Two Canadian Immigration Options
When you apply for Canadian Permanent Residence visa under the Skilled Worker Immigration scheme, you have two options:
a) Hiring an Immigration Representative: The first option is to hire the services of an Immigration Representative / Consultant. They are also called Immigration Lawyers. Their job is to make the process easier for you, because they know exactly the documents you need to submit with your application. They normally charge legal fees and government fees. The legal fees refer to the fees they charge for their consulting services, and the government fees refer to the fees that have to be paid to the Canadian government in order to apply.
According to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (2005), authorized, paid representatives may only be:
- Immigration consultants who are members in good standing of the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants. If you wish to verify if an Immigration Consultant is in good standing of this Institution, please visit the following website:http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/consultants/verify-rep.html#consultants
- Lawyers who are members in good standing of a Canadian law society and students-at-law under their supervision. Please visit their following website to verify a lawyer’s status in a Society: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/consultants/verify-rep.html#law-societies
- Notaries who are members in good standing of the Chambre des notaires du Qu
Tags: canada, canada immigration, canadian immigration, canadian visa, immigration canada, travelPosted: May 13th, 2008 under travel.
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