Canada will introduce new immigration measures to support Sudanese temporary residents who are currently in Canada and may be unable to return home due to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Sudan, the government said on Monday.
between Sudan's armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group on April 15 and has killed hundreds of people, knocked out hospitals and other services and turned residential areas into war zones.
To facilitate immigration applications for those still in Sudan so they can travel once it is safe to do so, the Canadian government said it will also prioritize processing completed temporary and permanent residence applications already in the system from people still in the country. Canada said it will also waive passport and permanent resident travel document fees for citizens and permanent residents of Canada in Sudan who wish to leave.
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