Everything was going according to plan for Julia Celestino in her move from Brazil to Saint John.
Celestino came to the city in 2023 for the educational support program at the New Brunswick Community College and hoped to work with children in the local school system.
She graduated last spring and found steady work as a casual, mainly paired with a child with learning support needs at an area school because they worked well together.
In late February, she found out her post-graduation work permit was rejected because she hadn’t submitted proof of language proficiency in English as part of her application.
“I was devastated,” she said. “I didn’t know what to do or what to think. I was just very worried about my work. They will, of course, need someone else to fill in for me. How is it going to be in the future if I get my visa again?
“I was really worried about losing my job.”
Nearly 1,000 denied permit
Canada-wide, people like Celestino who came into the country as international students have received similar rejection notices from the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
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