An Overview of the E-1 Visa and E-2 Visa
As a cross-border immigration lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach helps Canadian businesses and individuals obtain work permits in the United States. This blog post considers the E-1 (Treaty Trader) and E-2 (Treaty Investor) visas, which are often a great option for Canadian entrepreneurs and investors seeking to do business in the United States.
Criminal Charges related to Intimate Partner Violence
As a criminal lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach helps persons charged with Canadian criminal offences. This blog post considers the offences that may fall under the category of “intimate partner violence” in Canada.
Form I-130: Petition for Alien Relative
As a cross-border immigration lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach helps families and couples who live on opposite sides of the Windsor-Detroit border reunite and live together. This blog post considers the Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative.
Information vs. Indictment
As a criminal lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach helps persons charged with Canadian criminal offences. This blog post considers the charging documents in the criminal process - the Information or the Indictment.
The Crime of Mischief
As a criminal lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach helps persons charged with Canadian criminal offences. This blog post considers mischief, which is one of the more common criminal charges that people may face.
The Crime of Theft
As a criminal lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach helps persons charged with Canadian criminal offences. This blog post considers one of the more common criminal charges that people may face - Theft.
Impaired Driving Convictions and Inadmissibility
Canada enforces some of the toughest impaired driving laws in the world with all impaired driving offences now categorized as “serious criminality”. Serious criminality offences may make you inadmissible to Canada, and may result in severe immigration consequences - including refusal of entry to Canada, deportation, or ineligibility for Canadian citizenship. This blog considers the impact of a DUI conviction on the ability of permanent residents or foreign nationals to enter or remain in Canada.
Canadian Family Sponsorship without Marriage
As a cross-border immigration lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach helps couples who live on opposite sides of the Windsor-Detroit border reunite and live together. This blog post considers a commonly asked question: can you sponsor your partner for Canadian permanent residence if you aren’t married?
Green Cards for Immediate Relatives
As a cross-border immigration lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach helps couples who live on opposite sides of the Windsor-Detroit border reunite and live together. This blog post considers the availability of green cards (permanent residence status) for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens.
Overcoming Criminal Inadmissibility in Canadian Immigration
As a cross-border immigration lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach supports businesses, families, and professionals in Canada and the U.S. Inadmissibility is a frequent issue that impacts those seeking to live, study, visit, or work in Canada. This blog post will consider options for overcoming criminal inadmissibility in Canada.
Inadmissibility based on Serious Criminality
As a cross-border immigration lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach supports businesses, families, and professionals in Canada and the U.S. Inadmissibility is a frequent issue that impacts those seeking to live, study, visit, or work in Canada. This blog post will primarily focus on inadmissibility based on serious criminality.
Inadmissibility based on Criminality
As a cross-border immigration lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach supports businesses, families, and professionals in Canada and the U.S. Inadmissibility is a frequent issue that impacts those seeking to live, study, visit, or work in Canada. This blog post will primarily focus on inadmissibility based on criminality.
Inadmissibility in Canadian Immigration
As a cross-border immigration lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach supports businesses, families, and professionals in Canada and the U.S. Inadmissibility is a frequent issue that impacts those seeking to live, study, visit, or work in Canada. This blog post will consider the reasons why a person may be found inadmissible to Canada.
Spousal Sponsorship - Proof of Relationship Evidence
As a cross-border immigration lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach helps couples who live on opposite sides of the Windsor-Detroit border reunite and live together. This blog post discusses IRCC’s requirement to provide evidence of the relationship between the sponsor and the principal applicant.
Spousal Sponsorship - Immigration Forms
As a cross-border immigration lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach helps couples who live on opposite sides of the Windsor-Detroit border reunite and live together. This blog post considers which forms must be submitted with a Canadian spousal sponsorship application.
Spousal Sponsorship - Sponsorship Undertakings
As a cross-border immigration lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach helps couples who live on opposite sides of the Windsor-Detroit border reunite and live together. This blog post considers what, exactly, the sponsor is agreeing to when they sign the Sponsorship Undertaking for their spouse, common-law, or conjugal partner.
Spousal Sponsorship - Sponsor Requirements
As a cross-border immigration lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach helps couples who live on opposite sides of the Windsor-Detroit border reunite and live together. This blog post considers the sponsor requirements that must be met in order to apply for Canadian spousal sponsorship.
Spousal Sponsorship - Which Relationships are Eligible?
As a cross-border immigration lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach helps couples who live on opposite sides of the Windsor-Detroit border reunite and live together. This blog post considers which relationships are eligible for Canadian spousal sponsorship.
Marriage-Based Green Cards and Divorce
As a cross-border immigration lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach helps couples who live on opposite sides of the Windsor-Detroit border reunite and live together. This post was created as a response to many frequently asked questions related to situations where one (or both) of the parties was previously married.
Deemed Rehabilitation
As a cross-border immigration lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Christina Loebach helps individuals overcome criminal inadmissibility issues that may prevent them from entering or remaining in Canada. This post was created as a response to many frequently asked questions related to eligibility and processes for deemed rehabilitation.