I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by IWantOut_ on Friday July 24, 2020 @11:49AM (#23940909)

I have a job offer from Microsoft in Vancouver and might move there after the pandemic ends. I am Indian citizen residing in India. The main challenge however is that I am disabled (quadriplegic) and I would be needing a caregiver to travel with me to Canada. I understand that there used to be a caregiver visa, for Canada, which was discontinued back in 2019.

So my question really is, is there a way in which I can bring a caregiver from India to Canada? I know one option is to hire a caregiver from Vancouver itself but it's really going to be difficult, because of the language barriers and the understandings. They are an important part of my life and I cannot function without someone who I can completely trust to live-in with.

Another option would be to take the caregiver along with me on a visitor or tourist visa, but in that scenario, they are not allowed to work in Canada.

I am really looking for solutions here and I don't want to give up on this amazing opportunity of migrating to one of the most amazing countries in the world with high standard and quality of life.

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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by proberts on Friday July 24, 2020 @11:51AM (#23940937)

I can't comment on Canadian immigration but I can share the names of some good providers in Canada if you'd like. Just email me.

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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by IWantOut_ on Friday July 24, 2020 @11:53AM (#23940969)

Sure, that will be great. How to email you?

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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by sriram_sun on Friday July 24, 2020 @11:59AM (#23941046)

It's on his profile.

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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by proberts on Friday July 24, 2020 @12:00PM (#23941049)

I believe that this can be obtained from Hacker News.

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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by alexbanks on Friday July 24, 2020 @12:18PM (#23941272)

I am emailing you about this same topic - I just don't want it to look like spam.

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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by IWantOut_ on Friday July 24, 2020 @12:01PM (#23941069)

Thank you, will drop you a mail

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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by punnerud on Friday July 24, 2020 @01:01PM (#23941824)

On the profile: proberts at robertsimmigration dot com

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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by frandroid on Friday July 24, 2020 @02:57PM (#23943225)

Vancouver being a much younger city is more accessible than the average North America city for wheelchair users, starting with the entirety of the Skytrain system... But you probably already know that. :) Good luck!

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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by IWantOut_ on Saturday July 25, 2020 @05:19AM (#23947820)

Yes, I'm aware of that and really excited! Although, after having lived in India for so long, I don't really mind the absence of accessibility (life in permanent hard mode here for wheelchair users), and it's not a key driving factor for me.

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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by shecky on Sunday July 26, 2020 @12:27PM (#23958168)

There is a significant Indian population in Vancouver - both immigrant and several generations of post-immigration (White Rock, etc.) so if ultimately you must find a caregiver there I wouldn't expect language to prove problematic. Good luck.

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