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Immigration marriage fraud video on Youtube

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Marriage Fraud News Special

marriage fraud protest in Mississauga and Ottawa

I was glad that there was a protest in Mississauga and Ottawa in mid-February 2007. I got a chance to meet a number of victims and supporters. I had met with victims who sponsored their wife from Cuba, Dominican Republic, Philippines, Afghanistan, China, India, and Pakistan. I made new friends, and shared my story with them. It was quite cold in -8 to -12 'C weather, without the wind chill, but we all survived and held it together. I think many of these folks were hoping to hear from someone and do something about this problem. The people who were there, really cared about doing something to put a stop to it. This is not to say that those that didn't attend did not care as much, but to some, job and other priorities weigh in much more, which is understandable.

This is a difficult fight because many people who are victims, are afraid to come out or are misguided by Immigration official at the 1-888-242-2100 phone number. But, I think the folks in the Toronto area has gotten a much stronger group. A new non-for-profit organization is about to be formed, called CANADIANS AGAINST IMMIGRATION FRAUD, and I am sure that things will begin to click, as time passes. Trying to enforce action from the existing laws is one thing, and changing the laws are also another thing. We hope that both will be done.

There have been more newspaper articles published since the last time I had made a posting. Here are some of them:

Marriage Fraud Protest

Sponsor spouses demand government action
(Vancouver)

Toronto husband filed a case of fraud to deport wife who run away after immigration

Beware of Marrying Abroad

The New Arranged Marriage

It would be good to just walk away, and get on with my life, but I feel these people need some help and a voice, so I am going to continue to help these victims, as much as I possibly can. Nothing is easy in life, but we must accept the challenges that we are given. In this particular case, if we don't then the same things will happen to others. I don't want others getting hurt. I just can't walk away. I am still going to try to continue with my life, but help the victims as well. With the blessings of God, no one can stop the success of this moral fight. Wherever there is truth, there is God.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! To all the victims of marriage fraud, I believe 2007 will be a great year for everyone. Immigration Canada, and people like Alain Jolicouer will be exposed. I believe the number of marriage fraud cases will decrease in 2007, due to marriage fraud awarenes, however, the main goal will be to see to that the policies are changed and strengthened.

Happy 2007!!!

my life as a victim

You know, when I decided to get married and go to India to search for a nice, traditional girl from a village, I was looking so forward to beginning this great new marriage life. I had these dreams and visions of having kids one day, and become a proud father, but all of those dreams have now been shattered.

I married a girl back in India, and it took just some months to bring her here to Canada. I remember going to work and bringing a briefcase along with me, so that I can work on my spousal sponsorship application after regular hours. All I could do was think about making the whole application perfect, so that my wife didn't need to be interviewed, and that she can come join me and my family in Canada. I must've stayed up until 10 or 11 PM at work for many, many weeks, to ensure that everything is done perfectly. I finally submitted my application, and after seven months of being separated from my soul mate, we were once again united and together.

Little did I know, what was to come on the very first day in Canada. When she had arrived, I was surprised that my wife didn't even react to our reunion. I had thoughts that perhaps she was tired, so no big deal. I had given her flowers, but she didn't seem too pleased. On my drive home, we talked about how the plane ride, food, immigration dealings, etc. Then came the surprise of my life. While I am driving, my 'wife' told me that she's very serious now, and then she started to tell me that she didn't love me, only came because of her parents, and that she was going to leave me in a couple of months. This was one of the biggest days in my whole life and I was so excited, and when I heard her say all those things, tears began to come out of my eyes. I didn't know what prompted her to say these things to me. I had thought that I must have said or done something for her to make those remarks. She, later, threw her flowers away in the back seat, and I didn't know what the hell was going on. She continued this way in the upcoming days, and refused to engage with me socially, and did not sleep in the same bed as me. Nothing was making any sense, and later, I had discovered that she had a lover back in India, to whom she wanted to sponsor him to Canada. She had used me for immigration, and left me soon afterwards. If things weren't bad enough, she began to accuse me of assaulting her, and thing just turned worse and worse. It is so painful to talk about, such that it is not even worth mentioning.

All this time, this so-called wife, only used me for marriage convenience to come to Canada. It is one of the worst deceitful experiences a person could ever experience. It would have been better if she had told me the truth at the airport. I would have just bought her a gun, so that she could have just shot me in the heart. I put trust in her and gave her my life. This woman turned out to be worse than the Indian girls here in Canada. Who would have thought that someone would have gone so far to come here to Canada? I never knew a person and/or their families were capable of doing such an inhuman act.

I live my life, only because God gave me enough strength and courage to continue on with my life daily. I don't feel like eating sometimes, but for my family's happiness, I eat regularly, and sometimes I feel as if God himself is feeding me, as I just do not have the energy within me. I can't even keep my head up. It is not always easy. There are days where I just sit and think like a crazy man, about everything that has happened, and start to wonder. On a daily basis, I listen to my marriage song, and listen to it continuously. Regardless of all the things that this woman has done to me, I still can not forget her. All I know is that a person, who has done this, should not stay here in Canada. I have tried my best to inquire Immigration Canada of my situation, however instead of getting support, they kept notifying that I am responsible for the 3-year undertaking, regardless of the marital breakdown in the relationship. I have notified numerously that it was not a marital breakdown, but they continue to play the game. It is really frustrating that my own government does not support me.

