What Makes a Delay Case Look ‘Complex’ — and What Does Not One of the most frustrating things applicants hear in delay cases is that their file is ‘complex.’ The
How to Read an Immigration Delay Timeline from GCMS Notes For many applicants, GCMS notes look technical, fragmented, and difficult to use. But when they are read properly, they can
Does a ‘Pending Info from Partners’ Note Automatically Defeat Mandamus? In many immigration delay files, one short GCMS note appears again and again in respondent materials: pending info from partners.
Security Screening Delays: When IRCC’s Explanation Starts to Weaken One of the most common explanations given by IRCC in delay cases is that the file is pending security screening or
What GCMS Notes Can Reveal About a Delayed Immigration File When an immigration file has been delayed for months or years, many applicants assume that GCMS notes will finally contain
How Lawyers Build a Strong Mandamus Record Against IRCC Delays Strong mandamus cases are rarely won by emotion alone. Delay may feel unfair, stressful, or even absurd, but in Federal
Can Mandamus Force IRCC to Finish Processing Before Final Approval Is Available? In many delayed immigration files, applicants assume that a mandamus application is only useful if it can force
When Is an Immigration Delay Unreasonable Enough for Mandamus? When people have been waiting on an immigration application for months or years, one question comes up over and over: when
What a Mandamus Application Really Does in Canadian Immigration Files When people hear the word mandamus, they often imagine a court forcing IRCC to approve an immigration application. That is