Tell me about immigration to Canada

[Pointman]

Originally Posted by Radio

Not claiming to know anything about it but what about sanctuary cities? If you can get into one under the guise of a vacation or something couldn't you seek sanctuary and work on immigration from inside the country? Again, I don't know anything about so it's more a question than a statement.

As far as I know, you can. But I never tried. There was a story in russian immigration internet about two russian guys flying to Canada as tourists and consequently claiming an asylym as gays. One of them did convince the judge, that he was a gay who's been repressed in Russia, and another one failed and got deported. Ironically, the first one had an opportunity to marry the second one and thus spornsor him back in, but didn't do it for some reason.

[photon]

Originally Posted by jeffporfirio

The only way to start an immigration process from within Canada is through spousal​ sponsorhip (its called inland sponsorhip).

If your relatives situation is dire, that his life is in danger he can request assylum, but Canada has to be his first country of arrival (can't land in the US first). There us a direct flight from San Salvador to Toronto. He has to make sure he documents his case extremely well.

If it's family then I think there's an exemption for them.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/departm...-safethird.asp

[photon]

Originally Posted by Pointman

I am in the process of immigrating through express entry. But in your case you need to check out whether lawyer is in the list of NOC available under this program (edited: yes, it is. It is even in the Ontario nomination program list)

Interesting, thanks! It would have made sense that lawyers wouldn't be since the laws are probably very different country to country.

[killer_carlson]

falling under a NOC code and being accepted by the provincial regulator are very different things.

Law
Nursing
Teaching
engineers
etc

[Pointman]

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

falling under a NOC code and being accepted by the provincial regulator are very different things.

Law
Nursing
Teaching
engineers
etc

According to the thread linked below, you don't need license to immigrate via Express Entry, although I don't know it beyond reading the thread. You will apparently need a license to work as lawyer once you immigrate. However, once immigrate, you can work in any occupation, not necessarily the one you indicated in your migrant application.


http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-imm...awyers.391766/

[Pointman]

Originally Posted by photon

Interesting, thanks! It would have made sense that lawyers wouldn't be since the laws are probably very different country to country.

Although laws are different, the criminal cases are similar. Your man has presumably vast experience of dealing with various crimes, since he is police lawyer, and in Canada he will have to deal with the same thievery, burglary, drunk fights or whatever stuff he used to work with. Sure the punishment and the way Canada interpret thing are different, but his vast knowledge of the criminal cases is fairly easily transferrable. To me, it is like you are an IIHF referee, who immigrates and works on NHL game. Rules/laws are different, but game/crime is the same.

BTW, isn't Vlad the Impaler a Ukrainian lawyer, who moved to Canada?

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by Pointman

BTW, isn't Vlad the Impaler a Ukrainian lawyer, who moved to Canada?

Russian ancestry I believe, but he's a Canadian lawyer with a Canadian common-law degree.

People coming in with foreign legal training will typically need to jump some hoops before being qualified to practice law in Canada, and that process is typically more arduous when coming from a civil law system vs. common law which is more transferable usually. However, not impossible. If this is something he is exploring he should contact the law society in the province he's hoping to emigrate to and find out how hard it would be to qualify in his case.

[Pointman]

Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan

Russian ancestry I believe, but he's a Canadian lawyer with a Canadian common-law degree.

People coming in with foreign legal training will typically need to jump some hoops before being qualified to practice law in Canada, and that process is typically more arduous when coming from a civil law system vs. common law which is more transferable usually. However, not impossible. If this is something he is exploring he should contact the law society in the province he's hoping to emigrate to and find out how hard it would be to qualify in his case.

According to his site, "Originally from Kiev, Ukraine, Vladimir speaks fluent Russian". He does claim to have a canadian law degree though.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

The Canadian law degree I am more sure about. He's a few years ahead of me, but we went to the same law school.