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resident visa. While they will claim they've been in Canada the whole time, should the Canadian authorities ask for any evidence such as tax returns, these people will be in trouble.
The Canadian High Commission in Hong Kong is very aware of this problem. Anyone who has qualified for Canadian residency but who takes this course--especially if they're from Hong Kong-- and is discovered will have that residency revoked.
Do you need a lawyer?
The major advantages of employing a lawyer or other immigra- tion advisor are:
1.
relieving yourself of the paper- and other work involved;
2. assistance in guiding your application through the
bureaucracy of the authorities involved;
3. being in a position, through expert advice, to take advantage of the nuances of law that you would not discover on your own; and,
4. structuring your application to increase its chances of approval.
Whether you need a lawyer or other advisor depends on the country to which you're applying and the category into which your application falls. If your case is fairly straightforward-- marriage or close relatives--you probably won't need an advisor of any kind. If you're applying under a business/investment category, an advisor will probably be an advantage--if only to help you frame the business proposal.
I think there are two cases when you should definitely have legal or other advice:
1. Applying for residency in Canada via the investment/ business route. The major reason for employing an advisor is that a business proposal that might be rejected in Vancouver could be accepted in Edmonton or some other Canadian city or town. Your primary purpose in employing an advisor is to seek the location in Canada where your business proposal is most likely to be accepted, and to advise you upon the kinds of busi- ness proposals that are welcomed in different cities. Therefore, a legal or other firm which has wide experience in this kind of work has the contacts in the various provincial and city govern-