Blink_ said:
It was a horrible thing to do, you're not suppose to use your old passport
apply for a travel document and burn passport or throw it in a place where you will never find it
It is
NOT that much horrible and she do
NOT have to throw or burn her passport as she will always be needing it. as long as ohcanada123 doesn't go back to her country until she gets her canadian citizen it wont be a problem. If it was really a serious issue using her passport than as she had already gone through CBSA (immigration at airport) while travelling they surely wud have questioned her or stopped her. i know many who use their passports to travel to USA and Europe and had no problem. YES if she goes back to her home country she could be reported by the CBSA.
Infact a refugee at every point needs or use his/her home passport for many reasons/things. even Canadian government ask for your home passport when you apply for PR, open work permit etc etc.(Blink_ try burn your home passport/throw it away and i will see how you will be able to get a US visa or Canadian citizenship or even an open work permit) so it is a very grey area which is interpreted in different contexts.
I agree best is to get a travel document if a refugee wants to travel until he becomes a Canadian citizen to avoid any problems in future. a travel document at first place automatically establish a fact that the traveler entering canada has not visited his/her home country during this visit. Nowadays news does report some cases of cessation and they are those who had traveled back to their home country and are reported by CBSA upon entering into canada.
A latest such case can be reached at:
http://www.thestar.com/news/immigration/2015/02/23/former-refugees-face-losing-residency-in-canada-if-they-return-to-homeland.html
in the above case the person has returned for extended stays in Nepal numerous times, took up residence in home country with his current spouse and maintained/establish an consulting business in his home country.
THIS IS WHAT IS STATED/QUOTED GENERALLY:
One of the reasons that a refugee can lose their permanent resident status is if they voluntarily go back under the protection of their "country of nationality". This is the country they were a citizen of when they fled.
Going back under the protection of the country of nationality is called "re-availment".
The Minister may apply for cessation based on this reason if a protected person has:
1.travelled to their country of nationality
2. applied for or renewed a passport issued by that country
How would the Minister find out about a person's passport or travel history?
When a permanent resident comes back to Canada, a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officer questions them.
CBSA officers look for cases where the Minister could apply for cessation.
( in Ohcanada123 case CBSA officer let her enter canada smoothly)
The Minister might also apply for cessation if a protected person applies for Canadian citizenship and has visited their home country in the last four years.
Conclusion
-Ohcanada123 nothing to worry about.
- yes better to get a travel document (Now spend more money on travel document and visas) BUT it is easy and no difference in travelling with TD and easy to get visas.
- don't travell back to your home country until you become a Canadian citizen.
- again re-availment can not just be proved by renewing a passport or traveling other than your home country. (depends on case to case). if i have traveled to UK,GERMANY or US etc the fact that i have problems in my home country doesn't change
I know many might dis-agree with my comment and give me negative rating BUT still many will like it and will agree with me. yes i am a refugee i do have serious problems in my country but i DO NOT HATE MY COUNTRY. it is a true fact that i will always be called and known as a person from xyz country and that is which was and will be officially recorded and stated in all my documents (refugee claim, open work permit, PR etc) I am not a stateless person so i shud have the full rights to use my national id, my pasport unless i become a citizen of canada.
