Immigration Scam

Canada has long been one of the most popular destination countries for wealthy Chinese looking to emigrate. So popular, in fact, that quite a few people have enlisted illegal immigration agencies to fast-track them through the process. About 1,200 Chinese people gained Canadian permanent residency or citizenship between 2006 and 2014 thanks to Wang Xun, a Vancouverbased Chinese Canadian and the owner of two unlicensed immigration consulting firms. Wang forged documents, altered his clients’ passports, provided fake stamps and manufactured the appearance of Canadian residency to allow his clients to retain residency or obtain Canadian citizenship. His large-scale operation is one of the biggest cases of immigration fraud in Canadian history. There are grounds for some clients who have gained Canadian citizenship to have that status stripped. If that were to occur, they would become stateless, as the Chinese government does not recognize dual citizenship.