Hi my dear friends, my husband (sponsor) and I won our appeal today. It was scheduled a full day hearing, but it finished in 2 hours (9am-11am). At the end of the hearing, the judge said,"I am so sorry what you have been through. I understand how tough and frustrating it was. I know it's been a long time, but your process is fast comparing to many other cases. Don't be bitter. The system works. I had so many cases and never had a case like this so genuine and easy to make my decision. Now I pronounce your appeal has been approved."
When he said " Don't be bitter", my tears rolling down, I knew he knew that I got screwed up by the VO who rejected my PR.
Here are some factors that contributed the success of our appeal:
1. The VO's concerns and the answers she made up contradicted each other, and it's so obvious to see.
2. I spent lots of time gathering evidence for every VO's concerns and prove that "They are not my answers in the VO's note."
3. Our lawyer is very good. He noticed some details that my husband and I had overlooked. He taught us how to answer appropriately.
I will share all the questions they asked through the hearing tomorrow as I'm too tired now.
Just wanna share this good news with my friends here. Please don't give up the hope and make sure you are fully prepared with your spouse, make sure every of your answers are the same, don't contradict each other.
I was lucky to get into Canada and come back to my husband after I got rejected (of course I was given a hard at the Customs). We made lots of efforts preparing the hearing together, and we made it. Now finally, we can have a normal life.
Thank you you all for your help!
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Visa office: HongKong
Rejected: 2016.03.17
filed appeal: 2016.03.25
Received Blue Book: 2016.05.15
Got the hearing date: 2016.10.28
The full hearing date: 2017.01.13 (won the appeal)
IAD: Vancouver
When he said " Don't be bitter", my tears rolling down, I knew he knew that I got screwed up by the VO who rejected my PR.
Here are some factors that contributed the success of our appeal:
1. The VO's concerns and the answers she made up contradicted each other, and it's so obvious to see.
2. I spent lots of time gathering evidence for every VO's concerns and prove that "They are not my answers in the VO's note."
3. Our lawyer is very good. He noticed some details that my husband and I had overlooked. He taught us how to answer appropriately.
I will share all the questions they asked through the hearing tomorrow as I'm too tired now.
Just wanna share this good news with my friends here. Please don't give up the hope and make sure you are fully prepared with your spouse, make sure every of your answers are the same, don't contradict each other.
I was lucky to get into Canada and come back to my husband after I got rejected (of course I was given a hard at the Customs). We made lots of efforts preparing the hearing together, and we made it. Now finally, we can have a normal life.
Thank you you all for your help!
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Visa office: HongKong
Rejected: 2016.03.17
filed appeal: 2016.03.25
Received Blue Book: 2016.05.15
Got the hearing date: 2016.10.28
The full hearing date: 2017.01.13 (won the appeal)
IAD: Vancouver