Our Recent Immigration Success Stories

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…

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22 Mar 2024

Successful Appeal: Retaining Permanent Resident Status in Canada

We have recently been successful in the appeal against the removal order issued by the Immigration Division for misrepresentation. The Immigration Division determined that our client had misrepresented his marital status at the time of his landing in Canada (i.e., failed to inform the CBSA that his relationship with his spouse fell apart before his arrival in Canada). However, we were able to present evidence that, in fact, our client’s marriage at the time of landing was intact and ongoing, and it was only after the couple resided together in Canada for a period of time that their relationship broke down. Not only did we vigorously argue that our client did not misrepresent his marital status when he became a permanent resident of Canada, but we also sought relief on humanitarian and compassionate grounds should the Member still determine that our client had misrepresented. We were extremely happy to learn that the appeal was allowed on both grounds: the IAD determined that our client did not misrepresent his marital status at the time of landing, and that in any case, there were sufficient humanitarian and compassionate considerations to grant the appeal. We are very excited that our client was able to retain his permanent resident status in Canada and continue his life here.

15 Mar 2024

Successful Urgent OINP Application

Our client approached us five days after receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream. With an application deadline looming within 14 calendar days from the date of the ITA, time was of the essence.

Our legal team immediately contacted the client and provided a comprehensive checklist of required documents to proceed with the application. This included coordinating closely with the client’s employer to ensure all employer-related forms and documentation were accurately completed and submitted in a timely manner.

Despite the tight timeline, we worked efficiently with our client and the employer to compile and submit the application within the stipulated timeframe. Our meticulous attention to detail and proactive approach paid off when our client’s application was approved without any request for additional documentation. We are delighted that we were able to assist our client in achieving such a great result and wish them all the best.

8 Mar 2024

Post-Graduate Work Permit Approved under A Public Policy

Our client approached us for a Post-Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) application upon completing his bachelor’s degree. He had studied over half of his program outside Canada and had been refused twice for study permit extensions. Despite COVID-related travel restrictions allowing for distance learning abroad to count towards a PGWP’s length, our client continued studying remotely beyond the permissible period set by IRCC, mostly while lacking a valid study permit.

Following extensive research on the PGWP eligibility criteria and a thorough assessment of our client’s circumstances, we determined that he was eligible for a three-year PGWP under a recently released public policy. We then prepared the application diligently, ensuring that forms were accurately completed, his immigration history was fully disclosed, and all mandatory documents were included, in addition to crafting legal submissions to accompany the application. After a few months, the application was approved, and our client was granted a 3-year PGWP. We were very delighted to share the long-awaited good news with our client and wish him all the best!

23 Feb 2024

Success at Federal Court leads to Permanent Residency

We were initially approached by our clients, a family, who were refused their application for permanent residence based on humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) grounds. We assisted in challenging the refusal to the Federal Court, conducting research and carefully crafting legal arguments to explain why the Officer’s decision was unreasonable and should be set aside. After the matter was granted leave and a hearing was scheduled, the Department of Justice, who represented the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, offered to settle and send the application back for redetermination without proceeding to a full Judicial Review hearing! 

The clients then retained us to assist with the redetermination of their H&C application. After many months of patiently waiting and appropriately timed follow ups, we were ecstatic when our clients were invited to confirm their permanent residence from within Canada. We are so thrilled that they have finally become permanent residents in Canada, and that we were able to assist them in achieving this goal despite their initial refusal. We wish them all the best as they continue their lives in Canada!