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Complicated Sponsorship

frege

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Jun 13, 2012
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Category........
Visa Office......
Paris
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-05-2012
AOR Received.
none
File Transfer...
01-08-2012
Med's Done....
02-12-2011
Interview........
none
Passport Req..
28-11-2012 (copy only)
VISA ISSUED...
05-12-2012
LANDED..........
15-12-2012
TheAntiBody said:
Frege and everyone good weekend !

So what I suppose to do if so?
I should find a loyal lawyer that's for sure
And trust only him?
Hello The Antibody,

If your mother and her husband have said that they are interested in sponsoring you, you should ask for a consultation with an immigration lawyer, preferably in Ontario, where they live. Usually a lawyer can arrange a teleconference, so you ought to be able to speak to them from Calgary.

You could ask your mother to consult one of the organizations I listed above for Ontario, and go from there. She could start with a community legal clinic that deals with immigration law: http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/service-topic/immigration-and-refugee-law If her family income is low enough, the service will be free. In any case, that is where I would start, because even if they can't serve her, they will point her in the right direction.

As the information sheet for the non-profit Justice Net said, it's an option for people with incomes too high to qualify for legal aid, but which still are not very high. They charge about $100-$150 an hour instead of $250-$300. http://www.justicenet.ca/fee-structure/

Don't leave this until the last moment. You and they may want to see what was in the original application before submitting a new one or changing it, if you think there is any difficulty, and it will take time to get a copy of the file.

You'll have to form your own opinion of whether the lawyer you speak to is good or not, and whether you need to change.