Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says students who were unknowingly caught up in scam by consultants with fake acceptance letters from Canadian post-secondary institutions will be granted temporary residency permits
Ottawa is freezing the deportation orders of dozens of Indian international students who have been duped by consultants with fake acceptance letters from Canadian post-secondary institutions, the Immigration Minister has announced, while a task force investigates each individual case.
The task force will consider several factors, including whether the students completed their studies and if they immediately began working without intention of studying, he added. The freezing of deportation orders is “a relief for students from sleepless nights,” said Jaspreet Singh, founder of the International Sikh Students Association, an advocacy group based in Ontario. However, the protesters still have lingering concerns, such as the freeze being temporary and the possibility that the task force will not reach a different conclusion for affected students.
However, when Ms. Brar applied for permanent residency, she was told by the CBSA that her acceptance letter was fake. She has since spent approximately $20,000 on immigration lawyer fees.
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