Refugee Cases:
In 1969 Canada signed the 1951 UN Convention related to refugees and has a liberal
policy, as compared to other countries, in accepting refugees from outside.
There are broadly two ways a person can have a protected status in Canada, which
eventually leads to acquiring permanent residency, if there is no criminal inadmissibility.
● They are outside Canada, and are first approved by a UN Refugee agency such
as UNHCR, and must have a sponsor in Canada and are then given Permanent
resident visa by the Canadian embassy of that country.
● The person seeks refugee status, at the US-Canadian land border, or on arrival
at port of entry. He / she is entitled to a refugee hearing in the Refugee Protection
Division of the IRB (Refugee Board), which determines if the Protected person
status can be given this status or not. For the US land border crossings, the
person can be turned back to the USA, under the safe third country agreement, if
the “exception” conditions are not met.
If the RPD gives a negative decision, then the refugee claimant has the right of appeal
to RAD, refugee appeals division, barring some exceptions.
With the new changes in licence regulations, the Immigration Consultants must have a
separate licence to represent the Refugee cases before the Refugee Board, IRB
Immigration Appeal Division:
We also can make representation in the Immigration Division, ID and its appeals
division, IAD in case of deportation and removal orders.
As we are based in Surrey, New Westminster, so we can take up your cases in the
Vancouver office of the IRB.