Blog Posts
Mandamus applications
Principal lawyer Adrienne Smith specializes in representing clients whose immigration applications have been delayed. She has spoken about mandamus applications to media outlets including CBC and trained other lawyers on how to prepare applications.
Smith Immigration Law has helped countless clients from being separated from family members or waiting for decisions longer than necessary.
Tips for LGBTQ+ Refugee Claimants
Canada has become a world leader in the protection of LGBTQ+ rights, including protections for refugee claims based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity and expression. However these types of claims often present unique challenges. For example, how does one prove sexual orientation and/or gender identity when they do not have documents to do this?
Appealing an immigration decision
Depending on the type of application, many immigration decisions can be appealed from either outside or inside Canada. The following types of decisions can be appealed (called “judicial review”) to the Federal Court of Canada:
Visitor visa refusals
Student visa refusals
Work permit refusals
Inadmissibility decisions, including criminal and medical inadmissibility
Humanitarian and compassionate refusals
Inland Spousal Sponsorship refusals
IRB decisions