INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Canada's immigration minister Sean Fraser has said that international students who are not found to be involved in the immigration-related
fraud will not face deportation
Preliminary 'Temporary Resident Permits' will be issued, if these are required, in order to prevent an imminent deportation for anyone under
As reported earlier by TOI, hundreds of students, largely from Punjab, have been caught in an immigration-related scam
Letters of acceptance from educational institutions submitted as part of their study permit applicationfor entry into Canada were later
detected as fraudulent.A local agent in India has duped these students.However, Fraser did add that there could be some students who
knowingly aided and abetted this fraud, and they after due process would face deportation
Facts will underline how each case will be dealt with
Few dozen people have been subject to removal orders, he said
"If the facts of an individual case are clear that an international student came to Canada with a genuine intent to study, and without
knowledge of the use of fraudulent documentation, I have provided instructions for officers to issue a Temporary Resident Permit to that
This will ensure that these well-intentioned students can remain in Canada, and are not subject to the 5-year ban from re-entering Canada
that normally follows in cases of misrepresentation
While this process runs its course, preliminary Temporary Resident Permits will be issued if they are required to prevent an imminent
deportation."He said all applicants must ensure that before applying for a study permit they do their research
He called upon international students to report fraud, if they believed that they have been deceived by an unscrupulous consultant.01:34700
Indian students in Canada face deportation
