JAVED Legal and Immigration Services advises and represents applicants in Canadian immigration matters. The work is carried out by Syed Javed Hussain, a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant licensed by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants, from an office in Scarborough.
Immigration is federal, so it makes no difference where in Canada you live, or whether you are still outside the country. What matters is that the person preparing your application is entitled to do it, understands the program you are applying under, and tells you honestly what your prospects are.
Who is allowed to represent you
If you pay someone to advise you or to act for you on an immigration or citizenship application, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada requires that person to be an authorized representative. There are three categories:
- a lawyer or, in Ontario, a licensed paralegal who is a member in good standing of a provincial or territorial law society;
- a notary who is a member in good standing of the Chambre des notaires du Quebec;
- an immigration or citizenship consultant who is a member in good standing of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants.
Syed Javed Hussain falls into the third category as a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant, RCIC #R706130, and into the first as a Licensed Paralegal of the Law Society of Ontario, #P12776. You can confirm either licence yourself on the College’s public register or the Law Society of Ontario directory, and IRCC publishes its own guidance on how to check that a representative is authorized.
Before you pay anyone, ask for their licence number, look it up, and ask for the fee and the scope of work in writing. Keep your original documents. Never sign a blank form, and never let anyone submit an application you have not read.
The immigration work this practice takes on
Family class sponsorship and applications for parents and grandparents make up a large part of the practice. The pages below cover those in detail.
Family sponsorship
Who you can sponsor, what the sponsor’s undertaking commits you to, and how the two applications are filed together.
Spousal and partner sponsorship
Spouses, common-law and conjugal partners: applying from inside or outside Canada, the open work permit, and relationship evidence.
Super visa
Long-stay visits for parents and grandparents: the letter of invitation, the host’s income, medical insurance and the medical exam.
The practice also handles visitor visas and extensions of temporary status, work permits, Express Entry and provincial nominee applications, permanent resident cards and residency obligation questions, citizenship applications, humanitarian and compassionate applications, refused applications and procedural fairness letters, refugee claims, and appeals at the Immigration Appeal Division. Study permits are handled as part of temporary residence work.
The practice also acts in economic immigration and citizenship matters, in refused applications and appeals, and in study permit matters, and in caregiver and business immigration matters, where program intake is currently limited.
What an assessment involves
Most enquiries start with a short description of the situation, either by telephone or through the assessment form. From there the practice looks at three questions: which program, if any, fits your circumstances; what evidence you would need to produce; and whether the application is worth making at all.
That last question matters. Some applications are weak on the facts, and filing them costs money and time and may create a refusal history that has to be explained later. If that is the position, you will be told before any fee is paid.
If the matter is one a lawyer must handle, including anything that belongs in the Federal Court, you will be told that as well. The practice does not take Federal Court work.
Questions people ask before they get in touch
What does an immigration consultant actually do?
A Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant can advise you on your options, prepare and submit applications on your behalf, communicate with IRCC as your representative, and appear for you before the Immigration and Refugee Board. The College sets the rules of conduct that apply to all of that work.
How do I check that a consultant is licensed?
Search the name or the licence number on the College’s public register. A licensed consultant will give you the number without hesitation. If someone will not, that in itself is an answer.
What does it cost?
Professional fees depend on the application and how much work it involves, and government fees are charged separately by IRCC. The fees page explains how fees are set and what a retainer covers.
Can anyone guarantee that my application will be approved?
No. Decisions are made by IRCC officers and by the Immigration and Refugee Board, not by representatives. No representative can guarantee the approval of an immigration application.
Discuss your matter
You can set out your situation through the assessment form, book a consultation, or telephone the office to ask whether this is work the practice can take.
Related pages: about the practice · fees and retainers · notary and commissioning · contact our office
Last reviewed: 19 September 2026. Sources: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. This page gives general information about Canadian immigration processes and is not legal advice.