A Federal Court judge has overturned a visa officer’s decision “completely devoid of meaningful analysis” that denied a Ghanian woman’s request to study in Nova Scotia and barred her from Canada for five years.

Laila Adbul Rahim applied for a study permit to pursue a bachelor’s degree at Cape Breton University in Sydney, N.S. But a visa officer’s questions about how much money her brother — who was willing to sponsor her education in Canada — had in the bank resulted in her application being refused.

Judge pans visa officer's decision denying study permit as "completely devoid of meaningful analysis."{ai:summary}<p>A Federal Court judge has reversed a visa officer's decision that denied a Ghanaian woman's study permit for Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia, citing a lack of meaningful analysis. The refusal was based on insufficient financial information regarding her brother, who intended to sponsor her education.</p><p>The judge's ruling allows Laila Abdul Rahim to pursue her studies in Canada, overturning a five-year ban imposed by the visa officer. #education</p>

Judge pans visa officer's 'meagre reasoning' in decision denying study permit to woman

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