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John Doe applies to sponsor his wife to come to Canada. John Doe currently live in Pakistan. His application to sponsor his wife Samina was
John Doe applies to sponsor his wife to come to Canada. John Doe currently live in Pakistan. His application to sponsor his wife Samina was rejected.
Letter of Rejection and the
reason is as follows from the Officer:
This refers to your
application for permanent residence in Canada. Your application for a permanent
resident visa has been reviewed. It appears that you may not meet the
requirements for immigration to Canada.
Based on the information
provided with your application, it appears that your sponsor has not fulfilled
the requirement put upon them by subsection 130(2) of the Immigration Act,
which states:
Subsection 130(2) states
that, a sponsor who is a Canadian Citizen and does not reside in Canada may
sponsor an application referred to in the subsection (1) by their spouse,
common-law partner, conjugal partner or dependent child who has no dependent
children if the sponsor will reside in Canada when the applicant becomes a
permanent resident.
Specifically, your
sponsor has to provide evidence of residence in Canada to prove that he has
been residing in Canada since your sponsorship was submitted or sufficient
evidence to indicate that your sponsor will reside in Canada when you become a
permanent resident.
I have reviewed your
application. Your sponsor currently does not reside in Canada and I am not satisfied
that they will reside in Canada when you would become a permanent resident.
Your sponsor does not meet the requirements of subsection 130(2) of the
regulations, and as a result, you do not meet the requirements of section 120
of the regulations.
Please submit evidence such
as your sponsor's Notices of Assessments (NOA) for last three years, copy of
complete passport since wedding, regular bank statements for last one year,
lease agreement, cable or phone bills, or other documentation that shows your
sponsor has been residing in Canada. You are also welcomed to submit details
showing the preparations your sponsor has done to settle in Canada and a
detailed description of your future if they are not residing in Canada. If any
of your family members in Canada wish to provide financial support to you and
the sponsor upon arrival in Canada, please provide proof of income of that
family member and of the support they can provide.
To be procedurally fair,
before a final decision is made on your application, you are being given an
opportunity to respond to these concerns and provide the above documentation as
well as any further information within 45 days from the date you receive this
letter. Please ensure that you quote the file number indicated at the top of
this letter and include a copy of this request letter with any correspondence,
documentation, or information you wish to submit to the address noted at the
top of the letter. If you do not respond to this request within the time
outlined above, a decision will be made based on the information included with
your application at that time, which may result in the refusal of your
application.
Response from the Sponsor to
the officer:
SOLEMNLY DECLARE THAT,
1.I
am the Managing Director of Doe Corporation (Private) Limited in Karachi,
Pakistan
2.I
married Samina on January 3rd 2007 in Karachi, Pakistan
3.My
wife and I have been living together since our marriage
4.Due
to the economic andpolitical instability prevalentin Pakistan, my
wife and I have decided to settle in Canada
5.On
May 21st 2008
I initiated a sponsorship application for my wife. See letter dated June 23rd
2008 fromCPC Mississauga attached as Exhibit A, hereto
6.My
wife received a letter from the High Commission dated November 10 2008
questioning my intention to reside in Canada when my wife becomes a Permanent
Resident
7.The
objectives with respect to immigration a reset out in the Act at
paragraph3, state as follows:
"3.(1)
The objectives of this Act with respect to immigration are
[...](d)
to see that families are reunited in
Canada;
[...]. II
8.I
have included proof demonstrating my intention to reside in Canada when my wife
becomes a permanent resident (Section 130(2) IRPR). I
n doing so, I have sought guidance from IP Manual Chapter 2 specifically
Section 13.3, Sponsorship by Canadian Citizens Living Abroad in
which one finds the following instructions.
Evidence
that sponsors will reside in Canada may include one or more of
thefollowing:
1.letter
from an employer;
2.letter
of acceptance to a Canadian educational institution;
3.proof
of having rented/ bought a d welling in Canada;
4.reasonable
plans for re-establishing in Canada or severing ties to the other country.
Evidence is listed in Exhibit
B attached hereto and my plans for settling in Canada once my
wife becomes a Permanent Resident as required by Section 130(2) IRPR are
outlined in Exhibit C attached hereto.
9.It
should be noted that I am the co-owner of a $3.6 Million house in the Rosedale
neighbourhood of Toronto and pay over $26,000 in
PropertyTaxes
10.I lease a 2007
model Mercedes Benz SL which is insured under my name andI have listed
the Vehicle permit issued by the Ontario Ministry of Transport as wellas
a copy of the vehicle insurance certificate issuedby INGInsurance
Company of
Canada, inter alia, and a bank
letter from Scotia Bank which indicates a balance of $20,977.43 as on January
14, 2009
11.Throughout the
entire process, I have acted in a bonefide manner and endeavored to provide the
High Commission with all the documentation required for this application both
in the initial application and in this affidavit
12.In my view, to
request that I submit documents beyond the Act, Regulations and Manuals is to
be procedurally unfair to my wife and I. As you k now, a n officer has a duty
to act fairly and I would expect that the decision forthcoming, in short course
would be in accordance with this principle
AND I make this solemn
declaration conscientiously believing it to be true and knowing that it is of
the same force and effect as if made under oath.
Your
Client was asked to come for an appeal hearing.
You decide to call John Does wife Mrs. Samina Doe as a witness for the hearing. Describe some of the areas where Samina could help with her testimony.
Provide a list of questions that you would ask her (Samina) as counsel during your examination.
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