yes mike,i am very sure about that,it is a reliable source ,but just to France ,not to another countries in Europe,u can travel to France without any visa if u have a permanent residence of Canada,and regarding to a transit visa,almost countries will give u a transit visa when u have an immigration visa of canada,forget about the situation in syria ,they will look at u as another person when u have it,they will not look at u as person who search about refugee coz u have the offical visa of another country, dont worry about that,the visa of canada is like visa of USA,all countries respect this visa and give u a transit visa when they see its stamped on ur passportMike_Syria said:Dear Kita,
I agree with Dr. Tarek. You also need to keep in mind that in Canada you will be able to get the citizenship if you stay there for three years only. But if you apply for refugee status in Europe you need to get the permanent residency first then you should wait for maybe five or seven years to be able to get the citizenship. I think for Syrians, only Sweden now is giving the permanent residency while the other European countries are giving only temporary residency which gets renewed every few years. This temporary residency won't make you eligible to get the citizenship later. Another important thing, you need to make sure that your permanent residency visa on your passport won't have a negative effect your asylum application. What I know is that you cannot get a refugee status in any country if you have the protection of another country than your country of origin. When you get the permanent residency visa for Canada, this means that you are entitled to enjoy the protection of the Canadian government, and this means for the other countries that you no longer need their protection and will not accept your asylum application. Anyways, I think you need to ask an expert in the country where you are planning to apply for asylum because each county has its own immigration laws.
Dr. Tarek, are you sure if you get a permanent residency in Canada you can go to Europe without a visa? Do you have a reliable source? I think we still need a visa but it won't be difficult to get. I even think that we as Syrians won't be able to get a transit visa for any European country. Even Egypt is not giving transit visas for Syrians. We will have to use either Jordanian or Turkish Airlines to go to Canada. I don't know about the Gulf countries.
regards