Immigration for Postdoctoral Fellows

The immigration process can be complicated. This information session, followed by a question-and-answer period, is designed to provide attendees with general information about some of the pathways to Canadian Permanent Residency and citizenship. This session will discuss:

• Economic Classes for Skilled Workers (Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class, Canadian Experience Class)
• The Express Entry Processing System
• The BC Provincial Nominee Program
• Family Class
• Humanitarian & Compassionate
• Business Classes, including Entrepreneurs and Start-ups
• Inadmissibilities

By the end of this info session, participants should have a clear idea about the next steps needed to obtain Canadian Permanent Residency and/or citizenship.

FACILITATOR

Marina Sedai

Marina Sedai is a Past National Chair for the Canadian Bar Association Immigration Section (2018-2019) and has been practicing exclusively immigration and citizenship law since 2005. 

Marina is the principal and owner of Sedai Immigration Law Corporation, a boutique immigration firm in Surrey, British Columbia.  Her practice focuses on businesses, families, and individual clients with a variety of needs:  temporary residence (students, workers, visitors) and permanent residence (economic and family classes primarily), employer compliance, citizenship, and overcoming criminal inadmissibility.

Marina’s frequently writes and speaks for continuing legal education programs for the public and legal community, including the Canadian Bar Association Immigration Section (national and provincial), the Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association, and the Continuing Legal Education Society of BC.  From 2012-2014, she was an instructor at the University of British Columbia Certificate in Immigration:  Laws, Policies, and Procedures teaching classes for economic immigration, inadmissibilities, and citizenship.

REGISTRATION

As of July 5, 2023, this session is full. Please email postdoctoral.fellows@ubc.ca if you would like to be added to the waitlist for this session.

ACCESSIBILITY

If you have a disability, medical condition, or accessibility concern that may affect your full participation in the event, please email postdoctoral.fellows@ubc.ca in advance of the event.

DELIVERY FORMAT

This session will be delivered online via Zoom. The following suggestions may help to improve the online experience:

• Use headphones to reduce noise and avoid feedback between your mic and speaker.
• Ensure that you are in a quiet location so that the audio does not get polluted with unwanted noise.
• Keep your microphone on mute unless you are speaking during the session.
• In case of technical problems, time for plugin downloads, etc., please attempt to log into the Zoom meeting 10-15 minutes before the start. You will be placed in the waiting room until the official start time.