Topic
Work Permit
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Ackah Business Immigration Law
Canada Opens 2021 IEC Pools on March 1
By Publisher
The 2021 International Experience Canada (IEC) pools are open to young adults who wish to live and work in Canada on a temporary basis. 23 countries become eligible for the…
Ackah Business Immigration Law
Hong Kong Residents Now Eligible For a 3 Year Canada Work Permit
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Beginning February 8, 2021, Hong Kong residents who are recent graduates are eligible to apply for a new open work permit that is valid for up to 3 years. The…
Ackah Business Immigration Law
PGWP Update: New Work Permit Policy for Foreign Graduate Students
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Canada has introduced new work permit policies for foreign graduate students (PGWP) and it is open for applications. International graduate students who were unable to get work due to COVID…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
The United Kingdom’s New ‘Frontier Worker Permit’: Eligibility, Requirements, and the Application Process
A “frontier worker” is a resident of the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein, who is employed or self-employed in the United Kingdom. From 1 July 2021, the UK…
Ackah Business Immigration Law
Episode 23 Expat Entrepreneur Marla Brock on Launching a Business In Canada
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On the Ask Canada Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah Podcast, Canada business immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah talks to American expat Marla Brock, the Founder and CEO of Kidcoover, Vancouver's leading resource…
Ackah Business Immigration Law
Waived Fees, Expedited Work Permits and Study Permits Encourage Hong Kong Residents To Move To Canada
By Publisher
Canada announced new programs to make it easier and faster for Hong Kong residents to live and work in Canada. Canada reaffirmed its commitment to immigration as a key factor…
The Asylumist
The War Over Work Permits
By Jason Dzubow
These days, it takes approximately forever to complete an asylum case. Because of the long wait, the law allows asylum seekers to apply for an Employment Authorization Document (“EAD”), which…
Business Immigration Insights
USCIS Document Production Delays Cause Major Inconvenience to Foreign Nationals and Their Employers
By Liya Green, Suzan Kern
Foreign nationals are experiencing delays of more than a month in receiving approved work permits and green cards that are normally issued and mailed within days of approval. Applicants are…
The Asylumist
Where’s My Green Card? Where’s My Work Permit?
By Jason Dzubow
What do you think would happen if a client came to my office (virtually), hired me, paid me money to file a case, and then I did not file the…
Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
The COVID-19 Hits Keep Coming – Certain Work Visas Halted Until 2021
Last week, President Trump signed a proclamation suspending the issuance of new H-1B, H-2B, J and L visas through December 31, 2020 (description of the types of visas are included…