah: U.S. immigration changes do to the new Biden administration NEXUS extensions LMIA updates New Immigration pathways for foreign graduates Tech worker visas Nondiscretionary travel and quarantine exemptions Travel into Canada for humanitarian and compassionate grounds Expedited quarantine p...

Canada immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah spoke Dr. Alka Chopra Madan, founder of Global Women Power, and Nancy Tobesman, Vice President at Global Women Power, about how Indian foreign workers and business owners in the United States can move to Canada to work or open a business, and then make Canada their permanent home. Canada and U.S. immigration topics discussed include: • Differences in U.S. and...

Canada immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah discusses 6 months in: how COVID-19 is impacting Canadian and U.S. immigration with U.S. immigration Lawyer Lucy Lee Fong, Senior Partner at Fallon, Bixby, Cheng & Lee, Inc., an immigration law firm in San Francisco: NAFTA and immigration COVID's impact on U.S. business immigration  Politics impact on immigration Employment-based immigration to the United Sta...

Canada immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah discusses the latest news and updates on how COVID-19 is impacting Canadian and U.S. immigration including: U.S. Canada border closures and cross-border travel  Essential workers and business travel into Canada and the U.S. Family reunification travel into Canada Mandatory quarantines Express Entry  LMIAs and employing foreign workers Spousal permanent reside...

Canada Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah and Melanie Cole, Partner at Aird & Berlis LLP law firm in Toronto, discuss B2B immigration, crossborder business transactions, Melanie's services as a cross-border corporate lawyer and how immigration and corporate law intersect. cross-border business and immigration law legalization of cannabis in Canada and immigrant entrepreneurship  startup visas and bus...

The close proximity of Canada and the United States offers business immigration opportunities for citizens of both countries - and can result in cross-border tax issues for expats: Tax Information for Americans Living and Working in Canada Tax Information for Canadians Living and Working in the United States Canada Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah and Cross Border and International Tax Expert James...

Today's podcast is a live webinar presented by Evelyn Ackah, Canada Immigration Lawyer to the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers: CAPS. What Is a Business Visitor? As a Canadian going to the United States, business visitor activity is not work from an immigration perspective. It's more about are you going there with a prearranged engagement? Have you been paid? Are you being paid in the...

Today's podcast is a live webinar presented by Evelyn Ackah, Immigration Lawyer, and Laura McLeman, CPA, CA, CPA (Illinois), of Citizen Abroad Tax Advisors. Cross Border Business: Practical Immigration and Tax Solutions The main aspects of NAFTA that apply to individuals, professionals and companies Using NAFTA The preferred tool to facilitate cross-border movements between Canada and the United S...

What is Nearshoring to Canada? Many American tech companies are frustrated by their inability to hire highly skilled and educated foreign talent due to scarcity and cost of H-1B visa workers. Nearshoring aka nearsourcing is defined as outsourcing business processes, especially tech and IT processes, to companies in a nearby country, often sharing a border with the target country. Find more informa...

Ackah Law is closely monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) immigration policies and news, and following the health and travel recommendations that are evolving due to the worldwide crisis. We are dedicated to helping our clients do the same. We want to share our approach with you and assure you of our commitment to maintaining uninterrupted immigration legal services during this global pandemic. A...

Right now there's a very active hashtag going around called #Megxit. It relates to Meghan Markel and Prince Harry and their rumored moved to Canada and departure from the royal family. I've given some interviews about #Megxit and spoken about it quite frequently. What's realistic? You don't have to be a prince or princess to come to Canada. Find the episode here .

The 3 countries covered by NAFTA - the United States, Canada and Mexico - provide opportunities for their citizens to work in or move to another member country; including NAFTA business visitors, intra-company transfers, NAFTA professionals, TN visas, traders and investors. Canada immigration and U.S. NAFTA lawyer Evelyn Ackah explains the opportunities NAFTA 2.0 (USMCA) has created for U.S., Cana...

Be Prepared! We are finding that more clients - both businesses and individuals - are receiving random Canada immigration compliance audits to confirm that salary, hours, benefits, etc. are accurate and consistent with what was referenced when the initial compliance portal was completed - and we want you to be ready.

Have you ever been refused a visa? It’s a serious crime to lie or give false information or documents to IRCC. The fines and penalties for misrepresentation can be serious: it can be a ban of five years where you cannot come to Canada or apply for anything, whether it's a visitor, worker or permanent residence, and face a $100,000 fine or imprisonment.

Important Info For Americans Who Want To Move To Canada At Ackah Business Immigration Law, we are getting more and more inquiries from Americans about their eligibility to move to Canada for personal and professional reasons. people who are concerned with US politics, the economy and overall well-being parents looking for a safe place to raise their children retirees who like the common language a...

Canada Study Permit International students who want to attend school in Canada for over 6 months must get a Study Permit. This document allows students to enter Canada, get a visa and an electronic travel authorization and start their academic life in Canada. To qualify for a Study Permit, you must be accepted into the academic program in advance and it must be a designated learning institute.

Canada's start-up visa program is a permanent resident stream that allows people who own their own business to move to Canada to create jobs and help build the economy. Your immigration application must meet all other eligibility criteria in order to be approved for a start-up visa and all other self-employed and entrepreneur business immigration programs.

One of the most stressful issues for people traveling to Canada or the United States is criminal inadmissibility. DUIs, an assault, possession of marijuana convictions even 30 or 40 years old can cause you to be deemed inadmissible to enter at the border.

Immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah clears up misconceptions and #FakeNews about immigration to Canada and the United States.

Are you a tech worker who wants to move to Canada? Immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah has the facts about opportunities for IT and technical jobs in Canada.

Do you want to bring your spouse or partner to Canada? Immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah answers your questions about spousal sponsorship, conjugal sponsorship and all things spousal immigration.

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