Today, when a woman is sponsored to Canada as a spouse, she gets a two-year conditional visa. If she separates from her spouse in the first two years, then she can be summarily deported. This amendment to the law, designed to prevent so-called marriages of convenience, has a more sinister and entirely predictable effect. It places many women in a horrible dilemma: stay in an abusive relationship or face deportation. Even if, in theory, she can come forward and asks for compassionate consideration, what happened to the woman we describe shows that there is no assurance that immigration authorities will hear her, believe her, or care.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 05:28:52 +0000
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