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Hello everyone! A friend of mine whose refugee claim was accepted recently asked me to help her apply for PR. She is married with 2 kids. Both of her kids are in Canada but her husband is in their home country. Her husband had applied for a visitor visa a few years ago, but it was refused...

Hello everyone! It appears that citizenship application for former refugees is a little different and the Prohibitions part takes longer than usual. Please share your experience and timeline here. My experience: AOR: March 8 Test Completed: May 7 Fingerprint Requested: May 9 Fingerprint...

Hi everyone, I am a refugee and applied for PR on Feb 21, 2022. I haven’t received my PR yet, and I got admission from a uni. I know that I have to apply for a study permit. Anyone has a similar experience here? The application asks stupid questions such as date of entry and when will I leave...

Check your COPR. Under "Application Details" it should mention the category under which you received your PR. If it says "CR8", that means you received your PR based on your refugee status in Canada and you should not go back to your home country.

My friend applied in February 2022. She received pre-arrival letter on September 13, 2023. Still nothing after that.

Hello everyone! I crossed the Roxham road border to Canada in October 2019 and made a refugee claim. According to my notice of decision, the claim was accepted on July 7, 2020. But the notice of decision that was issued and mailed to me is dated August 18, 2020 (please see below) My question...

Hello everyone! I am a PR. My siblings who are currently in the US want to cross the border at peace bridge and make a refugee claim here. I understand that is possible according to the third safe country agreement exceptions. But I we don't know if they can ask to be taken to a refugee shelter...

Thank you for the reply. Please tell me more about it. I want to tell them to go to the Niagara border. They are my siblings.

Hello everyone! I want to help a family member who is currently in the US to make a refugee claim in Canada. What is the process for initiating a refugee claim under safe third country agreement exemption? Do I need to book an appointment with CBSA? Or should they just go to the border and...

I never said there is a guarantee. But since she already has PR status, she should focus on keeping it instead of giving up before even losing it and looking into other programs.

She can go to her home country and come back to Canada. Once she is back, she will be questioned by the CBSA for going back to her country. Tell her to not talk to CBSA and say that she wants to get a lawyer. Either way, they will allow her to enter Canada, but she will receive a "Cessation and...

Can you share a screenshot?

Which questions exactly?

Hello, Honestly I am not sure which way is the best. I became a protected person in August 2020 and applied for PR by mail (at that time the option to apply online wasn't available). I received my PR in August 2021 so it took exactly 1 year. My friend became a protected person in February 2022...

My friend was recently accepted as a protected person. We were wondering if it would make a difference whether she applies for PR through the online portal or by mail since the online portal is still in beta phase. Any ideas?

Yes, you can pay the fee online and if you pay online you will not need to write your credit card information on the application form.

Yes. I use my UCI to find my application status.

I mailed my application in September 2020 Got AOR in April 2021 Got another email in July 2021 saying I am except from medical check up. That email also contained a permanent application number. .

I mailed my application in September 2020 Got AOR in April 2021 Got another email in July 2021 saying I am except from medical check up. That email also contained a permanent application number.

Does anyone have any info about the US-Canada irregular border (Roxham Road) while the official border is still closed? Is there a way for people in the US to seek asylum in Canada at this time?