Time line for Permanent Residence application for Refugees
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There is no timeline. all these things are valid for a year and if they expire they will just ask for more.. so no timeline unfortunately
I feel so sad I was expecting I will receive DM after this. All the best to you and thanks for reply
Hi I there, I have a question that after we get PR can we use home country passport and renew old passport from Toronto high commission? And travel outside Canada other than home country ? Actually using travel documents it’s really time consuming and difficult to get visa where as using home country passport it’s easy even sometime no visa required for some countries
Losing your right to remain in Canada: Cessation
Information for persons with refugee status (even those who are also Permanent Residents)
Recent changes to the law mean that people in Canada who have refugee (protected person) status can more easily lose their right to remain in Canada and face deportation.
This may concern you if:
- You have refugee status in Canada because you were accepted as a refugee after making a refugee claim in Canada, or because you were resettled to Canada from another country, and
- You are not yet a Canadian citizen (even if you are a Permanent Resident)
Due to a recent change in the law, you can lose both your refugee status and your Permanent Residence if the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) decides that you accepted the protection of your home country (known as “re-availment”) and therefore that your refugee status should be removed (known as “cessation” of refugee status).
- The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is actively looking for cases in which they can argue that refugees have accepted the protection of their home country.
CBSA may argue that you have accepted the protection of your home country if you:
- Travel to your home country (even for a short visit).
- Travel using the passport of your home country.
- Apply for a new passport from your home country.
What is the process?
- CBSA submits an application for “cessation” (removal of refugee status) to the IRB.
- The IRB holds a hearing at which you can argue why you should not lose status. It is very important to have a lawyer as these are complex legal questions and the potential consequences are very serious (including deportation from Canada).
- The IRB either allows you to keep your refugee status or removes it. If your refugee status is removed you automatically lose your Permanent Residence as well. You will have no status in Canada and could face deportation.
- If the IRB removes your refugee status, the opportunities for appeal are limited and uncertain, so it is important to present your strongest possible case to the IRB.
- If you apply for Canadian citizenship and your application shows that you travelled to your home country, this information may be passed to CBSA which might apply for cessation.
- You should ask for advice from someone knowledgeable about refugee law before travelling to your home country or contacting its government (including its embassy in Canada).
- This change in the law is recent. We don’t know how the IRB or the courts will deal with these cases. For this reason, it is important for anyone facing an application to be represented by a lawyer who is well-informed about this issue.
If you go to IRB website and check the apel section you will see hundreds of cases where people have been deported because they renewed their passport, so as hard as it is GO GET A VISA do not use your home passport..
I Applied for PR on 15th of January this year and I didn't even get any kind of notification that they received it or not I don't know if it normal. Please can anyone tell me.