Tag Archives: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Canadian Immigration Department Enacts New Marriage Sponsorship Rules

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Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) introduced new spousal immigration sponsorship regulations today to reduce the incidence of marriage fraud. The new rules require sponsored spouses who have no children with their sponsor to be in a live-in relationship with their spouse for two years to get full permanent residence status. Under rules in place until today’s announcement, a sponsored spouse […]

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Release of Convicted Fraudster Highlights Serious Problems with Canada’s Refugee System

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According to a CBC report, the Immigration Division (ID) of the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) released Gyula Kolompar, a refugee facing deportation, from federal custody on Tuesday, despite his conviction last week on six counts of fraud, 12 counts of fraud over $5000, and one count of mail theft, for his role in a mail theft and bank fraud […]

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