Immigration News

13 Mar

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Parent born in Canada? You’re Canadian!

In Canada Immigration News

Was your mother or father born or naturalized in Canada? Under recent amendments to Canada's Citizenship Act, nearly all persons whose parent was born or naturalized in Canada are now Canadian citizens. This is true even if your parent left Canada as a child; married an American citizen (or other non-Canadian); or became a U.S. citizen (or citizen of another country). There is no age limit on claiming your Canadian citizenship. If your parent was naturalized in Canada, the naturalization must have occurred before you were born. At the moment these laws apply only to the first generation born abroad. So...

13 Mar

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Canada announces expansion of citizenship rights beyond second generation

In Canada Immigration News

On March 13, 2025, the Canadian government announced that citizenship applications will now be accepted and processed for persons born outside Canada with grandparents or earlier generations who were born in Canada.This is in response to a court decision in the case of Bjorkquist v. Canada.The judge in this case declared the first generation limit on acquisition of citizenship by descent a violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights. However, the judge suspended the ruling until the Canadian Parliament could pass legislation protecting the rights of second generation persons. The extension was granted through March 19, 2025. However, Parliament is...

04 Feb

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H-1B lottery open from March 7 to March 24, 2025

In US Immigration News

Friday March 7, 2025 will be Opening Day for this year's H-1B lottery for H-1B "Cap cases." Beginning Noon EST on March 7, 2025, employers can start to register current or future employees who need H-1B visas to work in the United States. The lottery will remain open until Noon EST on Monday March 24, 2025. Only employers can enter persons in the lottery. Individuals cannot enter themselves. If you need help registering your employee for the H-1B lottery, send us an email now or call us at (216) 593-0180. The purpose of the lottery is to decide who can apply for...

25 Jan

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Trump administration acts quickly to roll back immigrant rights

In US Immigration News

Since Donald Trump was inaugurated on January 20, 2025, his administration has moved quickly to make good on his threats to roll back immigration progress. Acting through a series of Executive Orders ("EOs"), personnel changes, and internal policy directives, the Trump Administration has taken these actions among many others: Applying expedited removal procedures to persons found anywhere in the United States who have been present for less than two years and who have not been admitted or paroled in the the United States. Removing the ability to schedule appointments to apply for asylum at southern border points of entry, and...

10 Jan

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Canada considers law to expand second generation citizen rights

In Canada Immigration News

On May 23, 2024, the Canadian government introduced legislation in Parliament to allow more persons to become Canadian citizens by descent. In 2009 and 2015, Parliament passed legislation that extended Canadian citizenship to anyone who had a parent that was born in Canada, or naturalized in Canada before the person's birth. This was done to fix the status of thousands of "lost Canadians" who lost their Canadian citizenship, or never acquired Canadian citizenship in the first place, because of the many technicalities of previous Canadian law. However, the 2009 and 2015 amendments cut off the right to citizenship after the...

30 Jun

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Canada announces new program for “Digital Nomads”

In Canada Immigration News

On June 27, 2023 Canadian Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced a new initiative to attract so-called "digital nomads." This program allows persons who work remotely for U.S. or other foreign employers to live in Canada for up to six months while continuing to work remotely. These workers would have visitor status in Canada. Canadian immigration authorities have not previously stated that full time remote work for a foreign employer is consistent with visitor status.While the announcement mentioned a six month time period, visitors in Canada can apply for extensions. So it is possible that nomads will not be limited to...