CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

Status in Canada

Permanent Residents

Judicial review of visa officer’s decision applicant inadmissible to Canada pursuant to Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, s. 35(1)(a),(b)—Applicant member of Afghanistan’s Ministry of State Security (KhAD), holding rank of colonel—Meaning of “senior” in s. 35(1)(b)— Application allowed—Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27, s. 35(1)(a),(b).

Hamidi v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (IMM‑10493‑04, 2006 FC 333, Snider J., order dated 14/3/06, 14 pp.)