Paulino v MCI 2010 FC 542

The Court set aside a finding of non genuine marriage. The couple had lied to obtain a visitors visa. The tribunal focused on this and ignored all of the other evidence. The decision was set aside: In the present case the Officer has simply discounted the plethora of independent and credible documentary evidence capable of supporting a positive disposition on the grounds that it must all have been fabricated. However, there is no consideration of how such copious amounts of documentary evidence could possibly have been fabricated. The end result is that documentary evidence that supports the claim is simply disregarded.