Immigration Attorneys/ Immigrating to Canada

[nickerjones]

Hey guys ,

I'm sure some CP'ers have moved to Canada from the states. Did any of you use an immigration attorney? Can anyone recommend one? I'm not sure if I should just google a few and go from there. Can anyone give me an idea of cost. Pros of using an attorney vs going at it alone.

My wife and I used an Immigration attorney to get her the permits etc for her to work/live in the states when we got married. We heard it's was well worth the attorney fees to make sure we were doing everything right since this is America and they could turn you down for not dotting an i.

Just curious about the process in American's coming to Canada when they are married to Canadians.

Thanks

[Hemi-Cuda]

i would just call Immigration Canada and see what the process is. i imagine since you're already married to a Canadian and know the language/culture the process shouldn't be too hard

[troutman]

This firm specializes:

http://www.hansen-company.com/

[nickerjones]

Originally Posted by troutman

This firm specializes:

http://www.hansen-company.com/

Yes I contacted them via phone and email and have not heard back.

Thanks trout

[nickerjones]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

i would just call Immigration Canada and see what the process is. i imagine since you're already married to a Canadian and know the language/culture the process shouldn't be too hard

I dont know no stinkin french....

but yeah I dont think it will be to hard at all. I just dont want to Fubar things up.

[tvp2003]

Your wife can sponsor you for permanent residency, if you can demonstrate that the marriage is valid and not simply for "immigration purposes": http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigra...sor/spouse.asp

It's something that can be done by a lay person and all of the forms are available to the general public, but it's not a bad idea to consult an immigration lawyer to assist (it's a fairly document intensive application). Also, please note that there is a difference between immigration lawyers (who are licensed to practice law) and immigration consultants (who have registered themselves to assist on immigration matters but are not lawyers). I won't go into specifics but I would suggest dealing with the former as opposed to the latter.

PM if you have any specific questions

[Ben_in_Canada]

http://immsolutions.com/

I used this company for my family's move from Australia. They were great.
Cost bit over 5k but ours was a lot more complicated than yours should be.