Immigration Law for Postdocs

Date & Time

Thursday, 9 April 2015 - 10:00am to Thursday, 9 April 2015 - 11:30am

Location

Room 102, Michael Smith Laboratories, 2185 East Mall, Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4

Organizer

Postdoctoral Fellows Office (PDFO)

 

Covering a variety of topics related to obtaining Permanent Residency and Work permits for Postdoctoral Fellows at UBC.

Facilitator

Marina L. Sedai

Marina L. Sedai obtained her law degree from UBC in 2002 and has been practising exclusively immigration and citizenship law for ten years with practice foci as follows:  permanent residence for workers, business persons, and family members; temporary residence for workers, students, and visitors; overcoming inadmissibilities; permanent residence card renewals and compliance; and citizenship.  Marina has appeared primarily before immigration tribunals and in citizenship court.

Marina is an active member of the Canadian Bar Association.  She is an Executive Member of the National Immigration Section (Canadian Bar Association) 2013-2015 and is Past Chair of the BC Immigration Section (Canadian Bar Association), having served on the BC executive since 2007, including as Chair 2011-2013.

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) 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

Registration is required - please sign up online. Those successfully registered will receive a confirmation email from the PDFO one week prior to the workshop. All cancellations must be received no later than 24 hours in advance of the workshop.