Immigration to canada

[Safwatbarakat]

Hey everyone
My name is safwat barakat I'm 21 half lebanese half brazilian and i would love to refuge to canada...
It's because of the revolution in my country its not safe to live anymore i cant find a job i cant go to school and that's the most important things for me so i want to know how to start for applying to the immigration to canada
Thank you.

 

[Buletruck]

Do you have dual citizenship? How has the situation in you country specifically affected you? Or is it just the general state of affairs that is affecting everyone you are referring to?

 

[Safwatbarakat]

Yes i do have dual citizenship
The situation affected me in several ways like i lost my job i can't go to school and i live between hizbullah and they know that I'm not one of them so me and my brother allways in danger because we don't share with them the same religion so it's hard to live here
Thank you for answering me

 

[scylla]

Yes i do have dual citizenship
The situation affected me in several ways like i lost my job i can't go to school and i live between hizbullah and they know that I'm not one of them so me and my brother allways in danger because we don't share with them the same religion so it's hard to live here
Thank you for answering me

It's unlikely a refugee case would be accepted for you since you have dual citizenship and can live in Brazil if you do not want to live in Lebanon.

If you want to try to claim refugee status in Canada, you would have to apply for and be approved for a TRV (tourist visa), you would have to fly to Canada and then you would have to file a refugee claim once you are here. You cannot apply for refugee status from your home country.

 

[Buletruck]

Agreed. The dual citizenship offers you the opportunity to settle in Brazil and will make any refugee claim difficult to support if you haven’t taken the opportunity to use your dual citizenship. Much like IFA, you have the option to relocate elsewhere without the need of refugee status.

 

[hamgha]

I doubt the situation in lebanon will let you qualify as a refugee especially with the number of Lebanese living in Canada who are casually visiting for the holidays (like my family) you also have dual citizenship and have the chance to live in your second country. your chances to be a refugee are almost nil.

 

[despacito2017]

Yes i do have dual citizenship
The situation affected me in several ways like i lost my job i can't go to school and i live between hizbullah and they know that I'm not one of them so me and my brother allways in danger because we don't share with them the same religion so it's hard to live here
Thank you for answering me

A Brazilian passport, as a Mercosur citizen, gives you the right to live in any of the 4 Mercosur member states. It will be impossible to prove to any government in the planet that you have a fear of persecution from not only Lebanon but all 4 Mercosur members. There are plenty of Lebanese in all of the Mercosur members therefore if the situation is truly bad, reach out to the local Lebanese community there to see if they can help you with jobs and education.