Canadian Husbands’ Death Prompts Expulsion of American Widow

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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An American woman and an applicant for permanent visa in Canada, Iowan Tarra Barnett, is being kicked out of Canada since her Canadian husband died a few days before she was to be approved as a permanent resident. Barnett had moved to Sudbury in order to marry the love of her life, Clinton Barnett, in June 2010. The couple settled into the northern Ontario town as Tara Barnett acquired a work visa and applied to become a permanent resident, i.e. an application anticipated to be approved on Oct. 31, 2013.

However, Mr. Clinton failed to survive the night on Oct. 12, 2013 and died at the age of 30 with no warning of atherosclerosis. He expired in Tarra’s arms, while she was three months pregnant. Consequently, the Citizenship and Immigration Canada are asking Tarra (nee Kromminga) and her six-month-old daughter Sophia to leave the country. However, an official statement issued by CIC mentioned that “we offer our condolences to Ms. Kromminga and her family. Her spousal sponsorship application for permanent residence was reopened in May 2014 to be assessed on humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) grounds.”

Furthermore, CIC stated that “Ms. Kromminga did not submit documentation that would show that she would face unusual, undeserved or disproportionate hardship if she and her child were to return to the U.S.” adding that “we invite Ms. Kromminga to reapply for permanent residence on H&C grounds and submit a complete application with all required documents.”

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