Areas of Practice

Immigration and refugee law matters

 

We provide a range of services in immigration and refugee law matters, particularly refugee claims, detention and deportation matters, appellate work, as well as every day immigration applications including family sponsorships and humanitarian and compassionate applications for permanent residence.

Kumararatne Law aims to make the process less stressful and more streamlined by providing you with clear advice tailored to your specific background and immigration needs, whether your case is before an immigration or visa officer, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, or the Federal Court of Canada and beyond.

Our most common services include the following:

Legal representation in immigration litigation matters before the following bodies

  • Immigration Division (admissibility hearing, detention reviews)

  • Immigration Appeal Division (appeals of deportation orders, negative sponsorship decisions)

  • Refugee Protection Division (refugee claims)

  • Refugee Appeal Division (appeals of negative refugee decisions)

  • Applications before the Federal Court of Canada, including leave for judicial review, judicial review, and motions for staying a removal order

  • Passport Canada issues including suspension of privileges, revocation, and limitations

Representation in immigration and visa applications

  • Temporary resident visas and applications (visitor, student or work visas)

  • Permanent Residence Applications (Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Worker Program, Provincial Nominee Program)

  • Family Sponsorship (sponsor your spouse, common-law partner, child, adopted child, parent, grandparent or other eligible family member, with exceptions)

  • Permanent residence based on humanitarian and compassionate application ("H&C" applications)

  • Pre-Removal Risk Assessment ("PRRA") applications

  • Citizenship Applications

  • Access to Information applications

Consultations, opinions and file review services:

  • Independent legal advice through a consultation

  • Written legal opinions on a variety of immigration matters including immigration consequences in criminal matters

  • File review of a completed immigration application for errors and other concerns

  • All of our consultations are followed-up with an email summary of our meeting and advice provided

Criminal advisory services

 

Kumararatne Law was built on Ayesha’s expertise in the intersection of criminal and immigration law. For almost a decade, Kumararatne Law has provided legal opinions and independent legal advice to criminal defence lawyers, individuals, and the courts, on immigration consequences for individuals charged with criminal offences.

Our advice can assist in negotiating a better plea position or sentence and ensure that you are always fully informed of the consequences to your immigration status or the impact on any pending immigration, sponsorship, or citizenship applications.