Sarah L. Boyd

Refugee claims

• Initial claims

• Rehearings of claims

• Defending applications for vacation or cessation (loss of refugee status)

Refugee Appeals at the RAD

Immigration Appeals at the IAD

• Alternative Dispute Resolution and full hearings

• Misrepresentation allegations

• Sponsorship appeals

  • Allegations of marriage fraud

  • Income and support issues

• Residence appeals

• Criminal inadmissibility

Family sponsorship

• Inside Canada and overseas

• Spouses, common-law and conjugal partners

• Children and adopted children

• Parents and grandparents

• Other relatives

Immigration Division hearings

• Detention reviews

• Allegations of criminal inadmissibility

• Allegations of security issues (organized criminality, membership in an organization, etc)

Pre-removal risk assessments

Danger opinions

Challenging refusals of any kind of application at Federal Court

Motions to stay removal

Humanitarian and compassionate applications (H&Cs)

• Inside Canada and overseas

Temporary resident applications

• Student visas/permits

• Visitor's visas

• Parent/grandparent SUPERvisas

• Extensions

Overcoming inadmissibility

• Temporary resident permits (Minister's permits)

• Rehabilitation and deemed rehabilitation