Visitor/Tourist

[xixioge]

I'm aware of the stigma that a female divorcee could face in a country like Nigeria. What I was trying to explain is that to use this as a foundation for a refugee claim, you will have to prove that you yourself have already experienced this and show proof of this fact - not that you might or will experience this. I hope my explanation is better this time. Again, I'm just trying to help. No - a failed refguee claim definitely doesn't make you a criminal. However what it very strongly demonstrates is that you have low ties to your home country and do not want to return/stay there. Many countries (Canada, US, etc.) require you to provide proof of ties to your home country when you apply for certain visas (tourist, work, student) and you must declare any failed visas (like a failed refguee claim). For example, if you have a failed refugee claim in the US or Canada, it's pretty much a guarantee that a work, study or tourist visa will be refused. Hope this explanation makes sense as well.

Thanks for the reply :-*
Actually, I have lived and experienced it having come from a broken home myself. My abuser also presently lives in the country and he is therefore a threat to my life since in Nigeria the police/government doesn't get involved in what they term domestic issues, aren't these points important? Do you really mean I have to wait to be killed first before I can flee for my life? I thought under the refugee rules, a claimant that has a well-founded reason to fear persecution due to:
race;
nationality;
religious or political beliefs;
gender;
sexual orientation; or
affiliation to a particular social group.
can claim asylum? Does it really say the person must wait to be tackled or killed first?

And is your last paragraph really true about failed asylum seekers not being able to get into any other country in the future?

 

[zardoz]

This is all a bit moot at the moment. As Denmark is on the list of DCO countries, you will no doubt be asked why you couldn't claim asylum there. Until you can obtain a TRV for Canada, you are unlikely to be in a position to even consider an asylum claim in Canada. That is going to be your first major hurdle. Let us know how you get on... Good luck.

 

[scylla]

And is your last paragraph really true about failed asylum seekers not being able to get into any other country in the future?

It's not impossible. But it's certainly makes it much (much much) more difficult.

For example, if you have a failed refugee claim in the US or Canada - you have almost no chance of being approved for a student visa, work permit or visitor visa to either country after that.

Think about it from the perspective of an immigration officer who is looking at an application. If the person applying has claimed refugee status in the past, are you (as the officer) really going to believe that they have strong ties to their home country and don't have any interest in remaining in Canada/US long term?

Good luck regardless of what you decide to do.