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The following is the IRCC Country Information Library for Bangladesh.  

Here is IRCC’s Country Information Library for Nigeria.

Here is IRCC’s Country Information Library document for individuals from Ivory Coast. Although it is old, this document does help clarify identity documents from Cameroon, and things that visa officers watch for.

Here is IRCC’s Country Information Library document for individuals from Egypt. Although it is old, this document does help clarify identity documents from Cameroon, and things that visa officers watch for.

Here is IRCC’s Country Information Library document for individuals from Morocco. Although it is old, this document does help clarify identity documents from Cameroon, and things that visa officers watch for.  

Here is IRCC’s Country Information Library document for individuals from Cameroon. Although it is old, this document does help clarify identity documents from Cameroon, and things that visa officers watch for. The Southern Cameroons National Council and the Southern Cameroons Youth League The Federal Court in Eyong v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2023 FC 1750, that membership in the Southern Cameroons National Council [SCNC] and the Southern Cameroons Youth League can render someone inadmissible to Canada.  

On December 7, 2023, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada released a program delivery update about the public policy for Spouse or Common law Partner in Canada Class or Family Class applicants to apply for open work permits in Canada.  This is commonly known as the Open Spousal Work Permit for spousal sponsorship applications. To be issued an open work permit under this public policy, the applicant must meet all of the following criteria at the time of decision on the work permit application. 1) The applicant must have submitted the application for an open work permit using the online IRCC Secure account, which is also known as the MyCIC account or the Authorized Paid Representative‘s portal. 2) The applicant has to be physically in Canada and have valid temporary resident status, or be on maintained status, or have applied and be eligible for restoration of temporary status.  3) be included as a spouse or common-law partner in the SCLPC class, or as a spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner in the family class, in a permanent residence application that has met the requirement of a complete application as per section R10. 4) be the subject of a sponsorship application submitted by … Read More

The following is from the IRCC Country Information Library for Algeria.

Tamara Mosher Kuczer is the Founder & Principal Lawyer of Lighthouse Immigration Law Professional Corporation. She can be found on Twitter @ttrrmk.  

Several Federal Court decisions have discussed membership in different Palestinian organizations and whether they give rise to inadmissibility. Most recently, in Shala v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2023 FC 1561, Madam Justice McDonald ruled that there was insufficient evidence that membership in the Palestinian Authority equates to membership in Hamas.