Illegal US immigrant apply for Canada immigration

[Fuhao]

Hi,
I have a difficult case and would like to seek help from the forum.
My niece visited US as a visitor when she was a minor from China in 2008. And during her visit, I'm US citizen and I adopted her in my state. However while I tried to apply green-card for her after the adoption, the application is declined 1 year after her arrival due to "Hague Convention". Even though we tried multiple times with lawyers, still in vain.
Right now, we gave up the immigration to US. And she'd like to immigrate into Canada. During many years of applying, she has earned CS degree of a top US university and is in CS master program. She doesn't have much years of working experience, although she has been in internship for a couple summers.
What are options, and best one for her to immigrate into Canada? Or what can she do to improve the chances?
Any recommendation of lawyers who had successfully handle similar cases?
Thank you very much!
Fu

 

[scylla]

I don't see any immediate possibilities for her to immigrate to Canada. All of Canada's immigration programs require at least one year of full time paid work experience (typically in a skilled profession) to qualify. And that's just a basic requirement - it doesn't mean that she will qualify and be selected.

If she is serious about immigrating, I would focus on completing her Masters and getting several years of full time paid work experience in a skilled profession. She will need to be able to prove she has this work experience through pay stubs, tax returns, and official letters from her employers. Not sure how easy this will be given her status in the US.

Some individuals immigrate through first coming to Canada on a study permit. However this option isn't feasible for her. Unfortunately there's zero chance a study permit is going to be approved given her illegal status in the US and immigration history. Similarly, some immigrate through coming to Canada first as a temporary worker - but again, not an option for her since her illegal status will prevent any sort of temporary visa from being approved.

I'll be honest - it's going to be very difficult to immigrate here given her immigration history and hard to say if it will ultimately be feasible. I would highly recommend she have a 'plan B'. Good luck.

 

[Fuhao]

Thanks a lot Scylla. It's so sad. She is stuck in such situations due to the errors of the processes.
Again, thank you!