91原创-Aldergrove MP Mark Warawa said he will 鈥渃ontinue to pressure鈥� the federal minister of immigration over five B.C. families stranded mid-adoption in Japan.
鈥淲ith the approaching expiry of their visitors visas in Japan, I will continue to pressure [Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen] for a timely resolution to this issue,鈥� Warawa tweeted. 鈥淭hese are not just files, they are families.鈥�
(1/2) Canadians want to know their immigration system is fair, rules-based, and free from arbitrary delays. I鈥檓 troubled by the lack of apparent communication between our government and these families ...
鈥� Mark Warawa (@MPmarkwarawa)
(2/2) With the approaching expiry of their visitors visas in Japan, I will continue to pressure for a timely resolution to this issue. These are not just files, they are families.
鈥� Mark Warawa (@MPmarkwarawa)
The families, including one from Coquitlam, can鈥檛 get visas for newly adopted infants.
All five followed the procedures that have been in place for overseas adoptions from Japan for a decade.
Now Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is seeking clarification from the Japanese goverment that the adoptions respect Japan鈥檚 laws.
The delays have caused a number of financial issues for the families involved, and in some cases family members have had to return to Canada to work.
