Professional Experience Cathay Pacific Airways, Reservation and Ticketing Officer (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) 03/2009 — Present Trans Asian Travel, Travel and
Immigration Consultant (Toronto, Canada) 05/2006 — 01/2009 Minh Travel and Tours, Fares and Ticketing Consultant (Toronto, Canada) 01/2005 — 01/2006 Vietnam Airlines, Ticketing and Reservation Supervisor (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) 2000 — 2004
I am a member of
the Immigration Consultant of the Canadian Regulatory Council (ICCRC).
Montreal / Toronto About Blog Canadian
Immigration Consultant offers seminars and books to help people who have finished their
Immigration Consultant Certificate and are studying for their ICCRC Full Skills Examination!
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immigration consultant CUNY immigration Law 2016 Seeking opportunities in Washington DC.
Based on our collection of resumes for this job,
an Immigration Consultant should demonstrate skills such as knowledge of immigration rules, integrity, confidentiality, problem solving, decision making, and networking.
If enacted, the Act will provide that no person shall knowingly represent or advise a person for consideration — or offer to do so — in connection with an immigration proceeding or application unless the person is a lawyer that is a member in good standing of a provincial or territorial law society, or a member of a body designated by the government, effectively making it a criminal offence to operate as an unlicensed
immigration consultant.
n June 2017 I wrote an article for Policy Options about how I believed that while the existence of
the immigration consultant profession in Canada promoted access to justice reforms were needed to strengthen the weeding out of some unethical behaviour.
This is why at The Edmonton Community Legal Center we have a multi-disciplinary team that includes an immigration lawyer, a registered
immigration consultant, asocial benefits advocate, and a family law client liaison who connect clients with the various social services they need.
The United States court system does not allow immigrants to be represented by
an immigration consultant.
Her expertise includes the immigration consequences of criminal convictions; issues affecting immigrant children and mixed families;
immigration consultant and consumer fraud; naturalization; family immigration; legal status for immigrant victims of domestic violence through the Violence Against Women Act provisions (VAWA); and trial skills.
Sally is certified as a Regulated Canadian
Immigration Consultant by the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council.
Many noncitizens find out that they will never get their green card or other immigration benefits because an unqualified
immigration consultant or notario unlawfully working as an immigration lawyer destroyed their dreams.
We are excited to welcome our newest member to our team, Pablo Martinez, a regulated
immigration consultant with years of experience helping his fellow Latinos move to Canada.
In addition, all immigrants that hire
an immigration consultant will be required to disclose the name of their consultant as part of the application process.
«You can expense most things that you spend to earn income, such as your cell phone, advertising costs, and a portion of the lunch you paid for when meeting with a client,» says Toronto - based accountant and
immigration consultant Eric Cheung.
«Judges haven't been able to understand why the Home Office has continued to use the Danish report because there are so many criticisms of it,» says Nathan Stevens,
an immigration consultant for Duncan Lewis Solicitors, which has worked on ten cases since the changes came in last year.
Mr. Kemp - Jackson is a business and
immigration consultant.
One of the most important pieces of advice we give clients at my office is to take responsibility for your own immigration case, even when you have hired representation by a lawyer or
immigration consultant.
People in the industry say it has also proven to be a goldmine for Canadian
immigration consultants, some of whom used to work for the federal government when Canada had its own immigrant investor program.
Immigration consultants have taken away over 70 % of immigration business from lawyer without having any law degree.
While they are sometimes involved in an immigration case, its our regulated
immigration consultants who work intimately with our clients on immigration matters.
When searching online for the difference between immigration lawyers and
immigration consultants, you'll find various opinions.
California and several other U.S. states are looking into doing something similar for
immigration consultants.
It is true that often
immigration consultants charge less for some cases than a lawyer would, but not always.
Legislation cracking down on crooked
immigration consultants (Bill C - 35) comes into force on June 30, 2011.
As of February 2, 2011, only members of the Canadian Society of
Immigration Consultants (CSIC) who are registered with the government of Quebec, lawyers and Quebec notaries will be able to offer consulting services for Quebec immigration.
The change means consultants who are in good standing with the current regulator, the Canadian Society of
Immigration Consultants, become members of the ICCRC for a transition period of 120 days.
The Canadian Society of
Immigration Consultants and Immigration et Communautés culturelles Québec will provide an online list of consultants who are authorized to practice Quebec immigration.
Immigration consultants will face a new regulatory regime as the
Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) takes over the job tomorrow.
In the opinion of the CBA, «there continue to be serious questions about whether
immigration consultants are capable of self - regulation, even with significantly revamped oversight.»
Ghost Consultants and Canada's Immigration System Kari Schroeder Unauthorized
immigration consultants harm vulnerable newcomers.
Provincial employment standards legislation says no one can be charged a fee for finding a job, but federal immigration law says that
immigration consultants (like this agency) can charge fees to assist with immigration processes.
Our team includes experienced
immigration consultants who are members of the
Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council.
Our Canada based Law Firm is staffed with more than 25 licensed lawyers, licensed
immigration consultants and technical personnel.
As the Canadian regulator of
immigration consultants, the ICCRC investigates complaints and other matters where a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC):
This includes the use of paralegals, community legal workers, and
immigration consultants.
As a lawyer, and unlike
immigration consultants, he is cognizant of possible administrative and other remedies to help facilitate my case in a favorable manner.
It was stated that as of February 2, 2011, only members of the Canadian Society of
Immigration Consultants (CSIC) who are registered with the government of Quebec, lawyers and Quebec notaries are able to offer consulting services for Quebec immigration.
On March 18, 2011, the Governor in Council announced that
the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) has been proposed as the new regulator for this profession.
This is a follow up on a previous blog post on Bill C - 35, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to regulate
immigration consultants.
The Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) remains the designated regulator of immigration consultants as per Regulations published in the Canada Gazette.
While Bill C - 35 is not yet law (passed third reading in the House of Commons and on March 10, 2011 was at report presentation and debate stage in the Senate), the Governor in Council launched a public selection process which began in August 2010, to establish a new regulatory body for
immigration consultants in Canada.
On March 18, 2011, the Governor in Council announced that
the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council... [more]
Soon after, the federal government proceeded to propose amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations so that the ICCRC become the official regulator of
immigration consultants.
On June 25th, 2012, the Federal Court of Appeal denied the Canadian Society of
Immigration Consultants (CSIC) appeal of the decision by the Minister of Immigration to appoint the
Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) as the Regulator of
Immigration Consultants.
Specifically, under the proposed regulations, only Quebec - licensed lawyers, notaries and
immigration consultants will be entitled to represent clients in Quebec immigration matters.
Full members and Transitional members of
Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC).
In the meantime, the Canadian Society of
Immigration Consultants (CSIC) remains the regulatory body for
immigration consultants.
Once the regulations are approved, the ICCRC will take over the duties of regulating
immigration consultants from the Canadian Society of
Immigration Consultants (CSIC).
That begs to question, what Quebec will do since on February 2, 2011, only members of the Canadian Society of
Immigration Consultants (CSIC) who are registered with the government of Quebec will be able to offer consulting services for Quebec immigration, read more here.