Father committed a fraud over a decade ago, Is there any hope?

[Hashir316]

Hey everyone, I have a long story not sure if this is the right place but forgive me if it is not. So as the title says my father committed a fraud by misrepresenting his wife and my older sister. I was not born at that time. My dad did not disclose my mother as his wife and displayed another woman who he convinced to paper marriage. That woman eventually told the truth to the government and my mother's visa was now very difficult as the lawyers suggested. My father was however allowed to live in Canada but the government kept refusing my mother's visa. The last time my dad tried to apply for my mom's visa was in 2008 on Humanitarian bases. They refused because they said that we applied too early.

Fast forward 7 years, My family basically gives up trying to apply my mom's visa and was waiting for some other strategy. The strategy was to have me in Canada and apply my mom's visa through me as i am a dependent child who needs his mother. I'm 15 years old and i come to this beautiful country in December in 2015. Leaving my mother and my older sister back in Pakistan and coming here with this hope that maybe my family would come here in a year or so. My dad lived his life pretty much alone, and here i'm going through this same conditions he probably would've gone through. Living without my family has been like a torture, my dad has to work to feed the family. So, i'm alone most of the time here. Our lawyers look like they don't care, it's been a year and we haven't even started the process to bring my family here. I wish that our lawyers were as passionate about bringing my family here as i am. I am broken mentally, and i ask myself that is there any hope of my family being granted permission to come here in Canada? Or was my father's crime too big that it shall go on forever?

Sorry about this big rant, Thank You for reading this. I wanted to get this off of my chest as i haven't spoken about my own thoughts and feelings with anyone.

 

[scylla]

Unfortunately there's really no way you can bring your mother to Canada at this time. Your father will never be able to sponsor her. And there's no such visa you can apply for (you're too young). Waiting longer isn't going to fix what your father did. He can never sponsor your mother or your sister since he failed to declare them. This is permanent.

Once you are an adult and have made enough income for three years in a row to sponsor a parent for permanent residency - then you'll be able to sponsor her. But realistically it's going to be at least 6-7 years before you'll qualify. Once you do qualify, you'll be able to sponsor your mother - but not your sister. She's too old and will have to qualify to immigrate on her own if she wants to move here.

Sorry the news isn't better. It's possible your lawyers aren't passionate because they know there's nothing that can be done.

 

[BethanyM]

Hey everyone, I have a long story not sure if this is the right place but forgive me if it is not. So as the title says my father committed a fraud by misrepresenting his wife and my older sister. I was not born at that time. My dad did not disclose my mother as his wife and displayed another woman who he convinced to paper marriage. That woman eventually told the truth to the government and my mother's visa was now very difficult as the lawyers suggested. My father was however allowed to live in Canada but the government kept refusing my mother's visa. The last time my dad tried to apply for my mom's visa was in 2008 on Humanitarian bases. They refused because they said that we applied too early.

Fast forward 7 years, My family basically gives up trying to apply my mom's visa and was waiting for some other strategy. The strategy was to have me in Canada and apply my mom's visa through me as i am a dependent child who needs his mother. I'm 15 years old and i come to this beautiful country in December in 2015. Leaving my mother and my older sister back in Pakistan and coming here with this hope that maybe my family would come here in a year or so. My dad lived his life pretty much alone, and here i'm going through this same conditions he probably would've gone through. Living without my family has been like a torture, my dad has to work to feed the family. So, i'm alone most of the time here. Our lawyers look like they don't care, it's been a year and we haven't even started the process to bring my family here. I wish that our lawyers were as passionate about bringing my family here as i am. I am broken mentally, and i ask myself that is there any hope of my family being granted permission to come here in Canada? Or was my father's crime too big that it shall go on forever?

Sorry about this big rant, Thank You for reading this. I wanted to get this off of my chest as i haven't spoken about my own thoughts and feelings with anyone.

I'm sorry for your situation. Your family keeps making life difficult by not abiding by the rules. You cannot sponsor your mother. Canada Immigration will not agree that your mother must be permitted to enter into Canada to care for you. She could care for you in your home country. Your father brought you to Canada with a promise and obligation that he would look after you. You both knew your mother was not in Canada and likely will never live in Canada.
When your father entered into a fake marriage 10 years ago, he doomed the remainder of your family from immigrating to Canada.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

The strategy was to have me in Canada and apply my mom's visa through me as i am a dependent child who needs his mother. Leaving my mother and my older sister back in Pakistan and coming here with this hope that maybe my family would come here in a year or so.

I am broken mentally, and i ask myself that is there any hope of my family being granted permission to come here in Canada? Or was my father's crime too big that it shall go on forever?

Whoever came up with that strategy has no idea how the immigration system works. Having a dependent child in Canada does not in any way give a person the right to come to Canada. That was never going to work.

There is nothing that can be done at this point to bring your mother and sister to Canada. What your father did resulted in your mother and sister being FOREVER excluded from the Family Class.

As scylla said, if you can meet the income requirements, you can sponsor your mother when you are an adult. Given that it will require you to earn at least $40 000 per year for 3 years, I expect that it will be longer than 6-7 years before you qualify to sponsor.

 

[Hashir316]

The strategy was recommended by our lawyers as they showed us that they helped other families with similar case to ours and were able to bring the families together. I would like to Thank everyone here who replied, it was not i was hoping for but it's better to face the truth than live in a lie.

 

[Aquakitty]

The strategy was recommended by our lawyers as they showed us that they helped other families with similar case to ours and were able to bring the families together. I would like to Thank everyone here who replied, it was not i was hoping for but it's better to face the truth than live in a lie.

You sound like a bright kid, so I think you are going to be ok. I'm sorry your parents put you in this situation, but at least your mom is safe and well and all of you have the choice to return home and be together. I guess you have to determine if starting life here is worth it for you.

 

[deerestlovelybear]

As harsh as reality can be, there are people who are removed from Canada after the government found out they misrepresented when applying for immigration. Your father may be subjected to removal unfortunately

 

[canuck_in_uk]

As harsh as reality can be, there are people who are removed from Canada after the government found out they misrepresented when applying for immigration. Your father may be subjected to removal unfortunately

If IRCC was going to take action against the father, they would have done it a decade ago when the misrepresentation was discovered.