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Points of Entry: How Canada’s Immigration Officers Decide Who Gets in

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Description for Points of Entry: How Canada’s Immigration Officers Decide Who Gets in Paperback. A renowned sociologist gains unprecedented access to Canadian immigration offices and reveals how visa officers determine who gets into Canada - and who stays out. Num Pages: 612 pages, 9 tables, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.

Every year, over 1.3 million people apply to visit, work, or settle in Canada. It falls to visa officers to determine who gets in – and who stays out. In the face of this enormous responsibility, how do these gatekeepers use their discretionary authority to assess eligibility, credibility, and risk?

Seeking answers to this question, Vic Satzewich conducted interviews with 128 visa officers, locally engaged staff, and immigration program managers at eleven overseas offices. He reveals how the organizational context within which they work shapes their decision making. When something in an application does not “add up” – somber photographs from ... Read more

In a world where no two visa applications are the same, and in the context of complex and shifting population movements and pressures, this is a fascinating look at how visa officers do their work.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774830256
SKU
V9780774830256
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Vic Satzewich
Vic Satzewich is a professor of sociology at McMaster University and the author of a number of books and articles, including Racism in Canada (Oxford University Press Canada). He is also co-editor of Transnational Identities and Practices in Canada (UBC Press). He is past president of the Canadian Sociological Association and was awarded its Outstanding Contribution Award in 2007.

Reviews for Points of Entry: How Canada’s Immigration Officers Decide Who Gets in
This carefully researched and well-written book makes a major contribution to the field of immigration policy and its implementation.
D.A. Chekki
CHOICE, February 2016
Satzewich’s first-hand account of the inner workings at the Department of Immigration is not merely timely, it is excellent. Satzewich visited 11 Canadian visa offices abroad, interviewed 128 staff and witnessed 42 interviews ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Points of Entry: How Canada’s Immigration Officers Decide Who Gets in


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