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Fadi Ghaoui and his family did not expect to still be in Lebanon on August 4, when the Port of Beirut explosions happened less than three kilometres away from where they were squatting at his parents’ house. Ghaoui is among thousands of other approved permanent residents who are unable to travel to Canada even though they are exempt from travel restrictions. He was issued a Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) on January 7, 2020. This document is issued to people who have passed every step of the Canadian immigration process and who just have to make their landing in Canada. However, the COPR has an expiry date, and in Ghaoui’s case he had six months to make all the preparations to come to Canada. He quit his job as a cybersecurity analyst and the family sold all their furniture. Just three months in, the pandemic grounded flights all over the world including flights out of Lebanon. His flight for May 22 was cancelled and his COPR expired two weeks later, meaning he could

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