Dear Client,
This is in response to your email (see below).
This office is unable to provide information or details regarding the reasons for a refusal other than the information contained in the refusal letter.
According to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of Canada, any person wishing to become a temporary resident (study) of Canada must satisfy a visa officer that he or she will leave Canada by the end of the period authorized for his or her stay in Canada, that he or she will not contravene the conditions of admission and that he or she does not belong in a category of persons inadmissible to Canada.
In reaching a decision, visa officers look at many factors, including but not limited to the following:
- the applicant's travel history;
- the reason for travelling to Canada and the applicant's contacts there;
- the applicant's financial means for the trip;
- the applicant's ties to his or her country of residence, including immigration status, employment - and family ties, properties; whether the applicant would be likely to leave Canada at the end of - his/her authorized stay; and/or
- information about the Canadian hosts.
The onus is on the applicant to submit all the documents and information necessary to satisfy the visa officer that she / he would be a bona fide temporary resident to Canada.
Once a decision is made, the file is closed. Under Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, there is no formal right of appeal on temporary resident visa decisions. Rather, if the applicant feels that he or she has additional information, he or she may submit a new application and pay new processing fee. Whenever possible, a different visa officer will examine the application. Information from any previous applications will be used as reference for the new one. However, if the applicant's personal situation has not substantively changed since the last application, there is little reason to expect a different decision.
An applicant may also seek leave through the Federal Court of Canada to request a judicial review of any decision made by a visa officer, if he or she believes that the process was not legally or procedurally fair. A lawyer in Canada would have to act on behalf of the applicant.
For more information see the Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) publication "Temporary Resident Visa: What to do if an application is refused" http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/temp-resident-visa.asp
Regards,
Immigration Section
Canadian High Commission, Islamabad