If you want to ensure you retain your status in Canada you should not go to Hong Kong until you are a Canadian citizen.Hi everyone,
I am 15 years old and currently a high school student in Canada. My mom and I sought asylum in Canada from Hong Kong in 2022 due to the political situation after the 2019 protests. I was not involved in any of these and didn’t know anything about it before and I just received my PR card last month (November 2024), and I am planning to visit Hong Kong for three weeks on march next year.
My question is:
- Is it okay for me to go back to Hong Kong for a visit and still be able to re-enter Canada afterward?
- Will I be questioned by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) when I return?
- If I travel to Hong Kong, will it put my mom at risk, even though I am the only one going? And could it affect my dad and brother’s immigration process, since we have applied for them through a common-law sponsorship?
Do not return until you are a Canadian citizen. Otherwise you may put your PR status at risk of being revoked.Hi everyone,
I am 15 years old and currently a high school student in Canada. My mom and I sought asylum in Canada from Hong Kong in 2022 due to the political situation after the 2019 protests. I was not involved in any of these and didn’t know anything about it before and I just received my PR card last month (November 2024), and I am planning to visit Hong Kong for three weeks on march next year.
My question is:
- Is it okay for me to go back to Hong Kong for a visit and still be able to re-enter Canada afterward?
- Will I be questioned by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) when I return?
- If I travel to Hong Kong, will it put my mom at risk, even though I am the only one going? And could it affect my dad and brother’s immigration process, since we have applied for them through a common-law sponsorship?
Travel is not recommended regardless. Ultimately your choice.Even if I am a minor?? Because I heard that being underage won’t affect much how much is that to be true
If you really want to know if you can return to Canada after the visit, you can probably contact the Hong Kong Immigration Dept.Even if I am a minor?? Because I heard that being underage won’t affect much how much is that to be true
Not sure how HK immigration has anything to do with this case. They applied for asylum.If you really want to know if you can return to Canada after the visit, you can probably contact the Hong Kong Immigration Dept.
Would add you should not be using your HK/Chinese passport to travel anywhere or you also risk losing status in Canada. As a protected person you need to travel using an RTD. Asylum allows people to gain status in a country for their own protection while many would not have qualified otherwise but it does come with some significant consequences which is why it should always be the last option.Hi everyone,
I am 15 years old and currently a high school student in Canada. My mom and I sought asylum in Canada from Hong Kong in 2022 due to the political situation after the 2019 protests. I was not involved in any of these and didn’t know anything about it before and I just received my PR card last month (November 2024), and I am planning to visit Hong Kong for three weeks on march next year.
My question is:
- Is it okay for me to go back to Hong Kong for a visit and still be able to re-enter Canada afterward?
- Will I be questioned by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) when I return?
- If I travel to Hong Kong, will it put my mom at risk, even though I am the only one going? And could it affect my dad and brother’s immigration process, since we have applied for them through a common-law sponsorship?
If you wanna lose your status, go ahead and travel back to your home country. You can only can go after you obtain your canadian cizitenshipHi everyone,
I am 15 years old and currently a high school student in Canada. My mom and I sought asylum in Canada from Hong Kong in 2022 due to the political situation after the 2019 protests. I was not involved in any of these and didn’t know anything about it before and I just received my PR card last month (November 2024), and I am planning to visit Hong Kong for three weeks on march next year.
My question is:
- Is it okay for me to go back to Hong Kong for a visit and still be able to re-enter Canada afterward?
- Will I be questioned by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) when I return?
- If I travel to Hong Kong, will it put my mom at risk, even though I am the only one going? And could it affect my dad and brother’s immigration process, since we have applied for them through a common-law sponsorship?
Nope, doesnt matter you are minor or not. If you travel back before you obtaining your cizitenship, you will lose your PR , simple. Dont take the risk. PeriodGotcha, so the Canada border service agent won’t care whether you are a minor or not? Thanks for your delightful response
She got lucky so far but at any point the government can accuse her reavailment and she could lose her status in Canada. She also reapplied for a new home country passport by claiming it was lost and used it twice consciously took steps to apply for another one so reavailment case would be even stronger. Many of these reavailment cases only start when someone applies for citizenship. You can request to get your passport back to use for records not for use as a travel document. This is an incredibly risky and unless a life or death situation a pretty stupid move especially as sentiment against asylum seekers and immigration has soured, we have seen increased reavailment cases that can go back decades and we are almost certain to have a new conservative government who tends to be less lenient and a push to tighten our immigration system. Is a trip worth the stress of potentially losing your status in Canada in the future, the potential legal expenses and limbo involved for years, difficulty ever obtaining citizenship, etc.Got it! Tysm, so my original passport is basically over but why did Canada give me back my passport after I gained my PR then? One of my friend used her renewed originality country passport ( she claimed that she lost it ) to travel back and reenter for 2 times without facing anything before she gets her citizenship tho?
Not guaranteed you will lose PR but it puts you at risk of losing PR. Unless it is really a life/death situation then never advisable.Nope, doesnt matter you are minor or not. If you travel back before you obtaining your cizitenship, you will lose your PR , simple. Dont take the risk. Period
Do not travel back to Hong Kong or use your passport. Wait till you are a citizen and depending on what happened with your mom, CCP may have access to you and use it against your mother.Hi everyone,
I am 15 years old and currently a high school student in Canada. My mom and I sought asylum in Canada from Hong Kong in 2022 due to the political situation after the 2019 protests. I was not involved in any of these and didn’t know anything about it before and I just received my PR card last month (November 2024), and I am planning to visit Hong Kong for three weeks on march next year.
My question is:
- Is it okay for me to go back to Hong Kong for a visit and still be able to re-enter Canada afterward?
- Will I be questioned by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) when I return?
- If I travel to Hong Kong, will it put my mom at risk, even though I am the only one going? And could it affect my dad and brother’s immigration process, since we have applied for them through a common-law sponsorship?
as others have said, given you obtained PR through asylum any renewal of your country of origin's passport, using the passport for travel or traveling to your country of origin will put you at risk of losing your status in Canada. this does not mean everyone who does any of these will be persecuted or caught, it just means you are taking a significant risk if you do. these are the facts, look up reavailment/cessation, and this can be triggered at any time.Hi everyone,
I am 15 years old and currently a high school student in Canada. My mom and I sought asylum in Canada from Hong Kong in 2022 due to the political situation after the 2019 protests. I was not involved in any of these and didn’t know anything about it before and I just received my PR card last month (November 2024), and I am planning to visit Hong Kong for three weeks on march next year.
My question is:
- Is it okay for me to go back to Hong Kong for a visit and still be able to re-enter Canada afterward?
- Will I be questioned by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) when I return?
- If I travel to Hong Kong, will it put my mom at risk, even though I am the only one going? And could it affect my dad and brother’s immigration process, since we have applied for them through a common-law sponsorship?
It's not forever. HK do allow duel citizenship but China doesn't.Thank you so much for it, does it mean that I am going to lose or abandon my original country passport forever? Can I still keep my original passport in my pocket even after I became a citizen because HK allows for duel-citizenship.
And is Canada going to know that if I renewed my passport or how is Canada going to know if I used my passport to travel other countries?
It will likely become more strict in the near future since the Conservatives are expected to form the next majority government.I agree, because immigration was seemed as lenient before but now time has changed as the immigration system has tightened, but do you know how much longer it will last until it becomes less strict