Victor began practicing immigration law and working with Catherine at a national law firm in 2010. Victor advises clients on a broad range of immigration processes and applications, including permanent residency applications, study and work permit applications, spousal appeals and detention hearings. He has represented clients in Federal Court and at all levels of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, and has appeared in the BC Supreme Court as an expert witness in immigration law matters.
Victor is a frequent writer and presenter on immigration topics and has been a regular contributor to the South Asian Post, providing insight on current immigration trends and changes. He has served as Co-Secretary for the British Columbia Immigration Section of the Canadian Bar Association, with a mandate to foster continuing legal education for immigration practitioners and to facilitate dialogue between immigration lawyers and the government departments with whom they work to share information and expertise.
Victor was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and now resides in New Westminster with his wife, Julia. He is an avid sports fan and traveller, and has lived in Japan and Hong Kong during university student exchanges. Outside of work, Victor is active in his community, having volunteered with several organizations including SUCCESS, the Chinese Benevolent Association, and the South Granville Seniors Centre.
Victor is a regular speaker at immigration law continuing education events for organizations, including the Canadian Bar Association, ImmSeminars and LPEN:
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June 7, 2025 Victoria Conference Centre |
Annual CBA Conference: Using Mandamus to Move Stalled Immigration Cases Forward |
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April 2, 2025 Segal Graduate School of Business, SFU |
Imm Seminars: Litigation Update/ Mandamus Applications |
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February 18, 2025 Online |
LPEN: Researching, Reading and Using Case Law in Your Daily Practice |
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January 16, 2025 The Atrium Room, BCIT |
Imm Seminars: Temporary Foreign Worker Update |
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February 5, 2024 Co-presented online with Samuel Plett |
LPEN: Case Law Update |
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September 7, 2023 Online |
LPEN: Judicial Review from A to Z 2023 |
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May 4, 2023 Blue Horizon Hotel |
Imm Seminars: Artificial Intelligence in Immigration Practice / Federal Court Update |