who must appeal a refusal decision?

[hourra]

who must appeal a refusal decision? the sponsor or the sponsored? I'm a canadian citizen and my wife is from the Philippines. My wife applied for a permanent resident visa. If the VO give a refusal decision, who must applied to appeal the decision? Thank you very much everybody.

[scylla]

Sponsor must appeal.

Good luck.

[ddobro2]

It is the sponsor (you in this case) and not the person being sponsored that can appeal a refusal. Further there appear to be a few caveats:

5.37. Appeal rights
Sponsors have appeal rights if a foreign national is refused a permanent resident
visa. See A63. However, a sponsor has no right of appeal if:
• an applicant is inadmissible on grounds of security, violating human or
international rights, serious criminality or organized criminality A64(1);
• an applicant is refused on the ground of misrepresentation unless the applicant is
the spouse, common-law partner or child of the sponsor A64(3);
• The sponsor discontinued or withdrew their application.
5.38.

No appeal rights
Sponsors of applicants seeking to remain in Canada do not have a right of appeal to
the IAD. This includes:
• Members of the Spouse or common-law partner in Canada class; and
• Applicants seeking permanent resident status on humanitarian and
compassionate grounds.

[hourra]

thank you again.Now, me and my wife are waiting to receive the decision from the VO. We hope to obtain the visa. I posted this question to be ready if the decision is negative. Thanks.

[ddobro2]

I'm sure you'll be fine  Good luck.

thank you again.Now, me and my wife are waiting to receive the decision from the VO. We hope to obtain the visa. I posted this question to be ready if the decision is negative. Thanks.

[scylla]

thank you again.Now, me and my wife are waiting to receive the decision from the VO. We hope to obtain the visa. I posted this question to be ready if the decision is negative. Thanks.

Oh - that's good to hear!

Keeping my fingers crossed it's positive...