GLOBAL NEWS: Deportation of British Father
As reported by Global News, a British citizen is being deported from Canada, despite having a Canadian child and other family members in Manitoba. Please note: neither the individual nor any of his family members have been represented by Clarke Immigration Law. Based on the information publicly available, it seems they have never retained a professional to help them navigate the Canadian immigration system.
As reported by Global News:
Antell, who hasn’t been able to afford a lawyer, says he’s looked into his options, and the only thing — applying under humanitarian and compassionate grounds — won’t work because he wouldn’t be allowed to have a job during the process, which can take years.
Unfortunately, as described above, the current average processing time for the H&C application is 27 months.
As stated by Alastair Clarke:
‘An application of last resort’
Winnipeg-based immigration lawyer Alastair Clarke says there’s also no guarantee an application through humanitarian grounds would be accepted.
“Immigration lawyers describe a humanitarian application as an application of last resort,” Clarke told 680 CJOB.
“It’s also a high refusal rate for that application. The immigration officer really needs to see a high level of hardship … to show that the applicant has exceptional circumstances to warrant humanitarian relief.”
Unfortunately, Clarke says, situations like the one facing Antell’s family are not uncommon and he recommends hiring a professional to help navigate the immigration system.
Clarke Immigration Law has assisted many applicants through the H&C process. It is one of the most difficult applications to IRCC and it is highly recommended for applicants to retain experienced counsel.
As previously reported, we have helped many clients with H&C applications. This family from Mexico was granted Permanent Resident status based on the work done by the team at Clarke Immigration Law. We have helped many other clients with H&C applications from Ukraine, Iran, Philippines, Egypt, Somalia, Sudan and other countries which we have not had time to report.
Winnipeg Free Press reported on another successful H&C application, back in 2015. Indeed, the team at CIL have been helping applicants with H&C applications since 2007 and, to date, none of those applications have been refused. 100% success rate over the past 16 years!
