Every year, thousands of Canadian citizens move to the United States in pursuit of employment opportunities. However, the process is not as simple as finding a job and making the move. There are many steps that you must take and considerations to think about. What job category will you fit into? What are the benefits and drawbacks of the various work visas? What are the rules surrounding your spouse or kids? Will you be eligible for a green card in the future? Whether the US is in your immediate future of you’re simply curious about the possibility, come hear from consular staff and immigration experts who will make some sense of the sometimes intimidating process of US immigration. The information in this recording is time sensitive and therefore cannot be referenced in any immigration documentation.
This event took place on October 28, Wednesday 2015 6:30-9:00pm at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, Jack Poole Hall.
Panelists
Nancy Biasi – Chief of the Consular Section at the U.S. Consulate General in Vancouver, BC & Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State
Matthew Lieurance – Assistant Chief, Foreign Operations Division, U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Joel H. Paget – Senior Immigration Attorney, Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC
Alex Stojicevic, LLB’94 – Managing Partner, Maynard Kischer Stojicevic – Vancouver Immigration Lawyers
Select Articles and Books Available at UBC Library
West, D. M., Brookings Institution, & Ebrary Academic Complete (Canada) Subscription Collection. (2010;2011;). Brain gain: Rethinking U.S. immigration policy (1st ed.). Washington, D.C: Brookings Institution Press. doi:10.7864/j.ctt4cg7xf [Link]
UBC Library Research Guides
Government Publications: Canadian Statistics
