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Deportation notices to 700 students: Licence of Jalandhar-based consultant cancelled
The licence of the immigration consultant, who has been accused of allegedly providing fake documents to nearly 700 students facing deportation notices in Canada, was cancelled on Tuesday.
The licence of the immigration consultant, who has been accused of allegedly providing fake documents to nearly 700 students facing deportation notices in Canada, was cancelled on Tuesday.
Informing this, deputy commissioner Jaspreet Singh said that action against Education and Migration Services has been taken under Sections 4 and 6 of the Punjab Travel Professional’s Regulation Act 2014, which invokes cancellation of the licence if a firm is found involved in any criminal activity.
An FIR has already been lodged against the firm’s owner Brijesh Mishra and his partner.
“Anyone not having a clean police record can never be permitted to do this business as it sends a wrong message to the public. Thereby, the licence issued to the above-mentioned consultancy is cancelled with immediate effect,” the DC said.
The Canadian Border Security Agency (CBSA) issued deportation notices to at least 700 Indian students for allegedly providing fake offer letters.
As per available information, the matter came to light when the students, most of them had moved to Canada in 2018, applied for their permanent residency.
After finding a few cases of misrepresentation, the CBSA cross-checked all the cases filed by this particular consultant and identified 700 students against whom deportation notices have been issued.
Meanwhile, the deputy commissioner issued directions to conduct thorough checking of immigration firms in the district.
“Special teams have been formed under the monitoring of SDMs to regularly check the activities of immigration consultants,” he said.
