Practice
Areas
SPONSORSHIP APPEALS
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We strive to bring our clients together with their loved ones as soon as possible, ensuring the details of their unique relationship are understood.
REFUGEE CLAIMS
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We assist our clients who have fled their home to navigate the legal system, claim asylum and find protection in Canada.
We are serious about your immigration success. Our law office focuses on immigration and refugee hearings and litigation. We advocate for our clients to remain in Canada and to achieve status.
HUMANITARIAN CASES
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For those who are not able to achieve status through traditional program streams or are inadmissible we advocate for our clients using humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) grounds.
JUDICIAL REVIEW
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If your application or appeal is rejected, you may request the Federal Court intervene to send the matter back to a new decision maker for redetermination.
HEARINGS AND APPEALS
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We prepare for and represent our clients through the various steps needed for their immigration matters before the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) including Immigration Division (ID), Immigration Appeal Division (IAD), Refugee Protection Division (RPD) and Refugee Appeal Division (RAD).
REMOVALS
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We support our clients who are facing removal from Canada through removal order appeals, pre-removal risk assessments, and emergency stay of removal motions before the Federal Court.
Meet Rachael
Rachael is Vice-Chair of the Canadian Bar Association's immigration section for northern Alberta and an executive member of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers.
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Rachael has been practicing immigration and refugee law independently for 10 years. Prior to that, she studied Social Work and worked to help newcomers experiencing family violence.
Rachael has helped hundreds of individuals, from all backgrounds, secure their status in Canada while navigating complex issues such as criminality, misrepresentation, and medical inadmissibility. She regularly appears before the Federal Court on stay motions to stop imminent deportations. Rachael has also appeared before the Court of Justice, Court of King's Bench and Court of Appeal, in Alberta.
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Rachael has a working knowledge of Mandarin.
We recommend RJA Law to friends and family. Working with Rachael meant having peace of mind during processing time and that nothing was missed when documents were submitted due to the thorough work she did. I was very satisfied with how concerned they were for my case and in the end it was successful. Very professional and they will keep you updated all the time!
CONTACT
OUR OFFICE
1720 Sun Life Place
10123 - 99 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3H1
Phone: (780)455-5820
Fax: (780)669-3978
