New Canadian Permanent Residency Program

H1B holders have an exciting opportunity with a new Canadian permanent Residency Program.

In January of 2009, Alberta Canada officially announced that it had approved a Fast Track Program designed for U.S H1B workers to gain Landed Immigrant Status to Canada.

The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) allows H1B workers who are currently employed in a H1B position that is listed as an occupation of high pressure can qualify for the Permanent residency with NO job offer or employer requirement.

To qualify for this program, an H1B worker must meet the following basic criteria:

A Candidate must demonstrate a clear ability and intention to live permanently in Alberta;

A Candidate must be currently working in the United States and possess a valid visa in one of the following temporary skilled worker visa categories: H1-B, H1-B1, H-1C, E-3 at the time the AINP makes a final decision on the application;

A Candidate must have a minimum of one year of work experience in the United States in one of the qualifying visa categories listed above; and,

A Candidate must have an occupation on the AINP Occupations Under pressure List. See www.AlbertaH1b.com for List.

The Process consists of two independent applications. Initially, the application for the AINP will be filed with the Province of Alberta. The processing time is currently 4 to 6 months. Upon approval from Alberta, the application will be filed Federally with an approval of the Landed Immigrant Status taking approx 6 months. As such, the entire process form commencement until Permanent Residency under this "Fast Track" program is taking less than one year.

The Law Firm of Darren Silver & Associates is proud to offer assistances with this exciting Alberta H1b Program. Our Attorneys are licensed in the United States and Canada. Darren Silver & Associates has concentrated in the area of Immigration Law for over 15 years. The Firm has excelled in Business and Employment immigration and has achieved notoriety in these areas. All Attorneys are members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), State Associations and Canadian Associations where applicable. Our firm consisting of Both U.S and Canadian Licensed Attorneys has a unique vantage point for processing The Alberta H1B Program. Our Expert Attorneys are familiar with BOTH the complex nuances that are involved with the U.S H1B Visa program And the Canadian Residency laws. Together, they must be analyzed carefully in order to properly and successfully lodge the Alberta Fast Track Program.

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Darren Silver & Associates is a nationwide practice that concentrates exclusively in the area of immigration and naturalization law. Attorney Silver has over 14 years of immigration experience and posses an extensive knowledge in all aspects of immigration law and procedures. Darren Silver was a former Immigration Department Adjudications officer in Los Angeles California and has headed Darren Silver & Associates since 1999. Immigration Attorney, Darren Silver can be contacted directly through his website www.darrensilver.com. Darren Silver & Associates is one of the Nations’ preeminent Immigration Law Firms with a focus on Family, Business and Employment Immigration law.

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( Published on February 28, 2009 in Asian Journal Los Angeles p. C5 )

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