之前我们在豁免LMIA工签的新政策(包括开放式工签)中提到,所有的开放式工签在今年2月21日之后都要求缴纳额外的100加币,也就是总共255加币,然而CIC官网却没有及时更新,直到现在如果在CIC官网做毕业后工签,显示需要支付的金额依然是155加币。
3月份北京办公室就接到电话,北京使馆因为申请人没有交100加币而拒签了。与此同时申请人毕业已经超过90天,不符合申请毕业后工签的条件了。根据加拿大法律,临时居民签证这类案子没有上诉渠道,只能把移民部告到法院,要求set aside签证官的拒签决定并重新审理,通常需要半年以上。只有在这种时候我们才如此地希望自己是律师,因为ICCRC移民顾问虽然可以合法地代理签证和移民案件,却不能把移民部告到法院。
我们告诉这名申请人除了高价聘请律师之外似乎没有别的办法,即使告到法院,移民部也能轻易引用IRPR指出没有交齐申请费拒签是合理的,并不一定能胜诉,3年工签的良机就这么错失了。
境内的同学们运气就会好很多,大多数时候会要求补交这100加币的费用,不过也有下面虚惊一场的例子。
5月初接待了一名客户,他的毕业后工签被拒签了。
很明显是签证官出了差错,因为客户申请的是开放式工签,应该补交100加币的Open Work Permit Holder Fee,而不是230加币的Employer Compliance Fee. 好在虽然发了拒签信,但是网络系统的操作方式似乎是按照补交费用来的,不仅开放了上传接口,显示的也是”Waiting on Applicant”而不是”Refused”.
天无绝人之路,如果不是因为有上传接口,要求推翻拒签结论还是只能把移民部告到法院。
我们认为有戏,建议写信解释并求情,同时支付了100加币的费用并上传收据。
May 3, 2015
Dear Immigration Officer,
The refusal letter says that my client need to submit a copy of IMM5802 and his employer has to to pay the employer compliance fee of $230.00.
However, what he is applying for is a Post-graduation Work Permit, which is a kind of open work permit. According to the new regulations effected on February 21, 2015, he needs to pay an open work permit holder fee of $100, not the employer compliance fee.
My client applied for Post-graduation work permit on February 27, 2015. The online system did not update on that time. It indicated that he only need pay $155. Even if he knew about the new regulations, there was no portal to pay the open work permit holder fee. It is unfair to refuse his application because of CIC website’s fault.
Dear Sir or Madam, my client has studied in Canada for 4 years and a Post-graduation Work Permit is very important to him. He has already paid the open work permit holder fee. Please see attached receipt of $100. My client and I sincerely hope that you can accept the receipt and approve this application.
Thank you for your time.
一周后毕业后工签顺利通过。