Posted: Dec 20, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 20, 2020
Harleen Kaur, husband Sandeep Kumar and daughters Avni and Aavya.(Submitted by Harleen Kaur)
Those who were on the verge of immigrating to Canada before the pandemic struck say the government s sluggish effort to renew their immigration documents is causing them profound financial and emotional stress.
Thousands of approved applicants have been trapped in limbo because border closures delayed their departures, resulting in expired authorizations. Many had already sold their homes, liquidated their assets and pulled their children from school and are now stuck in their home countries.
One of them was Harleen Kaur, who was set to lay down new roots with her husband and their two daughters.