BATHINDA: Immigration consultant Brijesh Mishra, who had an office in Jalandhar, has been arrested by Canadian authorities on charges of offering immigration advice without a licence and withholding information from authorities.
Accused of issuing fraudulent letter of acceptance from various colleges in Canada to many students in India, Brijesh was charged by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). A number of international students, mainly from Punjab, had named Brijesh and other immigration agents for duping them by providing fraudulent offer letters for admission in various colleges in Canada.
Students who got admissions on such fraudulent letters are facing fears of deportation from Canada. The Canadian govt have paused the deportation after students protested for 18 days.
Lovepreet Singh was the first to be ordered to be deported on June 13 but even that has been put on hold for now.
Harjit Kaur Sidhu, another student from Canada, said that Brijesh duped her and many others by providing fraudulent offer letters. “He is at the centre of scandal over fake admission letters and should be punished with strictest possible punishment for playing with the careers of students,” she said.
Only licensed lawyers and consultants registered with the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants can legally offer immigration advice and services at a fee. Neither the Law Society of Ontario nor the consultants’ college show any records on their websites indicating Mishra was a member.
While holding day-night protests outside the office of CBSA at Mississauga, students alleged that they were unaware of the fraud committed and found out about it only when they applied for post graduate studies or work permits.
After NDP leader Jagmeet Singh raised the issue in Canadian Parliament, PM Justin Trudeau assured that a task force will examine each case and decide whether individual students were complicit in defrauding the system.
Accused of issuing fraudulent letter of acceptance from various colleges in Canada to many students in India, Brijesh was charged by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). A number of international students, mainly from Punjab, had named Brijesh and other immigration agents for duping them by providing fraudulent offer letters for admission in various colleges in Canada.
Students who got admissions on such fraudulent letters are facing fears of deportation from Canada. The Canadian govt have paused the deportation after students protested for 18 days.
Lovepreet Singh was the first to be ordered to be deported on June 13 but even that has been put on hold for now.
Harjit Kaur Sidhu, another student from Canada, said that Brijesh duped her and many others by providing fraudulent offer letters. “He is at the centre of scandal over fake admission letters and should be punished with strictest possible punishment for playing with the careers of students,” she said.
Only licensed lawyers and consultants registered with the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants can legally offer immigration advice and services at a fee. Neither the Law Society of Ontario nor the consultants’ college show any records on their websites indicating Mishra was a member.
While holding day-night protests outside the office of CBSA at Mississauga, students alleged that they were unaware of the fraud committed and found out about it only when they applied for post graduate studies or work permits.
After NDP leader Jagmeet Singh raised the issue in Canadian Parliament, PM Justin Trudeau assured that a task force will examine each case and decide whether individual students were complicit in defrauding the system.
