Nigeria has given assurances it will help dispel "myths" that illegally crossing from the U.S. is a shortcut to Canada, and will issue travel documents to facilitate the removal of unsuccessful asylum seekers.

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen visited Nigeria to meet with senior officials and other groups to discuss the spike in the number of Nigerians who are abusing U.S. travel visas to enter Canada illegally.

More than 7,600 people have entered Canada outside official border crossings so far this year, and more than half of them are Nigerian, Hussen said. Of those, more than 75 per cent had a valid travel visa to the U.S. There are more than 15,000 people on Canada's deportation list, including more than 900 Nigerians.

Since Canada raised the issue with the U.S., American officials have been applying more rigorous screening procedures to the visa application process. That has led to a 10 per cent increase in the refusal rate.

Akin Oduntan, public relations officer for the Nigerian Canadian Association, wants to send the message that if people want to come to Canada, they should go through the legal immigration route. Oduntan doesn't know why so many Nigerians are suddenly choosing this route, but speculates that some unscrupulous immigration consultants, or those posing as consultants, are making money by giving out false information. He says some don't want to be patient enough to go through the legitimate process, and don't understand they are actually jeopardizing their chances for a life in Canada.

With so much public attention on Nigerians illegally making their way into the country, he worries it could harm the reputation of Nigerians in Canada. Last year, 5,460 Nigerians were admitted as permanent residents through economic class programs and family sponsorship.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/hussen-nigeria-asylum-seekers-1.4668579?cmp=FB_Post_News

There are more than 15,000 people on Canada's deportation list, including more than 900 Nigerians.

More Nigerians will be deported, that much is certain.

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Nigeria has given assurances it will help dispel "myths" that illegally crossing from the U.S. is a shortcut to Canada, and will issue travel documents to facilitate the removal of unsuccessful asylum seekers.

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen visited Nigeria to meet with senior officials and other groups to discuss the spike in the number of Nigerians who are abusing U.S. travel visas to enter Canada illegally.

More than 7,600 people have entered Canada outside official border crossings so far this year, and more than half of them are Nigerian, Hussen said. Of those, more than 75 per cent had a valid travel visa to the U.S. There are more than 15,000 people on Canada's deportation list, including more than 900 Nigerians.

Since Canada raised the issue with the U.S., American officials have been applying more rigorous screening procedures to the visa application process. That has led to a 10 per cent increase in the refusal rate.

Akin Oduntan, public relations officer for the Nigerian Canadian Association, wants to send the message that if people want to come to Canada, they should go through the legal immigration route. Oduntan doesn't know why so many Nigerians are suddenly choosing this route, but speculates that some unscrupulous immigration consultants, or those posing as consultants, are making money by giving out false information. He says some don't want to be patient enough to go through the legitimate process, and don't understand they are actually jeopardizing their chances for a life in Canada.

With so much public attention on Nigerians illegally making their way into the country, he worries it could harm the reputation of Nigerians in Canada. Last year, 5,460 Nigerians were admitted as permanent residents through economic class programs and family sponsorship.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/hussen-nigeria-asylum-seekers-1.4668579?cmp=FB_Post_News

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