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Thank you for contacting Global Crossing Immigration.
Your inquiry is important to us.
Unless you marked “URGENT” in the request form, someone from the office will be contacting you within
the next 24 hours, or by the next available business day, to schedule an appointment.
If you marked URGENT in the request form, somebody from the office will personally contact you as soon
as possible.
Please note that all consultations include follow-up questions immediately following the appointment.
Moreover, each consultation is backed by a 30-day free follow-up should an additional question or concern be needed.
If you are inquiring about a criminal record and need to enter Canada, the following items will be discussed during our admissibility consultation:
- Eligibility to enter Canada on special waivers (temporary resident permit)
- Eligibility to cure your inadmissibility permanently – either at the consulate or at the border (application for criminal rehabilitation)
- Discussion of your criminal background and circumstances leading to an arrest/conviction(s)
- Your mission or duties in Canada
- Probability of a successful outcome based on the above discussion
- Time-frame – TRP/Rehab Time-Lines and Urgency in Canada
- Firm quote to prepare, file and represent an application for a TRP/Rehab at the consulate/embassy, airport or land entry
- Written summary of the above including a recommended plan of action moving forward (no later
than 24 hours following our consultation).
If you are inquiring about your eligibility for a visa to Canada, the following items will be discussed during our immigration consultation:
- Eligibility for a permanent resident program to Canada including the Federal, Ontario and other provincial categories under the economic (Express Entry) and business class streams
- Eligibility for a family petition visa
- Eligibility for a temporary resident visa as a tourist or business visitor, student, worker or
permanent resident (Family Class, Economic or Business Class Visa) - Pros/Cons of each permanent or temporary streams, including temporary-to- permanent resident
strategies - Probability of a successful outcome based on the Client’s personal circumstances, education and work experience, language proficiency and profile. This includes a written calculation of an applicant’s Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) or any other point-based program (FSWP, QSW, BCPNP, Ontario Human Capital Priorities Stream), etc.
- Firm quote to prepare, file and represent an application for a permanent or temporary visa to
Canada - Time-line for each program or for each visa stream considered
- Written summary of the above including a recommended plan of action moving forward (no later
than 24 hours following our consultation).
Our Service Delivery Guarantee
- All consultations are done in the strictest of confidence.
- All consultations are followed by a firm quote and an estimated time-line.
- All consultations conclude with a written summary and a recommended plan of action moving
forward. - Ethical Practice: If, following our session, we believe that you are not eligible for a
permit/waiver/TRP or visa, or that your chances of a successful outcome are poor, we will advise
you of such (in writing), and include our reasons, so you don’t waste valuable time and money
preparing a formal application to Canada. - Due Diligence: All consultations end with current information about the practitioner’s license (ICCRC and Quebec) that stem from the government web site for peace of mind and due-diligence.
- There’s No Guarantee a Visa or Permit will be Approved. Our bylaws expressly prohibit an immigration practitioner from guaranteeing results on visa or permit applications, including contingency arrangements. For more information about visa guarantees, please refer to Section 2(e), 9(ii), and 15(ii), of the rules governing retainer agreements in Canada.
- Client Pressure to Sign-Up. It has come to our attention that many desperate agents, consultants and attorneys are scaring applicants to signing-up quickly, sometimes without a thorough discussion about an applicant’s chance of success based on the individual’s circumstances. While we cannot guarantee results for a visa or permit, we can certainly provide an estimate on the chances of success based on your personal circumstances. We prepare visas and permits on a daily basis and therefore in a good position to predict with reasonable accuracy the likelihood of a positive outcome. To properly assess a client’s change, we therefore insist in having a detailed discussion about your particulars prior to accepting a case. Pressuring clients to “sign up” with only minimal information about the client’s individual circumstances constitute, in our view, unethical practice.
- We’re not the only game in town! We have heard of many stories from desperate agents, consultants and attorneys who argue that “they are the only ones who can do this.” One practice, which will remain nameless, goes as far as to claim that they’re the only ones in town who can issue a police report!
As much as we would enjoy having a monopoly on admissibility and visa cases – we do not! There are over 2000 registered immigration practitioners and at least a dozen located in the United States, not including immigration attorneys, Quebec notaries and even licensed paralegals. While we take pride in our work and would be honoured to earn your business, we are far from being the only game in town.
Just as there are many unethical practitioners, many of our colleagues and competitors are equally ethical, diligent and competent for the task at hand. It is therefore up to you, the consumer, to make a choice on which firm you confide this important visa or permit. In this vein, we encourage you to ask tough questions during an initial consultation.
Following a consultation, get a firm to summarize the discussion, with the pertinent points discussed during the meeting. Have the prospect representative provide a recommended strategy as well for each visa or permit application.
Don’t hesitate to shop around and stick to the firm you feel most comfortable.
Don’t be intimated by practitioners just because they have knowledge about the laws of Canada.
Don’t be pressured to sign an engagement or retainer agreement until you are comfortable with your chance of success and have a good idea of what the strategy is to implement the visa.
- Given what you know now about me, what are my chances of success?
- How much do you think this is going to cost?
- What do you know about admissibility? How many admissibility/visa clients do you process/represent a month or a week?
- How do you determine whether or not you represent a client in my situation?
- Who will be responding to my inquiries and how quickly?
- Do you work well under pressure?
- What do you expect from me during this process?
- How will we be working together during this process?
- Will I be getting a summary of our consultation in writing?
- Can I call you back with a follow-up question or concern? Will I have your direct contact information after our initial conversation for follow-up concerns?
What We Cannot Do
Top 10 sample questions to ask during an initial consultation:
