Alfonso Chen - Spectrum Family Law

Alfonso Chen

IMMIGRATION LAWYER

achen@taylorjanis.com
1-844-715-0940

About Alfonso Chen

Alfonso Chen is an immigration lawyer in our Vancouver office, providing services in both Mandarin (中文) and English. Alfonso assists clients with a wide range of immigration matters. His core areas of practice include permanent residence appeals and judicial reviews (particularly those involving humanitarian and compassionate grounds), permanent residence and temporary residence applications, and matters involving the interplay between immigration laws and criminal law or employment law issues. With a history of successfully appealing and applying for decisions on behalf of clients, Alfonso commits to providing clients with effective advocacy and detailed and understandable advice.

Alfonso contributes to the local community by acting as a supervising lawyer at LSLAP, as an alumnus volunteer at UBC, as a national advocacy committee member at the Arthritis Society and as a volunteer for several other organizations across British Columbia.

Passion and Achievements

  • Successfully secured settlements on cases before the Federal Court.
  • Mentored and lectured dozens of law students and junior lawyers on litigation and negotiation strategies.
  • Maintains a comprehensive litigation practice involving cases in courts, tribunals and regulatory bodies across British Columbia and at the federal level.
  • Assists clients of various racial backgrounds, relationship situations, and unique life circumstances.

Notable Victories

      Elsbett v Canada, 2022 CanLII 132164 (CA IRB)

At the appellate level, Alfonso successfully overturned a decision made by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada by establishing that his client was in full-time employment for a Canadian organization assigned to a position outside of Canada as a term of the employment.

      B v Canada, Immigration Appeal Division (December 12, 13, 2023)

At the appellate level, Alfonso successfully overturned a decision refusing permanent residence made by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, obtaining an order mandating the processing of the application.

      Z v Canada, Federal Court (April, 2024)

Successfully secured and finalized a resolution for his client within one month of commencing a proceeding in the Federal Court for his client.

Extra Training and Designations

  • Moot Court Judge, Law 221 Criminal Law and Procedure, University of British Columbia, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Supervising Lawyer, Chinatown Legal Clinic, Law Students’ Legal Advice Program, 2022-Present
    • Trial Supervising Lawyer, Law Students’ Legal Advice Program, 2020-2022
  • Employment Law Conference, CLE BC, 2023, 2024
  • Juris Doctor, University of British Columbia, 2018
  • Bachelor of Commerce, University of Toronto, 2014
  • Unconscious Bias and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Training, University of British Columbia, 2020
  • Indigenous Intercultural Course, Law Society of British Columbia, 2023
  • DELF B1, French Ministry for National Education

Professional Memberships

  • Law Society of British Columbia

Languages Spoken

  • English (Fluent)
  • Mandarin (Fluent)
  • Taiwanese (Conversational)
  • French (Basic Passive)