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Refused Sponsorships, Deportations and Residency Appeals
Spousal Sponsorships Refusual
Spousal Sponsorships refusals are quite common because many people don’t understand the importance of submitting overwhelming evidence that the relationship is genuine and not just done for immigration status. It’s absolutely not true that a marriage certificate is sufficient.
If it were that easy, visa offices would be flooded with fake (contract) marriages. In fact, because approved cases are not revisited and Permanent Residence is issued unconditionally and there is no check-in after 2 years like with other countries, officers expect are very careful about approving these applications. The forms themselves are designed in a way to catch fraudsters. The problem is, though, that some officers may be overzealous and some innocent applicants do not realize that it can take a true professional immigration lawyer to properly convince an officer that the case is genuine.
As lawyers based in Canada who also regularly appeal refusals, we know all the ways applications have been refused before and what to avoid and also what is critical to include. Please reach out to us before your marriage, if possible. We have much information to share on critical issues such as who attends your wedding, its location, timing, etc.
Parental Sponsorships Refusual
Parental Sponsorships cases typically involve either a medical inadmissibility finding or a determination that the sponsor has insufficient income. We are extremely experienced with these cases and successfully resolved many such cases, often through mediation (Alternative Dispute Resolution), which gets your case back on track much quicker than if litigated at a full hearing.
Removal Order Appeals
Many of our clients have received poor advice from previous representatives about applying for permits at the border and often times, we see tragic results. Some clients have received criminal convictions and are provided with a right of appeal to avoid deportation and separation from family, friends and a well-paying job. Let us analyze your case properly and assist you with your appeal.
Residency Appeals
These involve officers having determined that a Permanent Resident has not met his or her residency obligations of living here 2 of 5 years (or falling under an exemption). Before agreeing to assist with an appeal, we will canvass alternative options as well but if an appeal is needed, we will expertly put forward humanitarian and compassionate reasons as to why there was a shortfall (note that the greater the absence, the greater the requirement for a compelling the humanitarian explanation. We will honestly assess your individual case
Other Immigration Refusal Services
Express Entry Refusual
If you are looking for a lawyer for refused Express Entry this would involve an appeal to the Federal Court of Canada (it’s formally called a “Judicial Review”). It is not possible to provide fresh evidence. Instead, an appeal here involves showing that the decision was not reasonable.
Essentially, it’s a procedural appeal showing that you have been treated unfairly. For instance, your refusal may not contain a meaningful explanation or sufficient detail, or you may not have been given an opportunity to respond to an officer’s concerns, or the officer may have relied on extrinsic evidence without sharing this with you. It could be that the officer overlooked parts of your file which were in your favour.
Post Graduate Open Work Permits Refusual
If you are looking for a lawyer for a post graduate open work permit, refusal this would involve an appeal to the Federal Court of Canada (it’s formally called a “Judicial Review”). It could be that your application was refused after a long wait for a minor issue, such a claim you didn’t upload a document properly or failed to pay part of the government fee. It could be you failed a course and had to drop down to part-time as the course was not available until the next semester. It could also be that you had to drop a semester due to a family emergency back home or a health issue you experienced or even simple depression. Some clients drop out simply because their parents ran out of funds.
We may ask for reconsideration and professionally assist with providing critical evidence in your favour. If all else fails, we will suggest an appeal and there are many cases we can cite (some of which we ourselves won which set precedents).
Refused Visitor Visas
If you are looking for a lawyer for a refused visitor visa, we will carefully assess the case and may recommend obtaining the internal officer’s notes (either by filing an appeal to get them quickly or by filing a request with the government for them). You may have been refused multiple times. Our experience is that when people re-apply over and over again through agents in their home country with poor reputations or who ‘ghost’ the application by not putting their names down, another refusal is common.
Refused PNP Applications
If you are looking for a lawyer for refused PNP application we may suggest a request for reconsideration, re-applying or considering an alternate path to Permanent Residence.
Please contact us at [email protected] to assess your particular case.
Residency Appeals
If you are looking for a lawyer for a refused spousal open work permit, we will carefully assess the case and may recommend obtaining the internal officer’s notes (either by filing an appeal to get them quickly or by filing a request with the government for them). You may have been refused multiple times. Our experience is that when people re-apply over and over again through agents in their home country with poor reputations or who ‘ghost’ the application by not putting their names down, another refusal is common. Lately, visa offices have become aware of advertisements for fake marriages to international students in Canada so that the ‘spouse’ abroad may obtain an open work permit. As a result, there is now a requirement to demonstrate that the marriage is genuine and our significant expertise in this area can assist you.
Judicial Reviews with The Federal Court of Canada
If an appeal is necessary and we feel the officer was overly harsh, this would involve an appeal to the Federal Court of Canada (it’s formally called a “Judicial Review”). It is not possible to provide fresh evidence. Instead, an appeal here involves showing that the decision was not reasonable. Essentially, it’s a procedural appeal showing that you have been treated unfairly. For instance, your refusal may not contain a meaningful explanation or sufficient detail, or you may not have been given an opportunity to respond to an officer’s concerns, or the officer may have relied on extrinsic evidence without sharing this with you. It could be that the officer overlooked parts of your file which were in your favour. Also, some officers regularly factor in considerations which the Court has consistently ruled to be unimportant (for instance, when an officer notes a lack of travel history).
Immigration Legal Services
We are a full-service immigration law firm with decades of experience and are able to navigate complex legal issues and avoid legal and practical problems before they arise.
