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StayInCanada Immigration
About StayInCanada Immigration
Coquitlam consultancy led by a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant, handling Express Entry, sponsorship, work and study permit files.
A warning sits on this consultancy's own services page, telling readers to research any immigration consultant carefully and to be cautious of anyone who guarantees an application will be approved. Putting that in front of prospective clients sets the tone for how the practice describes the work it takes on. The office is at #211, 3030 Lincoln Avenue in Coquitlam, and the areas the site names are Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey, with Metro Vancouver and British Columbia given more broadly.
Casework runs wide. Express Entry is handled in its three streams, meaning federal skilled worker, federal skilled trades and the Canadian experience class. Family files take in spousal sponsorship, parents and grandparents applications and the Super Visa, and provincial nomination work is done for British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Business immigration covers entrepreneur applications and intra-company transfers, while work permits, LMIA and Global Talent Stream applications, study permits, visitor visas, citizenship and permanent resident card renewals fill out the published immigration services list. Employers hiring a temporary foreign worker have a page of their own.
The firm's founder and CEO, Amr Shehata, is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant, registration number R530411, and the site states he is in good standing with the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants. He also holds an MBA and belongs to the Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants. At the organisation level, membership of the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce is listed, along with status as a Better Business Bureau Accredited Business and an affiliation with CIMMA, Canadian Immigration Access. The about page puts further regulated consultants, education agents, business brokers and administrative staff among the wider team and partners.
Anyone unsure which stream fits can run one of three free assessment tools, covering Express Entry, studying in Canada and business immigration. Paid consultations are booked separately by stream, with their own pages for Express Entry, study and investor files, and an initial consultation agreement is published on the site. Payment is taken in Canadian dollars by cash, credit card or Interac.
Shehata immigrated to Canada with his family, and sums up the firm's approach as dealing with clients as family rather than as files. He is fluent in Arabic and English, and the site runs an Arabic-language section alongside the main one. Enquiries go to the Coquitlam office on 778-716-8716, or by email to [email protected].
Richmond entrepreneurs and skilled workers are both well served here, from BC Provincial Nominee Program strategy to practical help with starting a business in Canada after landing.
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