Stiven is a 25-year-old citizen of Guyana. He is single and resides with his parents in the city of Georgetown, in Guyana. His parents own and manage a family restaurant located in a reputable resort in Guyana.

In April 2022, Stiven completed a 2-year post-secondary diploma in cooking and has been working as a chef with the family restaurant since May 2022. His annual income is CAD $18,000.

Stiven owns an apartment in downtown Guyana which he rents to generate an additional income of CAD $12000 per year. He has a bank account with savings of approximately CAD $6000. Stiven has travelled twice to Brazil and Peru for tourism. In 2020, Stiven applied for a visitor visa to the USA and his application was refused.

Monique, Stiven's sister, is a Canadian citizen, residing and working in Ottawa, Canada since 2013. Monique is married to Tom. The couple recently purchased a house in the city of Ottawa. Monique is the manager and owner of a restaurant specialised in Guyanese food. Her business is growing fast with revenues of about CAD $150,000 per year. Her net income is about $50,000 per year.

Stiven is planning to visit his sister Monique for two weeks this upcoming winter. Monique will be hosting her brother during his stay in Canada. During these two weeks, Monique and Stiven are planning on doing some sightseeing and aiming to spend a weekend in Toronto and to visit Niagara Falls.

Stiven is seeking to hire the service of an expert in immigration to apply for a visitor visa.

For Part 1, you will analyse your client's case using the FILAC framework and prepare written notes on your analysis. As you begin to analyze your client's case, use the FILAC framework to support your reasoning. Using what you know about the law of TRVs (as explained in Module 1), articulate the legal issue/s that your client faces. (For a review of the legal reasoning process, see FILAC: A Framework for Legal Reasoning