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.

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An application for permanent resident status, based on a spousal sponsorship, was approved within 6 months! The application was sent to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) in the middle of July 2015 and by the end of November 2015 the visa was ready. At the time of filing the application, for this particular office, the processing time was 28 months. The case faced challenges, as the sponsor was a young person who was in the process of completing her schooling and searching for employment. Concerns were raised by the visa office regarding the financial situation of the sponsor and her ability to fulfill her sponsorship obligations. The application was approved after additional submissions were made, addressing the financial admissibility. We are very pleased that this young couple will be reunited in Canada very soon.

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A couple, both out of status for several years in Canada, approached us for assistance with their options for permanent residence.  Our office assisted the couple to submit applications under the Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds (H&C) category.  We prepared strong submissions highlighting the disproportionate hardship the couple would face if they returned to their respective birth countries.  Additionally, that it was in the best interest of their Canadian born children for the couple to remain in Canada.

Just over three months after submission, we received first stage approval on the couple’s H&C application.  Our clients have since completed their medical and criminal checks and have now received their permanent residence confirmation dates.

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We were recently successfully in securing permanent resident status for a spouse of a Canadian citizen who had previously been refused admission into Canada to reunite with her spouse on more than one occasion and had a history that included a criminal conviction, although not serious.

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A 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. During these investigations, the family learned that the child would not receive necessary medical care in her country and would not survive. Not knowing what else to do, the family asked for Canada’s protection.

We were able to establish that her home country regularly provides medical care to people with her condition – so long as they are adults. Medical care is not provided to children with her condition because the doctors and medical system in her country are not able to provide the support required to children. The Refugee Protection Division accepted our argument, that her home country was able to provide the required medical care but chose not to provide this care to children, discriminating against children on the basis of their age. This child and her parents have been granted protection in Canada, where the child is already under the required pediatric care.

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We represented a family who sponsored their parents to permanently reunite in Canada. Citizenship and Immigration Canada was of the opinion that one of the Applicants was medically inadmissible. Their findings were incorrect, and only after a difficult battle and the presentation of two separate Mitigation Plans providing evidence that no excessive demand would result in Canada, the family will finally be reunited in Canada after 7 long years.

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Our office was approached by a young professional to manage his permanent residence application under the Express Entry system. He had extensive work and travel history.  He also held complicated financial records, which were required to prove his ability to become financially settled in Canada. We worked diligently to complete and submit his permanent residence application pursuant to the Express Entry category – Federal Skilled Worker Program within a one month period.  His application was therefore submitted well within the 60 day deadline provided to our client by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

Only four months after submission, we received a request for original passport for CIC to place his permanent resident visa inside. His original passport will be submitted to CIC and we expect our client to become landed in the near future.

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Initially, the permanent residence application was filed under the Investor Program which was in effect at the time. With the expectation of the the Investor Program to be fazed out, we presented an application to the Federal Court. The intention for the application was to compel Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to process the application prior to the law changing. The strategy was successful and the application was processed.

However, before finalizing the application, CIC found that one of the dependents was determined to require social services. These were expected to result in an excessive demand. We assisted in advocating for the family on the appropriate medical classification of the condition, as well as providing a detailed Mitigation Plan and legal submissions to overcome CIC’s determination. Following the Visa and Medical Officers’ review(s) of the submissions and Plan, CIC deemed the plan to avoid the creation of excessive demand to be a viable one.

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