Dattaray Avhad said he experienced 'sleepless nights' after he was laid off from Shenanigans Bar & Grill in Conception Bay South. (Curtis Hicks/CBC)

With the hope of starting a new life in Canada alongside his wife and children, Dattaray Avhad paid a lawyer over $24,000 to help him find a job as a cook in Newfoundland and Labrador and obtain permanent residency.

But more than a year later, he is on a work permit for vulnerable workers and is picking up shifts as a cab driver, with no clear path toward permanent residency.

He's still fighting to get his money back.

The lawyer, Amardeep Singh, advertises his immigration services on social media, with promises of available kitchen jobs and "immigration to Canada within 6-12 months."

Singh's services encompass both legal representation

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