Overview

Cindy Switzer is a lawyer with MKS Immigration Lawyers in Vancouver who practises Canadian and United States immigration law. With more than 20 years of cross-border experience, she helps individuals and businesses move and establish themselves across North America. Cindy advises small businesses and startups on Canadian and U.S. immigration strategies, including options for cross-border business travellers and available work-permit exemptions. She also assists clients with criminal inadmissibility to Canada, U.S. immigration waivers, and family sponsorship applications in both countries. Cindy was called to the British Columbia bar in 1997 and the New York bar in 2000. She earned her LL.B. from the University of British Columbia after completing a B.A. in North American Studies and Women's Studies at McGill University. She previously clerked at the Supreme Court of British Columbia and serves as chair of the Canadian Bar Association's British Columbia Immigration Law Section.

Practice Areas

• Canadian Immigration Law
• United States Immigration Law
• Business Immigration
• Family Sponsorship
• Criminal Inadmissibility

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1997 (BC); 2000 (NY)