Hi everyone , i am a turkish transgender ,trans woman. And i want to leave my country. I want to apply for it outside Canada. Is it possible?
Applying for aslym seeker outside Canada
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You need to move out of Turkey to any other country and then register with UNHCR as a refugee. The process is very lengthy and only a small fraction of applicants get resettled. There is no guarantee that you will be resettled in Canada.
Shorter route for you is to apply for TRV and seek asylum once you land in Canada. The odds of getting a TRV approved depends on your financial and social ties in Turkey. I'd guess that you being transgender in a predominantly Muslim country would raise a red flag for Canadian authorities regarding your real intentions of travelling to Canada. Good luck.
Shorter route for you is to apply for TRV and seek asylum once you land in Canada. The odds of getting a TRV approved depends on your financial and social ties in Turkey. I'd guess that you being transgender in a predominantly Muslim country would raise a red flag for Canadian authorities regarding your real intentions of travelling to Canada. Good luck.
The other choice is to apply to immigrate under one of the current immigration programs. Attempting asylum is not as easy as people think.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada.html
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada.html
Dear Sir/M
I came to the UK in 2009, after fleeing my Country Sudan because of my sexuality. I applied asylum upon my arrival.
I was accepted, and then granted (five years) leave to remain in 2013. Having successfully submitted the indefinite leave to remain application on time last April 2018 (after completing a five -year period) , yet I haven't heard from Home-office which is unsaul.
I discussed my concerns with my solicitor who then gave me some advice.
In the eyes of law, I should have had a decision within a period of no longer than 6 months of submitting the application.However, recieving a decision within two months is more common.
As long as I don't have a conviction, I am (by law) automatically eligible for an indefinite leave to remain.
Having been waiting for over a 9-month for a decision, I am now left in an utter statue of confusion that i don't know what the future holds, as a result, I had no other option, but to stop the Hormonse treatment which has had significant negative impact on my wellbeing, considering that i had to wait quite long to obtain the treatment.
I have been suffering from depression since 2013 worsend because of the uncertainty.
I, therefore, I strongly believe that I have been discriminated against by my case worker based on my sexualty.
I also would like you to keep me in mind, in the event I forcefully get deported and/or unlawfully dismissed. In either situation, it put my life in a serious danger.
Homosexuality punishable by death penalty in my country Sudan.
I have become well-known by my community in Sudan as well as in the UK.
I was threatened on social media for disclosing my sexuality.
I am still legal in the uk, but would like Canada because i think would be happier to live there.
I came to the UK in 2009, after fleeing my Country Sudan because of my sexuality. I applied asylum upon my arrival.
I was accepted, and then granted (five years) leave to remain in 2013. Having successfully submitted the indefinite leave to remain application on time last April 2018 (after completing a five -year period) , yet I haven't heard from Home-office which is unsaul.
I discussed my concerns with my solicitor who then gave me some advice.
In the eyes of law, I should have had a decision within a period of no longer than 6 months of submitting the application.However, recieving a decision within two months is more common.
As long as I don't have a conviction, I am (by law) automatically eligible for an indefinite leave to remain.
Having been waiting for over a 9-month for a decision, I am now left in an utter statue of confusion that i don't know what the future holds, as a result, I had no other option, but to stop the Hormonse treatment which has had significant negative impact on my wellbeing, considering that i had to wait quite long to obtain the treatment.
I have been suffering from depression since 2013 worsend because of the uncertainty.
I, therefore, I strongly believe that I have been discriminated against by my case worker based on my sexualty.
I also would like you to keep me in mind, in the event I forcefully get deported and/or unlawfully dismissed. In either situation, it put my life in a serious danger.
Homosexuality punishable by death penalty in my country Sudan.
I have become well-known by my community in Sudan as well as in the UK.
I was threatened on social media for disclosing my sexuality.
I am still legal in the uk, but would like Canada because i think would be happier to live there.
You are not automatically eligible for an indefinite leave to remain in the UK. You are not helping yourself by believing you have been discriminated against by a case worker. Most probably not the case.
The time taken for decisions on several indefinite leave to remain applications has increased considerably in the last one year or so. In some cases, processing time has more than doubled from the estimated six months.
In addition to the processing delays, a decision might be delayed by investigations on security concerns of the applicant.
Concur with Buletruck's advice. Your asylum claim in Canada is a non-starter. You won't get a TRV to travel to Canada as you had claimed asylum in the UK.
Your only option is to immigrate through one of the economic streams. That said, IMO, any immigration decision to Canada/another country is premature because the delays you are facing are not a 1-off case. Do continue waiting patiently. It is only a matter of time before you are granted an ILR
Hi, thanks for you reply. I appreciate!
With regards to security concerns, it doesn't take that long to process as far as i'm concerned.
I have been always in touch with my lawyer who is not happy either with the way the home-office is dealing with my case.
She tried her best to pursue the case with the case worker. But recently she (the solicitor) was then given a non-existing fax number to follow up, which put both of us in doubt that there is something not quite right.
I would always loved to live in the UK, unfortunately recently I felt not protected by the law.
I have no other arugment to submit to my case other than my sexuality. That's only issue I had had in Sudan.
With regards to security concerns, it doesn't take that long to process as far as i'm concerned.
I have been always in touch with my lawyer who is not happy either with the way the home-office is dealing with my case.
She tried her best to pursue the case with the case worker. But recently she (the solicitor) was then given a non-existing fax number to follow up, which put both of us in doubt that there is something not quite right.
I would always loved to live in the UK, unfortunately recently I felt not protected by the law.
I have no other arugment to submit to my case other than my sexuality. That's only issue I had had in Sudan.
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Your views about the security concerns that you may pose to the UK could be quite different from how the UK Home Office views the same.
That said, I don't think the issue here is about you being a security concern. There are thousands of applicants in exactly the same situation as yourself who have applied for ILRs but have not received decisions even after the estimated 6 months has passed.
Hope your lawyer (as well as yourself) realizes that an ILR is a privilege and not a right. Also, an ILR is just one step/one year away from being granted British citizenship. So, it is not as simple as issuing a UK visitor visa.
I believe your lawyer is not aware of the current situation in the UK as far as ILR applications are concerned + she is making a mountain out of a molehill + she is imagining the worst.
You have come this far in your journey towards getting British citizenship (probably another 1-1.5 years from now). Not sure why you would want to throw it away and attempt to start from scratch in another country.
Canada for asylum is a no-go for you. You can try to immigrate through an economic program if you have the qualifications, proficiency in language skills, and work experience. You would again have to wait for PR and then citizenship.
Patience is a virtue that would help. It's your decision, of course