Everybody wants to Relocate to Canada...Have you noticed or not`
The report , according to a chart on CNN on Friday, revealed that no fewer than 6 , 005 Nigerians applied for asylum in Canada last year , which was about four times the 1 , 495 Nigerians who sought asylum in the North American country in 2016 .
According to the report, Haiti topped the chart with 7 , 785 applicants in 2017 and a distant 620 in 2016 , while United States came third with 2 , 550 applicants in 2017 and 395 in 2016 .
Meanwhile , outside the legal applicants , there are indications that many more Nigerians have explored the illegal route of crossing into Canada at its southern border with the United States .
BBC had reported in May that Canadian immigration officials were working with their US counterparts to stem the rising immigrants .
The report indicated that in 2017 alone, more than 20 , 500 migrants crossed illegally into Canada at the US border to seek asylum , which represented about 40 per cent of total claims .
“ In the first three months of this year , over half the 5 , 052 asylum claims by those who crossed the border were Nigerian nationals and most had valid US visas , ” it said .
Meanwhile , Canadian officials told CNN that while Canada remains an open , welcoming country , crossing into it is not “ a ticket for permanent residence. ”
“ Coming to Canada , asking for asylum in Canada is not a guarantee for permanent residence in Canada , ” Louis Dumas , a spokesperson for the immigration ministry , said in 2017 .
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said further that minors sometimes accompany adults to the country .
There were fears that Nigerians seeking asylum in Canada may now face a hard time following a ruling by Canada ’ s Immigration and Refugee Board in May rejecting the asylum claim of a Nigerian woman who fled her home to allegedly escape the practice of female genital mutilation .
The tribunal said she could have sought refuge in the large Nigerian cities of Ibadan or Port Harcourt , away from her rural family home .
A group of Canadian refugee lawyers had described the ruling by a tribunal as unfair to Nigerian asylum seekers .
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They should b 1st. They will soon start deporting them one after d other cos they're already constituting nuisance there.
ReplyDeleteAAH -Abroad Husband Hunters.
DeleteTrust Nigerians na....
DeleteTHEY SHIT EVERYWHERE THEY GO
Those USA citizen 're still Naija peeps if you check am well.
DeleteGreener pastures seekers, its well oh i cant blame them
ReplyDeleteMbok we don't carry last. That report is not true. We are supposed to be number one. They should go back and amend it
ReplyDeleteHello beautiful people of sdk.
ReplyDeleteMen don't discuss women again. The regular discussion these days in how to leave this country. Imagine rolling out thousands of graduates every year with less than 20% of them getting a job.
ReplyDeleteDo I blame them, no. The country is unbearable
ReplyDeleteThe country is hard, I wish hubby agreed, I for don cut out soon.
ReplyDeleteWe should be 1st sef
ReplyDeleteWe gather dey.... Canada yaa
It is well
ReplyDeleteHow can you blame them when Buhari and Co have frustrated the lives of Nigerians!
ReplyDeleteCrossing from US into Canada with Valid US visas means they're seeking for a safer and better living. Many can't stand the Trump Administration.
ReplyDeleteThe craze in Lagos no be here especially to go obtain good education for the kids which they can't afford here.
Not interested because we've factored our lives in quality schools with good scholarship schemes except for 2 kids.
Then at work, we've signed serious Bonds. We goeth nowhere.
Good luck to families leaving.
Me prefer to be travelling the world and coming back home. I feel it’s people that don’t really have anything going for them are the ones frantic to leave. I really don’t blame them.
ReplyDeleteI know of a lady that keeps travelling to the US with the hope that one day she will find a greencard holder or citizen to marry her to be able to relocate.
My problem is that genuine visitors to these places will end up been bounced cos we always cast wherever we go.
So many now r squatting in basements. Very pathetic life!
DeleteEvery weekend u will still see them do heavy makeup, dress up nicely & cause commotion. But those their target "American citizen or green card" men for marriage r mostly 98% r efulefu, mentally sick, fraudsters, dangerous liars & serial cheats / conning several upandan.
It's a scene there in America & struggle/ hustle is for real for our naija men & women to find good spouse!!!
A “Valid US visa” does not mean a green card or Blue Passport or even H1 work visa. They mostly had B1/B2 Tourist visas and probably realized they couldn’t stay and become illegal with the No 45 administration. They aired documentaries about them. None was a US citizen or green card holder. Citizenship confers certain mutual benefits up to a certain period for both countries. I know of people who live in places like Niagara NY and cross to Niagara Canada several times every week or in Windsor Canada and work in Detroit which is less than 25 mins apart.
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