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Study visa refusal set aside as unreasonable for failing to address applicant's existing multiple-entry visa.
The applicant sought judicial review of a visa officer's refusal of his study permit application.
The officer found the applicant would not leave Canada at the end of his stay due to family ties and inconsistencies in his study plan, concluding the applicant sought to establish himself permanently.
The Federal Court found the decision unreasonable because the officer failed to account for the fact that the applicant already held a valid multiple-entry visitor visa, rendering the logic that he needed a study permit to settle in Canada unintelligible.
The application for judicial review was allowed.
