Mexican Temporary Resident Visa

[CanuckQuest]

A Mexican friend of mine recently applied for a temporary resident visa to come to Canada for the wedding of a family member of mine. My friend used to live in Canada on a work permit, but gave up his position in order to return to Mexico to pursue his educational goals. He resigned his position even though the company was offering him a promotion and wanted very much for him to stay. He comes from a well off family in Mexico who operates their own business, and he can have a position with them at any time should he choose. He provided his bank statements, the wedding invitation, his length of stay which was 10 days, a letter explaining the above, a letter from his school confirming he attends there, his pay stubs from his previous company showing where his income came from, and evidence of his to and return plane tickets. Still they denied his visa, stating "length of proposed stay in Canada, trip is scheduled during school term, and limited employment prospects in your country of residence." He talked to the dean of his school and she said she had received a call from the immigration department and confirmed that he was attending there and frequently visited Canada. Also he had let the immigration officer know in his letter that he had just been to Canada in April for vacation, and left again within 10 days. Clearly he is not a risk to stay in Canada indefinitely. Aside from having left within 10 days in April and left his work permit willingly before, he has his education and family in Mexico. Any ideas why the immigration officer refused his visa?

I was shocked when this happened to him - it seems that they are labelling him the same as all of the fake Mexican refugees just because he is Mexican. I am offended that they would assume this of him and would like to find out if there is a way to hold that immigration officer accountable for his or her decisions. I have written to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the Prime Minister about this.

I spoke to a lawyer and was told there may be a way for him to request a review from a more senior officer. Is this true and would it have any likely effect on the final outcome of the decision the original officer made. Also is there any way to find out for sure specifically why he was denied and if there are any current flags imposed on his file or passport? Any help or guidance would be appreciated.

 

[GABANAC]

Hi.
I am Mexican. Recently I asked for a student visa since I was planning on studying a certifcate program at the University of Alberta.My Student visa was issued and everything was ok.
I asked my sister to come with me the first week (on vacation), since I would live away from my family for 8 months, and she said yes.
We made a lot of plans about what we were going to do in our vacation week, like skiing in Lake louise or visiting Banff, and of course West Edmonton Mall...we were excited about the trip, and of course I wanted her to know the city I would live in the next 8 months.
I didn't think she had any problem to get her visa since she has been in other countries, she has no criminal record at all, she is educated, has a university degree, has been in the same job the last 8 years, have bought a terrain in a new golf and residence club here, has a good financial position, good health, and the same family background as I do.
In fact, her bank statements showed 3 times the money I show, with the difference that I was going to live 8 months, and she was going on a week vacation. And of course she had a round trip ticket, wich she also attached as a proof.
In fact, she sent a letter of her boss, declarating she has her vacation and she had to come back to work after that day.
The thing is her visa is denied.
I am really angry about this situation. Of course I will cancel my trip and I won't study in Alberta since my family is not welcome there. I would have loved to go to the winter olimpics 2010, but I cant' accept that my sister is not allowed to go to Canada, because I know that this is an unfair decision. I know she could re aply but the truth is, we don't want to. It is humiliating for us to be treated like this. I know that there were a lot of mexicans doing things in the wrong way, but she provided all the information that prooved she is not that kind of person and she has all the requierments to be accepted. What I would like to know is if there is any place where I coudl complain about this so that they know there are some visa officers acting in a racist way, or just not showing any common sense in their decisions.