Help! Please I am a French resident from France, but I want to apply for Asylum in Canada

[mrcana]

I have someone who needs urgent clarification and help:- I am a French resident (Work permit holder) from France but currently (in Canada now on a visiting visa), but I want to apply for Asylum while I am in Canada. Is there anyone who has or knows someone that has been in a similar situation?
Kindly provide any guidance or suggestions on the best way to approach it.

 

[scylla]

I have someone who needs urgent clarification and help:- I am a French resident (Work permit holder) from France but currently (in Canada now on a visiting visa), but I want to apply for Asylum while I am in Canada. Is there anyone who has or knows someone that has been in a similar situation?
Kindly provide any guidance or suggestions on the best way to approach it.

You would follow the same process to apply as anyone else. You will of course need to provide evidence to support your refugee claim and it is also possible the minister may intervene in your case since you didn't apply for asylum while in France. This may place doubt on whether your claim is genuine. Good luck.

 

[Copingwithlife]

I have someone who needs urgent clarification and help:- I am a French resident (Work permit holder) from France but currently (in Canada now on a visiting visa), but I want to apply for Asylum while I am in Canada. Is there anyone who has or knows someone that has been in a similar situation?
Kindly provide any guidance or suggestions on the best way to approach it.

How are you going to explain that you were a French resident in France with a work permit , came to Canada on a visitor visa and on the whim decides to claim asylum here ?

Doesn’t make sense . And if it doesn’t make sense to a non immigration officer , how do you the the Canadian government will look at it ?
Not with open arms

Btw France is a Tier one country

It’s known as asylum shopping

 

[YVR123]

You applied for FSW and that route didn't work. So now you travel as a visitor and try to claim asylum?
It really doesn't make sense.

 

[Copingwithlife]

You applied for FSW and that route didn't work. So now you travel as a visitor and try to claim asylum?
It really doesn't make sense.

I can see people fleeing being tortured, imprisoned etc claiming asylum

But for Christ sakes , it’s France, in the Bloody European Union

 

[Lesabricots]

Yes it is definitely possible. I know cases from france who got approved. In one case he is dual , his country of origin is in africa but was a french colony so the guy had tensions in france due to activism in his country of birth.
He fled and applied in canada now he is citizen. Don't listen to others .
Some think that because france is europe it is safe, also there are some people in france who are either non religious mainly apostats from islam and fear living in france due to
Massive muslim population especially from algeria
Life experience

 

[canuck78]

Yes it is definitely possible. I know cases from france who got approved. In one case he is dual , his country of origin is in africa but was a french colony so the guy had tensions in france due to activism in his country of birth.
He fled and applied in canada now he is citizen. Don't listen to others .
Some think that because france is europe it is safe, also there are some people in france who are either non religious mainly apostats from islam and fear living in france due to
Massive muslim population especially from algeria
Life experience

I would be extremely surprised if you could claim asylum based on denouncing the Muslim faith or being an atheist. Canada also has religious diversity. Although it may be possible is some very rare instances to get asylum as a French resident most cases have zero chance. It also appears that OP has lived in the UK and France for around a decade at least and attempted to immigrate via economic pathways first and when that failed is now considering asylum. They should consult a Canadian immigration lawyer about their case because claiming asylum has significant longterm consequences.

 

[Buletruck]

Yes it is definitely possible. I know cases from france who got approved. In one case he is dual , his country of origin is in africa but was a french colony so the guy had tensions in france due to activism in his country of birth.
He fled and applied in canada now he is citizen. Don't listen to others .
Some think that because france is europe it is safe, also there are some people in france who are either non religious mainly apostats from islam and fear living in france due to
Massive muslim population especially from algeria
Life experience

Well, according to the stats from IRCC, there hasn't been a claim accepted from a French resident in the past 10 years. The OP is in for a long wait.

 

[Canadianbeachgoer]

I have someone who needs urgent clarification and help:- I am a French resident (Work permit holder) from France but currently (in Canada now on a visiting visa), but I want to apply for Asylum while I am in Canada. Is there anyone who has or knows someone that has been in a similar situation?
Kindly provide any guidance or suggestions on the best way to approach it.

