Federal Justice Department and Luis Alberto Mata

Luis Alberto Mata: Luis Alberto Mata, who was granted asylum in Canada in 2003, was notified Friday by the federal justice department that he will receive his permanent resident visa by the end of the month, according to Metro News. I was sad and didn t see any hope in my life. Now I can finally get the security that I need to establish myself in Canada and move forward and After a 12-year delay, an accepted refugee from Colombia has won a bittersweet battle against Ottawa to gain permanent resident status. I m really happy and grateful that the Department of Justice did something that I d deserved for many years, said the Toronto man, who has lived in limbo as a protected person because immigration officials would not render a decision on his permanent residence application all these years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.