User:Auric/Quick Visa Canada
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Type of site | immigration |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Giovanni Germanio |
| Created by | Uncertain |
| URL | quickvisacanada.com.p6.hostingprod.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 2003[1] |
| Current status | offline |
Quick Visa Canada is a website that promised a supposed way for foreigners to gain refugee status in Canada. The site is currently under investigation by the RCMP.[2] It has been taken offline as of March 11, 2011.
The company promised, for a fee of $2,250 USD (equivalent to $3,047 in 2023), to "help potential immigrants come to Canada as tourists and then assist them in filing a claim for refugee status.[2] "
The website claims its founder as Quebec lawyer Claude Lamoureux. He claims that he is the victim of identity theft.
The owner of the company is listed as Giovanni Germanio, [3] an Italian businessman.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Kay, Barbara (March 3, 2010). "Barbara Kay: Refugees R Us". National Post. Retrieved 13 March 2010.[dead link]
- ^ a b "RCMP investigates immigration website". March 11, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ Giovanni Germinario acusacion criminal en Canada.VOB on YouTube. Aired on Le Téléjournal (in French)
- ^ Clifford, Liam (March 12, 2010). "Man sought over illegal immigration website". Retrieved 16 March 2010.[dead link]
External links
[edit]- "March 4, 2010 show", As It Happens, CBC Radio, March 4, 2010
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