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    can a venezuela claim for refugee resettlement ?

    Si, pero al miembro de la junta de refugio no le va a importar si Telesur tiene recursos de venezuela o no... La realidad es que aplicar a refugio desde Venezuela es imposible, a menos de que se encuentre fisicamente en Canada. Si usted ya se encuentra en Canada lo mejor que puede hacer es...
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    Any good lawyer in Toronto for consultation

    Based on your education level you should look into Express Entry or the Provincial Nominee Programs. Assuming that you have valid reasons to seek refuge, a refugee claim should be your very last resource. The consequences of applying for refugee are quite harsh (your passport will be taken away...
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    Rule 26 Exclusion- section F (b)

    This can't be stressed enough: get a good lawyer.
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    Legal Aid Refused Options? NEED TO FILL BOC

    You need to read the information available on the IRB's webpage. Watch this video: Yes, you will be given a Removal Order, this is given to every person that applies for Refugee from within Canada because, in theory, you should not have applied from within Canada. However, the removal order...
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    Legal Aid Refused Options? NEED TO FILL BOC

    You can fill the BOC yourself. It is quite self-explanatory. Still, if you can, get a lawyer at least for the hearing.
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    New timeline for refugee eligibility/initial assessment and final decision for claim???

    It will depend on your "talking" abilities. If you can convince an employer that you will be in Canada for at least 2 years (which is the time that the IRB is taking to hold a refugee hearing) then you should be able to get a good professional job. You are going to have to network pretty hard...
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    Are refugee claimants eligible for Canada Child Benefit?

    Unfortunately, you were not eligible for that money and that means that you have to pay it back. That's CRA's view. I suggest you contact the lawyer Avvy Go, she is currently challenging the federal government over the CCB policy. Read this article...
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    can a venezuela claim for refugee resettlement ?

    Unfortunately, the representative for the UNHCR that made that comment has clarified that Venezuelans are NOT considered refugees. They were just issuing guidance to other countries to allow the legal entrance of Venezuelan migrants. I encourage you to contact a refugee lawyer in Canada and get...
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    Changing the province

    No.
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    Time line for new hearing

    Take the date when your claim was referred to the IRB and add 20-24 months. That's when you should expect to have your hearing.
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    New timeline for refugee eligibility/initial assessment and final decision for claim???

    IRB gave an official statement a couple of weeks ago. The backlog is sitting at +40,000 cases.
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    New timeline for refugee eligibility/initial assessment and final decision for claim???

    I don't know the current timeline for the refugee claim eligibility interviews with CIC, but once your claim is referred to IRB it will take about 20 months (in my view the number is 24) before you have a refugee hearing.
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    Changing the province!

    Your friend should just stay in the Province where he/she expects to settle.
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    Changing the province!

    It won't make a difference. Some refugee hearings are held by video conference: the claimant and the refugee board member are in different cities. The date of his claim will be the main factor behind the date of his hearing. As Buletruck said, the IRB is working under FIFO: First in, First Out...
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    ARRIVE CANADA AIRPORT (Refugee/Asylum Claim) please help

    Nah, not worth helping you to break the law. The only thing I can tell you is that if you decide to go this way you increase the chances of getting arrested. By the way, you should stop seeking advice on how to commit an illegal action. Who knows, maybe someone ends up reporting you to the...
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    Are refugee claimants eligible for Canada Child Benefit?

    No, refugee claimants are not eligible. And if you apply and they give it to you, CRA can later ask you to repay the money. https://discuss.settlement.org/topic41220-refugee-claimant--eligible-for-ccb.aspx...
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    2017 November / Refugee Applicants from Azerbaijan Group

    Yeah keep doing it, I'm not trying to discourage you. Is just that I've been in the same spot for the last 6 months and there are no ways of speeding up the process. I decided to just embrace the fact that I will have to wait for at least 20 months and take advantage of the work permit and...
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    2017 November / Refugee Applicants from Azerbaijan Group

    There are other 40,000 refugee claimants in the same situation as you. We are all in the same boat. Just be patient. Get a job, start figuring out your new life here and wait for the refugee hearing.
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    a PR applying for TD, and a Protected person applying for a RTD, what's the difference?

    Refugees Travel Documents are like a passport issued by Canada to refugees. I might be wrong, but travel documents for PR are meant for one entry into Canada.
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    ARRIVE CANADA AIRPORT (Refugee/Asylum Claim) please help

    Without a TRV the airline will not let you board the flight to Canada.