Hi All,
I'm new here but have been reading through topics trying to find some more info.
My partner and I arrived in Canada on Dec 12th 2008 on a 1 year working holiday via from Ireland. My visa and passport state that I must leave Canada by Dec 11th 2009. Basically we have 6 months left on that visa. We are both in full time employment and both want to stay long term in Canada.
We have been reading and trying to get as much info on the process as possible. We were in touch with 1 lawyer via email who (after we sent him resumes and full info) advised us that:
"However if either you or your partner were able to obtain a job offer in Canada, then both of you would be eligible for work permits.
Once you have work permits, you could apply for permanent residence from within Canada.
They key is of course, to obtain a bona fide full-time offer of employment in Canada, from a Canadian employer. The offer of employment cannot be part time, cannot be freelance/contractual/self-employed and the employer must be able to apply for and get a Labour Market Opinion (LMO) before you are able to apply for the work permits."
This seemed to be consistant with what i've read on the CIC Site
We had a brief consultation with a different lawyer this morning (a workmates husband works for the firm and arranged a free consultation). The company has been around for a few years and specialize in immigration. He said that we didn't need to apply for an LMO. That we would have roughly 12 months work done by Dec 09 and could use another route.
He was talking about an AEO and that we would be better to wait until the 11 dec '09 and then apply for an AEO. When I tried to get him to clarify this he told me that we would have to come back for another appointment and would be able to get into specifics/case building then. We left his office after 30 minutes feeling completely confused and doubtful. I wanted to get the ball rolling now so that there would be plenty of time left to process an application and get everything sorted rather than waiting until Dec.
Can anyone recommend a decent immigration lawyer in Vancouver, BC who will give us the facts in a clear format and allow us to make a decision? Or offer any advice if you've been in a similar situation?
Any advice at all would be gratefully appreciated
Thanks!
I'm new here but have been reading through topics trying to find some more info.
My partner and I arrived in Canada on Dec 12th 2008 on a 1 year working holiday via from Ireland. My visa and passport state that I must leave Canada by Dec 11th 2009. Basically we have 6 months left on that visa. We are both in full time employment and both want to stay long term in Canada.
We have been reading and trying to get as much info on the process as possible. We were in touch with 1 lawyer via email who (after we sent him resumes and full info) advised us that:
"However if either you or your partner were able to obtain a job offer in Canada, then both of you would be eligible for work permits.
Once you have work permits, you could apply for permanent residence from within Canada.
They key is of course, to obtain a bona fide full-time offer of employment in Canada, from a Canadian employer. The offer of employment cannot be part time, cannot be freelance/contractual/self-employed and the employer must be able to apply for and get a Labour Market Opinion (LMO) before you are able to apply for the work permits."
This seemed to be consistant with what i've read on the CIC Site
We had a brief consultation with a different lawyer this morning (a workmates husband works for the firm and arranged a free consultation). The company has been around for a few years and specialize in immigration. He said that we didn't need to apply for an LMO. That we would have roughly 12 months work done by Dec 09 and could use another route.
He was talking about an AEO and that we would be better to wait until the 11 dec '09 and then apply for an AEO. When I tried to get him to clarify this he told me that we would have to come back for another appointment and would be able to get into specifics/case building then. We left his office after 30 minutes feeling completely confused and doubtful. I wanted to get the ball rolling now so that there would be plenty of time left to process an application and get everything sorted rather than waiting until Dec.
Can anyone recommend a decent immigration lawyer in Vancouver, BC who will give us the facts in a clear format and allow us to make a decision? Or offer any advice if you've been in a similar situation?
Any advice at all would be gratefully appreciated
Thanks!