This is a much bigger issue. The whole system is beyond overwhelmed because many asylum seekers walked over the border without seeking an actual border crossing. Don't think you can blame the judges for that. Also very hard to scale up the system so quickly. Judges are human. They get sick, have family that get sick or die, etc. Most Canadians would prefer putting more resources into processing asylum applicants because it is extremely expensive providing welfare, healthcare and education for asylum seekers who have no case for asylum. That is a federal vs provincial argument.Sometimes I feel the way that judges treat refugee applicants is not fair. They just cancel the hearing and kills all the hopes inside the applicant and keep him waiting for an unknown period of time. Every second waiting passes like a year. It is like a solitary confinement.
Postponed hearings timelines
- Thread starter SAMER MAHER
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Hi guys,
I applied on June,2018 and my hearing date was supposted to be on March,2019.
I was pretty sure that they will postpon it but I didn’t expect to get a notice today.
Today I got a notice that they postponed my hearing date and it’s been just 10 days that I applied I thought they will postpone a month before hearing date.And there is no another date of hearing.
Did this happen to you?
I applied on June,2018 and my hearing date was supposted to be on March,2019.
I was pretty sure that they will postpon it but I didn’t expect to get a notice today.
Today I got a notice that they postponed my hearing date and it’s been just 10 days that I applied I thought they will postpone a month before hearing date.And there is no another date of hearing.
Did this happen to you?
I heard that recently the first hearing date is several months instead of the 60 days after the application
/Unless they changed the law you are supposed get a hearing within 60 days. Then it became impossible for people to get a hearing within 60 days but to obey the law they scheduled a hearing but then rescheduled it. If there hadn't been that law people may have been told to wait and they'd be called with a hearing date from the beginning.
Another week, another month and another season and we are still waiting. At least they gave me a hearing time end of August that means ten months after application. I understand you Samer and wish you get a hearing soon.
Please I need anyone who has had similar experience . My lawyer called me to say she got a call from immigration on my hearing date . But till this moment, she has not gotten any mail neither have I to that effect . It’s been over 3 weeks . I called the Montreal refugee help line and even spoke to my Agent and they confirmed I had no date at all and maybe my lawyer was mistaken . Please can someone tell me if I am having false hopes
Sounds like you haven't been given a hearing date. When did you file for asylum?
I applied in August of 2017 . I got a canceled date for June 1st and now they gave me for August ... but they only called my lawyer and no notification for me
I did applied on 25th May 2017
First hearing date was 27 of July 2017
Cancelled before 10 days
Again got new date 16th of May 18 in March, and got acceptance letter 16th of May 2018 , whole process in 1 year
That’s my experience
Now ready to apply for PR but any body can help about which documents should I send , my family is in abroad
Mean jobs, business degree etc
I do not know , cause it’s all so confusing . My lawyer got a call for a new date for August but I didn’t get anything In the mail and neither did she . The refugee board call centre I called in Montreal says they see no date and even transferred me to my agent who confirmed he didn’t see any date and does not know how my lawyer got that call .