What would you do in THIS situation?!?!? Craziness!!!

[Aboriginal82]

What would you do in THIS situation?!?!? Craziness!!!
« on: March 27, 2016, 12:05:56 am »
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My wife is a nurse from the Philippines (not registered in Canada) and I'm an aboriginal Canadian citizen. I met my wife March of 2015 and I married her November of 2015.

My wife has been in Canada since December 2012. She applied for her Permanent Residency when I first met her in March of 2015, and she was denied August 2015. The reasons for being denied were that she worked to many hours and they said she was applying to soon, as she was not due to expire until December of 2016.

Let's rewind a bit here... When she first came over she was lead to believe by her Muslim employer that she was coming to be a live in caregiver, but when she arrived she was put to work in a day home working very long hours caring for 10+ children per day (including her employers children), by herself. She was forced to come clean the day home on the weekends after her employers children messed it up again as well... She really had no life or any privacy and there was other types of abuse that went on as well. The employer had 2 homes and my wife lived in her employers personal home right next door to the day home.

I told my wife to complain to immigration but she fears confrontation, instead she quit her job, and since then has been living with me, and has had other temporary employers. Also, my wife mentioned that she had to pay her own way to Canada but the employer was actually supposed to pay her way here.. Annnnnd after she quit her job her employer kept all her clothes and belongings.. My wife was to scared to ever go back after certain things were said to her.

I want to sponsor my wife but I have a lengthly criminal record. I do have proof that I've changed my ways and I'm now an addictions specialist and have received media attention for the type of work that I do, but I don't want to cause her to have any red flags.

Would making a complaint to immigration about being mistreated and lied to, help her in any way at all?

Can/Should she sue her previous employer?

Can I sponsor her while having a criminal record?

What should we do?

I know nothing about immigration but my wife is very sweet and very hard working. She deserves to be able to stay here in Canada... Plus, I don't want to move to the Philippines! Tongue

 

[canuck_in_uk]

I told my wife to complain to immigration but she fears confrontation, instead she quit her job, and since then has been living with me, and has had other temporary employers.

Would making a complaint to immigration about being mistreated and lied to, help her in any way at all?

Can/Should she sue her previous employer?

Can I sponsor her while having a criminal record?

What should we do?

Did she go through the proper LMIA/work permit route to work for these other temporary employers? If not, what she should really be worried about is the fact that she has worked illegally in Canada, which can lead to her removal from the country and a ban.

Unless she has concrete proof, CIC can't take any action against the former employer. I'm not sure what you mean by "help her"; filling a complaint would not have any effect on her status in Canada or anything like that.

Again, without concrete proof, nothing can be done to the former employer.

Depends on the criminal record. Have you been charged with any sexual crimes, violent crimes or assault against a family member?

What you should do depends on whether your criminal record includes any of the charges precluding you from sponsoring.

What is your relationship timeline?

 

[Aquakitty]

Based on your other post, it sounds like she's here legally and had an open work permit? How did she obtain the work permit?

If that's true, you have less to worry about at the moment.

Now as for the sponsoring, like Canuck said it depends on your criminal history.

 

[scylla]

Depends on the criminal record. Have you been charged with any sexual crimes, violent crimes or assault against a family member?

What you should do depends on whether your criminal record includes any of the charges precluding you from sponsoring.

This is the key question. Why you have a criminal record will determine if you are allowed to sponsor her or not.