{"id":2170,"date":"2026-11-11T04:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T04:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/ircc-cbsa-admissibility-security-interview\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T04:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T04:00:26","slug":"ircc-cbsa-admissibility-security-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/ircc-cbsa-admissibility-security-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Called to an admissibility or security interview with IRCC or CBSA: why it happens, bringing a lawyer, and how to prepare"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha<\/a>, lawyer at Lawgical Law Corporation \u00b7 Reviewed November 10, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha is a lawyer at Lawgical Law Corporation, called to the BC bar in 2019, and a member of the Law Society of British Columbia<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Updated November 10, 2026: section 16 of the Act and IRCC’s instructions on representatives at interviews checked that day.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The fix:<\/strong> prepare properly: review everything you have told IRCC before, gather documents that prove your history, and ask whether your lawyer can attend. Answer truthfully and say so when you don’t know.<\/p>\n

The deadline:<\/strong> the interview date. If you cannot attend, ask to reschedule in writing before the date, with a reason.<\/p>\n

Why a lawyer:<\/strong> the officer’s notes from the interview often become the reasons for a refusal or a section 44 report. What you say there is hard to take back. Why a lawyer<\/a><\/p>\n

Book a consultation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The lawyers who handle these files<\/p>\n

\"SundeepSundeep S. Grewal<\/span>Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a>\"PrabhpreetPrabhpreet Kaur Sangha<\/span>Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a>\"PardeepPardeep S. Grewal<\/span>Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
\nAbout our lawyers<\/summary>\n
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Sundeep S. Grewal<\/a><\/strong> founded Lawgical Law Corporation and argues immigration cases at the Immigration and Refugee Board and the Federal Court of Canada.<\/p>\n

Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha<\/a><\/strong> focuses on refugee claims, immigration appeals, inadmissibility, detention reviews and Federal Court cases, and has presented at Continuing Legal Education seminars and the National Immigration Conference.<\/p>\n

Pardeep S. Grewal<\/a><\/strong> is an immigration and estates lawyer known for clear communication and practical strategy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n

If IRCC or CBSA has called you to an interview about your admissibility, an officer has questions about your past that the paperwork did not answer. It may be about security (military, police or government service, or membership in an organization), criminality, past immigration history, or whether what you wrote on your forms is accurate. An interview is not a refusal. It is a chance to explain. But the officer writes notes, and those notes often become the evidence in any later decision. Under section 16(1) of the Act, you must answer truthfully, so preparation matters more than anything else.<\/p>\n

Lawgical Law Corporation<\/a>, an immigration law firm in Surrey, Abbotsford and Vancouver, BC, prepares clients for admissibility interviews, attends with them where permitted, and takes refusals to the Federal Court; this guide is by Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha.<\/p>\n

Why would I be called in?<\/h2>\n