Getting your immigration application refused sucks! Fortunately, you don’t simply have to accept the rejection and live with it. In this episode Rekha McNutt joins me in our first episode of our Special Series on Immigration Hearings and Appeals to pull back the curtain on Sponsorship Appeals at the Immigration Appeal Division.

Rekha practices primarily in immigration law.  She has extensive experience with temporary resident visas, express entry, federal skilled workers, Canadian experience class, Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program, family class sponsorships, refugee claims, pre-removal risk assessments, and in-Canada humanitarian and compassionate permanent residence applications.

Rekha has focused much of her practice on Federal Court Judicial Review applications of various types of negative immigration-related decisions.

Rekha had appeared before the Alberta Provincial Court and the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta.  She has also appeared extensively before the Federal Court of Canada and Immigration Tribunals such as the Immigration Division, Refugee Protection Division, and the Immigration Appeal Division.

Rekha is the past-Chair (2015-2016 & 2016-2017) of the Southern Alberta Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, Immigration Section.

In this episode Rekha and I covered the following areas:

• what to do first when the rejection letter comes;
• step by step process flow of a sponsorship appeal;
• practical examples of how spousal and parental sponsorships can go wrong;
• pros and cons of the ADR process;
• how to work with interpreters;
• choosing you witnesses;
• top tips and strategies for running a successful appeal; and
• a host of other amazing insight from a seasoned litigator.

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• Canadian Immigration Institute – Founded by Immigration Lawyer Mark Holthe 

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• Additional Resources:

  • Rekha’s firm: http://www.caronpartners.com/
  • How to contact Rekha: RMcNutt@caronpartners.com 
  • Canadian Immigration Institute: https://www.canadianimmigrationinstitute.com/

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With the annual Parental Sponsorship lottery opening up in January 2018, the timing is perfect for an Episode dedicated to the Canadian Parental Sponsorship process. If you are considering filing an application to sponsor a parent or grandparent from abroad don’t even think about submitting that application until you have listened to what Canadian Immigration Lawyer Ravi Jain had to say.

It was great to have Ravi Jain of Green and Spiegel in Toronto, join me to discuss this very timely topic. If you want to learn more about Ravi, you can listen to his background in Season 1 Episode 17 – Canadian Spousal Sponsorship – Can you really afford to make a mistake? Ravi has distinguished himself as one of the leaders in our immigration field in Canada. However, when you listen to him on this Episode, you will very easily see that he is….simply put…..an “awesome” guy…super generous with his knowledge and an overall good guy….right to the core – who practices entirely in the right way.

In this Episode we covered the following specific topics:

1. What is the Parental Sponsorship process?
2. What are the qualification requirements?
3. Recent case law on Parental Sponsorship.
4. Helpful tips on ensuring your Sponsorship is not rejected.
5. What to do if you are facing a refusal?

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Additional Resources:

• The best way to reach Ravi Jain:
  • E-mail: ravij@gands.com
  • Phone: 416-866-2186
  • Ravi’s law firm Green and Spiegel: http://www.gands.com/home
• Federal Court Case discussed in our Podcast: Nematollahi v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration 2017 FC 755

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