muk5477 said:
I never been any where since I came I put my refugee claim here and they except my refugee claim. even I secard to my home country embassy. because I put against the refugee claim my country
Foremost: as a
refugee you do not need and probably should
NOT obtain a passport from your home country.
I am confident that IRCC (formerly CIC) deals with a large number of refugee PRs applying for citizenship, so there should be no problems for you,
unlike how the absence of a passport affects the majority of PRs applying for citizenship.
This illustrates a difference in how the process can go for refugees applying for citizenship. Refugees who renew or obtain a passport from their home country seriously risk more than being denied citizenship, but risk the loss of their protected status and their PR status. To some extent they may risk this by obtaining a passport from
any other country. Cessation of protected person status, and collateral loss of PR status due to that, is a separate subject and is discussed in other topics.
But unlike most PRs applying for citizenship, for whom the lack of passports covering any relevant period of time can lead (probably typically will or even usually does lead) to elevated scrutiny and outright skepticism, refugees generally are not in a position to obtain the protection of their home country or any other country (hence their protected status in Canada). That is, they are not in a position to obtain a passport from their home or other country. Indeed, if they do they are at risk of cessation proceedings, at risk of losing PR status (which would also make them ineligible for citizenship no matter how long they have been in Canada).
Of course refugees must still otherwise meet all the requirements and in that prove identity. I am no expert and I do
not know much about how the process works in practice for those who came to Canada as a refugee. I have
not looked at the application relative to how to apply without submitting a copy of the bio pages from all relevant passports. My
guess is that a person who is a refugee or protected person with PR status probably needs to be sure the application clearly shows this and perhaps include a separate explanation as to why a copy of passport(s) is not included, and whatever other documentation is relevant to showing refugee status.
But I do know that obtaining a passport from one's home country can lead to cessation proceedings, loss of protected person status, loss of PR status, and thus render the individual not eligible for citizenship.
My sense is that as a refugee, if you carefully follow the instructions in the application, and are qualified for citizenship, you should be OK notwithstanding the absence of a passport. You might want to see if the IRCC call centre has better instructions. You might also want to see if community services for refugees or immigrants generally can help you complete the application.
No One-Rule-Fits-All
muk5477 said:
hi
I need help my citizenship is coming soon but I don't have my Country passport .can I eligible for citizenship with out my back home country passport.
need help thanks
nope said:
Eligible, yes -- but they don't like it at all when you don't have any passports that cover the years before your application, it will complicate your processing.
This exchange is a perfect example illustrating there is no one-rule-fits-all.
This illustrates how much difference an unstated circumstance can make. This illustrates why definitive advice in the vein of
do-this or
do-not-do-that can be dangerous if not couched in terms recognizing the potential impact of other circumstances, other factors. This illustrates why a forum like this is a good place to exchange information but not advice.
The response by
nope is indeed the conventional wisdom, what we know about how the process works, and indeed an accurate response to the initial query. But the initial query left out at least one hugely important factor particular to the OP: a person with refugee status. That changes things dramatically. Importantly.
And, to be clear, there is a wide range of other potentially important factors which can influence how things can go for this OP or for just about anyone posting a query in this forum.
nope stated the general proposition about as succinctly and accurately as it can be stated.
The OP's circumstances, however, are such that taking action based on that general proposition, as in obtaining a passport from the refugee's home country, could be a huge mistake.
This is part of why my posts tend to go long: I look for and try to illuminate the nuances and pitfalls, and those tend to get complicated.
