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How H1-B Visa Holders Can Move to Canada

Blog posted on by Evelyn Ackah in How To Move To Canada, Tech Immigration, Permanent Residence and Express Entry Permanent

How H1-B Visa Holders Can Move to Canada

Do you have an H1-B Visa to work in the U.S.? Do you want to move to Canada?

Canadian employers are searching for high-skilled foreign workers who want to live and work in Canada, and help grow our economy. In November, Canada announced a new 3-year immigration target of 1,000,000 new immigrants for 2018-2020, a nearly 20% increase in the number of candidates granted permanent residence. Many H1-B Visa workers in the United States are considering their options to move to other countries if their work permit is not renewed.

Canada's Express Entry system provides highly skilled H1-B visa holders an opportunity to immigrate to Canada. Canada's Government has taken steps to fast-track Express Entry applications in less than 6 months. Express Entry is a point based system that evaluates applicants based on:

  • language ability - English and French
  • level of education
  • skilled work experience

Canada Express Entry System to Apply for Permanent Residency

Express Entry is Canada's skilled-worker immigration application system, launched in January 2015, to attract high-skilled foreign workers and former international students who want to live in Canada permanently and whose in-demand skills are needed by employers across the country.

To help you have the best chance to be invited and selected to move to Canada, a Canadian immigration lawyer can help you avoid mistakes and guide you through the application process.

Ackah Business Immigration Law offers Express Entry - Permanent Residence Services:


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Founder/Managing Lawyer

Ms. Ackah is passionate about immigration law because it focuses on people and relationships, which are at the core of her personal values. Starting her legal career as a corporate/commercial ...

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Our experience with Ackah Business Immigration Law was Superb! Ms. Evelyn Ackah, BA, LL.B, Founder/Managing Lawyer, is a Par Excellence, World Class, Dedicated, and Compassionate Lawyer. There is a reason why her Law Firm is a Premier Law Firm. Ms. Ackah has the most qualified and knowledgeable professionals as part of her team. The two members of her staff that my family had the privilege of dealing with before our consultation were Ms.Rizalie Ganelo - Executive Assistant, and Mr. Kamran Rizwan. Ms. Ganelo and Mr. Rizwan were attentive to our inquiries in an excellent, professional and courteous manner. Ms. Ganelo scheduled our consultation for the most convenient time. Ms. Ackah conducted the consultation to perfection.

Ms. Ackah thoroughly answered all of our questions. We had written down a list of questions for her before the consultation. She adeptly answered most of our questions before we even had a chance to go to our list! Ms. Ackah also described a thorough choice of options concerning our immigration possibilities. She described complex Canada Immigration legal processes regarding our situation in a way we could comprehend. Upon completing our consultation with Ms. Ackah, we did not doubt our path forward regarding immigrating to Canada. Above all, Ms. Ackah is the epitome of a brilliant attorney and the quintessential people person. Her bright personality put us completely and immediately at ease, by greeting us with a friendly smile as we were quite nervous before the consultation. Most esteemed, Ms. Ackah, you are quite simply the best at what you do, and we mean this with all of our hearts. Thank you very much for lighting our path forward regarding immigrating to Canada.

We will definitely be retaining your superb legal services as soon as we are ready. We highly recommend Ackah Business Law to everyone who wants the very best legal services. May your kindness and the hope you provide to your many clients be returned to you forever. You and your law firm make our world a beautiful place. God bless you and everyone that you love forever.

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