To start your appeal, send the following documents to the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD):
- a completed
Notice of Appeal form for each person in your family who is affected by the decision,
and
- a copy of the decision letter that you received from the overseas visa office
You may also send additional documents which you think can help resolve your appeal.
60-day deadline
You have 60 days from the date you received the refusal in writing to file your Notice of Appeal.
It is important to keep all contact information up to date. Use the
Notification of Client Contact Information form to tell the IAD if it changes. If you or your counsel do not respond to a communication from the IAD, the IAD can dismiss your appeal or declare it abandoned. This would mean that your appeal is over and the original decision that you are challenging does not change.
Representation at the IAD