Refugee Travel Document - Questions and Answers
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Hi Sofía.
1. Do you have a valid visa to leave and re-enter Canada without issues? If you have a visitor visa, think that immigration can denied you to re-enter Canada if the believe you are living in the country without the proper visa.
2. If you are in Canada and you are planning to apply for Refugee it is not convenient for your case to leave the country to visit any other country in the world, it will play against you in your hearing, you would have to explain very well why you didn't claim for refugee first time you entered Canada and why you didn't apply for refugee in the other country you are planning to visit.
3. Once your refugee claim has been accepted, immigration takes all your passports so you are not allow to leave the country until your hearing. If you leave the country before your hearing your application is cancel.
4. Once you receive your approval after hearing, you are allow to request a Refugee Travel Document to travel out of Canada. The process normally take just 2 weeks, now is longer because of Covid.
Hello, Thank you for this information. I could not find the category for Certificate of Identity/Refugee Travel Document on the drop down list. Were you able to do it? If yes, can you share the steps you followed? Thank you.
If you apply for asylum you can’t leave Canada without abandoning your asylum claim. You will have to relinquish your passport when claiming asylum and if you get approved for asylum you can not use your home country passport or reapply for your home country passport or your risk losing your status in Canada due to reavailment. If you claim asylum expect to remain in Canada for up to multiple years without leaving.
dont try to do that you have to get schengen visa because some country not accepted RTD
hi guys, I'm from south America and i got into canada by roxham road that means i entered into canada illegally, hence i never sealed my passport on the US, I recently got my acceptance letter as protected person and I will apply for PR. Does anybody know what happens with my US Visa once I get my passport back from the ircc??? I mean will my Visa still be valid??do I have to apply for a new one?? Did I get banned by the us somehow??
Well with what I heard, once you cross the border illegally to Canada through United States Canada will inform them and your visa or anything concerning you will be canceled over there which means it will be recorded that you have existed the country. Which part of SA are you from?
Does anyone know if Canadian RTD needs to be valid for at least six months to travel to the US or not?
I’m asking because I know Canadian passports are exempted from the six months rule so I wonder if the same applies to Canadian RTDs.
P.S. I have a valid US visa.
Thanks for your help in advance.
I’m asking because I know Canadian passports are exempted from the six months rule so I wonder if the same applies to Canadian RTDs.
P.S. I have a valid US visa.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Yes, I applied on March 16th and I received it on March 28th. When I submitted the request using the webform, I mentioned that I need to travel urgently due to a personal emergency but I didn't submit any proof and was never asked to do so. After I sent out the webform, I received a call in about 3 days and the officer asked me if I wanted to submit my application by mail or online via e-post. I chose e-post and I received the invitation email an hour later after the call. Submitted the application with the required documents and boom 2 weeks later the new RTD arrived in my mailbox.