What a load of shite

 

[Lesabricots]

Well, according to the stats from IRCC, there hasn't been a claim accepted from a French resident in the past 10 years. The OP is in for a long wait.

Sorry for the late reply .

there is bunch french people who got approved whether political, religious etc
Look up the political activist moroccan french named zakaria al moumni.
He was harassed by french authorities because he was criticizing the royal family as morocco is a former colony of france
Although there are many moroccan, algerian opposition who got murdered in france too and aways felt unwelcome despite they hold citizenship
Living in the west doesnt mean youre safe

the iraqi guy who burned quran named salwan momika was assaulted in his own house in sweden , he even faced deportation at some point for sparking outrage among religious people
i could name many though.
When you claim asylum it can be against certain group .
Many minorities living in europe are at risk by the immigrants themselves from religious, political background.

i myself got attacked in canada from someone from my country of origin( algeria ) simply because i quit islam. In Montreal the number of north africans is huge

 

[Copingwithlife]

Sorry for the late reply .

there is bunch french people who got approved whether political, religious etc
Look up the political activist moroccan french named zakaria al moumni.
He was harassed by french authorities because he was criticizing the royal family as morocco is a former colony of france
Although there are many moroccan, algerian opposition who got murdered in france too and aways felt unwelcome despite they hold citizenship
Living in the west doesnt mean youre safe

the iraqi guy who burned quran named salwan momika was assaulted in his own house in sweden , he even faced deportation at some point for sparking outrage among religious people
i could name many though.
When you claim asylum it can be against certain group .
Many minorities living in europe are at risk by the immigrants themselves from religious, political background.

i myself got attacked in canada from someone from my country of origin( algeria ) simply because i quit islam. In Montreal the number of north africans is huge

Thanks

Just gave more reasons why the IRB should be either abolished or changed

 

[canuck78]

Sorry for the late reply .

there is bunch french people who got approved whether political, religious etc
Look up the political activist moroccan french named zakaria al moumni.
He was harassed by french authorities because he was criticizing the royal family as morocco is a former colony of france
Although there are many moroccan, algerian opposition who got murdered in france too and aways felt unwelcome despite they hold citizenship
Living in the west doesnt mean youre safe

the iraqi guy who burned quran named salwan momika was assaulted in his own house in sweden , he even faced deportation at some point for sparking outrage among religious people
i could name many though.
When you claim asylum it can be against certain group .
Many minorities living in europe are at risk by the immigrants themselves from religious, political background.

i myself got attacked in canada from someone from my country of origin( algeria ) simply because i quit islam. In Montreal the number of north africans is huge

You essentially contradicted a lot of your own argument. Moving to Canada does not save someone from harm if they do something like burn the Quran. You were apparently attacked in Canada for much less. There are extremely rare cases where asylum may be possible both those are extremely rare circumstances.

 

[Buletruck]

"there is bunch french people who got approved whether political, religious etc"

ummm.....well....the official statistics are calling you out on that claim!
Just sayin.

 

[ten_keenest]

I studied in France on a student visa and came to Canada on a visitor visa and sought asylum here and eventually got approved. I went through the normal procedure but to note I am a stateless person who does not have any home country, so that probably played a part too and I must admit I got lucky during my hearing as there was no ministerial intervention which could have made it more difficult but I wish you all the best. In the end, everyone here in this group came to or plans to come to Canada to look for a better life away from all the troubles back home, whether it be in Europe or elsewhere.

 

[canuck78]

I studied in France on a student visa and came to Canada on a visitor visa and sought asylum here and eventually got approved. I went through the normal procedure but to note I am a stateless person who does not have any home country, so that probably played a part too and I must admit I got lucky during my hearing as there was no ministerial intervention which could have made it more difficult but I wish you all the best. In the end, everyone here in this group came to or plans to come to Canada to look for a better life away from all the troubles back home, whether it be in Europe or elsewhere.

Can’t compare your situation to the majority of people. Am a bit shocked that you were able to get the TRV to begin with.