At Bellissimo Immigration Law Group PC, we are privileged to work on behalf of many wonderful people, companies and associations. We represent immigration applicants from far outside Canada, from the time they step foot into the country’s airport waiting rooms all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Our immigration clients often tell us after their case is concluded that it would have helped to know of similar stories that are real and not just what you hear on the street. So every month, we post a few stories to celebrate our immigration success stories and offer some comfort to those who will soon embark on a similar journey…
After having his father kidnapped and escaping a kidnapping himself, our client made it to Canada to seek protection as a refugee. With substantial pre-hearing preparation, our client was ready to tell his story to the Immigration and Refugee Board. The Board accepted that our client was a member of a minority religion who had, personally, suffered persecution because of his religion.
A permanent resident of Canada received a second stay of removal before the Immigration Appeal Board after committing several further criminal offences. Although one of the conditions of his first stay of removal was that he commit no further criminal acts, our extensive pre-hearing negotiations resulted in a brief hearing and our proposed conditions being accepted by the Board.
Our client will now have a further two years with his wife, child and extended family; plenty of time to prove that he is committed to his rehabilitation and will make a positive contribution to Canada.
Our client’s skilled worker application was refused July 31, 2008 for language reasons. We found that the officer did not follow the Regulations and so we challenged the officer’s decision at Federal Court and negotiated a settlement to have the application sent back for reconsideration and the refusal overturned. Supplementary reconsideration submissions were done October 2009 and were recently approved.
The initial application which was submitted in 2003 was finally approved much to the satisfaction of our client and staff.
Although this section of our website usually focuses upon our high profile or more complex success stories – medical, criminality, last minute work permits, refugee cases, Federal Court, Immigration Appeal Division etc. we felt it was time to highlight the many permanent and temporary residents our Corporate team help everyday to obtain their status.
In particular, to acknowledge our hard working Corporate team that assists with Citizenship, Business Cases, Work Permits, Arranged Employment Opinions, Labour Market Opinions and successfully navigating the new waters of Skilled Worker Applications every day. Although you do not receive the spot light like our other cases we remembered – hats off to you all!