Mr. Chair, I'm thinking in terms of individuals abroad who would fill out their forms and along with the forms would have to provide background information, educational documents, work history, and so forth. If, for the sake of argument, someone submits a certificate and the immigration office abroad is not able to get verification of that certificate, they will often rule that it is misrepresentation, because they couldn't locate it. The facility might not exist anymore, or something of that nature.
Does the immigration officer have the discretion to override things of that nature, or if the immigration officer himself or herself says that it is misrepresentation, what sort of an appeal is there? Is there someone else the person could go to, or does it remain with the immigration officer?