Posted On : December 14, 2021 8:14 am
Last Updated On : October 22 , 2023
Canada is a vast and diverse country. It is a unique and exciting place to live and work. It is also a very welcoming country, and millions of people want to immigrate here. But the process of immigrating to Canada can be complex and confusing. Immigrating to Canada with a consultant is one of the best ways to immigrate to Canada with a skilled worker.
A good place to get started is with an immigration consultant. Many consultants are based online and can be contacted through websites. Many websites also have links to Canadian government resources. The consultants who are recommended by other sources may not be the most reliable.
CICC (College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants) is designed and authoritative by the government of Canada.
A regulated CICC consultant undergoes rigorous training and has to qualify in many examinations before being able to practice this profession as a consultant. The RCIC is evaluated both in the way they conduct themselves and by complying with a set of codes of professional conduct. As per the federal law, if a person living in Canada or abroad is not registered with CICC, then it is illegal for him to offer service as an immigration consultant and charge a fee for the aspiring immigrants.
An individual who aspired to become a registered RCIC must first earn a graduate diploma in immigration and citizenship then pass the exam offered by CICC. Other requirements to qualify for the exam are:-
It is very important to process with a licensed immigration consultant who is authorized by CICC. The certified immigration consultants are members of CICC. It is the best way if you want to go through a fast, secure visa process. These consultants will assure the processing of your application is fool-proof, which means you have a lower chance of being rejected and reducing the processing time.
An immigrant consultant who has been authorized and registered by CICC is referred to as RCIC (Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant). It is CICC that chooses the consultants basis on their potential to practice being a consultant. It maintains the registry of all registered consultants. Regulated International Student Immigration Advisors (RISIA) is an international student advisor registered with CICC.
The immigration consultant must be a CICC member as per the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Citizenship Act of Canada. Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs) are licensed immigration consultants.
Our Immigration Consultant, Paul Abraham (License No. R406367) is an active member of the Canadian Federation of Small Businesses and a Registered Canadian Immigration Consultant. To avoid immigration fraud and look for a genuine immigration consultant, you can follow these steps.
To check for the Authenticity of the consultant and whether they are registered with CICC, you can just visit the CICC website. Fill in their RCIC’s name, registration number, and their company name or location to find out whether they have an immigration professional page in it.
Make sure your consultant has a valid email id for his firm like xyz@companyname. And not a commonly used email ID from Gmail or Yahoo like companyname@gmail.com
A certified immigration consultant’s transactions will be foolproof. Payments are primarily communicated through email, and you will receive an acknowledgment of the payment. If the communication of the payments is done via chat apps like WhatsApp, with no acknowledgment given for your payment. Then stay away from those consultants.
Beware of fraud websites of a fraud consultant. They might look impressive and attractive to you. Take a close look sometimes domain name may not be the same as the actual company name, they might not have provided contact information, and the no information of the company representative. Check for domain security. There might not be a padlock in the URL section.
They are too-good-to-be-true deals that might attract you initially, like guaranteed entry to Canada with a high-paying job in a short processing time. The truth is that only the concerned immigration officers will decide who can enter Canada, depending on their application. Be very careful with whom you are dealing with a fraud.
An immigration consultant can cost you peace of mind, money, and your career. Do proper research on immigration consultants before dealing with them. Be very careful with whom you are dealing with a fraud. An immigration consultant can cost you peace of mind, money, and your career. Do proper research on immigration consultants before dealing with them.
It is not mandatory to hire an immigrant consultant or a certified immigration lawyer to assist you and represent you in the process of Canadian immigration application. You can do it by yourself. You might require an Immigration Consultant only in these cases.
Thus, a person who is registered as RCIC can be trusted for his quality service as the Canadian and provincial governments have approved him/her. Our RCIC, Mr. Paul Abraham, has been a player in this particular aspect. Thus, he is the best person to guide you through the entire process. The PAIC team takes care of your immigration application from scratch till the end. Please visit our website for better guidance.