Jo-Ann Halstead Email & Phone Number

Montreal, QC, CA

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Onsite consultant, immigration specialist.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Onsite consultant, immigration specialist.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Onsite consultant, immigration specialist for client Morgan Stanley Services Canada Corp.

Montreal, Canada Area

• Prepare applications for temporary resident permits: visitor visas, study permits, spousal open work permits
• Create and submit expressions of interest to Express Entry pool through the Foreign Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class streams
• Process and submit electronic applications for permanent residency
• Assess candidates for Provincial Nominee Program eligibility
• Utilize the Authorized Representative Portal to submit applications and receive government correspondence
• Interpret and apply IRPA, IRPR, Operational Bulletins, and case law to each individual file

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Prepared applications for Express Entry, Temporary Resident Permits (Work Permits, Study Permits, Extension and Restoration of status) and Family Class Sponsorship
• Communicated with clients to manage administrative processes, schedule meetings and provide timely updates
• Coordinated translations conducted by external translators of client documents
• Assisted clients in obtaining their police certificate checks and medical exams
• Analyzed prepared documents for accuracy and completeness
• Drafted submission letters to accompany applications made through the Authorized Representative Portal

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Managed daily receivables to the company’s various currency accounts utilising SAP, ensuring correct allocation of payments
• Calculated and controlled credit limits of clients in order to manage and reduce credit risk
• Liaised and collaborated with both internal Sales teams and clients, built and maintained positive and trusting relationships (conducted business in both Spanish and English, translating and serving as interpreter when.
• Managed Treasury accounts by monitoring and balancing company bank accounts

Madrid Area, Spain

• Responsible for payment allocation and follow-up of invoices for major clients of IBM
• Collaborated with international IBM teams to ensure timely and accurate processing of billables
• Ensured customer satisfaction utilizing interpersonal skills, professional judgment, quick responses to queries and problem-solving skills to resolve issues
• Maintained a ledger of over 60 clients and utilized a comprehensive database to manage and monitor client relationships
• Reciprocal knowledge of Accounts Payable procedures

Madrid Area, Spain

• Managed and authored website content (www.yumping.co.uk) utilising SEO, Google Analytics, and Google Insights for Search
• Translated key templates, documentation and resources from Spanish to English in order to setup the UK division
• Researched business requirements for setting up operations in the UK (Legal, marketing, demographics, etc.)
• Led and managed social media presence and marketing of the UK business, prepared press releases in order to boost online community awareness and involvement, utilising a strong knowledge of social media platforms and.
• Responsible for managing and training interns during their placement in the department which required extensive multi-tasking and strong organisational skills

Madrid Area, Spain

Certificate In Immigration: Law, Policies And Procedures, Law, Immigration

Master In Social Anthropology (Antropología De Orientación Pública), Social Anthropology

Master´s program in social anthropology with a strong focus on present-day multicultural societies, taking cultural, linguistic and.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Spanish Language And Literature

Education record