The Federal Court has granted a last-minute stay of removal for Jagjit Singh, an Indian citizen who was scheduled to be deported from Canada, ruling that his pending spousal sponsorship application and the health needs of his Canadian wife warrant delaying his departure.
Singh arrived in Canada in 2021 on a temporary resident visa and initially filed a refugee claim. In January 2025, he married L.B., a Canadian citizen, and withdrew his refugee claim shortly after she submitted an inland spousal sponsorship application on his behalf. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) confirmed in May that L.B. met the eligibility criteria to sponsor Singh, but no decision on his permanent residence application has yet been made.
