Podcast Episode! Hearings & Appeals - Sponsorship Appeals

My good friend and fellow Immigration lawyer Mark Holthe decided to do a complete series on Immigration hearings & appeals. Starting with the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD), we will cover a number of different types of appeals that this Board hears. To start, we talked all about sponsorship appeals, and what to do when the sponsorship of your family member (usually a spouse or a parent) is denied. It can be heartbreaking. It is very important to get good legal advice about whether to pursue an appeal in a case like this or maybe re-filing your application is a better option.

You can listen to the full episode below!

Here’s what we covered in this episode:

• what to do first when the rejection letter comes;

• step by step process flow of a sponsorship appeal;

• practical examples of how spousal and parental sponsorships can go wrong;

• pros and cons of the ADR process;

• how to work with interpreters;

• choosing you witnesses;

• top tips and strategies for running a successful appeal; and

• a host of other amazing insight from a seasoned litigator.

If you want to listen to the episodes on Residency Obligation appeals or Criminal Inadmissibility appeals, you can listen here.