{"id":2589,"date":"2026-11-13T22:32:30","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T22:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/admissibility-hearing-immigration-division\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T03:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T03:36:09","slug":"admissibility-hearing-immigration-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/admissibility-hearing-immigration-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Admissibility hearing at the Immigration Division: what happens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lawgical-byline\"><em>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/about\/pardeep-grewal\/\">Pardeep S. Grewal<\/a>, lawyer at Lawgical Law Corporation \u00b7 Reviewed November 13, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"lawgical-credentials\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><em>Pardeep S. Grewal is a lawyer at Lawgical Law Corporation, called to the BC bar in 2024, and a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawsociety.bc.ca\/lsbc\/apps\/lkup\/directory\/mbr-search.cfm\">Law Society of British Columbia<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Updated November 13, 2026: IRPA ss. 44, 45 and 64, the Immigration Division Rules and the IRB&#8217;s hearing guide checked that day.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"lg-glance\">\n<p><strong>What it is:<\/strong> a hearing before an Immigration Division member who decides whether you are inadmissible and, if so, makes a removal order.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadline to watch:<\/strong> your documents and witness list must reach the Division and CBSA at least 5 days before the hearing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s at stake:<\/strong> your status in Canada, and whether you keep an appeal. <a href=\"#lawyer-or-consultant\">Why a lawyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/book-a-consultation\/?topic=admissibility-hearing\">Book a consultation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lg-team\" style=\"margin:16px 0 20px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600\">Our immigration lawyers<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:flex-start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/about\/sundeep-grewal\/\" style=\"flex:1 1 0;min-width:0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;color:inherit\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/blog-lawyer-sundeep-grewal-240.webp\" alt=\"Sundeep S. Grewal, Barrister and Solicitor\" width=\"240\" height=\"360\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:120px;height:110px;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 12%;border-radius:8px;display:block;margin:0 auto 5px\"><span style=\"display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:.85em;line-height:1.2\">Sundeep S. Grewal<\/span><span style=\"display:block;font-size:.75em;color:#555;line-height:1.25\">Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/about\/prabhpreet-sangha\/\" style=\"flex:1 1 0;min-width:0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;color:inherit\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/blog-lawyer-prabhpreet-sangha-240.webp\" alt=\"Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha, Barrister and Solicitor\" width=\"240\" height=\"360\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:120px;height:110px;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 12%;border-radius:8px;display:block;margin:0 auto 5px\"><span style=\"display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:.85em;line-height:1.2\">Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha<\/span><span style=\"display:block;font-size:.75em;color:#555;line-height:1.25\">Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/about\/pardeep-grewal\/\" style=\"flex:1 1 0;min-width:0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;color:inherit\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/blog-lawyer-pardeep-grewal-240.webp\" alt=\"Pardeep S. Grewal, Barrister and Solicitor\" width=\"240\" height=\"360\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:120px;height:110px;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 12%;border-radius:8px;display:block;margin:0 auto 5px\"><span style=\"display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:.85em;line-height:1.2\">Pardeep S. Grewal<\/span><span style=\"display:block;font-size:.75em;color:#555;line-height:1.25\">Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<details style=\"margin-top:10px;border:1px solid #d9dee5;border-radius:6px;padding:8px 12px\">\n<summary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:600\">About our lawyers<\/summary>\n<div style=\"margin-top:8px;font-size:.92em\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/about\/sundeep-grewal\/\">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<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/about\/prabhpreet-sangha\/\">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<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/about\/pardeep-grewal\/\">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<p>An admissibility hearing is a legal hearing at the Immigration Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board. CBSA presents a report saying you are inadmissible, for example for serious criminality or misrepresentation, and an independent member decides whether the report is right. If the member agrees, they make a removal order; if not, you keep your status. Most hearings are held by video, and you can be represented by a lawyer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lawgical-firm-line\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/immigration\/removal-order-appeals\/\">Lawgical Law Corporation<\/a>, an immigration law firm in Surrey, Abbotsford and Vancouver, BC, represents permanent residents and foreign nationals at Immigration Division admissibility hearings and the appeals that follow; this guide is by Pardeep S. Grewal.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-you-get-there\">How a case gets to a hearing<\/h2>\n<p>An officer writes a report under s. 44(1) of IRPA. If the Minister&#8217;s delegate thinks it is well-founded, it is referred to the Immigration Division (s. 44(2)). Before that, permanent residents usually get a letter inviting submissions: see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/cbsa-section-44-report-permanent-resident\/\">a section 44 letter for permanent residents<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/cbsa-section-44-report-work-study-permit\/\">a section 44 report on a work or study permit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"who\">Who is at the hearing<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The member, who decides;<\/li>\n<li>A CBSA hearings officer (Minister&#8217;s counsel), who presents the case;<\/li>\n<li>You and your lawyer;<\/li>\n<li>An interpreter, if you asked for one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You must be in Canada for the hearing. Most hearings are public.