{"id":50701,"date":"2022-08-25T20:53:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T00:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orders.cleo.on.ca\/?post_type=publications-page&#038;p=50701"},"modified":"2025-06-17T17:19:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T21:19:48","slug":"talk-to-an-immigration-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/talk-to-an-immigration-lawyer","title":{"rendered":"Talk to an immigration lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are experiencing abuse and have concerns about your immigration status, you should talk to an immigration lawyer right away.<\/p>\n<p>Your lawyer can do things like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>help you apply to stay in Canada<\/li>\n<li>help you understand how your immigration status might affect any family law or criminal law issues<\/li>\n<li>explain the differences between making an H&amp;C application and a refugee claim<\/li>\n<li>help you decide if you should apply to separate your refugee claim from your partner&#8217;s refugee claim<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"box\">\n<p><strong>Important<\/strong>: Immigration law in Canada is complicated. 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