To start your appeal, send the following documents to the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD):
- a completed
Notice of Appeal form,
and
- a copy of the refusal letter that the IRCC sent to your family member
You may also send additional documents which you think can help resolve your appeal. For example, if your refusal letter says your application was refused because you did not provide a specific document and you have it now, you can send it with the Notice of Appeal.
30-day deadline
You have 30 days from the date your family member received the IRCC refusal letter to file your Notice of Appeal.
It is important to keep all contact information up to date. Use the
Notification of Client Contact Information form to tell the IAD if it changes. If you or your counsel do not respond to a communication from the IAD, the IAD can dismiss your appeal or declare it abandoned. This would mean that your appeal is over and the original decision that you are challenging does not change.
Representation at the IAD