Please donate a trans WOC in need!
Please support my friend, Nausheen! Any amount counts. Here's an excerpt from the GoFundMePage, and please feel free to share to as much people as possible. <3
Nausheen is an international student who has recently graduated from a Canadian university. Her work permit will expire in August, 2016. Legally, a person can apply to restore their work permit in the first 90 days after it expires. A person can stay in Canada until they receive notice regarding the status of their application. However, during this process, the person is restricted from undertaking any form of employment. Additionally, there is no guarantee that the application for the extended work permit will be approved. If the application is denied, a person must leave Canada as soon as the work permit expires. While it has been suggested that a person can return to their home-country and re- apply for a Canadian work permit or permanent residence, for Nausheen this option is not feasible. Because she is a trans woman, Nausheen cannot simply leave Canada and return to Pakistan to renew her visa application. Furthermore, she had a very clear path to apply for permanent residence while in Canada, based on her education and ties to Ontario, but the province decided to place a hold on all applications for the year 2016.
Due to the limited community resources available for trans women with temporary status in Canada, Nausheen has no option but to hire an immigration lawyer in Ottawa. The asylum claim is the only option available in ensuring that Nausheen is protected. Her immigration lawyer will help file the application for asylum and will prepare an in-depth analysis of her case. To date, the lawyer has already helped Nausheen establish her case file and is in the process of submitting the legal documents for asylum. She will also accompany Nausheen at the hearing with the Immigration and Refugee Board. Since the hearing will take place in another city, Nausheen is responsible for her lawyer's travel expenses to the hearing.
To donate please click this link:
https://www.gofundme.com/asylumfornausheen