Nota Bene: These client profiles are statements of fact about some of our recent cases. Please note that these statements comply with CSIC Guideline II(e) in that they do not contain any comparative or superlative assertions. They are presented here only to illustrate the experiences of some our clients.

London Nurse & her Policeman Husband relocate to Vancouver.

Sue Harris is a Registered Nurse from southwest London and had been recruited by an Australian agency to work in a busy Canadian hospital. While the recruiting agency referred Sue to Citizenship & Immigration Canada for her workpermit, Sue had some specific concerns that required expert handling. First, her husband, a retired policeman, would be accompanying her on this assignment but rather than apply for his open work permit once they were in Canada—a process that would mean he wouldn't be able to work for the first two months—they needed to have both work permits approved in London.

Sue's hospital contract was for a year but she was uncertain on whether she would stay in Vancouver for more than five months. However, we were able to warn her that if she stated that she was only going to work for five months rather than the possible twelve, London would not have issued an open work permit for her husband.

Second, Sue and her husband could not submit their passports to the London High Commission because they already had holiday travels booked; we negotiated with the Visa Office that the application contain high quality colour photocopies of their passports and that Sue and her husband could present their passports in person upon their return from their trip.

London issued Sue her workpermit for St Paul's and gave her husband an open work permit which enabled him to look for work as soon as he landed in Vancouver.

After a year, the couple will decide if they wish to make the transition from temporary to permanent residency.