I feel betrayed by my country, which has left me hanging. How sad is it when your own government says that there is nothing that they can do. I feel that I was destined to have certain people in my life that cared and supported me. My few close friends were there for me. My co-workers in my area were there for me. When my wife was coming to Canada, many of my co-workers knew that my wife was coming. When I was absent during the week that she had arrived, I was receiving e-mails from co-workers and they knew something was wrong. The following week, I had to tell the co-workers in my area, in shame, about what had happened. They understood the seriousness of the matter, and kept everything confidential, as I had requested. Many of my co-workers, outside of my area, were always trying to get information, and I do know that a few people, outside of my area, knew about what happened, and may have spread further rumors. For the most part, my co-workers were all understanding and provided support that most people wouldn't. I did have some people to whom I had known, who knew all that I had gone through, still contacted me regularly to help them with their own issues. Even as a handicapped man with a broken heart, God is so great for giving me the strength to help them as much as possible, and do all the other things in life.

I am not like most victims. I have faith in God, and I know, deep in my heart, that wherever there is truth, there is God. Everything in life happens for a reason. I accept the fate that has been written for me, and what goes around, comes around. There is no reason for me to question whether justice will be served. Justice will always be served - whether it will be in this life time or another.

Toronto Sun article - Sneaking into Canada

I couldn't help it, but to post a related article, which was published in the "Toronto Sun" on November 1'st, 2006, by JESSICA NADEAU AND GABRIEL ZIMMERMANN. I don't know what's more worse,(1) marrying a Canadian to come to Canada for immigration, OR (2) a Canadian going back abroad, only to marry their own family member to bring them to Canada for immigration. (2) is just sick, and makes you want to puke. From (2), we can see that it was way to immoral than (1), but in this case, no parties get hurt. In case (1), the Canadian spouse gets duped and may suffer emotionally, mentally and financially - long-term. In both of these cases, the Canadian government are lied to in these fraudulent cases and very little, if nothing, is done. These frauds are ruining the meaning of mariage...Just my thoughts. Here is the article from the Toronto Sun:

http://torontosun.com/News/Canada/2006/11/01/pf-2197057.html

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November 1, 2006
Sneaking into Canada
Bogus marriage to your sister, brother or even your mother is a common tactic to fool officialsBy JESSICA NADEAU AND GABRIEL ZIMMERMANN, SUN MEDIA

Montreal immigration lawyer Patric-Claude Caron says he has talked to immigrants who have married sisters and mothers to get family members into Canada. (Raynald Leblanc, Sun Media)
MONTREAL -- Some immigrants are marrying their own sisters -- or even their mothers -- to get them into Canada, Sun Media has learned.

While the majority of these immigrants hail from Africa, some are coming from Europe.
Awatif Lakhdar, a Montreal lawyer specializing in immigration, says he is aware of two cases in which bogus couples managed to thwart the law before appearing in his office.

"The first had married his sister, the second, his mother," he said. "They had managed to slip through the cracks in the system, but eventually they found themselves before the courts."
People are ready to go to this extreme because it is much quicker to get a spouse into Canada than a sibling or parent. In addition to presenting forged documents to immigration officials, many also produce phony wedding photos depicting the happy couple kissing.

According Immigration Canada, between 70% and 80% of those claiming marital status are accepted on production of documentation only.

Lawyer Patric-Claude Caron, said he knows of at least three foiled schemes involving wedded brothers and sisters in recent years.

"They asked me to help them. It didn't take long to figure out they were brothers and sisters," he said.

The practice is not unheard of in several ethnic communities of Montreal, including Somalis, Congolese and Guineans, and from other countries where it is relatively easy to falsify documents.

One case cited was of a man of Guinean origin arriving in Montreal in 2001. He married his sister in 2004 after wedding another woman in a nearby country. His sister arrived in Montreal early this year and he has since left the country to be with his real wife.

Another man from Guinea, however, was tripped up in his attempt to bring his sister to Canada. Sources say Immigration officials raised questions and ordered DNA tests when he attempted to bring in more than the two children registered in his file.

It's very difficult to know exactly how widespread the practice is.

Our reporters met at least 30 recent immigrants who claim to know at least one person who gained entry to Canada this way. All requested anonymity, fearing personal retribution.
One former Congolese official expressed fear that public knowledge of the scam would be harmful to his people.

"You're giving away all our secrets to Immigration, you're giving them weapons against us," he said.

An Immigration Canada official told Sun Media the federal department is aware of the practice of using fraudulent marriages between brothers and sisters to gain entry to the country, but has no special plans to address the issue.

"We have no particular position on this subject," Stephane Malepart said, adding a reliable system is already in place to verify the authenticity of family relationships.

THE SECRET

Immigrants are sometimes advised to go to great lengths to persuade Canadian officials their marriage is legit. The steps recommended by one Montreal immigration consultant include:

- Invent and memorize the story of how you met and the history of your relationship up until marriage.

- Create evidence of an exchange of letter mail or e-mails between the couple. This exchange of love letters must have begun at least one year prior to the official date of the marriage.

- Get a bogus certificate, identity card and passport.

- Organize a false wedding ceremony and take plenty of pictures. Pictures of the happy wedded couple kissing on the mouth are particularly helpful.

My very first blog message

I am new to this blog stuff. But, I want to begin to use this blog site to create awareness and post informatio with regards to a problem which is becoming more and more common - Marriage Fraud from overseas. Many Canadians go abroad to marry, only to find out that their spouse used them for immigration reasons. Thousands or peoples' lives have been ruined this way, but many of these victims are afraid to come out. Most of them are embarassed, and are told by family and friends to move on.

As a Canadian of east Indian origin, I feel very ashamed by our Government's effortless non-action. Canadian and Immigration Canada, Canadian Border Services, and Foreign Affairs, Public Health & Safety are well aware of this, but they have hid everything under the carpet as if there is nothing happening. They seem to support the criminal immigrants than the loyal citizens.

This marriage fraud phenomena is happening from all over the world. I hope that I will be able to make some kind of difference through this blog.