Over 135 people killed after being deported from US to El Salvador

Over 135 people killed after being deported from US to El Salvador

At least 138 people deported to El Salvador from the United States in recent years were subsequently killed, Human Rights Watch said in a new report that comes as the Trump administration makes it harder for Central Americans to seek refuge in the country. A majority of the deaths documented by Human Rights Watch in […]

Work permit for the spouse of a student in Canada can be refused if marriage not genuine

Work permit for the spouse of a student in Canada can be refused if marriage not genuine

By Sukhram Ramkissoon A reader recently contacted my office and stated that she is in Canada on a student permit.  She recently traveled to her home country and married a person whom she has known for approximately two years and they are in a genuine relationship.   She is wants him to join her in Canada […]

Long-term ‘out of status’ visitor allowed to remain in Canada on humanitarian grounds

Long-term ‘out of status’ visitor allowed to remain  in Canada on humanitarian  grounds

Immigration Matters              Sukhram Ramkissoon Long-term ‘out of status’ visitor allowed to remain in Canada on humanitarian  grounds More  than  ten years  after Grace (not her real name) fled from her home in the Caribbean to escape domestic violence, she has finally got the green light from immigration authorities to remain in Canada as a permanent resident. […]

Impaired driving conviction makes refugee claimant inadmissible to Canada

Impaired driving conviction  makes refugee claimant inadmissible to Canada

Immigration Matters:- Sukhram Ramkissoon Impaired driving conviction  makes refugee claimant inadmissible to Canada I have recently received a letter from a ” regular reader” on a subject which I believe will be of interest to many readers of my column. Here is the letter followed by my response: Dear Mr. Ram, I am a refugee […]

Man charged after allegedly acting as unauthorized immigration consultant

Man charged after allegedly acting as unauthorized immigration consultant

A man has been charged with acting as an immigration consultant without being authorized as well as encouraging refugee claimants to misrepresent the facts on applications to remain in Canada. Francois Teasdale appeared in court in Montreal on Monday after being originally charged on Dec. 5 last under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. According […]

Judge sets aside direction to report for removal

Judge sets aside direction to report for removal

Immigration Matters: Sukhram Ramkissoon Judge sets aside direction to report for removal As we welcome the new year, let us remind ourselves, dear readers,  to act responsibly to avoid serious problems. Permanent residents of Canada  should also be reminded to apply for Canadian citizenship,  once they become eligible. Although the benefits of Canadian citizenship are […]

Undeclared children can now be sponsored

Undeclared children can now be sponsored

Immigration Matters    Sukhram Ramkissoon Undeclared child can now be sponsored                       A reader recently spoke to me about the Immigration Minister’s announcement on May 31 last  with respect to a child who was “undeclared” at the time he was landed.  He said he sponsored the child in 2017 and the application was refused.He then appealed to […]

Trinidadian woman granted second judicial review of her H&C application

Trinidadian woman granted second judicial review  of  her H&C application

  Immigration Matters    Sukhram Ramkissoon Trinidadian woman granted second judicial review of  her H&C application Back in October last year, I wrote about the plight of  Marion (not her real name) an out-of-status Trinidadian woman. Readers may recall that in her bid to regularize her status, Marion had filed an application seeking permanent residence from […]

Now easier for Caribbean nationals to apply for resident status

Now easier for Caribbean nationals to apply for resident status

OTTAWA, Canada — Building on a government commitment made earlier this year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says it is now easier for foreign nationals, including Caribbean immigrants to apply for temporary and permanent resident status within Canada. Last Tuesday, the immigration agency said foreign nationals applying from within Canada for temporary or permanent […]