stuck in limbo after visitor visa refused

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I applied to sponsor my stepson on a visitor visa on his behalf. 6 months passed and he is refused entry. The visit is required to complete a panel doctor check up so he can be considered further for permanent resident status (in the works for three years) . reason given is 179 (b) of Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)... applicant would not leave Canada when the visa expired; personal assets and financial status, the purpose of your visit and travel history. I imagine there are certain thresholds that must be met and I am not fully informed. It is a closed loop: if he cannot come to Canada (or another country that has a panel doctor) he cannot get the checkup, thus he will remain in limbo on that account. Other than Federal Court, is there a mechanism to appeal?

 

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I applied to sponsor my stepson on a visitor visa on his behalf. 6 months passed and he is refused entry. The visit is required to complete a panel doctor check up so he can be considered further for permanent resident status (in the works for three years) . reason given is 179 (b) of Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)... applicant would not leave Canada when the visa expired; personal assets and financial status, the purpose of your visit and travel history. I imagine there are certain thresholds that must be met and I am not fully informed. It is a closed loop: if he cannot come to Canada (or another country that has a panel doctor) he cannot get the checkup, thus he will remain in limbo on that account. Other than Federal Court, is there a mechanism to appeal?

I assume you mean he was refused the visa vs. refused entry?

Assuming he was refused the visa (and not refused entry), you can send a case specific inquiry to request reconsideration and state your reasons why. This is not a formal appeal process and most of the time it doesn't work. But worth a try. To formally appeal, you must go through the Federal Court process.

What country is your stepson in? Is there any way he can travel to a neighbouring country that has panel physicians?

 

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I assume you mean he was refused the visa vs. refused entry?

Assuming he was refused the visa (and not refused entry), you can send a case specific inquiry to request reconsideration and state your reasons why. This is not a formal appeal process and most of the time it doesn't work. But worth a try. To formally appeal, you must go through the Federal Court process.

What country is your stepson in? Is there any way he can travel to a neighbouring country that has panel physicians?

Yes his visitor visa was refused. I have fashioned a letter to the embassy in Jakarta as he is living in Medan on the isle of Sumatra. I will CC the MP for my area. There is no need to offer the suggestion he go to a neighbouring country as it is completly possible for him to come to Canada. This is also an attempt to bypass corruption in Indonesia. His mom is here in Canada and has had extended visas to visit for the last 2.5 years. She is saddened by this turn of events.

 

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Several panel physicians listed in Indonesia. There is nothing preventing him from being assessed in country or in Singapore or Malaysia, both of which are visa free travel for Indonesians.

 

[Naturgrl]

How old is your stepson? The medical is not the only issue that needs to be addressed in another application for a visitor visa.You can’t sponsor a visitor visa…you issue a letter of invitation. How long was the visit and did the funds show that the visit was possible. If both parents are in Canada, what are ties to home country? No travel history?