I applied for Canada immigration in 2001 and I finally got the visa after six years. During those six years, I was required to submit my immigration documents every tear. However, what I am currently writing is about preparing my landing in Canada and my first year here.

A cunning Columbian woman brought to notice how sexual blackmail was been done by immigration officer. Isaac Baichu, an immigration-screening officer, from US citizenship and immigration service agency, was involved in forced sex incident with a Columbian woman. A few days before Christmas, he called up a 22-year old Columbian woman and asked her to meet him in the context of her green card renewal application, which he was reviewing. He asked her to meet him in his car. The woman along with her American husband had already met Isaac, a few days earlier, in his office in New York. Now he said to her that there was some problem with her records and wants this to clear up with her.

Good promises such as great pay, good benefits, brilliant working atmosphere etc. are always the promises made by the recruitment advertisements. What if the immigrants are misled by fake promises of permanent US citizenship and a good job? This is what has really happened. An advertisement offered welders and pipe fitters work in Texas and Mississippi along with permanent settlement in USA along with whole family.

Your friend is living in Canada. He is very happy living here and more importantly he has more than he had. Do not make this your guiding force to Canada. Canada is a very beautiful place and has a fewer problems, perhaps from your country.

Rising unemployment and poverty has been one of the chief concerns in United States of late. Some believes this is due to high rate of immigration. The idea of high rate of immigration was mainly due the belief of the economists that population growth fuels economic growth as well. The country needed more number of workers to man their factories and produce goods for high quality of living. Everyone was happy till the optimum population density was not breached. Once this happened, the situation itself became diplomatic. At one instance one considers that the per capita consumption decreases but at the same time the overall consumption still increases.

Australia is gaining a lot of popularity amongst Indians who plan to settle and work abroad. The main reason behind this preference is the liberal immigration policies of Australia and the endless opportunities which this place has to offer and attract immigrants.

A Toronto Star article by Lesley Taylor for 13 June 2008 reflects the view that the immigrant applications from South Asia face an undue setback due to quotas/targets and massive backlogs.

The target in case of New Delhi office is 9,245visas in one year, but when one talks of backlog, it was 145,556 on April 10. This backlog is so immense that it would take more than 16 years tom clear, keeping the new applications aside. The article sites an example of an Indian skilled worker, Anil Ahulwalia, and his application took 10 years to get finalized. The backlog in Islamabad has reached 43,000, against the target of 3,600.

Familiarity Is The Keystone Of Labor Market Opinions!

Service Canada has an office of foreign worker. Service Canada shares a very good rapport with wider range of employers as it keeps sending labor market opinions to them on weekly basis. The vital role of service Canada is of assuring the employers about the legality of company and the need of the types of workers. In this act of gaining the faith of the employers, the familiarity definitely plays the key role in making the procedure smother.

How important is the need to reduce the immigration backlog for Canada?

Immigration issues have gained all the more relevance in Canada owing to upheaval in number of cases of illegal immigration. Canadian government has been struggling since long to overcome this problem. The government finds it difficult to deal with the long list of applications of the immigrants, which sometimes comes to nearly one million. There is a desperate need to get this issue settled and steps are in process in this respect. The prominent step is modernization of immigration policies of Canada. The changes in the policy are to favor those with higher degree of skills and experience and thereby bringing them in work force as quick as possible. However, the real picture is still to be clear that whether the changes would be able to reduce the immense backlog or not.