Our Recent Immigration Success Stories

Successful Study Permit

A young man contacted our office after having been refused a study permit application. He had previously been in Canada for 2 years working towards a Bachelor’s degree, however due to various reasons; he was unable to complete his degree. During his time in Canada, his study permit expired and he was unable to renew his work permit from inside Canada. He left Canada and made an application for a study permit to return to Canada to complete his studies. Given his previous overstay, the officer refused the application, concluding they were not satisfied that he would leave Canada if permitted to re-enter.

We assisted the young man to re-submit a new study permit application, making submissions explaining the circumstances of his overstay and his commitment to the completion of his studies in Canada.  The young man had only completed half of the required credits for his Canadian bachelor’s degree, so it was crucial for him to be able to return to complete the remainder of his studies.  Our submissions were accepted and his application was approved.

Successful PR After Medical Inadmissibility Finding

We were recently successful in assisting our client’s family in receiving permanent residence, following an initial medical inadmissibility finding for a medical condition of Cerebral Palsy for a dependent. Had the dependent been found to be medically inadmissible the entire family would be inadmissible.

The dependent was initially determined to require social services that were expected to result in an excessive demand and they were refused. We challenged the refusal to the Federal Court of Canada and negotiated a settlement to have the refusal set aside and the matter sent back for reconsideration. We then assisted in advocating for the family on the appropriate medical classification of the condition and provided accurate prognostic findings. In doing so we were able to accurately advance what medical and social services would be required in the intended province in Canada, which was under the threshold. Following extensive research and a comprehensive mitigation Plan, presented together with specialized legal submissions, the medical admissibility finding was overturned without having to resort to further litigation, and the family recently arrived in Canada.

Happy Results for Mother of Three!

We were delighted to assist a mother of three young children, two of whom have special needs, in appealing the refusal of her spousal sponsorship application. Although the visa office was satisfied that her relationship with her husband was genuine, the application was refused because the sponsor had defaulted on a previous sponsorship undertaking.

At the Immigration Appeal Division we argued that despite the sponsor’s default, there were sufficient humanitarian and compassionate factors – including the best interests of the children directly affected – to warrant special relief. We provided extensive documentation corroborating the particular needs of the sponsor’s children and the hardship caused by continued family separation. The sponsor gave compelling oral testimony speaking to these challenges.

The Minister and Member at the Immigration Appeal Division agreed that special relief was justified in the circumstances, and the appeal was allowed. The sponsor is very happy that her husband will soon be able to join her in Canada to help her care for their children.

One Matter, One Client – Five Successful Judicial Reviews!

Last year a man retained our office to challenge his refused Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) to the Federal Court of Canada. He advised our office that this was the fifth time that his PRRA had been refused, and so would be his fifth time challenging the matter to the Court. We reviewed his application materials and the decisions already made by the Federal Court to make our arguments.

The Court allowed the application for Judicial Review and was in complete agreement that enough was enough. No longer satisfied in only quashing the PRRA refusal, the Court issued clear directions to the next Officer to re-determine the file, including the disclosure of communications that Citizenship and Immigration Canada had withheld from our client and the requirement that a PRRA interview be held.