Amir Ismail, the Toronto based licensed immigration practitioner will be visiting Pakistan in May 2009. Interested clients can contact Mr. Ismail at our Karachi offices to set up an appointment to discuss their immigration matters. Amir Ismail & Associates (AIA) - Karachi Office Licensed Immigration Practitioners Suite # 706, 7th Floor, Kashif Centre Shahrah-e-Faisal, Next to Hotel Mehran Karachi, Pakistan Tel: 021-5652860-1-2 Cell: 0300-2516207 Email: info@amirismail.com http://www.amirismail.com OR contact us in Toronto at: +1-647-835-0660 or +1-647-343-5645 before May 15, 2009.

If you were born outside Canada, you were a Canadian citizen when you were born if, at that time, at least one of your parents was Canadian. However, if your Canadian parent was also born outside Canada (which would make you a second generation Canadian born abroad), you have to take steps to retain your citizenship before you turn 28. This rule applies if you were born on or after February 15, 1977, and if your parent born outside of Canada was also born on or after February 15, 1977, or was born before February 15, 1977, but the birth was not registered until after that date. On April 17, 2009, the law will change to end the need to retain citizenship for many people. However, people born outside Canada who are subject to the retention rules and who turn 28 before the new law comes into effect must still take action to retain their citizenship. Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca

Listen to Amir Ismail's interview in SZABIST Superstar Show on ZabFM 106.6 on Friday, April 17, 2009 at 2000Hrs and on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 1300Hrs (Pakistan Standard Time) or listen online at http://live. zabfm.org Regards, Amir Ismail Certified Canadian Immigration Consultant Member of Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants Fellow of Canadian Migration Institute www.amirismail. com

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