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"before\">Before the date: a checklist<\/h2>\n<div class=\"lg-table-wrap\">\n<table>\n<caption>What to do before an admissibility hearing<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Task<\/th>\n<th>Deadline or note<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Read CBSA&#8217;s disclosure (the report and its evidence)<\/td>\n<td>CBSA must send it at least 5 days before<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Send your documents to the Division and CBSA<\/td>\n<td>At least 5 days before, in English or French<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Give notice of any witnesses<\/td>\n<td>At least 5 days before<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ask for an interpreter<\/td>\n<td>As soon as possible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ask to change the date, if needed<\/td>\n<td>Apply early; unless the Division agrees, you must appear on the date set (Immigration Division Rules, r. 43)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arrange representation<\/td>\n<td>Early: the Division may refuse more time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"on-the-day\">What happens on the day<\/h2>\n<p>The member confirms who you are and what the allegation is. CBSA presents its evidence, you or your lawyer respond and can call witnesses, and both sides make submissions. Many decisions are given at the end of the hearing.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"decide\">What the member can decide<\/h2>\n<div class=\"lg-table-wrap\">\n<table>\n<caption>Possible outcomes<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Decision<\/th>\n<th>What follows<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Not inadmissible<\/td>\n<td>You keep your status (CBSA can appeal)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Inadmissible<\/td>\n<td>A departure, exclusion or deportation order, depending on the ground; see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/removal-orders-canada-explained\/\">the three kinds of removal order<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"after\">After a removal order<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>An appeal to the Immigration Appeal Division, if s. 64 doesn&#8217;t bar it: see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/immigration\/removal-order-appeals\/\">removal order appeals<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Judicial review in the Federal Court (15 days from the decision, in Canada);<\/li>\n<li>A PRRA, a deferral or a stay of removal later in the process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Immigration Division also hears <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/immigration-detention-review-lawyer-bc.html\">detention reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"concede\">Should you concede?<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes the facts can&#8217;t be disputed, and the real fight is the appeal. For a conviction in Canada, the case usually turns on the conviction itself, because no equivalency analysis is needed. For an offence abroad, whether it is really equivalent to a 10-year Canadian offence is often the main fight, and conceding without advice can give that up. Either way, the hearing sets up the record for the appeal.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"lawyer-or-consultant\">Why this needs a lawyer<\/h2>\n<p><strong>One lawyer, one file, every step:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>checking the allegation and CBSA&#8217;s evidence;<\/li>\n<li>preparing your documents and witnesses within the deadlines;<\/li>\n<li>representing you at the hearing;<\/li>\n<li>the IAD appeal or Federal Court review that follows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The hearing builds the record for everything that comes after. What isn&#8217;t argued at the Immigration Division is hard to raise later.<\/p>\n<p>Immigration lawyers are members of a provincial law society (in our case, the Law Society of British Columbia), and only a lawyer can represent you in the Federal Court if a refusal has to be challenged there. An immigration consultant cannot appear in that court for you.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mistakes\">Mistakes I have seen<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Arriving without documents because the 5-day deadline passed.<\/li>\n<li>Conceding the allegation without checking the equivalency or the sentence.<\/li>\n<li>Asking for a new date at the last minute with no reason.<\/li>\n<li>Assuming the appeal will fix whatever goes wrong at the hearing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For hearings about misrepresentation by a permanent resident, including the appeal, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/appealing-a-removal-fraudulent-misrepresentation\/\">misrepresentation cases against permanent residents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<details>\n<summary>Is the admissibility hearing in person?<\/summary>\n<p>Hearings are scheduled by video, but you can ask to attend in person or connect from an IRB office.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Can I bring witnesses?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes. Give their names to the Division and CBSA at least 5 days before.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Can my hearing be postponed?<\/summary>\n<p>You can apply, but unless the Division agrees you must appear on the date set.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Is legal aid available?<\/summary>\n<p>In BC, Legal Aid BC may cover some immigration matters for people who qualify.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What if I miss the hearing?<\/summary>\n<p>The member can proceed and make a removal order without you.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<p class=\"lg-related\">Related guides: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/cbsa-section-44-report-permanent-resident\/\">a section 44 letter for permanent residents<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/cbsa-section-44-report-work-study-permit\/\">a section 44 report on a work or study permit<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/what-crimes-permanent-resident-deported-canada\/\">what crimes can get a permanent resident deported<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/removal-orders-canada-explained\/\">the three kinds of removal order<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/danger-opinion-canada\/\">danger opinions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-to-do-now\">What should I do right now?<\/h2>\n<p>Check the hearing date on your notice, collect your documents now and get counsel in place well before the 5-day deadline.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/book-a-consultation\/?topic=admissibility-hearing\"><strong>Book a consultation<\/strong><\/a> with our immigration lawyers in Surrey, Abbotsford or Vancouver, or online from anywhere.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sources\">Sources (official)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/acts\/I-2.5\/section-44.html\">Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, s. 44<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/acts\/I-2.5\/section-64.html\">Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, s. 64<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/irb.gc.ca\/en\/detention-hearings\/Pages\/hearings.aspx\">IRB: What you should know about admissibility hearings<\/a> (modified June 9, 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/regulations\/SOR-2002-229\/\">Immigration Division Rules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/acts\/I-2.5\/section-72.html\">Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, s. 72<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>This article is general information, not legal advice. 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