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    Zehntausende internationale Studierende, die jahrelang nach einem Weg zur dauerhaften Aufenthaltserlaubnis gesucht haben, haben keine Optionen mehr


    Zehntausende internationale Studierende, die jahrelang nach einem Weg zur dauerhaften Aufenthaltserlaubnis gesucht haben, haben keine Optionen mehr

    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-tens-of-thousands-of-international-students-who-spent-years-finding-a/

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    2. The_Pickled_Mick on

      Good. They tried to loophole our system. I have no pity for them at all. Time to go home.

    3. BumbleStinger on

      If the trade-off is improved Quality of Life for Canadians at the cost of Foreign Students being screwed over it’s an acceptable trade-off. Their agreement upon coming over was always “temporary” with a “possibility” of permanent stay, never was there a solid agreement they’d stay.

    4. tricky4444 on

      They received their “education” so now they can go back home and use it. I don’t see the problem here…

    5. FGLev on

      They had to declare right on their application their intention to leave Canada at the end of their studies as a condition for obtaining their student visa. It’s not a surprise. Some shady immigration lawyer led them to believe otherwise.

    7. LengthClean on

      I studied in France. I left, and went back home. Unless a company decides to sponsor you in your field of study, you have no reason being here nor have a right to a pathway to permanent residency.

    8. MrGravityMan on

      Good, GTFO, clear some space for Canadians who needs affordable homes.

    9. ButtExplosion on

      Why are they looking for permanent residence? They are students and should be happy to leave and benefit their home countries with their hard-earned education surely?

    10. fIreballchamp on

      Since they can’t seem to find a path, best turn around and go back. And don’t let the door hit you in the butt on the way out!

    11. professcorporate on

      They knew that was a potential outcome.

      Study permit –> work permit is, if you pass your course and studied at a legitimate institution, guaranteed. But then to turn work permit –> permanent residency, you need to go through one of the pathways. If you’re not eligible, you can’t proceed. If in three years of working and with a Canadian degree, they were unable to pass the threshold for Canadian Experience Class, that means that they didn’t have good English/French skills, had aged out of contention due to not coming here until their 30s or later, or they hadn’t gotten good jobs which means they had failed to economically establish themselves.

      In all cases, this was clearly published online before they arrived, and if they chose to study here, they knew the full range of outcomes. Studying abroad is not immigration, and pretending that because they came temporarily they thought they should be allowed to do whatever they want permanently means they shouldn’t have been considered smart enough to be accepted onto any course above middle school level.

    13. Difficult-Yam-1347 on

      “Policy experts estimate that between 70,000 and 130,000 international students holding postgraduation work permits (PGWP) will see their visas expiring in 2024 and 2025. Most, they predict, will not receive visa extensions or an invitation to apply for permanent residency.”

      And?

      A temporary visa, like PGWP is exactly that—temporary. “Temporary” means there is no promise of permanent residency. The very large influx of international students has overwhelmed the system, and Canada cant grant perm status to everyone. it’s unreasonable to expect that all international students will transition to permanent residency. This isn’t a sad story—it’s the system starting to work as intended.

    14. Aggressive-Yellow-70 on

      When did the two become convoluted? International students and TFWs are not meant to be pathways to PR. So thanks for memories, please return to your country with a prestigious degree or work experience.

    16. Dry-Membership8141 on

      >But Dr. Venkatesh, the law professor at the University of Windsor, believes that none of those changes will fix the current situation of existing PGWP holders with expiring permits, and no shot at permanent residency.

      >“We wanted these people in when we were struggling with a labour shortage. Now we are reneging on our promise of a pathway to PR and chasing them out. The right thing to do is to grant them PR status,” she said.

      Absolutely not. It was never presented as a guarantee, and on the contrary they had to depose that they intended to leave when their permit ended. There was a *chance* for PR, but that’s all it was.

    18. Jeretzel on

      I bet many will file refugee claims when asked to leave, spending years going through the determination system.

    20. roflcopter44444 on

      >Both Sarabjit and Mehakdeep are part of a growing number of workers and students on expiring work permits campaigning for Ottawa to grant them an extension to their visas and a “fair pathway” to permanent residency – specifically, a guarantee that draws from all streams of the Express Entry system will be conducted regularly. They have set up a protest site in Brampton and intend on staying at there until the government acknowledges their situation.

      >“For years, the government framed education not as an end in itself, but as a means to live in the country permanently. Their own slogan was “Study. Explore. Work. Stay,” noted Parmbir Gill, a Toronto-based labour lawyer and member of the Naujawan Support Network. The organization has been helping former international students navigate changes in the immigration system.

      >“Nobody from India or elsewhere would ever have come to Canada just to pay exorbitant tuition fees to a third-rate private career college in a Brampton strip mall, and then leave. They’ve come here to stay, on the terms set by the government,” he said.

      I guess people saw Manitoba bend to protester wishes and are trying this again. And as usuall out of the 130k post graduate permits that are supposed to expire at the end of the year, no one really knows where these people are.

    24. Didyoulikemycomment on

      Good…maybe our housing crisis will have a second to breath.

      My favorite thing about this is that they are protesting, like protesting what? You literally had to check the box saying you would go home after your tempory student visa was over and you finished your studies. Are you mad you could scam our system or something?

    25. craignumPI on

      “Years trying to play the system”. Skilled labour is not what they think it is.

    27. FingersMcD on

      The masters are whipping their slaves in the media to write these articles to make Canadians feel bad. They need these people so they can take advantage of them and to continue to screw over Canadians. It looks like Canadians are finally waking up! Better late than never.

    28. chronocapybara on

      Where was that survey that showed that 90% of international students wanted to or planned to stay in Canada after their studies were over? They all view it as an opportunity to work and as a path to permanent residency, it’s not a secret.

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