If your application for a visa was refused, you will usually have the right to appeal the decision, or at least have the decision reviewed by a judge. These procedures can be quite costly, however, and if you have passed the specified time limits, you may not have those options.

You can usually submit a new application for a visa even after you have been refused; any new application must be considered on its own merits. However, with a prior refusal, you need to be prepared to document your case thoroughly..

When you submit a new application, the visa officer reviewing your file will likely review your past application history, and consider comments made on your file. The previous visa officer may have made some remarks on your file which were in error, or taken things that you said at the interview out of context.

We usually recommend doing a search of your immigration file prior to submitting a new application. Often, this will reveal other concerns which the immigration officer may not have made clear in the refusal letter, and a search of the file will give you the opportunity to address any concerns that were raised.

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