Differences Between Settlement Workers and RCICs?

[2nose]

Hi everyone,

I am planning on sponsoring my wife from South Africa. My friend told me that I should just go to a settlement worker at the YMCA in the city, but I have also heard that settlement workers have limitations on what they can do for you (filling out forms, submitting application, etc) and what they can advise on. More generally, I am concerned about their knowledge of immigration law (they are settlement workers, after all, which seems to speak more to what happens after you immigrate and are landed in Canada).

So I am hoping someone can elaborate on the limitations of settlement workers: what can they do? what can't they do? I basically want someone to handle my entire application and am wondering what the best choice is.

Thanks in advance.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hi

If you want someone to handle the entire application, expect to pay several thousand dollars to a consultant or lawyer.

Or just do as the vast majority of us have done and complete the app yourself.