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e-2207 (Immigration)
E-petition
Initiated by Johanne Boivin Drapeau from Terrebonne, Quebec
Original language of petition: French
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
- The Havana office of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has been closed since May 8, 2019;
- People who are required to provide their biometrics (fingerprints and photo) must go to a visa application centre (VAC) outside Cuba;
- People who are invited to an interview must now go to a Canadian embassy outside Cuba;
- Sponsored Cuban citizens must also have their dependent children undergo medical examinations (which means that the children must obtain a travel authorization, passport, etc.) to accompany the parent in the third country EVEN if the parent is not immigrating to Canada;
- Invited parents/grandparents, who often speak only Spanish, must leave the island and go to a third country alone to provide biometrics (such as Trinidad and Tobago, which does not require Cuban citizens to have a visa but does impose entry conditions); and
- Minors aged 14 and older invited by either their mother or father (Canadian citizens or permanent residents) must also provide biometrics in a third country.
We, the undersigned, Canadian citizens and permanent residents with family and friends in Cuba, call upon the House of Commons to ensure a plan is in place to help our Cuban family members, friends and clients who are sponsored or invited to Canada carry out their medical examinations, biometrics and interviews in Cuba.
- Open for signature
- June 18, 2019, at 12:37 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- July 18, 2019, at 12:37 p.m. (EDT)
