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…
Our office was approached by a young individual who was seeking our assistance with his citizenship application. Our office prepared his package and our submissions and supporting documents were accepted by Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). His application was recently approved, and he was invited to take the Oath of Citizenship. Despite the longer processing times, his application was approved by IRCC in four months.
We recently assisted a young professional to apply for permanent residence who had acquired multiple periods of part-time skilled work with various employers in Canada, as well as periods of non-qualifying self-employment while on a post graduate work permit. Our office worked to ensure that his qualifying periods of part-time work experience and variable hours of work were clearly set out in our submissions and the supporting documentation, in order to demonstrate that he met the one-year work experience requirements of the Canadian Experience Class. His application was processed smoothly and was recently approved, in just three months after submission.
We were successful on a matter that dates back to 2011, that began with a Record Suspension for the applicant, then sponsorship by the spouse of the applicant, and then finally an Authorization to return to Canada for previous removal from Canada. The couple are now united in Canada permanently after many years of being in limbo.
We succeeded in settling a Federal Court case and overturning the refusal of a Federal Skilled Worker application for permanent residence on grounds of misrepresentation. The Visa Office concluded, after conducting on-site verifications, that the applicant had misrepresented his work experience. As a result, the application was refused and the applicant and his family were deemed inadmissible to Canada for five years.
The case was settled soon after our initial arguments were filed, and the application was sent back to the visa office for redetermination. After assisting our client in updating his application, he recently was informed that his application had been approved. He and his family will soon obtain their permanent residence visas and be able to come to Canada for the first time.