Technically it is legal. That doesn’t mean there could be concerns that you misrepresented your need for asylum if you return to live in your home country as soon as you get citizenship especially for economic reasons. If you visit there is no issue. Probably not a high chance of IRCC pursuing this at the moment but that could change at any point especially with a change of government, change in sentiment around immigration, concern about fraud in the immigration system, etc. If you claimed asylum based on your life being in danger due to religious persecution it looks extremely suspicious if you are suddenly able to move back to your home country very soon after receiving citizenship. If it has taken 8 years to get citizenship you may not have had your asylum claim approved initially and appealed so there may have already been concern about your file. Sadly cases like yours undermines Canadians trust in the asylum system and in other asylum seekers whose lives are at risk in their home countries and may never be able to visit their home country and certainly not live there. It only takes one media report about a case like yours where a protected person moved back to their home country right after receiving citizenship to create public outrage of a system that is already being questioned. Reaction to volume of Canadians living in Lebanon with no ties to Canada and evacuation costs during the previous war in Lebanon changed immigration policy. Some has been reversed but that took over a decade. There is a global pushback going on surrounding immigration/asylum seekers, we are almost guaranteed a conservative majority government in Canada soon, etc. so people need to consider this while making decisions. If you are happy to live the rest of your life in your home country then no issue but if you don’t I would be cautious. If you worked for IRCC/IRB would it raise concerns for you about misrepresentation in an asylum claim if a protected person was suddenly safe to live in their home country right after receiving Canadian citizenship? This is especially the case if there has been no major changes in country conditions?
Hi political vs religious or sexual orientation, humanitarian are different stories.
applying for humanitarian doesn’t mean your country is at war and most cases not even for political although you could be a political asylum seeker and your country is not a war torn country
having said that sometimes you can face persecution by regime , people while your country is safe . in terms of returning to ones country with a foreign nationality you obviously have more rights especially in my country. i would not use the documents of my country of origin to return there .
its not about economic reasons only , most times your beloved ones are elderly, legal documents , property matters , family health issues etc are things to be taken care of .
as far as i know misrepresentation is lying on the initial claim . basically the mere fact or returning doesnt mean misrepresentation unless you can prove the person lied on the initial refugee claim.
my case was never appealed i had concrete evidence and until now nothing has changed ,my case was genuine, .
yes it could be due to various reasons and in my case i have access to more stuff in my home country such as property i also have got job opportunities when i dont want to end up homeless and apply for welfare let alone your beloved ones are older and need your support otherwise who will take care or them in a 3rd world countries?
thanks for your comment
