In the last few months, an increasing number of refugee claimants from the U.S. have been risking freezing temperatures and walking through farmers fields to get over the border. Click to listen…
Continue ReadingA child became critically ill while visiting Canada with her parents. Upon seeking medical care, efforts were made by Canadian doctors to transfer her back to her home country for continued care….
Continue ReadingAccording to government figures released last week, 271 Syrian refugees have arrived in Canada since the beginning of November, with another 305 set to arrive this week from camps in the Middle…
Continue ReadingIn 2009 we were retained to assist a young man with his refugee claim. He was in an interfaith marriage, and feared that he would be returned to his home country. The…
Continue ReadingOn 1 April 2015, Citizenship introduced new processing standards. Applications received after this date are expected to be processed within 12 months, whereas applications filed before 1 April 2015 are to be…
Continue ReadingAt Bellissimo Law Group we are privileged to work on behalf of many wonderful people, companies and associations. We represent people from the application stage to the Supreme Court of Canada. Every month we…
Continue ReadingMany migrants go to great lengths to reach the shores of another country and seek asylum. It is important to consider what these migrants are aspiring to, apart from an escape from…
Continue ReadingThe process of obtaining refugee status is incredibly important to an individual. I have recently been involved in research where I, along with a team of researchers at the University of Oxford,…
Continue ReadingAs immigration control increases, refugee applicants are often implicitly, if not explicitly, submitted to evaluation of their medical conditions for corroboration of their autobiographical narratives. Medical certificates, for instance, which are drawn…
Continue ReadingIn immigration law, the state of world affairs has a direct impact on the work that we do and the clients who we help. Events unfolding in parts of the Middle East…
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