So, here is an interesting case I would like to share. A client (citizen of India), came to me with a prior refusal of his Canada visitor visa. He wanted to re-apply as he wanted to visit his daughter in Canada. The client was employed as an officer at sea with the Merchant Navy. To understand the grounds of refusal of his previous application, we applied for GCMS notes through ATIP request.

Upon receiving the notes, the Officer had mentioned 3 instances with dates and explained that the client has had an adverse history in the US with Police officers and that led to his refusal. When we matched the dates to his travel itinerary and his contracts of his work at sea during those dates, it turned out that 2 of his dates mentioned in the notes, the client was not even at work, instead was on leave in India. Whereas, on the third date, he was on the ship sailing to China and nowhere near to the USA.

We explained his details, his passport entries, his job contracts and a well-prepared submission letter that how could a person have a history of adverse interaction when the person was not even near to the country mentioned.

His application was Approved! Turns out that the client’s identity might have been mistaken but this is very strange and appalling that such instances can occur. IRCC can make mistakes too and we need to explain them well to protect our clients from unjustified misrepresentation.