Refusals, inadmissibility and H&C
When an application is refused or a past issue stands in your way, we find out why and prepare the right next step.
- $100 – $5,000
- Written service agreement
- Lexova client portal
With Anasse Boulbaroud, RCIC #R706303
What it is
A refusal or an inadmissibility finding isn't always the end. The first step is to understand the officer's reasons.
We request your file notes, assess your options and prepare the application or request that fits: a reconsideration request, a criminal rehabilitation or temporary resident permit application, an Authorization to Return to Canada (ARC) or a humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) application.
Federal Court and Immigration and Refugee Board matters go to a lawyer or an RCIC-IRB licensee.
Who it's for
- Your visa, permit or permanent residence application was refused and you don't know why.
- You think the officer missed or misread something in your file.
- You have a criminal record, including impaired driving, and want to travel to or stay in Canada.
- You were removed from Canada and need permission to return.
- You're in Canada and have strong humanitarian reasons to stay that no other program covers.
What you get
- Your GCMS notes requested through an access to information request, then explained to you.
- Your own access to Lexova, the client portal we use, one of the most advanced client portals for immigration files (see how it compares): forms tailored to your case, a personalized document checklist, progress tracking and secure messages, so your file stays accurate and complete and is easy for you and your consultant to follow.
- A clear view of your options: reapply, request reconsideration, or speak with a lawyer about judicial review.
- A reconsideration request to the office that decided, when the refusal shows a clear error.
- An assessment of criminal inadmissibility, and the rehabilitation or temporary resident permit route that fits.
- An ARC application if you were removed, or an H&C application built around your establishment, the best interests of any children and hardship.
What it doesn't include
- Judicial review in the Federal Court. Deadlines are short, so contact a lawyer right away.
- Appeals and hearings before the Immigration and Refugee Board.
- Government fees for TRP, rehabilitation, ARC and H&C applications.
- No guarantee: reconsideration is at the officer's discretion, and IRCC decides every application.
How it works
- Consultation
We look at your situation and confirm that this service fits before you commit to anything.
- Service agreement and file opening
You get a written agreement with the scope, the fee and the timeline. At signing you pay 50% of the fee, the file-opening fee. It covers opening your file, setting up your client portal and administrative onboarding, and it's non-refundable.
- Your Lexova client portal
You work in Lexova, the client portal we use, one of the most advanced client portals for immigration files (see how it compares). You complete forms tailored to your case, upload documents to your personalized checklist, follow your file's progress and exchange messages and documents securely. It keeps your file accurate and complete, and makes tracking and file management easy for you and your consultant.
- Preparation
Once your forms and documents are complete, we review everything and prepare the application with you. For most standard applications this usually takes about 3 business days; complex files take longer.
- Second payment
When the application is ready, we send you the invoice for the remaining 50%.
- Submission
Once it's paid, we submit your application to IRCC as your declared representative.
- Follow-up until the decision
We follow your file, answer requests for documents or information, and keep you informed until a decision is made.
Processing times are set by the government and change often. For current estimates, see IRCC's processing times page.
What to prepare
- The refusal letter, and a copy of the application that was refused.
- Your application number and UCI.
- For criminal inadmissibility: court records, sentencing documents and proof you completed your sentence.
- For an ARC: the removal order and any documents from the CBSA.
- For H&C: evidence of your life in Canada, such as work, studies, community ties and family.
Price and payment
| GCMS notes request and analysis | $100 |
|---|---|
| Request for reconsideration | $1,000 |
| Criminal inadmissibility assessment | $1,500 |
| Criminal rehabilitation (individual application): principal applicant | $2,000 |
| Temporary resident permit (TRP) | $2,000 |
| Authorization to Return to Canada (ARC) | $2,000 |
| Humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) application | $5,000 |
Criminal rehabilitation is $2,000 for the principal applicant on an individual rehabilitation application. Complex files, such as several convictions or serious criminality, are quoted in your service agreement.
Government processing fees for rehabilitation, TRP, ARC and H&C applications are separate and paid to IRCC: see the IRCC fee list below.
- These are professional fees only. Government fees and third-party costs, such as biometrics, medical exams, translations, police certificates and courier, are separate.
- Applicable taxes are added to each invoice and shown before you pay.
- The final price can vary with the complexity of the case, urgency, prior refusals and any extra services. It's set in your written service agreement before you pay anything.
- IRCC fee list
Payment schedule
File-opening fee. Covers opening your file, setting up your client portal and administrative onboarding. Non-refundable.
Once all your documents are ready and the application is prepared.
Questions
What are GCMS notes?
They're the notes in IRCC's Global Case Management System, including the officer's reasons. You get them through an access to information request. We request and explain them for $100.
Is reconsideration the same as an appeal?
No. It asks the office that decided to look at the file again, and the officer doesn't have to agree. Judicial review is a Federal Court process handled by lawyers, with short deadlines: 15 days for decisions made in Canada and 60 days for decisions made outside Canada.
Can I come to Canada with an impaired driving conviction?
Impaired driving is serious criminality in Canada, so a conviction can make you inadmissible. Depending on when and where it happened, you may need criminal rehabilitation or a temporary resident permit. The assessment tells you which.
No one can guarantee an immigration outcome. Decisions are made by IRCC, ESDC, the provinces and Québec.
Start with a consultation
We look at your situation, confirm this service fits and explain the next steps before you sign anything.
Questions about your situation are answered in a consultation. For booking or payment matters only, email contact@anascanada.ca.