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Czech Republic: Gabco and Roma Refugee

czech republic: The couple got married shortly after and Baraky applied to sponsor Gabco to Canada at the end of that year, according to Metro News. The two thought they could finally be reunited when their spousal sponsorship application was approved in April 2014 as the only hurdle separating them would be getting an authorization to return to Canada, known as an ARC, from Canadian officials to let Gabco back into the country. Gabco, a Roma refugee, was deported back to his native Czech Republic in 2012 after his claim was rejected. For more than three years, Baraky and Gabco have been pressing the Canadian visa post in Vienna to get the clearance for Gabco to claim his permanent residency. In September, Gabco's ARC application was denied, again, because the visa officer was not convinced he had a compassionate, compelling and exceptional case. The request for the ARC was first rejected in 2016, but the Federal Court of Canada granted an appeal and ordered it to be reconsidered by the visa post. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.