Citizenship and Immigration committee  From the beginning, I asked someone else to tell me what I had to do to fill out the form. I was always told that it was better to find a representative, a lawyer, so that it would be more compliant. So I always tried to meet with a lawyer so that he could help me. However, it w

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, I've heard of other people. There are others I know. There's Ms. Fatima, who is there with us, and her case is different from mine, but her application was refused, too. Other Haitians have this same problem.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Actually, my refugee protection claim was rejected. I was told that it was because of my testimony, which they did not believe. As for my application on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, I was told that I had not signed the affidavit in certain spots, but it was not my prob

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Greetings to all members of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. Thank you for inviting me to testify before you today. My name is Jean-Fritz Cima. I was born in Torbeck, Les Cayes, Haiti. I am 44 years old, am married and have six childr