Is a visa officer's comment about the applicant's motivation to come to Canada unreasonable?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Desai v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2000 CanLII 16392 (FC):
In my view, the visa officer's comment concerning the applicant's motivation to come to Canada must be considered in the context of her concerns with respect to other factors such as resourcefulness and initiative. As stated in Gill v. M.C.I.5, as long as a personal assessment of suitability is reasonable and not arbitrary or capricious, there are no grounds to warrant judicial interference. In this instance, I am not persuaded that the visa officer's assessment of personal suitability is unreasonable.
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