FERNANDO TORRES IMMIGRATION

Fernando Torres, founder and director of Fernando Torres Immigration Consulting Services Inc. is an Immigration Consultant graduated from the University of British Columbia (UBC) Canada, and a lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Before starting his consulting career Fernando served as International Curriculum Officer for the Justice Education Society of BC, Canada, working with judges, prosecutors and civil organizations to improve judicial systems in Panama, Honduras, Guatemala and Guyana. Until 2019 she worked at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, dealing with refugee claims. Previously, she was a paralegal at an immigration law corporation.

As part of his experience in Canada, Fernando was part of the Canadian Air Transport Safety Authority and an advocate for indigenous peoples at the Vancouver Native Court Workers' Bureau.

Before moving to Canada, Fernando Torres worked as a human rights lawyer at the Ombudsman's Office in Peru and as an assistant professor in the Law Department of the University of Huánuco. His interest in the successful resolution of social conflicts led him to undertake professional development courses at the Inter-American Court of Justice in Costa Rica and at the Union of Jurists in Cuba. Before becoming a commissioner of the Ombudsman's Office, he served as legal advisor to the Peruvian Parliament, the National Elections Office and the National Tax Office. In 2012, he completed the Aboriginal Leadership Certificate at the Justice Institute of British Columbia.

Fernando is a social media personality. His social media platforms have more than 85,000 Spanish-speaking followers and his YouTube videos about his Canadian experience have been viewed by more than 2 million people. In his spare time, he plays Latin music with other musicians in Vancouver. Fernando speaks Spanish, English and has recently discovered that he is able to understand Portuguese. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.