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e-1576 (Sudan)
E-petition
Initiated by Samir Osman from Kitchener, Ontario
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
- Canada does not provide visa and immigration services in Sudan, and Sudanese applicants are obliged to travel to Egypt, Ethiopia, or the UAE to have biometric fingerprints taken;
- The fingerprinting process itself takes less than 30 minutes, while the cost to the applicant includes taking days off from work, the cost of airline tickets, hotel accommodations, living expenses, as well as the costs of applying for entry visas to Egypt, Ethiopia, or the UAE, and, for some elderly applicants, the cost of a person to accompany them; and
- This is prejudicial to Canadians of Sudanese origin who wish to have their family members join them or visit them in Canada.
We, the undersigned, Canadian citizens of Sudanese origin and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to provide visa and immigration services, including biometric fingerprinting, in Khartoum, Sudan, for Sudanese applicants.
- Open for signature
- March 12, 2018, at 3:53 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- July 10, 2018, at 3:53 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Marwan Tabbara
(Kitchener South—Hespeler)
September 18, 2018 (Petition No. 421-02585) - Government response tabled
- October 18, 2018
