Have tried a total of four times to bring a friend to Canada for a ten day visit to meet my family and continually get refused. After the third time, accessed previous decisions through ATTIP and consulted a lawyer and spend four months gathering and notarizing documents. The first three times, the denial was for funds, travel history and purpose of trip. The fourth time we were able to have the denial reduced to purpose of trip, which means the many documents submitted were regarded as a lie. We provided prepaid flight information, car rental, hotel, two letters of invitation, a customized travel brochure should each location visited and reason for each stop, a detailed schedule noting dates, times and highways traveled as well as addresses for over nighting. Medical reports were provided to prove that the applicant was not pregnant. criminal record checks were provided by me, my mother and the applicant. I even gave a copy of my military identification hoping that would give some credibility. The applicant also gave a letter of intention for the visit, and provided a criminal record check from China. In addition, full evidence was provided for any questions that came up from previous applications. Five years of information of source of funds was provided including a contract for selling a store, as that was the source of some of her funds. Letter from employer granting 15 days of work and noting that she is a director with the company and held the job since 1989. Hone ownership documents were provided along with a car ownership document. A letter was provided noting that she cares for elderly parents. her income was provided as well as my income and source of employment. We provided every thing our lawyer said to provide. Every document was notarized in Canada. Documents from China were translated into English and certified as true in accordance with Chinese law.
We are done at this point. No matter what we do they don't believe us. Today, i submitted my release from the Canadian Forces, as I refuse to defend a nation that treats me in this way.
We are launching a legal appeal in the Federal Court of Appeal. I also had a meeting with the RCMP, who told me that they would be willing to consider charging Citizenship and Immigration under the criminal code of Canada for FRAUD, if the appeal case is successful. Under the criminal code of Canada one can be charged for fraud if one intentionally misrepresents information in regards to the provision of a service. We are going to argue that sufficient information was submitted that a reasonable person could accept the true purpose of the trip, especially since the documents were signed under oath of law with sufficient supporting documents. Visa Officers require applicants to be true and honest when applying, well, they also need to process documents in a manner that holds to the same honesty.
We are done at this point. No matter what we do they don't believe us. Today, i submitted my release from the Canadian Forces, as I refuse to defend a nation that treats me in this way.
We are launching a legal appeal in the Federal Court of Appeal. I also had a meeting with the RCMP, who told me that they would be willing to consider charging Citizenship and Immigration under the criminal code of Canada for FRAUD, if the appeal case is successful. Under the criminal code of Canada one can be charged for fraud if one intentionally misrepresents information in regards to the provision of a service. We are going to argue that sufficient information was submitted that a reasonable person could accept the true purpose of the trip, especially since the documents were signed under oath of law with sufficient supporting documents. Visa Officers require applicants to be true and honest when applying, well, they also need to process documents in a manner that holds to the same honesty.
