Immigration Appeal Division

What We Do

The Immigration Appeal Division (IAD) hears and decides appeals on immigration matters such as appeals from refused sponsorship applications and from removal orders. More

Legal References

• Sponsorship Appeals (January 2008)
• Weighing Evidence (December 2003)
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program Protocols (January 2003)
• Removal Order Appeals (February 2002)

Related Documents

• Notice to Counsel: Special Initiative for Family Class Sponsorship Appeals from China (June 2008)
• Appellants' Guide to Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference Regarding Sponsorship Appeals (May 2008)
• Notice to Counsel - ID/ IAD Streamlining Pilot Project (June 2007)
• ID/ IAD Paper Hearing - Pilot Project (June 2007)
• Frequently Asked Questions (January 2007)
• Procedures for Streaming IAD Cases - Streaming Criteria and Analysis (December 2006)
• Appellants' Guide to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Conference Re: Sponsorship Appeals - Addendum - Marriage, Common-law or Conjugal Partner Cases (October 2006)
• Appellants' Guide to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Conference Re: Sponsorship Appeals - Addendum - Sponsor's Minimum Necessary Income (MNI) (October 2006)
• IAD Innovation Plan Update (April 2006)
• IAD Innovation Plan (March 2006)
• IAD Innovation (December 2005)
• Information Guide - General Procedures for all Appeals to the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD) (December 2002, revised September 2004)
• Assessing Efficiency, Effectiveness and Quality: An Evaluation fo the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program (October 2003)
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) at the Immigration Appeal Division (October 2003)
• Immigration Appeal Division Rules
  (Commentaries to the Immigration Appeal Division Rules) (June 2002)
• Information Sheet: Immigration Appeals
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