Who can immigrate to Canada for humanitarian and compassionate reasons
To receive permanent residence on a humanitarian program, you need to prove the difficulties you will face if you return to your home country.
Canada's Humanitarian Immigration Program can only be used in exceptional cases: when you have been in Canada for some time, lived and/or worked there, and will face difficulties if you have to return to your home country.
It is recommended that you apply for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds only once, but your application must be perfect. If the first application is rejected, the second one must be completely different. The same arguments, reasons, and documents will lead to another rejection.
It is advisable to have a qualified immigration lawyer handling the application for the humanitarian program. It is very important to interpret the situation in favor of the applicant, know what materials to rely on, and provide the most convincing sources of information. After all, the immigration officer can "catch on" to the slightest error or inconsistency of facts and reject the application.
The main criterion of a positive decision on the humanitarian program is whether there are serious obstacles to applying for immigration outside of Canada. The basis for a successful application can be anything that makes others feel compassionate and willing to help. Let's look at some of the grounds.
Difficulties in home country
In many cases, the application for humanitarian and compassionate reasons is based on the hardship the applicant would face if they had to leave Canada, for example:
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