Prince Edward Island
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Chera-Lee Gomez · Lawyer · Immigration · Charlottetown
141 Kent Street, Suite 300, Charlottetown, PE C1A 1N3
Litigation lawyer in the Charlottetown office who specialises in immigration litigation, representing people affected by immigration decisions before the Federal Court, the Immigration Appeal Division and the Immigration Division. The firm's immigration work includes family sponsorship and refugee matters, and it also has an estates and trusts practice.
Work and study permits, Express Entry and permanent residence, family sponsorship, refugee claims and citizenship. Immigration is federal — applications go to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) — and Prince Edward Island nominates some applicants through the PEI Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).
No. You can apply to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) yourself. A lawyer is most useful when something has gone wrong — a refusal, a finding of misrepresentation or inadmissibility, a removal order — or for a refugee claim or an appeal. If you pay someone for advice, they must be a lawyer licensed by a Canadian law society, a Quebec notary, or a consultant licensed by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants.
You must have been physically in Canada for at least 1,095 days (three years) in the five years before you apply, and be a permanent resident. Applicants aged 18 to 54 also need to show English or French skills and pass the citizenship test.
It depends on the type of decision. Some refusals can be appealed to the Immigration and Refugee Board. Others can only be challenged by asking the Federal Court for leave to seek judicial review, and the deadline is short: 15 days for a matter arising in Canada, 60 days for a matter arising outside Canada. Speak to a lawyer quickly.
If you are seeking permanent residence in Prince Edward Island, one pathway is to be nominated to the federal government through the PEI Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). See the provincial Office of Immigration's website for the current streams and requirements.
To practise law in Prince Edward Island a lawyer must be a member of the Law Society of Prince Edward Island. You can look up practising lawyers in the Law Society's online lawyer directory to verify their status, and it publishes discipline case summaries. Each lawyer on these pages was checked in the directory before being listed, but people move firms, so check again before you hire. Complaints about a lawyer go to the Law Society, in writing.
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