Ajay Sehgal – Best Immigration consultant in Vancouver

To Whom This May Concern:

I am a regulated Canadian immigration consultant and a member in good standing with the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC).

During the second half of 2014, my consultant practice , First Choice Immigration, assisted two temporary foreign workers from the Philippines with their B.C. provincial nominee program (PNP) application. 

Honorato Peralta and Vanessa Tamondong arrived in British Columbia from the Philippines in 2009 under the temporary foreign worker program.

They held steady jobs and had a son born in Canada. With their work permits expiring in August, they employed us to assist them with their PNP applications, which provides accelerated immigration for foreign workers who plan to live in the province permanently.

The couple had recently moved from Vancouver Island to the Vancouver area. It is important to note the temporary foreign worker program had always shown the couple approved for the Vancouver area, not Vancouver Island, therefore they never had the right work permit for Victoria. With their work permits expiring, they relocated back to the mainland.

Upon arrival, information and paperwork provided to First Choice Immigration by email from the applicants stated that Honorata Peralta worked in Richmond and further that Vanessa Tamondong worked in Surrey. The application for PNP was submitted as such.

When immigration officials visited the Richmond location, they found that Honorata Peralta had not worked at this location.  

It was at this time that my clients accused me of supplying incorrect work location information on their applications which resulted in both applications being denied. They took their story to Mable Elmore, a New Democrat with media connections, and their version of events aired on the news. In addition to being accused of submitting inaccurate work locations, my reputation was smeared on National Media.

All documentation submitted to me was through email, and knowing I submitted exactly as presented by my clients, I decided to hire a lawyer. It was through this consultation that my lawyer advised suing the couple would be pointless as they had no money and would therefore never be in a position to be held accountable to pay damages for defamation of character.

It is interesting to note that Honorata Peralta acknowledged that he lied about where he had been working in an interview with immigration workers. The couple was deported, not for alleged errors over First Choice Immigration's paperwork, but because they were caught working in an undisclosed location.

I enjoy my work as an Immigration Consultant and take great pride in honest and ethical work when it comes to helping foreign workers seeking temporary or permanent residency in Canada.  In 8 years of practice, I and First Choice Immigration have had over 400 successfully approved applications.

While the case decision here is extremely unfortunate, it is of utmost importance that clients working with Immigration Consultants provide 100% accurate information.

Sincerely,

Ajay, Sehgal, Member of the ICCRC