hello everyone,
i am very disturbed because of a situation my fiance is going through. 7 years ago my fiance and his whole family (his siblings and parents) moved to USA. he was 21 at the time and the rest of the kids were younger than him. they fled their country because of religious reasons, as they were being tortured and threatenend, fearing day and night for their safety. when they applied for asylum here in the USA, by the Grace of Almighty they were all granted the asylum. since then they became green card holders too.
since he was above age 21, his case had to be filed separately. his judge unfortunately was not sympathetic, even though the case was the same as the rest of his family. the thing is that he was sent a deportation notice but he never received this. he only found that out once he seeked a lawyers advice on how to go about getting married. now he realized that he has a fugitive status because of his overstay.
my questions is that does he have ANY hope at all? if he marries a US citizen like myself will his chance increase? if nothing happens and he has to move to his country, can he apply for a canadian visa based on the religious persecution that he exprienced and will experience in his own country once he returns? will canada allow him to apply and enter the country and become an asylee?
please please help me and give me some information because it is very bad situation and me and my fiance, along with his entire family is becoming totally depressed and hopeless.
please give us some guidance.
thanks in advance.
i am very disturbed because of a situation my fiance is going through. 7 years ago my fiance and his whole family (his siblings and parents) moved to USA. he was 21 at the time and the rest of the kids were younger than him. they fled their country because of religious reasons, as they were being tortured and threatenend, fearing day and night for their safety. when they applied for asylum here in the USA, by the Grace of Almighty they were all granted the asylum. since then they became green card holders too.
since he was above age 21, his case had to be filed separately. his judge unfortunately was not sympathetic, even though the case was the same as the rest of his family. the thing is that he was sent a deportation notice but he never received this. he only found that out once he seeked a lawyers advice on how to go about getting married. now he realized that he has a fugitive status because of his overstay.
my questions is that does he have ANY hope at all? if he marries a US citizen like myself will his chance increase? if nothing happens and he has to move to his country, can he apply for a canadian visa based on the religious persecution that he exprienced and will experience in his own country once he returns? will canada allow him to apply and enter the country and become an asylee?
please please help me and give me some information because it is very bad situation and me and my fiance, along with his entire family is becoming totally depressed and hopeless.
please give us some guidance.
thanks in advance.